diff --git a/src/spikeinterface/widgets/unit_summary.py b/src/spikeinterface/widgets/unit_summary.py
index 0b2a348edf..755e60ccbf 100644
--- a/src/spikeinterface/widgets/unit_summary.py
+++ b/src/spikeinterface/widgets/unit_summary.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
+from collections import defaultdict
 
 import numpy as np
 
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ class UnitSummaryWidget(BaseWidget):
     """
     Plot a unit summary.
 
-    If amplitudes are alreday computed they are displayed.
+    If amplitudes are alreday computed, they are displayed.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
@@ -30,6 +31,14 @@ class UnitSummaryWidget(BaseWidget):
     sparsity : ChannelSparsity or None, default: None
         Optional ChannelSparsity to apply.
         If SortingAnalyzer is already sparse, the argument is ignored
+    subwidget_kwargs : dict or None, default: None
+        Parameters for the subwidgets in a nested dictionary
+            unit_locations : UnitLocationsWidget (see UnitLocationsWidget for details)
+            unit_waveforms : UnitWaveformsWidget (see UnitWaveformsWidget for details)
+            unit_waveform_density_map : UnitWaveformDensityMapWidget (see UnitWaveformDensityMapWidget for details)
+            autocorrelograms : AutoCorrelogramsWidget (see AutoCorrelogramsWidget for details)
+            amplitudes : AmplitudesWidget (see AmplitudesWidget for details)
+        Please note that the unit_colors should not be set in subwidget_kwargs, but directly as a parameter of plot_unit_summary.
     """
 
     # possible_backends = {}
@@ -40,21 +49,29 @@ def __init__(
         unit_id,
         unit_colors=None,
         sparsity=None,
-        radius_um=100,
+        subwidget_kwargs=None,
         backend=None,
         **backend_kwargs,
     ):
-
         sorting_analyzer = self.ensure_sorting_analyzer(sorting_analyzer)
 
         if unit_colors is None:
             unit_colors = get_unit_colors(sorting_analyzer)
 
+        if subwidget_kwargs is None:
+            subwidget_kwargs = dict()
+        for kwargs in subwidget_kwargs.values():
+            if "unit_colors" in kwargs:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "unit_colors should not be set in subwidget_kwargs, but directly as a parameter of plot_unit_summary"
+                )
+
         plot_data = dict(
             sorting_analyzer=sorting_analyzer,
             unit_id=unit_id,
             unit_colors=unit_colors,
             sparsity=sparsity,
+            subwidget_kwargs=subwidget_kwargs,
         )
 
         BaseWidget.__init__(self, plot_data, backend=backend, **backend_kwargs)
@@ -70,6 +87,14 @@ def plot_matplotlib(self, data_plot, **backend_kwargs):
         unit_colors = dp.unit_colors
         sparsity = dp.sparsity
 
+        # defaultdict returns empty dict if key not found in subwidget_kwargs
+        subwidget_kwargs = defaultdict(lambda: dict(), dp.subwidget_kwargs)
+        unitlocationswidget_kwargs = subwidget_kwargs["unit_locations"]
+        unitwaveformswidget_kwargs = subwidget_kwargs["unit_waveforms"]
+        unitwaveformdensitymapwidget_kwargs = subwidget_kwargs["unit_waveform_density_map"]
+        autocorrelogramswidget_kwargs = subwidget_kwargs["autocorrelograms"]
+        amplitudeswidget_kwargs = subwidget_kwargs["amplitudes"]
+
         # force the figure without axes
         if "figsize" not in backend_kwargs:
             backend_kwargs["figsize"] = (18, 7)
@@ -99,6 +124,7 @@ def plot_matplotlib(self, data_plot, **backend_kwargs):
                 plot_legend=False,
                 backend="matplotlib",
                 ax=ax1,
+                **unitlocationswidget_kwargs,
             )
 
             unit_locations = sorting_analyzer.get_extension("unit_locations").get_data(outputs="by_unit")
@@ -121,6 +147,7 @@ def plot_matplotlib(self, data_plot, **backend_kwargs):
             sparsity=sparsity,
             backend="matplotlib",
             ax=ax2,
+            **unitwaveformswidget_kwargs,
         )
 
         ax2.set_title(None)
@@ -134,6 +161,7 @@ def plot_matplotlib(self, data_plot, **backend_kwargs):
             same_axis=False,
             backend="matplotlib",
             ax=ax3,
+            **unitwaveformdensitymapwidget_kwargs,
         )
         ax3.set_ylabel(None)
 
@@ -145,6 +173,7 @@ def plot_matplotlib(self, data_plot, **backend_kwargs):
                 unit_colors=unit_colors,
                 backend="matplotlib",
                 ax=ax4,
+                **autocorrelogramswidget_kwargs,
             )
 
             ax4.set_title(None)
@@ -162,6 +191,7 @@ def plot_matplotlib(self, data_plot, **backend_kwargs):
                 plot_histograms=True,
                 backend="matplotlib",
                 axes=axes,
+                **amplitudeswidget_kwargs,
             )
 
         fig.suptitle(f"unit_id: {dp.unit_id}")