diff --git a/modules/views_view_field/views_view_field_handler_include_view.inc b/modules/views_view_field/views_view_field_handler_include_view.inc
index 53969f3..22c5d04 100644
--- a/modules/views_view_field/views_view_field_handler_include_view.inc
+++ b/modules/views_view_field/views_view_field_handler_include_view.inc
@@ -162,7 +162,11 @@ class views_view_field_handler_include_view extends views_handler_field {
 
     $view->init_style();
 
-    // Important only for pdf views. With this action we assign the
+    if ($this->view->pdf->suppress_pdf_output == -1) {
+      $this->view->pdf->suppress_pdf_output = 1;
+    }
+
+   // Important only for pdf views. With this action we assign the
     // PDF document to the new view
     if (isset($this->view->pdf) && is_object($this->view->pdf)) {
       $view->pdf =& $this->view->pdf;
diff --git a/views_pdf_plugin_display.inc b/views_pdf_plugin_display.inc
index ac4c4b5..3ad2e2c 100644
--- a/views_pdf_plugin_display.inc
+++ b/views_pdf_plugin_display.inc
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ class views_pdf_plugin_display extends views_plugin_display_page {
     $this->view->pdf->setViewsHeader($this->view->display_handler->render_header());
     $this->view->pdf->setViewsFooter($this->view->display_handler->render_footer());
 
+    // Add a flag for managing pdf output suppression
+    if (!isset($this->view->pdf->suppress_pdf_output)) {
+      $this->view->pdf->suppress_pdf_output = -1;
+    }
+
     $html = $this->view->render($this->display->id);
 
     if (!empty($html)) {
diff --git a/views_pdf_plugin_style_table.inc b/views_pdf_plugin_style_table.inc
index c4d1ab8..5729575 100644
--- a/views_pdf_plugin_style_table.inc
+++ b/views_pdf_plugin_style_table.inc
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ class views_pdf_plugin_style_table extends views_plugin_style {
    * Render the style
    */
   function render() {
+
+    if ($this->view->pdf->suppress_pdf_output == -1) {
+      $this->view->pdf->suppress_pdf_output = 0;
+    }
+
     $output = '';
 
     $this->view->numberOfRecords = count($this->view->result);
diff --git a/views_pdf_plugin_style_unformatted.inc b/views_pdf_plugin_style_unformatted.inc
index b306e54..14f1e1c 100644
--- a/views_pdf_plugin_style_unformatted.inc
+++ b/views_pdf_plugin_style_unformatted.inc
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ class views_pdf_plugin_style_unformatted extends views_plugin_style {
    */
   function render_grouping_sets($sets, $level = 0) {
 
+    $this->view->pdf->suppress_pdf_output = 0;
+
     $output = '';
 
     $next_level = $level + 1;
@@ -52,11 +54,17 @@ class views_pdf_plugin_style_unformatted extends views_plugin_style {
           }
           $this->view->pdf->drawContent($set['group'], $options, $this->view);
         }
-
-        if ($this->uses_row_plugin()) {
-          foreach ($set['rows'] as $index => $row) {
-            $this->view->row_index = $index;
-            $set['rows'][$index] = $this->row_plugin->render($row);
+        if (isset($this->view->pdf->render_flag)) {
+          } else {
+          $this->view->pdf->render_flag = array();
+          if ($this->uses_row_plugin()) {
+            foreach ($set['rows'] as $index => $row) {
+              $this->view->row_index = $index;
+              if (!isset($this->view->pdf->render_flag[$index])) {
+                $set['rows'][$index] = $this->row_plugin->render($row);
+                $this->view->pdf->render_flag[$index] = FALSE;
+            }
+          }
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/views_pdf_template.php b/views_pdf_template.php
index a3e16d0..7b02d8e 100644
--- a/views_pdf_template.php
+++ b/views_pdf_template.php
@@ -398,7 +398,16 @@ class PdfTemplate extends FPDI {
 
     }
 
-    if ($key !== NULL && $view->field[$key]->theme($row) || !empty($row)) {
+    if (isset($this->suppress_pdf_output)) {
+      $save_suppress_pdf_output = $this->suppress_pdf_output;
+      $this->suppress_pdf_output = 1;
+    }
+      $test_theme_row = $view->field[$key]->theme($row);
+    if (isset($save_suppress_pdf_output)) {
+      $this->suppress_pdf_output = $save_suppress_pdf_output;
+    }
+
+    if ($key !== NULL && $test_theme_row || !empty($row)) {
       $this->SetX($x);
       $this->SetY($y);
       $this->renderRow($x, $y, $row, $options, $view, $key, $printLabels);
@@ -532,6 +541,9 @@ class PdfTemplate extends FPDI {
       $content = strip_tags($content);
     }
 
+    if ($this->suppress_pdf_output == 1) {
+      return;
+    }
     // Write the content of a field to the pdf file:
     if (!empty($content)) {
       $this->MultiCell($w, $h, $prefix . $content, $border, $align, $fill, $ln, $x, $y, $reseth, $stretch, $ishtml, $autopadding, $maxh, $valign, $fitcell);