diff --git a/src/components/side_panel/pivot/pivot_side_panel/pivot_side_panel_store.ts b/src/components/side_panel/pivot/pivot_side_panel/pivot_side_panel_store.ts
index 5c6e7db547..883a942058 100644
--- a/src/components/side_panel/pivot/pivot_side_panel/pivot_side_panel_store.ts
+++ b/src/components/side_panel/pivot/pivot_side_panel/pivot_side_panel_store.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { deepCopy, deepEquals } from "../../../../helpers";
+import { getFirstPivotFunction } from "../../../../helpers/pivot/pivot_composer_helpers";
 import { isDateOrDatetimeField } from "../../../../helpers/pivot/pivot_helpers";
 import { pivotRegistry } from "../../../../helpers/pivot/pivot_registry";
 import { Get } from "../../../../store_engine";
@@ -140,7 +141,11 @@ export class PivotSidePanelStore extends SpreadsheetStore {
         pivot: this.draft,
       });
       this.draft = null;
-      if (!this.alreadyNotified && !this.isDynamicPivotInViewport()) {
+      if (
+        !this.alreadyNotified &&
+        !this.isDynamicPivotInViewport() &&
+        this.isStaticPivotInViewport()
+      ) {
         const formulaId = this.getters.getPivotFormulaId(this.pivotId);
         const pivotExample = `=PIVOT(${formulaId})`;
         this.alreadyNotified = true;
@@ -217,6 +222,19 @@ export class PivotSidePanelStore extends SpreadsheetStore {
     return false;
   }
 
+  private isStaticPivotInViewport() {
+    for (const position of this.getters.getVisibleCellPositions()) {
+      const cell = this.getters.getCell(position);
+      if (cell?.isFormula) {
+        const pivotFunction = getFirstPivotFunction(cell.compiledFormula.tokens);
+        if (pivotFunction && pivotFunction.functionName !== "PIVOT") {
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   private addDefaultDateTimeGranularity(fields: PivotFields, definition: PivotCoreDefinition) {
     const { columns, rows } = definition;
     const columnsWithGranularity = deepCopy(columns);
diff --git a/tests/pivots/spreadsheet_pivot/spreadsheet_pivot_side_panel.test.ts b/tests/pivots/spreadsheet_pivot/spreadsheet_pivot_side_panel.test.ts
index 5e827be40b..a4aab66696 100644
--- a/tests/pivots/spreadsheet_pivot/spreadsheet_pivot_side_panel.test.ts
+++ b/tests/pivots/spreadsheet_pivot/spreadsheet_pivot_side_panel.test.ts
@@ -472,6 +472,12 @@ describe("Spreadsheet pivot side panel", () => {
     setViewportOffset(model, 0, 1000);
     await click(fixture.querySelector(".o-pivot-measure .add-dimension")!);
     await click(fixture.querySelectorAll(".o-autocomplete-value")[1]);
+    expect(mockNotify).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+
+    // add a static pivot in the viewport
+    setCellContent(model, "A50", "=PIVOT.VALUE(1)");
+    await click(fixture.querySelector(".o-pivot-measure .add-dimension")!);
+    await click(fixture.querySelectorAll(".o-autocomplete-value")[1]);
     expect(mockNotify).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       text: "Pivot updates only work with dynamic pivot tables. Use =PIVOT(1) or re-insert the static pivot from the Data menu.",
       sticky: false,