diff --git a/.changeset/famous-jars-lose.md b/.changeset/famous-jars-lose.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..444b78630a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/famous-jars-lose.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/ui': patch
+---
+
+Fixed Table Row component to correctly handle cases where no href is provided, preventing unnecessary router provider wrapping and fixing the cursor incorrectly showing as a pointer despite the element not being a link.
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Table/components/Row.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/Table/components/Row.tsx
index 106f97baff..0b09c157ab 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Table/components/Row.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Table/components/Row.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export function Row<T extends object>(props: RowProps<T>) {
     </>
   );
 
-  if (isExternal) {
+  if (!href || isExternal) {
     return (
       <ReactAriaRow
         id={id}