diff --git a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VDataTable/VDataTable.tsx b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VDataTable/VDataTable.tsx
index 4b7a75c14c3..d019fc67855 100644
--- a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VDataTable/VDataTable.tsx
+++ b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VDataTable/VDataTable.tsx
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export const VDataTable = genericComponent<new <T extends readonly any[], V>(
         loading: toRef(() => props.loading),
         loadingText: toRef(() => props.loadingText),
       },
-    })
+    }, { root: true })
 
     const slotProps = computed<VDataTableSlotProps<any>>(() => ({
       page: page.value,