diff --git a/question.php b/question.php
index 1bb5717..cd13208 100644
--- a/question.php
+++ b/question.php
@@ -168,6 +168,20 @@ public function update_attempt_state_data_for_new_version(
 
         return $startdata;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Check whether question has any specific feedback.
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function has_specific_feedback(): bool {
+        foreach ($this->rows as $row) {
+            if (trim($row->feedback) !== '') {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/renderer.php b/renderer.php
index ef3bc1b..56e5756 100644
--- a/renderer.php
+++ b/renderer.php
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ public function matrix_table(question_attempt $qa, question_display_options $opt
                 ['scope' => 'col', 'class' => 'align-middle text-center']);
             $index += 1;
         }
-        // Add feedback header.
-        if ($options->feedback) {
+        // Add feedback header only when specific feedback is set to be displayed and provided at least for one row.
+        if ($options->feedback && $question->has_specific_feedback()) {
             $table .= html_writer::tag('th', html_writer::span(get_string('feedback', 'question'),
                 'answer_col', ['id' => 'col' . $index]), ['scope' => 'col', 'class' => 'rowfeedback align-middle']);
         }
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public function matrix_table(question_attempt $qa, question_display_options $opt
 
                 $table .= html_writer::tag('td', $answered, ['class' => "$class matrixanswer align-middle text-center"]);
             }
-            if ($options->feedback) {
+            if ($options->feedback && $question->has_specific_feedback()) {
                 $table .= html_writer::tag('td', $feedback);
             }
             $table .= html_writer::end_tag('tr');
diff --git a/tests/question_single_test.php b/tests/question_single_test.php
index b9d4097..1b8325d 100644
--- a/tests/question_single_test.php
+++ b/tests/question_single_test.php
@@ -280,4 +280,27 @@ public function test_update_attempt_state_date_from_old_version_ok(): void {
         $this->assertEquals(['_roworder' => '22,23,21,24'],
                 $newq->update_attempt_state_data_for_new_version($oldstep, $q));
     }
+
+    public function test_has_specific_feedback(): void {
+        $q = \test_question_maker::make_question('oumatrix', 'animals_single');
+
+        // This question has speific feedback for all 4  rows.
+        $this->assertTrue($q->has_specific_feedback());
+
+        // First row does not have feedback text.
+        $q->rows[11]->feedback = '';
+        $this->assertTrue($q->has_specific_feedback());
+
+        // First and second rows do not have feedback text.
+        $q->rows[12]->feedback = '';
+        $this->assertTrue($q->has_specific_feedback());
+
+        // First, second and third rows do not have feedback text.
+        $q->rows[13]->feedback = '';
+        $this->assertTrue($q->has_specific_feedback());
+
+        // All rows do not have feedback text.
+        $q->rows[14]->feedback = '';
+        $this->assertFalse($q->has_specific_feedback());
+    }
 }