diff --git a/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Load.cs b/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Load.cs
index a23ab4e..73ae960 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Load.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Load.cs
@@ -500,6 +500,14 @@
                             if (pivotTableDefinition.ShowError != null && pivotTableDefinition.ErrorCaption != null)
                                 pt.ErrorValueReplacement = pivotTableDefinition.ErrorCaption.Value;
 
+                            // Subtotal configuration
+                            if (pivotTableDefinition.PivotFields.Cast<PivotField>().All(pf => pf.SubtotalTop != null && pf.SubtotalTop.HasValue && pf.SubtotalTop.Value))
+                                pt.SetSubtotals(XLPivotSubtotals.AtTop);
+                            else if (pivotTableDefinition.PivotFields.Cast<PivotField>().All(pf => pf.SubtotalTop != null && pf.SubtotalTop.HasValue && !pf.SubtotalTop.Value))
+                                pt.SetSubtotals(XLPivotSubtotals.AtBottom);
+                            else
+                                pt.SetSubtotals(XLPivotSubtotals.DoNotShow);
+
                             // Row labels
                             if (pivotTableDefinition.RowFields != null)
                             {
@@ -2399,4 +2407,4 @@
             return false;
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Save.cs b/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Save.cs
index 6c86a8a..cfce318 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Save.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Save.cs
@@ -2112,6 +2112,21 @@
                 IXLPivotField labelField = null;
                 var pf = new PivotField { ShowAll = false, Name = xlpf.CustomName };
 
+                switch (pt.Subtotals)
+                {
+                    case XLPivotSubtotals.DoNotShow:
+                        pf.DefaultSubtotal = false;
+                        break;
+                    case XLPivotSubtotals.AtBottom:
+                        pf.DefaultSubtotal = true;
+                        pf.SubtotalTop = false;
+                        break;
+                    case XLPivotSubtotals.AtTop:
+                        pf.DefaultSubtotal = true;
+                        pf.SubtotalTop = true;
+                        break;
+                }
+
                 if (pt.RowLabels.Any(p => p.SourceName == xlpf.SourceName))
                 {
                     labelField = pt.RowLabels.Single(p => p.SourceName == xlpf.SourceName);
@@ -2135,7 +2150,7 @@
 
                 var fieldItems = new Items();
 
-                if (xlpf.SharedStrings.Count > 0)
+                if (xlpf.SharedStrings.Any())
                 {
                     for (uint i = 0; i < xlpf.SharedStrings.Count; i++)
                     {
@@ -2146,7 +2161,7 @@
                     }
                 }
 
-                if (xlpf.Subtotals.Count > 0)
+                if (xlpf.Subtotals.Any())
                 {
                     foreach (var subtotal in xlpf.Subtotals)
                     {
@@ -2211,13 +2226,17 @@
                         fieldItems.AppendChild(itemSubtotal);
                     }
                 }
-                else
+                // If the field itself doesn't have subtotals, but the pivot table is set to show pivot tables, add the default item
+                else if (pt.Subtotals != XLPivotSubtotals.DoNotShow)
                 {
                     fieldItems.AppendChild(new Item { ItemType = ItemValues.Default });
                 }
 
-                fieldItems.Count = Convert.ToUInt32(fieldItems.Count());
-                pf.AppendChild(fieldItems);
+                if (fieldItems.Any())
+                {
+                    fieldItems.Count = Convert.ToUInt32(fieldItems.Count());
+                    pf.AppendChild(fieldItems);
+                }
                 pivotFields.AppendChild(pf);
             }
 
diff --git a/ClosedXML_Examples/PivotTables/PivotTables.cs b/ClosedXML_Examples/PivotTables/PivotTables.cs
index 9eb24ea..fa479da 100644
--- a/ClosedXML_Examples/PivotTables/PivotTables.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML_Examples/PivotTables/PivotTables.cs
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
                 IXLWorksheet ptSheet;
                 IXLPivotTable pt;
 
+                #region Pivots
+
                 for (int i = 1; i <= 3; i++)
                 {
                     // Add a new sheet for our pivot table
@@ -95,7 +97,10 @@
                     ptSheet.Columns().AdjustToContents();
                 }
 
-                // Different kind of pivot
+                #endregion Pivots
+
+                #region Different kind of pivot
+
                 ptSheet = wb.Worksheets.Add("pvtNoColumnLabels");
                 pt = ptSheet.PivotTables.AddNew("pvtNoColumnLabels", ptSheet.Cell(1, 1), dataRange);
 
@@ -105,8 +110,10 @@
                 pt.Values.Add("NumberOfOrders").SetSummaryFormula(XLPivotSummary.Sum);
                 pt.Values.Add("Quality").SetSummaryFormula(XLPivotSummary.Sum);
 
+                #endregion Different kind of pivot
 
-                // Pivot table with collapsed fields
+                #region Pivot table with collapsed fields
+
                 ptSheet = wb.Worksheets.Add("pvtCollapsedFields");
                 pt = ptSheet.PivotTables.AddNew("pvtCollapsedFields", ptSheet.Cell(1, 1), dataRange);
 
@@ -116,8 +123,10 @@
                 pt.Values.Add("NumberOfOrders").SetSummaryFormula(XLPivotSummary.Sum);
                 pt.Values.Add("Quality").SetSummaryFormula(XLPivotSummary.Sum);
 
+                #endregion Pivot table with collapsed fields
 
-                // Pivot table with a field both as a value and as a row/column/filter label
+                #region Pivot table with a field both as a value and as a row/column/filter label
+
                 ptSheet = wb.Worksheets.Add("pvtFieldAsValueAndLabel");
                 pt = ptSheet.PivotTables.AddNew("pvtFieldAsValueAndLabel", ptSheet.Cell(1, 1), dataRange);
 
@@ -126,6 +135,37 @@
 
                 pt.Values.Add("Name").SetSummaryFormula(XLPivotSummary.Count);//.NumberFormat.Format = "#0.00";
 
+                #endregion Pivot table with a field both as a value and as a row/column/filter label
+
+                #region Pivot table with subtotals disabled
+
+                ptSheet = wb.Worksheets.Add("pvtHideSubTotals");
+
+                // Create the pivot table, using the data from the "PastrySalesData" table
+                pt = ptSheet.PivotTables.AddNew("pvtHidesubTotals", ptSheet.Cell(1, 1), dataRange);
+
+                // The rows in our pivot table will be the names of the pastries
+                pt.RowLabels.Add(XLConstants.PivotTableValuesSentinalLabel);
+
+                // The columns will be the months
+                pt.ColumnLabels.Add("Month");
+                pt.ColumnLabels.Add("Name");
+
+                // The values in our table will come from the "NumberOfOrders" field
+                // The default calculation setting is a total of each row/column
+                pt.Values.Add("NumberOfOrders", "NumberOfOrdersPercentageOfBearclaw")
+                    .ShowAsPercentageFrom("Name").And("Bearclaw")
+                    .NumberFormat.Format = "0%";
+
+                pt.Values.Add("Quality", "Sum of Quality")
+                    .NumberFormat.SetFormat("#,##0.00");
+
+                pt.Subtotals = XLPivotSubtotals.DoNotShow;
+
+                ptSheet.Columns().AdjustToContents();
+
+                #endregion Pivot table with subtotals disabled
+
                 wb.SaveAs(filePath);
             }
         }
diff --git a/ClosedXML_Tests/Resource/Examples/PivotTables/PivotTables.xlsx b/ClosedXML_Tests/Resource/Examples/PivotTables/PivotTables.xlsx
index 6e3156d..7c0b68e 100644
--- a/ClosedXML_Tests/Resource/Examples/PivotTables/PivotTables.xlsx
+++ b/ClosedXML_Tests/Resource/Examples/PivotTables/PivotTables.xlsx
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