diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte
index d322a4c22a..f5bc2c04a8 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte
@@ -2,8 +2,16 @@
   import TableSelector from "./TableSelector.svelte"
   import RowSelector from "./RowSelector.svelte"
   import SchemaSetup from "./SchemaSetup.svelte"
-  import { Button, Input, Select, Label } from "@budibase/bbui"
+  import {
+    Button,
+    Input,
+    Select,
+    Label,
+    ActionButton,
+    Drawer,
+  } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import { automationStore } from "builderStore"
+  import { tables } from "stores/backend"
   import WebhookDisplay from "../Shared/WebhookDisplay.svelte"
   import DrawerBindableInput from "../../common/bindings/DrawerBindableInput.svelte"
   import AutomationBindingPanel from "../../common/bindings/ServerBindingPanel.svelte"
@@ -15,12 +23,18 @@
   import { database } from "stores/backend"
   import { debounce } from "lodash"
   import ModalBindableInput from "components/common/bindings/ModalBindableInput.svelte"
+  import FilterDrawer from "components/design/PropertiesPanel/PropertyControls/FilterEditor/FilterDrawer.svelte"
+  // need the client lucene builder to convert to the structure API expects
+  import { buildLuceneQuery } from "../../../../../client/src/utils/lucene"
 
   export let block
   export let webhookModal
   export let testData
   export let schemaProperties
   export let isTestModal = false
+  let drawer
+  let tempFilters = lookForFilters(schemaProperties) || []
+  let fillWidth = true
 
   $: stepId = block.stepId
   $: bindings = getAvailableBindings(
@@ -30,6 +44,11 @@
   $: instanceId = $database._id
 
   $: inputData = testData ? testData : block.inputs
+  $: tableId = inputData ? inputData.tableId : null
+  $: table = tableId
+    ? $tables.list.find(table => table._id === inputData.tableId)
+    : { schema: {} }
+  $: schemaFields = table ? Object.values(table.schema) : []
 
   const onChange = debounce(
     async function (e, key) {
@@ -76,6 +95,35 @@
     }
     return bindings
   }
+
+  function lookForFilters(properties) {
+    console.log("testing")
+    if (!properties) {
+      return []
+    }
+    let filters
+    const inputs = testData ? testData : block.inputs
+    for (let [key, field] of properties) {
+      // need to look for the builder definition (keyed separately, see saveFilters)
+      const defKey = `${key}-def`
+      if (field.customType === "filters" && inputs?.[defKey]) {
+        filters = inputs[defKey]
+        break
+      }
+    }
+    return filters || []
+  }
+
+  function saveFilters(key) {
+    const filters = buildLuceneQuery(tempFilters)
+    const defKey = `${key}-def`
+    inputData[key] = filters
+    inputData[defKey] = tempFilters
+    onChange({ detail: filters }, key)
+    // need to store the builder definition in the automation
+    onChange({ detail: tempFilters }, defKey)
+    drawer.hide()
+  }
 </script>
 
 <div class="fields">
@@ -89,6 +137,26 @@
           options={value.enum}
           getOptionLabel={(x, idx) => (value.pretty ? value.pretty[idx] : x)}
         />
+      {:else if value.customType === "column"}
+        <Select
+          on:change={e => onChange(e, key)}
+          value={inputData[key]}
+          options={Object.keys(table.schema)}
+        />
+      {:else if value.customType === "filters"}
+        <ActionButton on:click={drawer.show}>Define filters</ActionButton>
+        <Drawer bind:this={drawer} {fillWidth} title="Filtering">
+          <Button cta slot="buttons" on:click={() => saveFilters(key)}
+            >Save</Button
+          >
+          <FilterDrawer
+            slot="body"
+            bind:filters={tempFilters}
+            {bindings}
+            {schemaFields}
+            panel={AutomationBindingPanel}
+          />
+        </Drawer>
       {:else if value.customType === "password"}
         <Input
           type="password"
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/PropertiesPanel/PropertyControls/FilterEditor/FilterDrawer.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/PropertiesPanel/PropertyControls/FilterEditor/FilterDrawer.svelte
index ad647d1550..d6bfadb150 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/PropertiesPanel/PropertyControls/FilterEditor/FilterDrawer.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/PropertiesPanel/PropertyControls/FilterEditor/FilterDrawer.svelte
@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
 <script>
   import {
-    DatePicker,
-    Icon,
-    Button,
-    Select,
-    Combobox,
-    Input,
-    DrawerContent,
-    Layout,
     Body,
+    Button,
+    Combobox,
+    DatePicker,
+    DrawerContent,
+    Icon,
+    Input,
+    Layout,
+    Select,
   } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import DrawerBindableInput from "components/common/bindings/DrawerBindableInput.svelte"
+  import BindingPanel from "components/common/bindings/BindingPanel.svelte"
   import { generate } from "shortid"
-  import { OperatorOptions, getValidOperatorsForType } from "helpers/lucene"
+  import { getValidOperatorsForType, OperatorOptions } from "helpers/lucene"
 
   export let schemaFields
   export let filters = []
   export let bindings = []
+  export let panel = BindingPanel
 
   const BannedTypes = ["link", "attachment", "formula"]
 
@@ -82,9 +84,7 @@
 
   const getFieldOptions = field => {
     const schema = schemaFields.find(x => x.name === field)
-    const opt = schema?.constraints?.inclusion || []
-
-    return opt
+    return schema?.constraints?.inclusion || []
   }
 </script>
 
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
                 title={`Value for "${filter.field}"`}
                 value={filter.value}
                 placeholder="Value"
+                {panel}
                 {bindings}
                 on:change={event => (filter.value = event.detail)}
               />
diff --git a/packages/client/yarn.lock b/packages/client/yarn.lock
index 27c542cf09..c0631eaa8e 100644
--- a/packages/client/yarn.lock
+++ b/packages/client/yarn.lock
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 # yarn lockfile v1
 
 
+"@adobe/spectrum-css-workflow-icons@^1.2.1":
+  version "1.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@adobe/spectrum-css-workflow-icons/-/spectrum-css-workflow-icons-1.2.1.tgz#7e2cb3fcfb5c8b12d7275afafbb6ec44913551b4"
+  integrity sha512-uVgekyBXnOVkxp+CUssjN/gefARtudZC8duEn1vm0lBQFwGRZFlDEzU1QC+aIRWCrD1Z8OgRpmBYlSZ7QS003w==
+
 "@babel/code-frame@^7.0.0", "@babel/code-frame@^7.10.4":
   version "7.12.13"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/code-frame/-/code-frame-7.12.13.tgz#dcfc826beef65e75c50e21d3837d7d95798dd658"
@@ -23,6 +28,73 @@
     chalk "^2.0.0"
     js-tokens "^4.0.0"
 
+"@budibase/bbui@^0.9.129":
+  version "0.9.129"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/bbui/-/bbui-0.9.129.tgz#989bf60d404772d4b308382faba7adac6518ec3e"
+  integrity sha512-U3uO9K3m7Ph5RQpzXx5IIy94s/KdU9Q8eJXFQwH6neYIKQk3OFo8br5px5C7lE38mtazqq9XvQy0f+MUarKk4A==
+  dependencies:
+    "@adobe/spectrum-css-workflow-icons" "^1.2.1"
+    "@spectrum-css/actionbutton" "^1.0.1"
+    "@spectrum-css/actiongroup" "^1.0.1"
+    "@spectrum-css/avatar" "^3.0.2"
+    "@spectrum-css/button" "^3.0.1"
+    "@spectrum-css/buttongroup" "^3.0.2"
+    "@spectrum-css/checkbox" "^3.0.2"
+    "@spectrum-css/dialog" "^3.0.1"
+    "@spectrum-css/divider" "^1.0.3"
+    "@spectrum-css/dropzone" "^3.0.2"
+    "@spectrum-css/fieldgroup" "^3.0.2"
+    "@spectrum-css/fieldlabel" "^3.0.1"
+    "@spectrum-css/icon" "^3.0.1"
+    "@spectrum-css/illustratedmessage" "^3.0.2"
+    "@spectrum-css/inputgroup" "^3.0.2"
+    "@spectrum-css/label" "^2.0.10"
+    "@spectrum-css/link" "^3.1.1"
+    "@spectrum-css/menu" "^3.0.1"
+    "@spectrum-css/modal" "^3.0.1"
+    "@spectrum-css/pagination" "^3.0.3"
+    "@spectrum-css/picker" "^1.0.1"
+    "@spectrum-css/popover" "^3.0.1"
+    "@spectrum-css/progressbar" "^1.0.2"
+    "@spectrum-css/progresscircle" "^1.0.2"
+    "@spectrum-css/radio" "^3.0.2"
+    "@spectrum-css/search" "^3.0.2"
+    "@spectrum-css/sidenav" "^3.0.2"
+    "@spectrum-css/statuslight" "^3.0.2"
+    "@spectrum-css/stepper" "^3.0.3"
+    "@spectrum-css/switch" "^1.0.2"
+    "@spectrum-css/table" "^3.0.1"
+    "@spectrum-css/tabs" "^3.0.1"
+    "@spectrum-css/tags" "^3.0.2"
+    "@spectrum-css/textfield" "^3.0.1"
+    "@spectrum-css/toast" "^3.0.1"
+    "@spectrum-css/tooltip" "^3.0.3"
+    "@spectrum-css/treeview" "^3.0.2"
+    "@spectrum-css/typography" "^3.0.1"
+    "@spectrum-css/underlay" "^2.0.9"
+    "@spectrum-css/vars" "^3.0.1"
+    dayjs "^1.10.4"
+    svelte-flatpickr "^3.1.0"
+    svelte-portal "^1.0.0"
+
+"@budibase/standard-components@^0.9.124":
+  version "0.9.129"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/standard-components/-/standard-components-0.9.129.tgz#f2cdead99b8f25177c4c291be3032fb9ffd1dac3"
+  integrity sha512-RYWBcrz4MGICg9neIPQ4CbU3WTTJoTofi2D4pwA+qvvN3uhqOCcFIZ3+yadZ5Akz2qwMztQ8WDvetowm2srZcA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@budibase/bbui" "^0.9.129"
+    "@spectrum-css/button" "^3.0.3"
+    "@spectrum-css/card" "^3.0.3"
+    "@spectrum-css/divider" "^1.0.3"
+    "@spectrum-css/link" "^3.1.3"
+    "@spectrum-css/page" "^3.0.1"
+    "@spectrum-css/typography" "^3.0.2"
+    "@spectrum-css/vars" "^3.0.1"
+    apexcharts "^3.22.1"
+    dayjs "^1.10.5"
+    svelte-apexcharts "^1.0.2"
+    svelte-flatpickr "^3.1.0"
+
 "@rollup/plugin-alias@^3.1.5":
   version "3.1.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@rollup/plugin-alias/-/plugin-alias-3.1.5.tgz#73356a3a1eab2e1e2fd952f9f53cd89fc740d952"
@@ -64,16 +136,46 @@
     estree-walker "^1.0.1"
     picomatch "^2.2.2"
 
-"@spectrum-css/button@^3.0.3":
+"@spectrum-css/actionbutton@^1.0.1":
+  version "1.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/actionbutton/-/actionbutton-1.0.3.tgz#8f7342a69b303c5acdcfa0a59f5e9267b9f3cb30"
+  integrity sha512-P9qoCPSiZ1SB6ZYqK5hub0vGty00YYqonQE0KTjtb1i+T1nYR/87vWqVPERx9j63uhgZncjwFYaThTvRqye7eQ==
+
+"@spectrum-css/actiongroup@^1.0.1":
+  version "1.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/actiongroup/-/actiongroup-1.0.3.tgz#4713ce65e6f5c72c404a7b638fbc3b4fd7e3874f"
+  integrity sha512-NlB9Q4ZlWixXxymoPIYG6g2hkwAGKFodHWPFfxHD8ddkjXWRB9G2akUP7cfsJ4DcYn4VisUORCOYQwqDiSmboQ==
+
+"@spectrum-css/avatar@^3.0.2":
+  version "3.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/avatar/-/avatar-3.0.2.tgz#4f1826223eae330e64b6d3cc899e9bc2e98dac95"
+  integrity sha512-wEczvSqxttTWSiL3cOvXV/RmGRwSkw2w6+slcHhnf0kb7ovymMM+9oz8vvEpEsSeo5u598bc+7ktrKFpAd6soQ==
+
+"@spectrum-css/button@^3.0.1", "@spectrum-css/button@^3.0.3":
   version "3.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/button/-/button-3.0.3.tgz#2df1efaab6c7e0b3b06cb4b59e1eae59c7f1fc84"
   integrity sha512-6CnLPqqtaU/PcSSIGeGRi0iFIIxIUByYLKFO6zn5NEUc12KQ28dJ4PLwB6WBa0L8vRoAGlnWWH2ZZweTijbXgg==
 
+"@spectrum-css/buttongroup@^3.0.2":
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/buttongroup/-/buttongroup-3.0.3.tgz#719d868845ac9d2c4f939c1b9f6044507902d5aa"
+  integrity sha512-eXl8U4QWMWXqyTu654FdQdEGnmczgOYlpIFSHyCMVjhtPqZp2xwnLFiGh6LKw+bLio6eeOZ0L+vpk1GcoYqgkw==
+
 "@spectrum-css/card@^3.0.3":
   version "3.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/card/-/card-3.0.3.tgz#56b2e2da6b80c1583228baa279de7407383bfb6b"
   integrity sha512-+oKLUI2a0QmQP9EzySeq/G4FpUkkdaDNbuEbqCj2IkPMc/2v/nwzsPhh1fj2UIghGAiiUwXfPpzax1e8fyhQUg==
 
+"@spectrum-css/checkbox@^3.0.2":
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/checkbox/-/checkbox-3.0.3.tgz#8577067fc8b97e4609f92bd242364937a533a7bb"
+  integrity sha512-QVG9uMHq+lh70Dh6mDNnY+vEvNz2p7VC6xgLfDYfijp2qeiqYPq72fQK6p/SiyqPk96ZACzNRwgeROU6Xf6Wgg==
+
+"@spectrum-css/dialog@^3.0.1":
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/dialog/-/dialog-3.0.3.tgz#7715a4ea435e753afb623d99ca5917ed1bcd6f34"
+  integrity sha512-AhmKgfRIVyTe3ABiJ8lLUQL34VB/H6fN16na2LlbDRJvyRMzkdN1Xf2i6U3f4OMd3qQ8Gm5xat4BvMxIQPBAUQ==
+
 "@spectrum-css/divider@^1.0.3":
   version "1.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/divider/-/divider-1.0.3.tgz#639e2ebaa0834efa40f42397668bbd5c153ea385"
@@ -81,11 +183,56 @@
   dependencies:
     "@spectrum-css/vars" "^3.0.2"
 
-"@spectrum-css/link@^3.1.3":
+"@spectrum-css/dropzone@^3.0.2":
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/dropzone/-/dropzone-3.0.3.tgz#aee71697a2c195947599d7541b858c3c198741dc"
+  integrity sha512-ujrswdtB6bHigklyHsm6zomFd6rUnKJ3xVVRjroVF4+ouK4DxK5tX0iVd0EW6AOfOjx4Cc28uyFot3fpxp+MQw==
+
+"@spectrum-css/fieldgroup@^3.0.2":
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/fieldgroup/-/fieldgroup-3.0.3.tgz#85d85da048d08200f25ceab378026dd2b11e0bb2"
+  integrity sha512-wXUXTXN1CPnR7M4Ltd+3uh7BfcNGUV1+Xe0/h0tCpq/j+S2Sd4xo7/pUMdU19sIDrAAtpEFp1tt+nouHcU5HGQ==
+
+"@spectrum-css/fieldlabel@^3.0.1":
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/fieldlabel/-/fieldlabel-3.0.3.tgz#f73c04d20734d4718ffb620dc46458904685b449"
+  integrity sha512-nEvIkEXCD5n4fW67Unq6Iu7VXoauEd/JGpfTY02VsC5p4FJLnwKfPDbJUuUsqClAxqw7nAsmXVKtn4zQFf5yPQ==
+
+"@spectrum-css/icon@^3.0.1":
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/icon/-/icon-3.0.3.tgz#5c612822380927087aebd526855d82ed2c3e2cba"
+  integrity sha512-hyloKOejPCXhP3MBNsm3SjR9j8xT1R1S19p32KW/0Qhj+VMUtfyEPmevyFptpn7wcovQccdl/vZVIVDuML/imw==
+
+"@spectrum-css/illustratedmessage@^3.0.2":
+  version "3.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/illustratedmessage/-/illustratedmessage-3.0.2.tgz#6a480be98b027e050b086e7899e40d87adb0a8c0"
+  integrity sha512-dqnE8X27bGcO0HN8+dYx8O4o0dNNIAqeivOzDHhe2El+V4dTzMrNIerF6G0NLm3GjVf6XliwmitsZK+K6FmbtA==
+
+"@spectrum-css/inputgroup@^3.0.2":
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/inputgroup/-/inputgroup-3.0.3.tgz#00c9a370ddc2c55cf0f37dd6069faa9501fd7eb5"
+  integrity sha512-FqRJTiLL7jiGfzDVXWUGVLqHryJjCcqQIrqAi+Tq0oenapzsBe2qc/zIrKgh2wtMI+NTIBLXTECvij3L1HlqAg==
+
+"@spectrum-css/label@^2.0.10":
+  version "2.0.10"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/label/-/label-2.0.10.tgz#2368651d7636a19385b5d300cdf6272db1916001"
+  integrity sha512-xCbtEiQkZIlLdWFikuw7ifDCC21DOC/KMgVrrVJHXFc4KRQe9LTZSqmGF3tovm+CSq1adE59mYoTbojVQ9YuEQ==
+
+"@spectrum-css/link@^3.1.1", "@spectrum-css/link@^3.1.3":
   version "3.1.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/link/-/link-3.1.3.tgz#b0e560a7e0acdb4a2b329b6669696aa3438f5993"
   integrity sha512-8Pmy5d73MwKcATTPaj+fSrZYnIw7GmfX40AvpC1xx5LauOxsbUb4AVNp1kn2H8rrOBmxF7czyhoBBhEiv66QUg==
 
+"@spectrum-css/menu@^3.0.1":
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/menu/-/menu-3.0.3.tgz#46a9b221bb5f470a2f8a934bdfd512d84d2fdc4d"
+  integrity sha512-qKA9J/MrikNKIpCEHsAazG2vY3im5tjGCmo6p9Pdnu8/aQMsiuZDHZayukeCttJUZkrb9guDVL9OIHlK5RZvcQ==
+
+"@spectrum-css/modal@^3.0.1":
+  version "3.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/modal/-/modal-3.0.2.tgz#58b6621cab65f90788d310374f40df1f7090473f"
+  integrity sha512-YnIivJhoaao7Otu+HV7sgebPyFbO6sd/oMvTN/Rb2wwgnaMnIIuIRdGandSrcgotN2uNgs+P0knG6mv/xA1/dg==
+
 "@spectrum-css/page@^3.0.1":
   version "3.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/page/-/page-3.0.2.tgz#8f0c03d25f5565fb13115541a8fcaf0e1d3a8ee0"
@@ -93,11 +240,106 @@
   dependencies:
     "@spectrum-css/vars" "^3.0.2"
 
-"@spectrum-css/typography@^3.0.2":
+"@spectrum-css/pagination@^3.0.3":
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/pagination/-/pagination-3.0.3.tgz#b204c3ada384c4af751a354bc428346d82eeea65"
+  integrity sha512-OJ/v9GeNXJOZ9Yr9LDBYPrR2NCiLOWP9wANT/a5sqFuugRnQbn/HYMnRp9TBxwpDY6ihaPo0T/wi7kLiAJFdDw==
+
+"@spectrum-css/picker@^1.0.1":
+  version "1.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/picker/-/picker-1.0.3.tgz#21379bcf8ae94277deeb6ad65dcd9e2bbfacb487"
+  integrity sha512-oHLGxBx5BwVCSGo7/T1C9PTHX1+/5AmVjyLiTJ4UoIdSJmOERw9YcRZbcGZgBJNWbxcjr4TyGtwj1EcSjEy97w==
+
+"@spectrum-css/popover@^3.0.1":
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/popover/-/popover-3.0.3.tgz#6fb69873474fb968afb738eacb9e121f93e83a09"
+  integrity sha512-KvmXv4TV19FBx39KfmgVlDYtvtBqv/8RRK7RRLDDHGViTxZtShjVsVpwIgfkfgn4iJztCnXpWzFqRXWUu2XCpQ==
+
+"@spectrum-css/progressbar@^1.0.2":
+  version "1.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/progressbar/-/progressbar-1.0.3.tgz#f70bcc38a2a21cff2f422ec825724ebbb9455e67"
+  integrity sha512-vJHplefUuy8+NjCw1X7fLbqHVGNVBpvGFXNAeaIj4SFf4ygxiUq/5c9iRhhsCQixEsJlfD/b7BnGXU7BUDkr6Q==
+
+"@spectrum-css/progresscircle@^1.0.2":
+  version "1.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/progresscircle/-/progresscircle-1.0.2.tgz#258ea9170fb70f795edda03e38a61d93bef4487c"
+  integrity sha512-JLULpyzjIY95lzlWR1yE1gv4l1K6p+scQ+edmuZZUHBzwM3pUtkvHJmUlA9TYdResUYW6Uka60VRdY6lZ8gnFQ==
+
+"@spectrum-css/radio@^3.0.2":
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/radio/-/radio-3.0.3.tgz#25c3bc5e9c30a8a8ae728717b7c7fb736cdae640"
+  integrity sha512-LaLGfz/eGNR2iyqouXYILIA+pKRqF769iPdwM0REm5RpWvMQDD7rPZ/kWlg18owjaFsyllEp25gEjmhRJIIVOw==
+
+"@spectrum-css/search@^3.0.2":
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/search/-/search-3.0.3.tgz#3415dc106aca0d5dd996e87084a1b47c2b95a882"
+  integrity sha512-kdLpKTt0obljuhS1q1tukujRlvSs8sBwij76D4Qp8KpMzwePfZyvv1kYzuWPNZfTeISxWsmyZ6Wxd1uvzjn+UA==
+
+"@spectrum-css/sidenav@^3.0.2":
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/sidenav/-/sidenav-3.0.3.tgz#132141fbd2500a927c312fa4e1d712c438b3d597"
+  integrity sha512-cQ+CgwjxGftrcc79i1XnGd66QTl7H7zopSU0UTV4Qq7hvqfrjjWxfZ6b+3tezrrhNlDope1ff9o8sm67PsPXtg==
+
+"@spectrum-css/statuslight@^3.0.2":
+  version "3.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/statuslight/-/statuslight-3.0.2.tgz#dc54b6cd113413dcdb909c486b5d7bae60db65c5"
+  integrity sha512-xodB8g8vGJH20XmUj9ZsPlM1jHrGeRbvmVXkz0q7YvQrYAhim8pP3W+XKKZAletPFAuu8cmUOc6SWn6i4X4z6w==
+
+"@spectrum-css/stepper@^3.0.3":
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/stepper/-/stepper-3.0.3.tgz#ae89846886431e3edeee060207b8f81540f73a34"
+  integrity sha512-prAD61ImlOTs9b6PfB3cB08x4lAfxtvnW+RZiTYky0E8GgZdrc/MfCkL5/oqQaIQUtyQv/3Lb7ELAf/0K8QTXw==
+
+"@spectrum-css/switch@^1.0.2":
+  version "1.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/switch/-/switch-1.0.2.tgz#f0b4c69271964573e02b08e90998096e49e1de44"
+  integrity sha512-zqmHpgWPNg1gEwdUNFYV3CBX5JaeALfIqcJIxE0FLZqr9d1C4+oLE0ItIFzt1bwr4bFAOmkEpvtiY+amluzGxQ==
+
+"@spectrum-css/table@^3.0.1":
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/table/-/table-3.0.3.tgz#7f7f19905ef3275cbf907ce3a5818e63c30b2caf"
+  integrity sha512-nxwzVjLPsXoY/v4sdxOVYLcC+cEbGgJyLcLclT5LT9MGSbngFeUMJzzVR4EvehzuN4dH7hrATG7Mbuq29Mf0Hg==
+
+"@spectrum-css/tabs@^3.0.1":
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/tabs/-/tabs-3.0.3.tgz#51dd6f168c897b0fdc3a7e9f901df7bd2288b4fc"
+  integrity sha512-iLP1I72bJWz9APdQB1jiw+pOv5a7N+hYOCJvRoc56Us/hJKVzowkyGRe3uH+8v36nCG9bHxiAQNLoU8eXisVrg==
+
+"@spectrum-css/tags@^3.0.2":
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/tags/-/tags-3.0.3.tgz#fc76d2735cdc442de91b7eb3bee49a928c0767ac"
+  integrity sha512-SL8vPxVDfWcY5VdIuyl0TImEXcOU1I7yCyXkk7MudMwfnYs81FaIyY32hFV9OHj0Tz/36UzRzc7AVMSuRQ53pw==
+
+"@spectrum-css/textfield@^3.0.1":
+  version "3.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/textfield/-/textfield-3.0.2.tgz#907f62d2dc82852dd6236a820be99e252b531631"
+  integrity sha512-nkFgAb0cP4jUodkUBErMNfyF78jJLtgL1Mrr9/rvGpGobo10IAbb8zZY4CkZ64o8XmMy/85+wZTKcx+KHatqpg==
+
+"@spectrum-css/toast@^3.0.1":
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/toast/-/toast-3.0.3.tgz#97c1527384707600832ecda35643ed304615250f"
+  integrity sha512-CjLeaMs+cjUXojCCRtbj0YkD2BoZW16kjj2o5omkEpUTjA34IJ8xJ1a+CCtDILWekhXvN0MBN4sbumcnwcnx8w==
+
+"@spectrum-css/tooltip@^3.0.3":
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/tooltip/-/tooltip-3.0.3.tgz#26b8ca3b3d30e29630244d85eb4fc11d0c841281"
+  integrity sha512-ztRF7WW1FzyNavXBRc+80z67UoOrY9wl3cMYsVD3MpDnyxdzP8cjza1pCcolKBaFqRTcQKkxKw3GWtGICRKR5A==
+
+"@spectrum-css/treeview@^3.0.2":
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/treeview/-/treeview-3.0.3.tgz#aeda5175158b9f8d7529cb2b394428eb2a428046"
+  integrity sha512-D5gGzZC/KtRArdx86Mesc9+99W9nTbUOeyYGqoJoAfJSOttoT6Tk5CrDvlCmAqjKf5rajemAkGri1ChqvUIwkw==
+
+"@spectrum-css/typography@^3.0.1", "@spectrum-css/typography@^3.0.2":
   version "3.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/typography/-/typography-3.0.2.tgz#ea3ca0a60e18064527819d48c8c4364cab4fcd38"
   integrity sha512-5ZOLmQe0edzsDMyhghUd4hBb5uxGsFrxzf+WasfcUw9klSfTsRZ09n1BsaaWbgrLjlMQ+EEHS46v5VNo0Ms2CA==
 
+"@spectrum-css/underlay@^2.0.9":
+  version "2.0.10"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/underlay/-/underlay-2.0.10.tgz#8b75b646605a311850f6620caa18d4996cd64ed7"
+  integrity sha512-PmsmkzeGD/rY4pp3ILXHt9w8BW7uaEqXe08hQRS7rGki7wqCpG4mE0/8N3yEcA3QxWQclmG9gdkg5uz6wMmYzA==
+
 "@spectrum-css/vars@^3.0.1", "@spectrum-css/vars@^3.0.2":
   version "3.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/vars/-/vars-3.0.2.tgz#ea9062c3c98dfc6ba59e5df14a03025ad8969999"
@@ -817,6 +1059,11 @@ data-urls@^2.0.0:
     whatwg-mimetype "^2.3.0"
     whatwg-url "^8.0.0"
 
+dayjs@^1.10.4:
+  version "1.10.7"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dayjs/-/dayjs-1.10.7.tgz#2cf5f91add28116748440866a0a1d26f3a6ce468"
+  integrity sha512-P6twpd70BcPK34K26uJ1KT3wlhpuOAPoMwJzpsIWUxHZ7wpmbdZL/hQqBDfz7hGurYSa5PhzdhDHtt319hL3ig==
+
 dayjs@^1.10.5:
   version "1.10.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dayjs/-/dayjs-1.10.6.tgz#288b2aa82f2d8418a6c9d4df5898c0737ad02a63"
@@ -2953,6 +3200,11 @@ svelte-flatpickr@^3.1.0:
   dependencies:
     flatpickr "^4.5.2"
 
+svelte-portal@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/svelte-portal/-/svelte-portal-1.0.0.tgz#36a47c5578b1a4d9b4dc60fa32a904640ec4cdd3"
+  integrity sha512-nHf+DS/jZ6jjnZSleBMSaZua9JlG5rZv9lOGKgJuaZStfevtjIlUJrkLc3vbV8QdBvPPVmvcjTlazAzfKu0v3Q==
+
 svelte-spa-router@^3.0.5:
   version "3.0.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/svelte-spa-router/-/svelte-spa-router-3.0.5.tgz#097506578ac2371c9556b9789bd397d408968d92"
diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index cf2096dbc2..9b84d01579 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
       "!src/automations/tests/**/*",
       "!src/utilities/fileProcessor.js",
       "!src/utilities/fileSystem/**/*",
-      "!src/utilities/redis.js"
+      "!src/utilities/redis.js",
+      "!src/api/controllers/row/internalSearch.js"
     ],
     "coverageReporters": [
       "lcov",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/index.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/index.js
index a50afa77ea..1d003ebd18 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/index.js
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ exports.destroy = async function (ctx) {
 exports.search = async ctx => {
   const tableId = getTableId(ctx)
   try {
+    ctx.status = 200
     ctx.body = await pickApi(tableId).search(ctx)
   } catch (err) {
     ctx.throw(400, err)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/actions.js b/packages/server/src/automations/actions.js
index ef77387a40..13f7c487c1 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/actions.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/actions.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const zapier = require("./steps/zapier")
 const integromat = require("./steps/integromat")
 let filter = require("./steps/filter")
 let delay = require("./steps/delay")
+let queryRow = require("./steps/queryRows")
 
 const ACTION_IMPLS = {
   SEND_EMAIL_SMTP: sendSmtpEmail.run,
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ const ACTION_IMPLS = {
   SERVER_LOG: serverLog.run,
   DELAY: delay.run,
   FILTER: filter.run,
+  QUERY_ROWS: queryRow.run,
   // these used to be lowercase step IDs, maintain for backwards compat
   discord: discord.run,
   slack: slack.run,
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ const ACTION_DEFINITIONS = {
   SERVER_LOG: serverLog.definition,
   DELAY: delay.definition,
   FILTER: filter.definition,
+  QUERY_ROWS: queryRow.definition,
   // these used to be lowercase step IDs, maintain for backwards compat
   discord: discord.definition,
   slack: slack.definition,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/queryRows.js b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/queryRows.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64b757418e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/queryRows.js
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+const rowController = require("../../api/controllers/row")
+const tableController = require("../../api/controllers/table")
+const { FieldTypes } = require("../../constants")
+
+const SortOrders = {
+  ASCENDING: "ascending",
+  DESCENDING: "descending",
+}
+
+const SortOrdersPretty = {
+  [SortOrders.ASCENDING]: "Ascending",
+  [SortOrders.DESCENDING]: "Descending",
+}
+
+exports.definition = {
+  description: "Query rows from the database",
+  icon: "Search",
+  name: "Query rows",
+  tagline: "Query rows from {{inputs.enriched.table.name}} table",
+  type: "ACTION",
+  stepId: "QUERY_ROWS",
+  internal: true,
+  inputs: {},
+  schema: {
+    inputs: {
+      properties: {
+        tableId: {
+          type: "string",
+          customType: "table",
+          title: "Table",
+        },
+        filters: {
+          type: "object",
+          customType: "filters",
+          title: "Filtering",
+        },
+        sortColumn: {
+          type: "string",
+          title: "Sort Column",
+          customType: "column",
+        },
+        sortOrder: {
+          type: "string",
+          title: "Sort Order",
+          enum: Object.values(SortOrders),
+          pretty: Object.values(SortOrdersPretty),
+        },
+        limit: {
+          type: "number",
+          title: "Limit",
+        },
+      },
+      required: ["tableId"],
+    },
+    outputs: {
+      properties: {
+        rows: {
+          type: "array",
+          customType: "rows",
+          description: "The rows that were found",
+        },
+        success: {
+          type: "boolean",
+          description: "Whether the deletion was successful",
+        },
+      },
+      required: ["rows", "success"],
+    },
+  },
+}
+
+async function getTable(appId, tableId) {
+  const ctx = {
+    params: {
+      id: tableId,
+    },
+    appId,
+  }
+  await tableController.find(ctx)
+  return ctx.body
+}
+
+exports.run = async function ({ inputs, appId }) {
+  const { tableId, filters, sortColumn, sortOrder, limit } = inputs
+  const table = await getTable(appId, tableId)
+  let sortType = FieldTypes.STRING
+  if (table && table.schema && sortColumn) {
+    const fieldType = table.schema[sortColumn].type
+    sortType =
+      fieldType === FieldTypes.NUMBER ? FieldTypes.NUMBER : FieldTypes.STRING
+  }
+  const ctx = {
+    params: {
+      tableId,
+    },
+    request: {
+      body: {
+        sortOrder,
+        sortType,
+        sort: sortColumn,
+        query: filters || {},
+        limit,
+      },
+    },
+    appId,
+  }
+  try {
+    await rowController.search(ctx)
+    return {
+      rows: ctx.body ? ctx.body.rows : [],
+      success: ctx.status === 200,
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    return {
+      success: false,
+      response: err,
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/tests/queryRows.spec.js b/packages/server/src/automations/tests/queryRows.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fca03f4e3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/tests/queryRows.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// lucene searching not supported in test due to use of PouchDB
+let rows = []
+jest.mock("../../api/controllers/row/internalSearch", () => ({
+  fullSearch: jest.fn(() => {
+    return {
+      rows,
+    }
+  }),
+  paginatedSearch: jest.fn(),
+}))
+const setup = require("./utilities")
+
+const NAME = "Test"
+
+describe("Test a query step automation", () => {
+  let table
+  let config = setup.getConfig()
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await config.init()
+    table = await config.createTable()
+    const row = {
+      name: NAME,
+      description: "original description",
+      tableId: table._id,
+    }
+    rows.push(await config.createRow(row))
+    rows.push(await config.createRow(row))
+  })
+
+  afterAll(setup.afterAll)
+
+  it("should be able to run the query step", async () => {
+    const inputs = {
+      tableId: table._id,
+      filters: {
+        equal: {
+          name: NAME,
+        },
+      },
+      sortColumn: "name",
+      sortOrder: "ascending",
+      limit: 10,
+    }
+    const res = await setup.runStep(setup.actions.QUERY_ROWS.stepId, inputs)
+    expect(res.success).toBe(true)
+    expect(res.rows).toBeDefined()
+    expect(res.rows.length).toBe(2)
+    expect(res.rows[0].name).toBe(NAME)
+  })
+})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/server/yarn.lock b/packages/server/yarn.lock
index 3944d0a9e9..ef54091251 100644
--- a/packages/server/yarn.lock
+++ b/packages/server/yarn.lock
@@ -4226,7 +4226,7 @@ end-stream@~0.1.0:
   dependencies:
     write-stream "~0.4.3"
 
-errno@~0.1.1, errno@~0.1.7:
+errno@~0.1.1:
   version "0.1.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/errno/-/errno-0.1.8.tgz#8bb3e9c7d463be4976ff888f76b4809ebc2e811f"
   integrity sha512-dJ6oBr5SQ1VSd9qkk7ByRgb/1SH4JZjCHSW/mr63/QcXO9zLVxvJ6Oy13nio03rxpSnVDDjFor75SjVeZWPW/A==
@@ -11068,13 +11068,6 @@ word-wrap@~1.2.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/word-wrap/-/word-wrap-1.2.3.tgz#610636f6b1f703891bd34771ccb17fb93b47079c"
   integrity sha512-Hz/mrNwitNRh/HUAtM/VT/5VH+ygD6DV7mYKZAtHOrbs8U7lvPS6xf7EJKMF0uW1KJCl0H701g3ZGus+muE5vQ==
 
-worker-farm@1.7.0:
-  version "1.7.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/worker-farm/-/worker-farm-1.7.0.tgz#26a94c5391bbca926152002f69b84a4bf772e5a8"
-  integrity sha512-rvw3QTZc8lAxyVrqcSGVm5yP/IJ2UcB3U0graE3LCFoZ0Yn2x4EoVSqJKdB/T5M+FLcRPjz4TDacRf3OCfNUzw==
-  dependencies:
-    errno "~0.1.7"
-
 wrap-ansi@^5.1.0:
   version "5.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-5.1.0.tgz#1fd1f67235d5b6d0fee781056001bfb694c03b09"
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/manifest.json b/packages/string-templates/manifest.json
index 02bd7f8a64..629bb2ebe3 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/string-templates/manifest.json
@@ -1090,6 +1090,115 @@
       "description": "<p>Block helper that always renders the inverse block <strong>unless <code>a</code> is less than or equal to <code>b</code></strong>.</p>\n"
     }
   },
+  "object": {
+    "extend": {
+      "args": [
+        "objects"
+      ],
+      "numArgs": 1,
+      "description": "<p>Extend the context with the properties of other objects. A shallow merge is performed to avoid mutating the context.</p>\n"
+    },
+    "forIn": {
+      "args": [
+        "context",
+        "options"
+      ],
+      "numArgs": 2,
+      "description": "<p>Block helper that iterates over the properties of an object, exposing each key and value on the context.</p>\n"
+    },
+    "forOwn": {
+      "args": [
+        "obj",
+        "options"
+      ],
+      "numArgs": 2,
+      "description": "<p>Block helper that iterates over the <strong>own</strong> properties of an object, exposing each key and value on the context.</p>\n"
+    },
+    "toPath": {
+      "args": [
+        "prop"
+      ],
+      "numArgs": 1,
+      "description": "<p>Take arguments and, if they are string or number, convert them to a dot-delineated object property path.</p>\n"
+    },
+    "get": {
+      "args": [
+        "prop",
+        "context",
+        "options"
+      ],
+      "numArgs": 3,
+      "description": "<p>Use property paths (<code>a.b.c</code>) to get a value or nested value from the context. Works as a regular helper or block helper.</p>\n"
+    },
+    "getObject": {
+      "args": [
+        "prop",
+        "context"
+      ],
+      "numArgs": 2,
+      "description": "<p>Use property paths (<code>a.b.c</code>) to get an object from the context. Differs from the <code>get</code> helper in that this helper will return the actual object, including the given property key. Also, this helper does not work as a block helper.</p>\n"
+    },
+    "hasOwn": {
+      "args": [
+        "key",
+        "context"
+      ],
+      "numArgs": 2,
+      "description": "<p>Return true if <code>key</code> is an own, enumerable property of the given <code>context</code> object.</p>\n"
+    },
+    "isObject": {
+      "args": [
+        "value"
+      ],
+      "numArgs": 1,
+      "description": "<p>Return true if <code>value</code> is an object.</p>\n"
+    },
+    "JSONparse": {
+      "args": [
+        "string"
+      ],
+      "numArgs": 1,
+      "description": "<p>Parses the given string using <code>JSON.parse</code>.</p>\n"
+    },
+    "JSONstringify": {
+      "args": [
+        "obj"
+      ],
+      "numArgs": 1,
+      "description": "<p>Stringify an object using <code>JSON.stringify</code>.</p>\n"
+    },
+    "merge": {
+      "args": [
+        "object",
+        "objects"
+      ],
+      "numArgs": 2,
+      "description": "<p>Deeply merge the properties of the given <code>objects</code> with the context object.</p>\n"
+    },
+    "parseJSON": {
+      "args": [
+        "string"
+      ],
+      "numArgs": 1,
+      "description": "<p>Parses the given string using <code>JSON.parse</code>.</p>\n"
+    },
+    "pick": {
+      "args": [
+        "properties",
+        "context",
+        "options"
+      ],
+      "numArgs": 3,
+      "description": "<p>Pick properties from the context object.</p>\n"
+    },
+    "stringify": {
+      "args": [
+        "obj"
+      ],
+      "numArgs": 1,
+      "description": "<p>Stringify an object using <code>JSON.stringify</code>.</p>\n"
+    }
+  },
   "date": {
     "date": {
       "args": [
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/scripts/gen-collection-info.js b/packages/string-templates/scripts/gen-collection-info.js
index fcd3cb4923..29df10423f 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/scripts/gen-collection-info.js
+++ b/packages/string-templates/scripts/gen-collection-info.js
@@ -11,7 +11,15 @@ const marked = require("marked")
  */
 
 const DIRECTORY = fs.existsSync("node_modules") ? "." : ".."
-const COLLECTIONS = ["math", "array", "number", "url", "string", "comparison"]
+const COLLECTIONS = [
+  "math",
+  "array",
+  "number",
+  "url",
+  "string",
+  "comparison",
+  "object",
+]
 const FILENAME = `${DIRECTORY}/manifest.json`
 const outputJSON = {}
 const ADDED_HELPERS = {