diff --git a/src/BootstrapBlazor/Attributes/AutoGenerateColumnAttribute.cs b/src/BootstrapBlazor/Attributes/AutoGenerateColumnAttribute.cs
index 6e8ff39beca..606e71a00ab 100644
--- a/src/BootstrapBlazor/Attributes/AutoGenerateColumnAttribute.cs
+++ b/src/BootstrapBlazor/Attributes/AutoGenerateColumnAttribute.cs
@@ -319,5 +319,11 @@ public class AutoGenerateColumnAttribute : AutoGenerateBaseAttribute, ITableColu
     /// <summary>
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     /// </summary>
-    public bool? IgnoreWhenExport { get; set; }
+    public bool IgnoreWhenExport { get; set; }
+
+    bool? ITableColumn.IgnoreWhenExport
+    {
+        get => IgnoreWhenExport;
+        set => IgnoreWhenExport = value ?? false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test/UnitTest/Attributes/AutoGenerateClassTest.cs b/test/UnitTest/Attributes/AutoGenerateClassTest.cs
index fd005c21d55..52506ecbf13 100644
--- a/test/UnitTest/Attributes/AutoGenerateClassTest.cs
+++ b/test/UnitTest/Attributes/AutoGenerateClassTest.cs
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ public void AutoGenerateColumn_Ok()
         attrInterface.Width = null;
         Assert.Equal(0, attr.Width);
 
+        attrInterface.IgnoreWhenExport = null;
+        Assert.False(attrInterface.IgnoreWhenExport);
+
         attrInterface.Width = -10;
         Assert.Equal(-10, attr.Width);