diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/ButtonConfiguration/ButtonSetting.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/ButtonConfiguration/ButtonSetting.svelte
index 9a88875140..2387fda683 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/ButtonConfiguration/ButtonSetting.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/ButtonConfiguration/ButtonSetting.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script>
-  import EditComponentPopover from "../EditComponentPopover/EditComponentPopover.svelte"
+  import EditComponentPopover from "../EditComponentPopover.svelte"
   import { Icon } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import { runtimeToReadableBinding } from "dataBinding"
   import { isJSBinding } from "@budibase/string-templates"
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/DraggableList/DraggableList.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/DraggableList/DraggableList.svelte
index 0eb74da94c..0ba7de42c2 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/DraggableList/DraggableList.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/DraggableList/DraggableList.svelte
@@ -100,9 +100,6 @@
       on:click={() => {
         get(store).actions.select(draggableItem.id)
       }}
-      on:mousedown={() => {
-        get(store).actions.select()
-      }}
       bind:this={anchors[draggableItem.id]}
       class:highlighted={draggableItem.id === $store.selected}
     >
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/EditComponentPopover/EditComponentPopover.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/EditComponentPopover.svelte
similarity index 81%
rename from packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/EditComponentPopover/EditComponentPopover.svelte
rename to packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/EditComponentPopover.svelte
index 39e4bc2ada..65f75af875 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/EditComponentPopover/EditComponentPopover.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/EditComponentPopover.svelte
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   import { componentStore } from "stores/builder"
   import { cloneDeep } from "lodash/fp"
   import { createEventDispatcher, getContext } from "svelte"
-  import { customPositionHandler } from "."
   import ComponentSettingsSection from "pages/builder/app/[application]/design/[screenId]/[componentId]/_components/Component/ComponentSettingsSection.svelte"
 
   export let anchor
@@ -18,76 +17,74 @@
 
   let popover
   let drawers = []
-  let open = false
+  let isOpen = false
 
   // Auto hide the component when another item is selected
   $: if (open && $draggable.selected !== componentInstance._id) {
-    popover.hide()
+    close()
   }
-
   // Open automatically if the component is marked as selected
   $: if (!open && $draggable.selected === componentInstance._id && popover) {
-    popover.show()
-    open = true
+    open()
   }
-
   $: componentDef = componentStore.getDefinition(componentInstance._component)
   $: parsedComponentDef = processComponentDefinitionSettings(componentDef)
 
+  const open = () => {
+    isOpen = true
+    drawers = []
+    $draggable.actions.select(componentInstance._id)
+  }
+
+  const close = () => {
+    // Slight delay allows us to be able to properly toggle open/close state by
+    // clicking again on the settings icon
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      isOpen = false
+      if ($draggable.selected === componentInstance._id) {
+        $draggable.actions.select()
+      }
+    }, 10)
+  }
+
+  const toggleOpen = () => {
+    if (isOpen) {
+      close()
+    } else {
+      open()
+    }
+  }
+
   const processComponentDefinitionSettings = componentDef => {
     if (!componentDef) {
       return {}
     }
     const clone = cloneDeep(componentDef)
-
     if (typeof parseSettings === "function") {
       clone.settings = parseSettings(clone.settings)
     }
-
     return clone
   }
 
   const updateSetting = async (setting, value) => {
     const nestedComponentInstance = cloneDeep(componentInstance)
-
     const patchFn = componentStore.updateComponentSetting(setting.key, value)
     patchFn(nestedComponentInstance)
-
     dispatch("change", nestedComponentInstance)
   }
 </script>
 
-<Icon
-  name="Settings"
-  hoverable
-  size="S"
-  on:click={() => {
-    if (!open) {
-      popover.show()
-      open = true
-    }
-  }}
-/>
+<Icon name="Settings" hoverable size="S" on:click={toggleOpen} />
 
 <Popover
-  bind:this={popover}
-  on:open={() => {
-    drawers = []
-    $draggable.actions.select(componentInstance._id)
-  }}
-  on:close={() => {
-    open = false
-    if ($draggable.selected === componentInstance._id) {
-      $draggable.actions.select()
-    }
-  }}
+  open={isOpen}
+  on:close={close}
   {anchor}
   align="left-outside"
   showPopover={drawers.length === 0}
   clickOutsideOverride={drawers.length > 0}
   maxHeight={600}
   offset={18}
-  handlePostionUpdate={customPositionHandler}
 >
   <span class="popover-wrap">
     <Layout noPadding noGap>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/EditComponentPopover/index.js b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/EditComponentPopover/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 2dc3f60185..0000000000
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/EditComponentPopover/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-export const customPositionHandler = (anchorBounds, eleBounds, cfg) => {
-  let { left, top, offset } = cfg
-  let percentageOffset = 30
-  // left-outside
-  left = anchorBounds.left - eleBounds.width - (offset || 5)
-
-  // shift up from the anchor, if space allows
-  let offsetPos = Math.floor(eleBounds.height / 100) * percentageOffset
-  let defaultTop = anchorBounds.top - offsetPos
-
-  if (window.innerHeight - defaultTop < eleBounds.height) {
-    top = window.innerHeight - eleBounds.height - 5
-  } else {
-    top = anchorBounds.top - offsetPos
-  }
-
-  return { ...cfg, left, top }
-}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/FieldConfiguration/FieldSetting.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/FieldConfiguration/FieldSetting.svelte
index 771bcf20e0..27590a9858 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/FieldConfiguration/FieldSetting.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/FieldConfiguration/FieldSetting.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script>
-  import EditComponentPopover from "../EditComponentPopover/EditComponentPopover.svelte"
+  import EditComponentPopover from "../EditComponentPopover.svelte"
   import { Toggle, Icon } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import { createEventDispatcher } from "svelte"
   import { cloneDeep } from "lodash/fp"
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/GridColumnConfiguration/FieldSetting.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/GridColumnConfiguration/FieldSetting.svelte
index 5fc5c96db8..668f2f7d59 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/GridColumnConfiguration/FieldSetting.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/GridColumnConfiguration/FieldSetting.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script>
-  import EditComponentPopover from "../EditComponentPopover/EditComponentPopover.svelte"
+  import EditComponentPopover from "../EditComponentPopover.svelte"
   import { Toggle, Icon } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import { createEventDispatcher } from "svelte"
   import { cloneDeep } from "lodash/fp"
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/GridColumnConfiguration/PrimaryColumnFieldSetting.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/GridColumnConfiguration/PrimaryColumnFieldSetting.svelte
index 14cffb5df9..57423e8667 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/GridColumnConfiguration/PrimaryColumnFieldSetting.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/GridColumnConfiguration/PrimaryColumnFieldSetting.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script>
-  import EditComponentPopover from "../EditComponentPopover/EditComponentPopover.svelte"
+  import EditComponentPopover from "../EditComponentPopover.svelte"
   import { Icon } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import { setContext } from "svelte"
   import { writable } from "svelte/store"
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/GridColumnConfiguration/getColumns.js b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/GridColumnConfiguration/getColumns.js
index 7bf718d1e7..4af3e48110 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/GridColumnConfiguration/getColumns.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/GridColumnConfiguration/getColumns.js
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ const toGridFormat = draggableListColumns => {
     label: entry.label,
     field: entry.field,
     active: entry.active,
+    width: entry.width,
   }))
 }
 
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ const toDraggableListFormat = (gridFormatColumns, createComponent, schema) => {
         field: column.field,
         label: column.label,
         columnType: schema[column.field].type,
+        width: column.width,
       },
       {}
     )
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/portal/onboarding/tours.js b/packages/builder/src/components/portal/onboarding/tours.js
index fab97cdd03..6a3fe1daf0 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/portal/onboarding/tours.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/portal/onboarding/tours.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {
   NewFormSteps,
 } from "./steps"
 import { API } from "api"
-import { customPositionHandler } from "components/design/settings/controls/EditComponentPopover"
 
 const ONBOARDING_EVENT_PREFIX = "onboarding"
 
@@ -187,7 +186,6 @@ const getTours = () => {
             tourEvent(TOUR_STEP_KEYS.BUILDER_FORM_CREATE_STEPS)
             builderStore.highlightSetting("steps", "info")
           },
-          positionHandler: customPositionHandler,
           align: "left-outside",
         },
       ],
@@ -203,7 +201,6 @@ const getTours = () => {
             tourEvent(TOUR_STEP_KEYS.BUILDER_FORM_ROW_ID)
             builderStore.highlightSetting("rowId", "info")
           },
-          positionHandler: customPositionHandler,
           align: "left-outside",
         },
         {
@@ -219,7 +216,6 @@ const getTours = () => {
             tourEvent(TOUR_STEP_KEYS.BUILDER_FORM_VIEW_UPDATE_STEPS)
             builderStore.highlightSetting("steps", "info")
           },
-          positionHandler: customPositionHandler,
           align: "left-outside",
           scrollIntoView: true,
         },
diff --git a/packages/client/manifest.json b/packages/client/manifest.json
index 9fb0783985..1d2499a679 100644
--- a/packages/client/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/client/manifest.json
@@ -2746,6 +2746,14 @@
         "type": "plainText",
         "label": "Label",
         "key": "label"
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "number",
+        "label": "Initial width",
+        "key": "width",
+        "placeholder": "Auto",
+        "min": 80,
+        "max": 9999
       }
     ]
   },
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/GridBlock.svelte b/packages/client/src/components/app/GridBlock.svelte
index 05f03e8812..7a07ceb6e1 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/app/GridBlock.svelte
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/GridBlock.svelte
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
   let grid
   let gridContext
-  let minHeight
+  let minHeight = 0
 
   $: currentTheme = $context?.device?.theme
   $: darkMode = !currentTheme?.includes("light")
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
   $: schemaOverrides = getSchemaOverrides(parsedColumns)
   $: enrichedButtons = enrichButtons(buttons)
   $: selectedRows = deriveSelectedRows(gridContext)
+  $: styles = patchStyles($component.styles, minHeight)
   $: data = { selectedRows: $selectedRows }
   $: actions = [
     {
@@ -86,9 +87,11 @@
 
   const getSchemaOverrides = columns => {
     let overrides = {}
-    columns.forEach(column => {
+    columns.forEach((column, idx) => {
       overrides[column.field] = {
         displayName: column.label,
+        width: column.width,
+        order: idx,
       }
     })
     return overrides
@@ -130,53 +133,55 @@
     )
   }
 
+  const patchStyles = (styles, minHeight) => {
+    return {
+      ...styles,
+      normal: {
+        ...styles?.normal,
+        "min-height": `${minHeight}px`,
+      },
+    }
+  }
+
   onMount(() => {
     gridContext = grid.getContext()
     gridContext.minHeight.subscribe($height => (minHeight = $height))
   })
 </script>
 
-<span style="--min-height:{minHeight}px">
-  <div
-    use:styleable={$component.styles}
-    class:in-builder={$builderStore.inBuilder}
-  >
-    <Grid
-      bind:this={grid}
-      datasource={table}
-      {API}
-      {stripeRows}
-      {quiet}
-      {darkMode}
-      {initialFilter}
-      {initialSortColumn}
-      {initialSortOrder}
-      {fixedRowHeight}
-      {columnWhitelist}
-      {schemaOverrides}
-      canAddRows={allowAddRows}
-      canEditRows={allowEditRows}
-      canDeleteRows={allowDeleteRows}
-      canEditColumns={false}
-      canExpandRows={false}
-      canSaveSchema={false}
-      canSelectRows={true}
-      showControls={false}
-      notifySuccess={notificationStore.actions.success}
-      notifyError={notificationStore.actions.error}
-      buttons={enrichedButtons}
-      isCloud={$environmentStore.cloud}
-      on:rowclick={e => onRowClick?.({ row: e.detail })}
-    />
-  </div>
-</span>
+<div use:styleable={styles} class:in-builder={$builderStore.inBuilder}>
+  <Grid
+    bind:this={grid}
+    datasource={table}
+    {API}
+    {stripeRows}
+    {quiet}
+    {darkMode}
+    {initialFilter}
+    {initialSortColumn}
+    {initialSortOrder}
+    {fixedRowHeight}
+    {columnWhitelist}
+    {schemaOverrides}
+    canAddRows={allowAddRows}
+    canEditRows={allowEditRows}
+    canDeleteRows={allowDeleteRows}
+    canEditColumns={false}
+    canExpandRows={false}
+    canSaveSchema={false}
+    canSelectRows={true}
+    showControls={false}
+    notifySuccess={notificationStore.actions.success}
+    notifyError={notificationStore.actions.error}
+    buttons={enrichedButtons}
+    isCloud={$environmentStore.cloud}
+    on:rowclick={e => onRowClick?.({ row: e.detail })}
+  />
+</div>
 
 <Provider {data} {actions} />
 
 <style>
-  span {
-    display: contents;
-  }
   div {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
@@ -185,7 +190,6 @@
     border-radius: 4px;
     overflow: hidden;
     height: 410px;
-    min-height: var(--min-height);
   }
   div.in-builder :global(*) {
     pointer-events: none;
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/HeaderCell.svelte b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/HeaderCell.svelte
index 530595fe40..de527246ca 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/HeaderCell.svelte
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/HeaderCell.svelte
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
     subscribe,
     config,
     ui,
-    columns,
     definition,
     datasource,
     schema,
@@ -158,17 +157,13 @@
   }
 
   const makeDisplayColumn = () => {
-    columns.actions.changePrimaryDisplay(column.name)
+    datasource.actions.changePrimaryDisplay(column.name)
     open = false
   }
 
   const hideColumn = () => {
-    columns.update(state => {
-      const index = state.findIndex(col => col.name === column.name)
-      state[index].visible = false
-      return state.slice()
-    })
-    columns.actions.saveChanges()
+    datasource.actions.addSchemaMutation(column.name, { visible: false })
+    datasource.actions.saveSchemaMutations()
     open = false
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/controls/HideColumnsButton.svelte b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/controls/HideColumnsButton.svelte
index 4e19e64297..5b74e01958 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/controls/HideColumnsButton.svelte
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/controls/HideColumnsButton.svelte
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   import { ActionButton, Popover, Toggle, Icon } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import { getColumnIcon } from "../lib/utils"
 
-  const { columns, stickyColumn, dispatch } = getContext("grid")
+  const { columns, datasource, stickyColumn, dispatch } = getContext("grid")
 
   let open = false
   let anchor
@@ -11,36 +11,20 @@
   $: anyHidden = $columns.some(col => !col.visible)
   $: text = getText($columns)
 
-  const toggleVisibility = async (column, visible) => {
-    columns.update(state => {
-      const index = state.findIndex(col => col.name === column.name)
-      state[index].visible = visible
-      return state.slice()
-    })
-    await columns.actions.saveChanges()
+  const toggleColumn = async (column, visible) => {
+    datasource.actions.addSchemaMutation(column.name, { visible })
+    await datasource.actions.saveSchemaMutations()
     dispatch(visible ? "show-column" : "hide-column")
   }
 
-  const showAll = async () => {
-    columns.update(state => {
-      return state.map(col => ({
-        ...col,
-        visible: true,
-      }))
+  const toggleAll = async visible => {
+    let mutations = {}
+    $columns.forEach(column => {
+      mutations[column.name] = { visible }
     })
-    await columns.actions.saveChanges()
-    dispatch("show-column")
-  }
-
-  const hideAll = async () => {
-    columns.update(state => {
-      return state.map(col => ({
-        ...col,
-        visible: false,
-      }))
-    })
-    await columns.actions.saveChanges()
-    dispatch("hide-column")
+    datasource.actions.addSchemaMutations(mutations)
+    await datasource.actions.saveSchemaMutations()
+    dispatch(visible ? "show-column" : "hide-column")
   }
 
   const getText = columns => {
@@ -80,14 +64,14 @@
         <Toggle
           size="S"
           value={column.visible}
-          on:change={e => toggleVisibility(column, e.detail)}
+          on:change={e => toggleColumn(column, e.detail)}
           disabled={column.primaryDisplay}
         />
       {/each}
     </div>
     <div class="buttons">
-      <ActionButton on:click={showAll}>Show all</ActionButton>
-      <ActionButton on:click={hideAll}>Hide all</ActionButton>
+      <ActionButton on:click={() => toggleAll(true)}>Show all</ActionButton>
+      <ActionButton on:click={() => toggleAll(false)}>Hide all</ActionButton>
     </div>
   </div>
 </Popover>
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/columns.js b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/columns.js
index 8ceaae105f..a3281be936 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/columns.js
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/columns.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { derived, get, writable } from "svelte/store"
-import { cloneDeep } from "lodash/fp"
 import { GutterWidth, DefaultColumnWidth } from "../lib/constants"
 
 export const createStores = () => {
@@ -75,72 +74,23 @@ export const deriveStores = context => {
 }
 
 export const createActions = context => {
-  const { columns, stickyColumn, datasource, definition, schema } = context
-
-  // Updates the datasources primary display column
-  const changePrimaryDisplay = async column => {
-    return await datasource.actions.saveDefinition({
-      ...get(definition),
-      primaryDisplay: column,
-    })
-  }
+  const { columns, datasource, schema } = context
 
   // Updates the width of all columns
   const changeAllColumnWidths = async width => {
-    columns.update(state => {
-      return state.map(col => ({
-        ...col,
-        width,
-      }))
-    })
-    if (get(stickyColumn)) {
-      stickyColumn.update(state => ({
-        ...state,
-        width,
-      }))
-    }
-    await saveChanges()
-  }
-
-  // Persists column changes by saving metadata against datasource schema
-  const saveChanges = async () => {
-    const $columns = get(columns)
-    const $definition = get(definition)
-    const $stickyColumn = get(stickyColumn)
-    let newSchema = cloneDeep(get(schema)) || {}
-
-    // Build new updated datasource schema
-    Object.keys(newSchema).forEach(column => {
-      // Respect order specified by columns
-      const index = $columns.findIndex(x => x.name === column)
-      if (index !== -1) {
-        newSchema[column].order = index
-      } else {
-        delete newSchema[column].order
-      }
-
-      // Copy over metadata
-      if (column === $stickyColumn?.name) {
-        newSchema[column].visible = true
-        newSchema[column].width = $stickyColumn.width || DefaultColumnWidth
-      } else {
-        newSchema[column].visible = $columns[index]?.visible ?? true
-        newSchema[column].width = $columns[index]?.width || DefaultColumnWidth
-      }
-    })
-
-    await datasource.actions.saveDefinition({
-      ...$definition,
-      schema: newSchema,
+    const $schema = get(schema)
+    let mutations = {}
+    Object.keys($schema).forEach(field => {
+      mutations[field] = { width }
     })
+    datasource.actions.addSchemaMutations(mutations)
+    await datasource.actions.saveSchemaMutations()
   }
 
   return {
     columns: {
       ...columns,
       actions: {
-        saveChanges,
-        changePrimaryDisplay,
         changeAllColumnWidths,
       },
     },
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/datasource.js b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/datasource.js
index 6c309380e6..1fc973f171 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/datasource.js
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/datasource.js
@@ -4,15 +4,23 @@ import { memo } from "../../../utils"
 
 export const createStores = () => {
   const definition = memo(null)
+  const schemaMutations = memo({})
 
   return {
     definition,
+    schemaMutations,
   }
 }
 
 export const deriveStores = context => {
-  const { API, definition, schemaOverrides, columnWhitelist, datasource } =
-    context
+  const {
+    API,
+    definition,
+    schemaOverrides,
+    columnWhitelist,
+    datasource,
+    schemaMutations,
+  } = context
 
   const schema = derived(definition, $definition => {
     let schema = getDatasourceSchema({
@@ -35,42 +43,26 @@ export const deriveStores = context => {
     return schema
   })
 
+  // Derives the total enriched schema, made up of the saved schema and any
+  // prop and user overrides
   const enrichedSchema = derived(
-    [schema, schemaOverrides, columnWhitelist],
-    ([$schema, $schemaOverrides, $columnWhitelist]) => {
+    [schema, schemaOverrides, schemaMutations, columnWhitelist],
+    ([$schema, $schemaOverrides, $schemaMutations, $columnWhitelist]) => {
       if (!$schema) {
         return null
       }
-      let enrichedSchema = { ...$schema }
-
-      // Apply schema overrides
-      Object.keys($schemaOverrides || {}).forEach(field => {
-        if (enrichedSchema[field]) {
-          enrichedSchema[field] = {
-            ...enrichedSchema[field],
-            ...$schemaOverrides[field],
-          }
+      let enrichedSchema = {}
+      Object.keys($schema).forEach(field => {
+        // Apply whitelist if provided
+        if ($columnWhitelist?.length && !$columnWhitelist.includes(field)) {
+          return
+        }
+        enrichedSchema[field] = {
+          ...$schema[field],
+          ...$schemaOverrides?.[field],
+          ...$schemaMutations[field],
         }
       })
-
-      // Apply whitelist if specified
-      if ($columnWhitelist?.length) {
-        const sortedColumns = {}
-
-        $columnWhitelist.forEach((columnKey, idx) => {
-          const enrichedColumn = enrichedSchema[columnKey]
-          if (enrichedColumn) {
-            sortedColumns[columnKey] = {
-              ...enrichedColumn,
-              order: idx,
-              visible: true,
-            }
-          }
-        })
-
-        return sortedColumns
-      }
-
       return enrichedSchema
     }
   )
@@ -100,6 +92,8 @@ export const createActions = context => {
     table,
     viewV2,
     nonPlus,
+    schemaMutations,
+    schema,
   } = context
 
   // Gets the appropriate API for the configured datasource type
@@ -136,11 +130,81 @@ export const createActions = context => {
     // Update server
     if (get(config).canSaveSchema) {
       await getAPI()?.actions.saveDefinition(newDefinition)
-    }
 
-    // Broadcast change to external state can be updated, as this change
-    // will not be received by the builder websocket because we caused it ourselves
-    dispatch("updatedatasource", newDefinition)
+      // Broadcast change so external state can be updated, as this change
+      // will not be received by the builder websocket because we caused it
+      // ourselves
+      dispatch("updatedatasource", newDefinition)
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Updates the datasources primary display column
+  const changePrimaryDisplay = async column => {
+    return await saveDefinition({
+      ...get(definition),
+      primaryDisplay: column,
+    })
+  }
+
+  // Adds a schema mutation for a single field
+  const addSchemaMutation = (field, mutation) => {
+    if (!field || !mutation) {
+      return
+    }
+    schemaMutations.update($schemaMutations => {
+      return {
+        ...$schemaMutations,
+        [field]: {
+          ...$schemaMutations[field],
+          ...mutation,
+        },
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  // Adds schema mutations for multiple fields at once
+  const addSchemaMutations = mutations => {
+    const fields = Object.keys(mutations || {})
+    if (!fields.length) {
+      return
+    }
+    schemaMutations.update($schemaMutations => {
+      let newSchemaMutations = { ...$schemaMutations }
+      fields.forEach(field => {
+        newSchemaMutations[field] = {
+          ...newSchemaMutations[field],
+          ...mutations[field],
+        }
+      })
+      return newSchemaMutations
+    })
+  }
+
+  // Saves schema changes to the server, if possible
+  const saveSchemaMutations = async () => {
+    // If we can't save schema changes then we just want to keep this in memory
+    if (!get(config).canSaveSchema) {
+      return
+    }
+    const $definition = get(definition)
+    const $schemaMutations = get(schemaMutations)
+    const $schema = get(schema)
+    let newSchema = {}
+
+    // Build new updated datasource schema
+    Object.keys($schema).forEach(column => {
+      newSchema[column] = {
+        ...$schema[column],
+        ...$schemaMutations[column],
+      }
+    })
+
+    // Save the changes, then reset our local mutations
+    await saveDefinition({
+      ...$definition,
+      schema: newSchema,
+    })
+    schemaMutations.set({})
   }
 
   // Adds a row to the datasource
@@ -185,6 +249,10 @@ export const createActions = context => {
         getRow,
         isDatasourceValid,
         canUseColumn,
+        changePrimaryDisplay,
+        addSchemaMutation,
+        addSchemaMutations,
+        saveSchemaMutations,
       },
     },
   }
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/reorder.js b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/reorder.js
index b3abbbabf3..8557be0bb6 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/reorder.js
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/reorder.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export const createActions = context => {
     stickyColumn,
     maxScrollLeft,
     width,
+    datasource,
   } = context
 
   let autoScrollInterval
@@ -173,20 +174,17 @@ export const createActions = context => {
     document.removeEventListener("touchend", stopReordering)
     document.removeEventListener("touchcancel", stopReordering)
 
-    // Ensure there's actually a change
-    let { sourceColumn, targetColumn } = get(reorder)
-    if (sourceColumn !== targetColumn) {
-      moveColumn(sourceColumn, targetColumn)
-      await columns.actions.saveChanges()
-    }
-
-    // Reset state
+    // Ensure there's actually a change before saving
+    const { sourceColumn, targetColumn } = get(reorder)
     reorder.set(reorderInitialState)
+    if (sourceColumn !== targetColumn) {
+      await moveColumn(sourceColumn, targetColumn)
+    }
   }
 
   // Moves a column after another columns.
   // An undefined target column will move the source to index 0.
-  const moveColumn = (sourceColumn, targetColumn) => {
+  const moveColumn = async (sourceColumn, targetColumn) => {
     let $columns = get(columns)
     let sourceIdx = $columns.findIndex(x => x.name === sourceColumn)
     let targetIdx = $columns.findIndex(x => x.name === targetColumn)
@@ -198,14 +196,21 @@ export const createActions = context => {
       }
       return state.toSpliced(targetIdx, 0, removed[0])
     })
+
+    // Extract new orders as schema mutations
+    let mutations = {}
+    get(columns).forEach((column, idx) => {
+      mutations[column.name] = { order: idx }
+    })
+    datasource.actions.addSchemaMutations(mutations)
+    await datasource.actions.saveSchemaMutations()
   }
 
   // Moves a column one place left (as appears visually)
   const moveColumnLeft = async column => {
     const $visibleColumns = get(visibleColumns)
     const sourceIdx = $visibleColumns.findIndex(x => x.name === column)
-    moveColumn(column, $visibleColumns[sourceIdx - 2]?.name)
-    await columns.actions.saveChanges()
+    await moveColumn(column, $visibleColumns[sourceIdx - 2]?.name)
   }
 
   // Moves a column one place right (as appears visually)
@@ -215,8 +220,7 @@ export const createActions = context => {
     if (sourceIdx === $visibleColumns.length - 1) {
       return
     }
-    moveColumn(column, $visibleColumns[sourceIdx + 1]?.name)
-    await columns.actions.saveChanges()
+    await moveColumn(column, $visibleColumns[sourceIdx + 1]?.name)
   }
 
   return {
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/resize.js b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/resize.js
index 157465e838..21d1f66001 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/resize.js
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/resize.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const initialState = {
   initialMouseX: null,
   initialWidth: null,
   column: null,
-  columnIdx: null,
   width: 0,
   left: 0,
 }
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ export const createStores = () => {
 }
 
 export const createActions = context => {
-  const { resize, columns, stickyColumn, ui } = context
+  const { resize, ui, datasource } = context
 
   // Starts resizing a certain column
   const startResizing = (column, e) => {
@@ -32,12 +31,6 @@ export const createActions = context => {
     e.preventDefault()
     ui.actions.blur()
 
-    // Find and cache index
-    let columnIdx = get(columns).findIndex(col => col.name === column.name)
-    if (columnIdx === -1) {
-      columnIdx = "sticky"
-    }
-
     // Set initial store state
     resize.set({
       width: column.width,
@@ -45,7 +38,6 @@ export const createActions = context => {
       initialWidth: column.width,
       initialMouseX: x,
       column: column.name,
-      columnIdx,
     })
 
     // Add mouse event listeners to handle resizing
@@ -58,7 +50,7 @@ export const createActions = context => {
 
   // Handler for moving the mouse to resize columns
   const onResizeMouseMove = e => {
-    const { initialMouseX, initialWidth, width, columnIdx } = get(resize)
+    const { initialMouseX, initialWidth, width, column } = get(resize)
     const { x } = parseEventLocation(e)
     const dx = x - initialMouseX
     const newWidth = Math.round(Math.max(MinColumnWidth, initialWidth + dx))
@@ -69,17 +61,7 @@ export const createActions = context => {
     }
 
     // Update column state
-    if (columnIdx === "sticky") {
-      stickyColumn.update(state => ({
-        ...state,
-        width: newWidth,
-      }))
-    } else {
-      columns.update(state => {
-        state[columnIdx].width = newWidth
-        return [...state]
-      })
-    }
+    datasource.actions.addSchemaMutation(column, { width })
 
     // Update state
     resize.update(state => ({
@@ -101,26 +83,16 @@ export const createActions = context => {
 
     // Persist width if it changed
     if ($resize.width !== $resize.initialWidth) {
-      await columns.actions.saveChanges()
+      await datasource.actions.saveSchemaMutations()
     }
   }
 
   // Resets a column size back to default
   const resetSize = async column => {
-    const $stickyColumn = get(stickyColumn)
-    if (column.name === $stickyColumn?.name) {
-      stickyColumn.update(state => ({
-        ...state,
-        width: DefaultColumnWidth,
-      }))
-    } else {
-      columns.update(state => {
-        const columnIdx = state.findIndex(x => x.name === column.name)
-        state[columnIdx].width = DefaultColumnWidth
-        return [...state]
-      })
-    }
-    await columns.actions.saveChanges()
+    datasource.actions.addSchemaMutation(column.name, {
+      width: DefaultColumnWidth,
+    })
+    await datasource.actions.saveSchemaMutations()
   }
 
   return {