diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/table.js b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/table.js
index 80e9ec2392..45c61848da 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/table.js
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/table.js
@@ -110,9 +110,13 @@ function tableInit(ctx){
     setupTableChrome(tableData);
 
     /* Add table data rows */
+    var column_index;
     for (var i in tableData.rows){
+      /* only display if the column is display-able */
       var row = $("<tr></tr>");
+      column_index = -1;
       for (var key_j in tableData.rows[i]){
+
         /* if we have a static: version of a key, prefer the static: version for rendering */
         var orig_key_j = key_j;
 
@@ -125,6 +129,12 @@ function tableInit(ctx){
           key_j = "static:" + key_j;
         }
 
+        /* we skip over un-displayable column entries */
+        column_index += 1;
+        if (! tableData.columns[column_index].displayable) {
+          continue;
+        }
+
         var td = $("<td></td>");
         td.prop("class", orig_key_j);
         if (tableData.rows[i][key_j]){
@@ -206,6 +216,9 @@ function tableInit(ctx){
     /* Add table header and column toggle menu */
     for (var i in tableData.columns){
       var col = tableData.columns[i];
+      if (col.displayable === false) {
+        continue;
+      }
       var header = $("<th></th>");
       header.prop("class", col.field_name);
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/tables.py b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/tables.py
index b75e565246..e540b91499 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/tables.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/tables.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class LayersTable(ToasterTable):
         self.add_column(title="Git repository URL",
                         help_text="The Git repository for the layer source code",
                         hidden=True,
-                        static_data_name="git_url",
+                        static_data_name="layer__vcs_url",
                         static_data_template=git_url_template)
 
         git_dir_template = '''
@@ -328,13 +328,17 @@ class RecipesTable(ToasterTable):
         self.add_column(title="Revision",
                         field_name="layer_version__get_vcs_reference")
 
-
         self.add_column(title="Build",
                         help_text="Add or delete recipes to and from your project",
                         hideable=False,
                         static_data_name="add-del-layers",
                         static_data_template='{% include "recipe_btn.html" %}')
 
+        self.add_column(title="Project compatible Layer ID",
+                        displayable = False,
+                        field_name = "projectcompatible_layer",
+                        computation = lambda x: (x.layer_version.get_equivalents_wpriority(Project.objects.get(pk=kwargs['pid']))[0]))
+
 class LayerRecipesTable(RecipesTable):
     """ Smaller version of the Recipes table for use in layer details """
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/views.py b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/views.py
index 280159ad2c..c25c512a84 100755
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/views.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/views.py
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ def objtojson(obj):
             elif isinstance(d[di], int) and hasattr(obj, "get_%s_display" % di):
                 nd[di] = getattr(obj, "get_%s_display" % di)()
         return nd
+    elif isinstance( obj, type(lambda x:x)):
+        import inspect
+        return inspect.getsourcelines(obj)[0]
     else:
         raise TypeError("Unserializable object %s (%s) of type %s" % ( obj, dir(obj), type(obj)))
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/widgets.py b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/widgets.py
index 82b7514bd8..407a0fbe15 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/widgets.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/widgets.py
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ class ToasterTable(TemplateView):
         self.empty_state = "Sorry - no data found"
         self.default_orderby = ""
 
+        # add the "id" column, undisplayable, by default
+        self.add_column(title="Id",
+                        displayable=False,
+                        orderable=True,
+                        field_name="id")
+
+
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         if request.GET.get('format', None) == 'json':
 
@@ -142,6 +149,7 @@ class ToasterTable(TemplateView):
     def add_column(self, title="", help_text="",
                    orderable=False, hideable=True, hidden=False,
                    field_name="", filter_name=None, static_data_name=None,
+                   displayable=True, computation=None,
                    static_data_template=None):
         """Add a column to the table.
 
@@ -168,6 +176,8 @@ class ToasterTable(TemplateView):
                              'filter_name' : filter_name,
                              'static_data_name': static_data_name,
                              'static_data_template': static_data_template,
+                             'displayable': displayable,
+                             'computation': computation,
                             })
 
     def render_static_data(self, template, row):
@@ -289,8 +299,11 @@ class ToasterTable(TemplateView):
 
                         col['field_name'] = col['static_data_name']
 
-                    if True:        # we add the raw model data at all times
-                        model_data = row
+                    # compute the computation on the raw data if needed
+                    model_data = row
+                    if col['computation']:
+                        model_data = col['computation'](row)
+                    else:
                         # Traverse to any foriegn key in the object hierachy
                         for subfield in field.split("__"):
                             if hasattr(model_data, subfield):
@@ -300,7 +313,7 @@ class ToasterTable(TemplateView):
                         if isinstance(model_data, types.MethodType):
                           model_data = model_data()
 
-                        required_data[field] = model_data
+                    required_data[col['field_name']] = model_data
 
                 data['rows'].append(required_data)