diff --git a/python/core/auto_generated/metadata/qgslayermetadataformatter.sip.in b/python/core/auto_generated/metadata/qgslayermetadataformatter.sip.in
index d72760d4d5c..60c6728dfb9 100644
--- a/python/core/auto_generated/metadata/qgslayermetadataformatter.sip.in
+++ b/python/core/auto_generated/metadata/qgslayermetadataformatter.sip.in
@@ -39,10 +39,12 @@ Formats the "Contacts" section according to a ``metadata`` object.
 This will return a HTML table.
 %End
 
-    QString extentSectionHtml() const;
+    QString extentSectionHtml( const bool showSpatialExtent = true ) const;
 %Docstring
-Formats the "Extents" section according to a ``metadata`` object.
+Formats the "Extents" section according to a ``metadata`` object (extent and temporal).
 This will return a HTML table.
+
+:param showSpatialExtent: flag if the spatial extent needs to be displayed. Default to true.
 %End
 
     QString identificationSectionHtml() const;
diff --git a/src/core/metadata/qgslayermetadataformatter.cpp b/src/core/metadata/qgslayermetadataformatter.cpp
index ad0053fb724..fa2691aa33c 100644
--- a/src/core/metadata/qgslayermetadataformatter.cpp
+++ b/src/core/metadata/qgslayermetadataformatter.cpp
@@ -107,50 +107,53 @@ QString QgsLayerMetadataFormatter::contactsSectionHtml() const
   return myMetadata;
 }
 
-QString QgsLayerMetadataFormatter::extentSectionHtml() const
+QString QgsLayerMetadataFormatter::extentSectionHtml( const bool showSpatialExtent ) const
 {
-  QString myMetadata = QStringLiteral( "<table class=\"list-view\">\n" );
-  myMetadata += QStringLiteral( "<tr><td class=\"highlight\">" ) + QObject::tr( "CRS" ) + QStringLiteral( "</td><td>" );
-  if ( mMetadata.crs().isValid() )
-  {
-    myMetadata += mMetadata.crs().authid() + QStringLiteral( " - " );
-    myMetadata += mMetadata.crs().description() + QStringLiteral( " - " );
-    if ( mMetadata.crs().isGeographic() )
-      myMetadata += QObject::tr( "Geographic" );
-    else
-      myMetadata += QObject::tr( "Projected" );
-  }
-  myMetadata += QLatin1String( "</td></tr>\n" );
-
   const QgsLayerMetadata::Extent extent = mMetadata.extent();
-  myMetadata += QStringLiteral( "<tr><td class=\"highlight\">" ) + QObject::tr( "Spatial Extent" ) + QStringLiteral( "</td><td>" );
-  const QList< QgsLayerMetadata::SpatialExtent > spatialExtents = extent.spatialExtents();
   bool notFirstRow = false;
-  for ( const QgsLayerMetadata::SpatialExtent &spatialExtent : spatialExtents )
+  QString myMetadata = QStringLiteral( "<table class=\"list-view\">\n" );
+  if ( showSpatialExtent )
   {
-    if ( notFirstRow )
+    myMetadata += QStringLiteral( "<tr><td class=\"highlight\">" ) + QObject::tr( "CRS" ) + QStringLiteral( "</td><td>" );
+    if ( mMetadata.crs().isValid() )
     {
-      myMetadata += QLatin1String( "<br />\n" );
+      myMetadata += mMetadata.crs().authid() + QStringLiteral( " - " );
+      myMetadata += mMetadata.crs().description() + QStringLiteral( " - " );
+      if ( mMetadata.crs().isGeographic() )
+        myMetadata += QObject::tr( "Geographic" );
+      else
+        myMetadata += QObject::tr( "Projected" );
     }
-    myMetadata += QStringLiteral( "<strong>" ) + QObject::tr( "CRS" ) + QStringLiteral( ": </strong>" ) + spatialExtent.extentCrs.authid() + QStringLiteral( " - " );
-    myMetadata += spatialExtent.extentCrs.description() + QStringLiteral( " - " );
-    if ( spatialExtent.extentCrs.isGeographic() )
-      myMetadata += QObject::tr( "Geographic" );
-    else
-      myMetadata += QObject::tr( "Projected" );
-    myMetadata += QStringLiteral( "<br />" );
-    myMetadata += QStringLiteral( "<strong>" ) + QObject::tr( "X Minimum" ) + QStringLiteral( ": </strong>" ) +  qgsDoubleToString( spatialExtent.bounds.xMinimum() ) + QStringLiteral( "<br />" );
-    myMetadata += QStringLiteral( "<strong>" ) + QObject::tr( "Y Minimum" ) + QStringLiteral( ": </strong>" ) +  qgsDoubleToString( spatialExtent.bounds.yMinimum() ) + QStringLiteral( "<br />" );
-    myMetadata += QStringLiteral( "<strong>" ) + QObject::tr( "X Maximum" ) + QStringLiteral( ": </strong>" ) +  qgsDoubleToString( spatialExtent.bounds.xMaximum() ) + QStringLiteral( "<br />" );
-    myMetadata += QStringLiteral( "<strong>" ) + QObject::tr( "Y Maximum" ) + QStringLiteral( ": </strong>" ) +  qgsDoubleToString( spatialExtent.bounds.yMaximum() ) + QStringLiteral( "<br />" );
-    if ( spatialExtent.bounds.zMinimum() || spatialExtent.bounds.zMaximum() )
+    myMetadata += QLatin1String( "</td></tr>\n" );
+
+    myMetadata += QStringLiteral( "<tr><td class=\"highlight\">" ) + QObject::tr( "Spatial Extent" ) + QStringLiteral( "</td><td>" );
+    const QList< QgsLayerMetadata::SpatialExtent > spatialExtents = extent.spatialExtents();
+    for ( const QgsLayerMetadata::SpatialExtent &spatialExtent : spatialExtents )
     {
-      myMetadata += QStringLiteral( "<strong>" ) + QObject::tr( "Z Minimum" ) + QStringLiteral( ": </strong>" ) +  qgsDoubleToString( spatialExtent.bounds.zMinimum() ) + QStringLiteral( "<br />" );
-      myMetadata += QStringLiteral( "<strong>" ) + QObject::tr( "Z Maximum" ) + QStringLiteral( ": </strong>" ) +  qgsDoubleToString( spatialExtent.bounds.zMaximum() );
+      if ( notFirstRow )
+      {
+        myMetadata += QLatin1String( "<br />\n" );
+      }
+      myMetadata += QStringLiteral( "<strong>" ) + QObject::tr( "CRS" ) + QStringLiteral( ": </strong>" ) + spatialExtent.extentCrs.authid() + QStringLiteral( " - " );
+      myMetadata += spatialExtent.extentCrs.description() + QStringLiteral( " - " );
+      if ( spatialExtent.extentCrs.isGeographic() )
+        myMetadata += QObject::tr( "Geographic" );
+      else
+        myMetadata += QObject::tr( "Projected" );
+      myMetadata += QStringLiteral( "<br />" );
+      myMetadata += QStringLiteral( "<strong>" ) + QObject::tr( "X Minimum" ) + QStringLiteral( ": </strong>" ) +  qgsDoubleToString( spatialExtent.bounds.xMinimum() ) + QStringLiteral( "<br />" );
+      myMetadata += QStringLiteral( "<strong>" ) + QObject::tr( "Y Minimum" ) + QStringLiteral( ": </strong>" ) +  qgsDoubleToString( spatialExtent.bounds.yMinimum() ) + QStringLiteral( "<br />" );
+      myMetadata += QStringLiteral( "<strong>" ) + QObject::tr( "X Maximum" ) + QStringLiteral( ": </strong>" ) +  qgsDoubleToString( spatialExtent.bounds.xMaximum() ) + QStringLiteral( "<br />" );
+      myMetadata += QStringLiteral( "<strong>" ) + QObject::tr( "Y Maximum" ) + QStringLiteral( ": </strong>" ) +  qgsDoubleToString( spatialExtent.bounds.yMaximum() ) + QStringLiteral( "<br />" );
+      if ( spatialExtent.bounds.zMinimum() || spatialExtent.bounds.zMaximum() )
+      {
+        myMetadata += QStringLiteral( "<strong>" ) + QObject::tr( "Z Minimum" ) + QStringLiteral( ": </strong>" ) +  qgsDoubleToString( spatialExtent.bounds.zMinimum() ) + QStringLiteral( "<br />" );
+        myMetadata += QStringLiteral( "<strong>" ) + QObject::tr( "Z Maximum" ) + QStringLiteral( ": </strong>" ) +  qgsDoubleToString( spatialExtent.bounds.zMaximum() );
+      }
+      notFirstRow = true;
     }
-    notFirstRow = true;
+    myMetadata += QLatin1String( "</td></tr>\n" );
   }
-  myMetadata += QLatin1String( "</td></tr>\n" );
   myMetadata += QStringLiteral( "<tr><td class=\"highlight\">" ) + QObject::tr( "Temporal Extent" ) + QStringLiteral( "</td><td>" );
   const QList< QgsDateTimeRange > temporalExtents = extent.temporalExtents();
   notFirstRow = false;
diff --git a/src/core/metadata/qgslayermetadataformatter.h b/src/core/metadata/qgslayermetadataformatter.h
index 558899bc202..ca1a73e9bf0 100644
--- a/src/core/metadata/qgslayermetadataformatter.h
+++ b/src/core/metadata/qgslayermetadataformatter.h
@@ -50,10 +50,11 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsLayerMetadataFormatter
     QString contactsSectionHtml() const;
 
     /**
-     * Formats the "Extents" section according to a \a metadata object.
+     * Formats the "Extents" section according to a \a metadata object (extent and temporal).
      * This will return a HTML table.
+     * \param showSpatialExtent flag if the spatial extent needs to be displayed. Default to true.
      */
-    QString extentSectionHtml() const;
+    QString extentSectionHtml( const bool showSpatialExtent = true ) const;
 
     /**
      * Formats the "Identification" section according to a \a metadata object.
diff --git a/src/core/qgsvectorlayer.cpp b/src/core/qgsvectorlayer.cpp
index 8e3241fac5d..2f0e6292c51 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsvectorlayer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsvectorlayer.cpp
@@ -4282,7 +4282,7 @@ QString QgsVectorLayer::htmlMetadata() const
 
   // extent section
   myMetadata += QStringLiteral( "<h1>" ) + tr( "Extent" ) + QStringLiteral( "</h1>\n<hr>\n" );
-  myMetadata += htmlFormatter.extentSectionHtml( );
+  myMetadata += htmlFormatter.extentSectionHtml( isSpatial() );
   myMetadata += QLatin1String( "<br><br>\n" );
 
   // Start the Access section