diff --git a/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/actions.js b/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/actions.js
index dab04aace6bad..b03a30d259623 100644
--- a/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/actions.js
+++ b/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/actions.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ export const RESET_STATE = 'RESET_STATE';
 export const ADD_QUERY_EDITOR = 'ADD_QUERY_EDITOR';
 export const CLONE_QUERY_TO_NEW_TAB = 'CLONE_QUERY_TO_NEW_TAB';
 export const REMOVE_QUERY_EDITOR = 'REMOVE_QUERY_EDITOR';
-export const ADD_TABLE = 'ADD_TABLE';
+export const MERGE_TABLE = 'MERGE_TABLE';
 export const REMOVE_TABLE = 'REMOVE_TABLE';
 export const START_QUERY = 'START_QUERY';
 export const STOP_QUERY = 'STOP_QUERY';
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ export function queryEditorSetSql(queryEditor, sql) {
   return { type: QUERY_EDITOR_SET_SQL, queryEditor, sql };
 }
 
-export function addTable(table) {
-  return { type: ADD_TABLE, table };
+export function mergeTable(table) {
+  return { type: MERGE_TABLE, table };
 }
 
 export function expandTable(table) {
diff --git a/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/SouthPane.jsx b/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/SouthPane.jsx
index 72cf9e6572cc5..9723899d37a41 100644
--- a/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/SouthPane.jsx
+++ b/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/SouthPane.jsx
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class SouthPane extends React.Component {
     return (
       <div className="SouthPane">
         <Tabs bsStyle="tabs" id={shortid.generate()}>
-          <Tab title="Results" eventKey={1} id={shortid.generate()}>
+          <Tab title="Results" eventKey={1}>
             <div style={{ overflow: 'auto' }}>
               {results}
             </div>
diff --git a/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/SqlEditor.jsx b/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/SqlEditor.jsx
index 70c81318cf1e4..4f69b9ce253ed 100644
--- a/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/SqlEditor.jsx
+++ b/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/SqlEditor.jsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import shortid from 'shortid';
 import SouthPane from './SouthPane';
 import Timer from './Timer';
 
-import SqlEditorTopToolbar from './SqlEditorTopToolbar';
+import SqlEditorLeftBar from './SqlEditorLeftBar';
 
 class SqlEditor extends React.Component {
   constructor(props) {
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class SqlEditor extends React.Component {
       <div className="SqlEditor" style={{ minHeight: this.sqlEditorHeight() }}>
         <Row>
           <Col md={3}>
-            <SqlEditorTopToolbar queryEditor={this.props.queryEditor} />
+            <SqlEditorLeftBar queryEditor={this.props.queryEditor} />
           </Col>
           <Col md={9}>
             <AceEditor
diff --git a/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/SqlEditorTopToolbar.jsx b/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/SqlEditorLeftBar.jsx
similarity index 89%
rename from caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/SqlEditorTopToolbar.jsx
rename to caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/SqlEditorLeftBar.jsx
index e81bc24698f7a..4b9322d003476 100644
--- a/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/SqlEditorTopToolbar.jsx
+++ b/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/SqlEditorLeftBar.jsx
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import * as Actions from '../actions';
-import shortid from 'shortid';
 import Select from 'react-select';
 import { Label, Button } from 'react-bootstrap';
 import TableElement from './TableElement';
 import DatabaseSelect from './DatabaseSelect';
 
 
-class SqlEditorTopToolbar extends React.Component {
+class SqlEditorLeftBar extends React.Component {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
     this.state = {
@@ -79,12 +78,11 @@ class SqlEditorTopToolbar extends React.Component {
   changeTable(tableOpt) {
     const tableName = tableOpt.value;
     const qe = this.props.queryEditor;
-    const url = `/caravel/table/${qe.dbId}/${tableName}/${qe.schema}/`;
+    let url = `/caravel/table/${qe.dbId}/${tableName}/${qe.schema}/`;
 
     this.setState({ tableLoading: true });
     $.get(url, (data) => {
-      this.props.actions.addTable({
-        id: shortid.generate(),
+      this.props.actions.mergeTable({
         dbId: this.props.queryEditor.dbId,
         queryEditorId: this.props.queryEditor.id,
         name: data.name,
@@ -102,6 +100,18 @@ class SqlEditorTopToolbar extends React.Component {
       });
       this.setState({ tableLoading: false });
     });
+
+    url = `/caravel/extra_table_metadata/${qe.dbId}/${tableName}/${qe.schema}/`;
+    $.get(url, (data) => {
+      const table = {
+        dbId: this.props.queryEditor.dbId,
+        queryEditorId: this.props.queryEditor.id,
+        schema: qe.schema,
+        name: tableName,
+      };
+      Object.assign(table, data);
+      this.props.actions.mergeTable(table);
+    });
   }
   render() {
     let networkAlert = null;
@@ -158,14 +168,14 @@ class SqlEditorTopToolbar extends React.Component {
   }
 }
 
-SqlEditorTopToolbar.propTypes = {
+SqlEditorLeftBar.propTypes = {
   queryEditor: React.PropTypes.object,
   tables: React.PropTypes.array,
   actions: React.PropTypes.object,
   networkOn: React.PropTypes.bool,
 };
 
-SqlEditorTopToolbar.defaultProps = {
+SqlEditorLeftBar.defaultProps = {
   tables: [],
 };
 
@@ -182,4 +192,4 @@ function mapDispatchToProps(dispatch) {
   };
 }
 
-export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(SqlEditorTopToolbar);
+export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(SqlEditorLeftBar);
diff --git a/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/TabbedSqlEditors.jsx b/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/TabbedSqlEditors.jsx
index 2ae4ac550b5ad..e8e0bffe44fe0 100644
--- a/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/TabbedSqlEditors.jsx
+++ b/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/TabbedSqlEditors.jsx
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ class TabbedSqlEditors extends React.Component {
           key={qe.id}
           title={tabTitle}
           eventKey={qe.id}
-          id={`a11y-query-editor-${qe.id}`}
         >
           <div className="panel panel-default">
             <div className="panel-body">
diff --git a/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/TableElement.jsx b/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/TableElement.jsx
index abc84a8fcc34b..70c2a73cc876d 100644
--- a/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/TableElement.jsx
+++ b/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/TableElement.jsx
@@ -1,11 +1,23 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { ButtonGroup } from 'react-bootstrap';
+import { ButtonGroup, Well } from 'react-bootstrap';
 import Link from './Link';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux';
 import * as Actions from '../actions';
 import shortid from 'shortid';
-import ModalTrigger from '../../components/ModalTrigger.jsx';
+import ModalTrigger from '../../components/ModalTrigger';
+import CopyToClipboard from '../../components/CopyToClipboard';
+
+const propTypes = {
+  table: React.PropTypes.object,
+  queryEditor: React.PropTypes.object,
+  actions: React.PropTypes.object,
+};
+
+const defaultProps = {
+  table: null,
+  actions: {},
+};
 
 class TableElement extends React.Component {
   setSelectStar() {
@@ -40,40 +52,85 @@ class TableElement extends React.Component {
 
   collapseTable(e) {
     e.preventDefault();
-    this.props.actions.collapseTable.bind(this, this.props.table)();
+    this.props.actions.collapseTable(this.props.table);
   }
 
   expandTable(e) {
     e.preventDefault();
-    this.props.actions.expandTable.bind(this, this.props.table)();
+    this.props.actions.expandTable(this.props.table);
+  }
+
+  removeTable() {
+    this.props.actions.removeTable(this.props.table);
   }
 
   render() {
+    const table = this.props.table;
     let metadata = null;
     let buttonToggle;
-    if (this.props.table.expanded) {
+
+    let header;
+    if (table.partitions) {
+      let partitionQuery;
+      let partitionClipBoard;
+      if (table.partitions.partitionQuery) {
+        partitionQuery = table.partitions.partitionQuery;
+        const tt = 'Copy partition query to clipboard';
+        partitionClipBoard = (
+          <CopyToClipboard
+            text={partitionQuery}
+            shouldShowText={false}
+            tooltipText={tt}
+            copyNode={<i className="fa fa-clipboard" />}
+          />
+        );
+      }
+      let latest = [];
+      for (const k in table.partitions.latest) {
+        latest.push(`${k}=${table.partitions.latest[k]}`);
+      }
+      latest = latest.join('/');
+      header = (
+        <Well bsSize="small">
+          <div>
+            <small>
+              latest partition: {latest}
+            </small> {partitionClipBoard}
+          </div>
+        </Well>
+      );
+    }
+    if (table.expanded) {
       buttonToggle = (
         <a
           href="#"
           onClick={(e) => { this.collapseTable(e); }}
         >
-          <strong>{this.props.table.name}</strong>
+          <strong>{table.name}</strong>
           <small className="m-l-5"><i className="fa fa-minus" /></small>
         </a>
       );
       metadata = (
         <div>
-          {this.props.table.columns.map((col) => (
-            <div className="clearfix" key={shortid.generate()}>
-              <div className="pull-left m-l-10">
-                {col.name}
-              </div>
-              <div className="pull-right text-muted">
-                <small> {col.type}</small>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          ))}
-          <hr />
+          {header}
+          <div className="table-columns">
+            {table.columns.map((col) => {
+              let name = col.name;
+              if (col.indexed) {
+                name = <strong>{col.name}</strong>;
+              }
+              return (
+                <div className="clearfix table-column" key={shortid.generate()}>
+                  <div className="pull-left m-l-10">
+                    {name}
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="pull-right text-muted">
+                    <small> {col.type}</small>
+                  </div>
+                </div>);
+            })}
+            <hr />
+          </div>
         </div>
       );
     } else {
@@ -82,34 +139,34 @@ class TableElement extends React.Component {
           href="#"
           onClick={(e) => { this.expandTable(e); }}
         >
-          {this.props.table.name}
+          {table.name}
           <small className="m-l-5"><i className="fa fa-plus" /></small>
         </a>
       );
     }
     let keyLink;
-    if (this.props.table.indexes && this.props.table.indexes.length > 0) {
+    if (table.indexes && table.indexes.length > 0) {
       keyLink = (
         <ModalTrigger
           modalTitle={
             <div>
-              Keys for table <strong>{this.props.table.name}</strong>
+              Keys for table <strong>{table.name}</strong>
             </div>
           }
           modalBody={
-            <pre>{JSON.stringify(this.props.table.indexes, null, 4)}</pre>
+            <pre>{JSON.stringify(table.indexes, null, 4)}</pre>
           }
           triggerNode={
             <Link
               className="fa fa-key pull-left m-l-2"
-              tooltip={`View indexes (${this.props.table.indexes.length})`}
+              tooltip={`View indexes (${table.indexes.length})`}
             />
           }
         />
       );
     }
     return (
-      <div>
+      <div className="TableElement">
         <div className="clearfix">
           <div className="pull-left">
             {buttonToggle}
@@ -131,26 +188,22 @@ class TableElement extends React.Component {
               />
               <Link
                 className="fa fa-trash pull-left m-l-2"
-                onClick={this.props.actions.removeTable.bind(this, this.props.table)}
+                onClick={this.removeTable.bind(this)}
                 tooltip="Remove from workspace"
                 href="#"
               />
             </ButtonGroup>
           </div>
         </div>
-        {metadata}
+        <div>
+          {metadata}
+        </div>
       </div>
     );
   }
 }
-TableElement.propTypes = {
-  table: React.PropTypes.object,
-  queryEditor: React.PropTypes.object,
-  actions: React.PropTypes.object,
-};
-TableElement.defaultProps = {
-  table: null,
-};
+TableElement.propTypes = propTypes;
+TableElement.defaultProps = defaultProps;
 
 function mapDispatchToProps(dispatch) {
   return {
@@ -158,3 +211,4 @@ function mapDispatchToProps(dispatch) {
   };
 }
 export default connect(null, mapDispatchToProps)(TableElement);
+export { TableElement };
diff --git a/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/main.css b/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/main.css
index c42c73283b2de..4ef7876394832 100644
--- a/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/main.css
+++ b/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/main.css
@@ -232,3 +232,9 @@ div.tablePopover:hover {
 .SouthPane .tab-content {
     padding-top: 10px;
 }
+
+.TableElement .well {
+    margin-top: 5px;
+    margin-bottom: 5px;
+    padding: 5px 10px;
+}
diff --git a/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/reducers.js b/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/reducers.js
index ff1dabd9e92a0..4f768c63ac287 100644
--- a/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/reducers.js
+++ b/caravel/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/reducers.js
@@ -72,8 +72,23 @@ export const sqlLabReducer = function (state, action) {
     [actions.RESET_STATE]() {
       return Object.assign({}, initialState);
     },
-    [actions.ADD_TABLE]() {
-      return addToArr(state, 'tables', action.table);
+    [actions.MERGE_TABLE]() {
+      const at = Object.assign({}, action.table);
+      let existingTable;
+      state.tables.forEach((t) => {
+        if (
+            t.dbId === at.dbId &&
+            t.queryEditorId === at.queryEditorId &&
+            t.schema === at.schema &&
+            t.name === at.name) {
+          existingTable = t;
+        }
+      });
+      if (existingTable) {
+        return alterInArr(state, 'tables', existingTable, at);
+      }
+      at.id = shortid.generate();
+      return addToArr(state, 'tables', at);
     },
     [actions.EXPAND_TABLE]() {
       return alterInArr(state, 'tables', action.table, { expanded: true });
diff --git a/caravel/assets/javascripts/components/CopyToClipboard.jsx b/caravel/assets/javascripts/components/CopyToClipboard.jsx
index 5330f8de7a1f2..5b149fe78f919 100644
--- a/caravel/assets/javascripts/components/CopyToClipboard.jsx
+++ b/caravel/assets/javascripts/components/CopyToClipboard.jsx
@@ -76,9 +76,11 @@ export default class CopyToClipboard extends React.Component {
     return (
       <span>
         {this.props.shouldShowText &&
-          <span>{this.props.text}</span>
+          <span>
+            {this.props.text}
+            &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
+          </span>
         }
-        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
         <OverlayTrigger placement="top" overlay={this.renderTooltip()} trigger={['hover']}>
           <Button
             bsStyle="link"
diff --git a/caravel/assets/javascripts/components/ModalTrigger.jsx b/caravel/assets/javascripts/components/ModalTrigger.jsx
index b8705717e070d..ddac1e366b0f8 100644
--- a/caravel/assets/javascripts/components/ModalTrigger.jsx
+++ b/caravel/assets/javascripts/components/ModalTrigger.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import cx from 'classnames';
 
 const propTypes = {
   triggerNode: PropTypes.node.isRequired,
-  modalTitle: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  modalTitle: PropTypes.node.isRequired,
   modalBody: PropTypes.node.isRequired,
   beforeOpen: PropTypes.func,
   isButton: PropTypes.bool,
diff --git a/caravel/assets/spec/javascripts/sqllab/TableElement_spec.jsx b/caravel/assets/spec/javascripts/sqllab/TableElement_spec.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fce61bb10f9d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/caravel/assets/spec/javascripts/sqllab/TableElement_spec.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import Link from '../../../javascripts/SqlLab/components/Link';
+import { Button } from 'react-bootstrap';
+import { TableElement } from '../../../javascripts/SqlLab/components/TableElement';
+import { shallow } from 'enzyme';
+import { describe, it } from 'mocha';
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+
+
+describe('TableElement', () => {
+
+  const mockedProps = {
+    'table': {
+      "dbId": 1,
+      "queryEditorId": "rJ-KP47a",
+      "schema": "caravel",
+      "name": "ab_user",
+      "id": "r11Vgt60",
+      "indexes": [
+        {
+          "unique": true,
+          "column_names": [
+            "username"
+          ],
+          "type": "UNIQUE",
+          "name": "username"
+        },
+        {
+          "unique": true,
+          "column_names": [
+            "email"
+          ],
+          "type": "UNIQUE",
+          "name": "email"
+        },
+        {
+          "unique": false,
+          "column_names": [
+            "created_by_fk"
+          ],
+          "name": "created_by_fk"
+        },
+        {
+          "unique": false,
+          "column_names": [
+            "changed_by_fk"
+          ],
+          "name": "changed_by_fk"
+        }
+      ],
+      "columns": [
+        {
+          "indexed": false,
+          "longType": "INTEGER(11)",
+          "type": "INTEGER",
+          "name": "id"
+        },
+        {
+          "indexed": false,
+          "longType": "VARCHAR(64)",
+          "type": "VARCHAR",
+          "name": "first_name"
+        },
+        {
+          "indexed": false,
+          "longType": "VARCHAR(64)",
+          "type": "VARCHAR",
+          "name": "last_name"
+        },
+        {
+          "indexed": true,
+          "longType": "VARCHAR(64)",
+          "type": "VARCHAR",
+          "name": "username"
+        },
+        {
+          "indexed": false,
+          "longType": "VARCHAR(256)",
+          "type": "VARCHAR",
+          "name": "password"
+        },
+        {
+          "indexed": false,
+          "longType": "TINYINT(1)",
+          "type": "TINYINT",
+          "name": "active"
+        },
+        {
+          "indexed": true,
+          "longType": "VARCHAR(64)",
+          "type": "VARCHAR",
+          "name": "email"
+        },
+        {
+          "indexed": false,
+          "longType": "DATETIME",
+          "type": "DATETIME",
+          "name": "last_login"
+        },
+        {
+          "indexed": false,
+          "longType": "INTEGER(11)",
+          "type": "INTEGER",
+          "name": "login_count"
+        },
+        {
+          "indexed": false,
+          "longType": "INTEGER(11)",
+          "type": "INTEGER",
+          "name": "fail_login_count"
+        },
+        {
+          "indexed": false,
+          "longType": "DATETIME",
+          "type": "DATETIME",
+          "name": "created_on"
+        },
+        {
+          "indexed": false,
+          "longType": "DATETIME",
+          "type": "DATETIME",
+          "name": "changed_on"
+        },
+        {
+          "indexed": true,
+          "longType": "INTEGER(11)",
+          "type": "INTEGER",
+          "name": "created_by_fk"
+        },
+        {
+          "indexed": true,
+          "longType": "INTEGER(11)",
+          "type": "INTEGER",
+          "name": "changed_by_fk"
+        }
+      ],
+      "expanded": true
+    }
+  }
+  it('should just render', () => {
+    expect(
+      React.isValidElement(<TableElement />)
+    ).to.equal(true);
+  });
+  it('should render with props', () => {
+    expect(
+      React.isValidElement(<TableElement {...mockedProps} />)
+    ).to.equal(true);
+  });
+  it('has 3 Link elements', () => {
+    const wrapper = shallow(<TableElement {...mockedProps} />);
+    expect(wrapper.find(Link)).to.have.length(3);
+  });
+  it('has 14 columns', () => {
+    const wrapper = shallow(<TableElement {...mockedProps} />);
+    expect(wrapper.find('div.table-column')).to.have.length(14);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/caravel/db_engine_specs.py b/caravel/db_engine_specs.py
index 1cf1b8cfa1bcc..4f24e2af5b4c1 100644
--- a/caravel/db_engine_specs.py
+++ b/caravel/db_engine_specs.py
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import inspect
 from collections import namedtuple
+import inspect
+import textwrap
+
 from flask_babel import lazy_gettext as _
 
 Grain = namedtuple('Grain', 'name label function')
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ def epoch_ms_to_dttm(cls):
         return cls.epoch_to_dttm().replace('{col}', '({col}/1000.0)')
 
     @classmethod
-    def extra_table_metadata(cls, table):
+    def extra_table_metadata(cls, database, table_name, schema_name):
         """Returns engine-specific table metadata"""
         return {}
 
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ class MySQLEngineSpec(BaseEngineSpec):
         Grain("month", _('month'), "DATE(DATE_SUB({col}, "
               "INTERVAL DAYOFMONTH({col}) - 1 DAY))"),
     )
+
     @classmethod
     def convert_dttm(cls, target_type, dttm):
         if target_type.upper() in ('DATETIME', 'DATE'):
@@ -158,6 +161,46 @@ def convert_dttm(cls, target_type, dttm):
     def epoch_to_dttm(cls):
         return "from_unixtime({col})"
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def show_partition_pql(
+            table_name, schema_name=None, order_by=None, limit=100):
+        if schema_name:
+            table_name = schema_name + '.' + table_name
+        order_by = order_by or []
+        order_by_clause = ''
+        if order_by:
+            order_by_clause = "ORDER BY " + ', '.join(order_by) + " DESC"
+
+        limit_clause = ''
+        if limit:
+            limit_clause = "LIMIT {}".format(limit)
+
+        return textwrap.dedent("""\
+        SHOW PARTITIONS
+        FROM {table_name}
+        {order_by_clause}
+        {limit_clause}
+        """).format(**locals())
+
+    @classmethod
+    def extra_table_metadata(cls, database, table_name, schema_name):
+        indexes = database.get_indexes(table_name, schema_name)
+        if not indexes:
+            return {}
+        cols = indexes[0].get('column_names', [])
+        pql = cls.show_partition_pql(table_name, schema_name, cols)
+        df = database.get_df(pql, schema_name)
+        latest_part = df.to_dict(orient='records')[0] if not df.empty else None
+
+        partition_query = cls.show_partition_pql(table_name, schema_name, cols)
+        return {
+            'partitions': {
+                'cols': cols,
+                'latest': latest_part,
+                'partitionQuery': partition_query,
+            }
+        }
+
 
 class MssqlEngineSpec(BaseEngineSpec):
     engine = 'mssql'
@@ -189,7 +232,7 @@ class MssqlEngineSpec(BaseEngineSpec):
 
     @classmethod
     def convert_dttm(cls, target_type, dttm):
-        return "CONVERT(DATETIME, '{}', 126)".format(iso)
+        return "CONVERT(DATETIME, '{}', 126)".format(dttm.isoformat())
 
 
 class RedshiftEngineSpec(PostgresEngineSpec):
diff --git a/caravel/views.py b/caravel/views.py
index 4f4958def5e82..fc16e9772f99c 100755
--- a/caravel/views.py
+++ b/caravel/views.py
@@ -1895,6 +1895,10 @@ def table(self, database_id, table_name, schema):
             return Response(
                 json.dumps({'error': utils.error_msg_from_exception(e)}),
                 mimetype="application/json")
+        indexed_columns = set()
+        for index in indexes:
+            indexed_columns |= set(index.get('column_names', []))
+
         for col in t:
             dtype = ""
             try:
@@ -1905,6 +1909,7 @@ def table(self, database_id, table_name, schema):
                 'name': col['name'],
                 'type': dtype.split('(')[0] if '(' in dtype else dtype,
                 'longType': dtype,
+                'indexed': col['name'] in indexed_columns,
             })
         tbl = {
             'name': table_name,
@@ -1913,6 +1918,16 @@ def table(self, database_id, table_name, schema):
         }
         return Response(json.dumps(tbl), mimetype="application/json")
 
+    @has_access
+    @expose("/extra_table_metadata/<database_id>/<table_name>/<schema>/")
+    @log_this
+    def extra_table_metadata(self, database_id, table_name, schema):
+        schema = None if schema in ('null', 'undefined') else schema
+        mydb = db.session.query(models.Database).filter_by(id=database_id).one()
+        payload = mydb.db_engine_spec.extra_table_metadata(
+            mydb, table_name, schema)
+        return Response(json.dumps(payload), mimetype="application/json")
+
     @has_access
     @expose("/select_star/<database_id>/<table_name>/")
     @log_this
diff --git a/tests/base_tests.py b/tests/base_tests.py
index 1e22934e27bf4..20241eadc2f59 100644
--- a/tests/base_tests.py
+++ b/tests/base_tests.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import imp
+import json
 import os
 import unittest
 
@@ -124,6 +125,18 @@ def get_resp(self, url):
         resp = self.client.get(url, follow_redirects=True)
         return resp.data.decode('utf-8')
 
+    def get_json_resp(self, url):
+        """Shortcut to get the parsed results while following redirects"""
+        resp = self.get_resp(url)
+        return json.loads(resp)
+
+    def get_main_database(self, session):
+        return (
+            db.session.query(models.Database)
+            .filter_by(database_name='main')
+            .first()
+        )
+
     def get_access_requests(self, username, ds_type, ds_id):
             DAR = models.DatasourceAccessRequest
             return (
diff --git a/tests/core_tests.py b/tests/core_tests.py
index 85599c288908b..f6c4aa37a16c8 100644
--- a/tests/core_tests.py
+++ b/tests/core_tests.py
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@
 from flask import escape
 from flask_appbuilder.security.sqla import models as ab_models
 
-import caravel
-from caravel import app, db, models, utils, appbuilder, sm
-from caravel.source_registry import SourceRegistry
-from caravel.models import DruidDatasource
+from caravel import db, models, utils, appbuilder, sm
 from caravel.views import DatabaseView
 
 from .base_tests import CaravelTestCase
@@ -156,12 +153,7 @@ def test_misc(self):
         assert self.get_resp('/ping') == "OK"
 
     def test_testconn(self):
-        database = (
-            db.session
-            .query(models.Database)
-            .filter_by(database_name='main')
-            .first()
-        )
+        database = self.get_main_database(db.session)
 
         # validate that the endpoint works with the password-masked sqlalchemy uri
         data = json.dumps({
@@ -182,25 +174,23 @@ def test_testconn(self):
     def test_databaseview_edit(self, username='admin'):
         # validate that sending a password-masked uri does not over-write the decrypted uri
         self.login(username=username)
-        database = db.session.query(models.Database).filter_by(database_name='main').first()
+        database = self.get_main_database(db.session)
         sqlalchemy_uri_decrypted = database.sqlalchemy_uri_decrypted
         url = 'databaseview/edit/{}'.format(database.id)
         data = {k: database.__getattribute__(k) for k in DatabaseView.add_columns}
         data['sqlalchemy_uri'] = database.safe_sqlalchemy_uri()
-        response = self.client.post(url, data=data)
-        database = db.session.query(models.Database).filter_by(database_name='main').first()
+        self.client.post(url, data=data)
+        database = self.get_main_database(db.session)
         self.assertEqual(sqlalchemy_uri_decrypted, database.sqlalchemy_uri_decrypted)
 
     def test_warm_up_cache(self):
         slice = db.session.query(models.Slice).first()
-        resp = self.get_resp(
+        data = self.get_json_resp(
             '/caravel/warm_up_cache?slice_id={}'.format(slice.id))
-        data = json.loads(resp)
         assert data == [{'slice_id': slice.id, 'slice_name': slice.slice_name}]
 
-        resp = self.get_resp(
+        data = self.get_json_resp(
             '/caravel/warm_up_cache?table_name=energy_usage&db_name=main')
-        data = json.loads(resp)
         assert len(data) == 3
 
     def test_shortner(self):
@@ -275,11 +265,7 @@ def test_gamma(self):
 
     def run_sql(self, sql, user_name, client_id):
         self.login(username=user_name)
-        dbid = (
-            db.session.query(models.Database)
-            .filter_by(database_name='main')
-            .first().id
-        )
+        dbid = self.get_main_database(db.session).id
         resp = self.client.post(
             '/caravel/sql_json/',
             data=dict(database_id=dbid, sql=sql, select_as_create_as=False,
@@ -296,9 +282,7 @@ def test_sql_json(self):
         assert len(data['error']) > 0
 
     def test_sql_json_has_access(self):
-        main_db = (
-            db.session.query(models.Database).filter_by(database_name="main").first()
-        )
+        main_db = self.get_main_database(db.session)
         utils.merge_perm(sm, 'database_access', main_db.perm)
         db.session.commit()
         main_db_permission_view = (
@@ -347,16 +331,14 @@ def test_queries_endpoint(self):
         self.assertEquals(403, resp.status_code)
 
         self.login('admin')
-        resp = self.get_resp('/caravel/queries/{}'.format(0))
-        data = json.loads(resp)
+        data = self.get_json_resp('/caravel/queries/{}'.format(0))
         self.assertEquals(0, len(data))
         self.logout()
 
         self.run_sql("SELECT * FROM ab_user", 'admin', client_id='client_id_1')
         self.run_sql("SELECT * FROM ab_user1", 'admin', client_id='client_id_2')
         self.login('admin')
-        resp = self.get_resp('/caravel/queries/{}'.format(0))
-        data = json.loads(resp)
+        data = self.get_json_resp('/caravel/queries/{}'.format(0))
         self.assertEquals(2, len(data))
 
         query = db.session.query(models.Query).filter_by(
@@ -364,8 +346,7 @@ def test_queries_endpoint(self):
         query.changed_on = utils.EPOCH
         db.session.commit()
 
-        resp = self.get_resp('/caravel/queries/{}'.format(123456000))
-        data = json.loads(resp)
+        data = self.get_json_resp('/caravel/queries/{}'.format(123456000))
         self.assertEquals(1, len(data))
 
         self.logout()
@@ -450,5 +431,12 @@ def test_only_owners_can_save(self):
         db.session.commit()
         self.test_save_dash('alpha')
 
+    def test_extra_table_metadata(self):
+        self.login('admin')
+        dbid = self.get_main_database(db.session).id
+        self.get_json_resp(
+            '/caravel/extra_table_metadata/{dbid}/'
+            'ab_permission_view/panoramix/'.format(**locals()))
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()