diff --git a/src/Client.js b/src/Client.js
index 19cc47139..aeb0fb67c 100644
--- a/src/Client.js
+++ b/src/Client.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import {ReactiveSocket, PartialResponder} from 'rsocket-core';
 import {performance} from 'perf_hooks';
 import {reportPluginFailures} from './utils/metrics';
 import {default as isProduction} from './utils/isProduction.js';
+import {registerPlugins} from './reducers/plugins';
+import createTableNativePlugin from './plugins/TableNativePlugin';
 
 const EventEmitter = (require('events'): any);
 const invariant = require('invariant');
@@ -175,6 +177,21 @@ export default class Client extends EventEmitter {
       data => data.plugins,
     );
     this.plugins = plugins;
+    const nativeplugins = plugins
+      .map(plugin => /_nativeplugin_([^_]+)_([^_]+)/.exec(plugin))
+      .filter(Boolean)
+      .map(([id, type, title]) => {
+        // TODO put this in another component, and make the "types" registerable
+        switch (type) {
+          case 'Table':
+            return createTableNativePlugin(id, title);
+          default: {
+            return null;
+          }
+        }
+      })
+      .filter(Boolean);
+    this.store.dispatch(registerPlugins(nativeplugins));
     return plugins;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/__tests__/createTablePlugin.node.js b/src/__tests__/createTablePlugin.node.js
index bc1150967..53b25c89c 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/createTablePlugin.node.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/createTablePlugin.node.js
@@ -8,42 +8,57 @@
 import {createTablePlugin} from '../createTablePlugin.js';
 import {FlipperPlugin} from '../plugin.js';
 
-const PROPS = {
+const KNOWN_METADATA_PROPS = {
   method: 'method',
   resetMethod: 'resetMethod',
   columns: {},
   columnSizes: {},
   renderSidebar: () => {},
-  buildRow: () => {},
+  buildRow: () => {
+    return {columns: {}, key: 'someKey'};
+  },
+};
+
+const DYNAMIC_METADATA_PROPS = {
+  method: 'method',
+  resetMethod: 'resetMethod',
+  id: 'testytest',
+  title: 'TestPlugin',
+  renderSidebar: () => {},
+  buildRow: () => {
+    return {columns: {}, key: 'someKey'};
+  },
 };
 
 test('createTablePlugin returns FlipperPlugin', () => {
-  const tablePlugin = createTablePlugin({...PROPS});
+  const tablePlugin = createTablePlugin({...KNOWN_METADATA_PROPS});
   expect(tablePlugin.prototype).toBeInstanceOf(FlipperPlugin);
 });
 
 test('persistedStateReducer is resetting data', () => {
   const resetMethod = 'resetMethod';
-  const tablePlugin = createTablePlugin({...PROPS, resetMethod});
+  const tablePlugin = createTablePlugin({...KNOWN_METADATA_PROPS, resetMethod});
 
-  // $FlowFixMe persistedStateReducer exists for createTablePlugin
-  const {rows, datas} = tablePlugin.persistedStateReducer(
-    {
-      datas: {'1': {id: '1'}},
-      rows: [
-        {
-          key: '1',
-          columns: {
-            id: {
-              value: '1',
-            },
+  const ps = {
+    datas: {'1': {id: '1', rowNumber: 0}},
+    rows: [
+      {
+        key: '1',
+        columns: {
+          id: {
+            value: '1',
           },
         },
-      ],
-    },
-    resetMethod,
-    {},
-  );
+      },
+    ],
+    tableMetadata: null,
+  };
+
+  if (!tablePlugin.persistedStateReducer) {
+    expect(tablePlugin.persistedStateReducer).toBeDefined();
+    return;
+  }
+  const {rows, datas} = tablePlugin.persistedStateReducer(ps, resetMethod, {});
 
   expect(datas).toEqual({});
   expect(rows).toEqual([]);
@@ -51,18 +66,44 @@ test('persistedStateReducer is resetting data', () => {
 
 test('persistedStateReducer is adding data', () => {
   const method = 'method';
-  const tablePlugin = createTablePlugin({...PROPS, method});
+  const tablePlugin = createTablePlugin({...KNOWN_METADATA_PROPS, method});
   const id = '1';
 
-  // $FlowFixMe persistedStateReducer exists for createTablePlugin
-  const {rows, datas} = tablePlugin.persistedStateReducer(
-    {
-      datas: {},
-      rows: [],
-    },
-    method,
-    {id},
-  );
+  const ps = {
+    datas: {},
+    rows: [],
+    tableMetadata: null,
+  };
+
+  if (!tablePlugin.persistedStateReducer) {
+    expect(tablePlugin.persistedStateReducer).toBeDefined();
+    return;
+  }
+  const {rows, datas} = tablePlugin.persistedStateReducer(ps, method, {id});
+
+  expect(rows.length).toBe(1);
+  expect(Object.keys(datas)).toEqual([id]);
+});
+
+test('dyn persistedStateReducer is adding data', () => {
+  const method = 'method';
+  const tablePlugin = createTablePlugin({...DYNAMIC_METADATA_PROPS, method});
+  const id = '1';
+
+  const ps = {
+    datas: {},
+    rows: [],
+    tableMetadata: null,
+  };
+
+  if (!tablePlugin.persistedStateReducer) {
+    expect(tablePlugin.persistedStateReducer).toBeDefined();
+    return;
+  }
+  const {rows, datas} = tablePlugin.persistedStateReducer(ps, method, {
+    id,
+    columns: {},
+  });
 
   expect(rows.length).toBe(1);
   expect(Object.keys(datas)).toEqual([id]);
diff --git a/src/chrome/PluginDebugger.js b/src/chrome/PluginDebugger.js
index 3a8cb80df..db22f64c0 100644
--- a/src/chrome/PluginDebugger.js
+++ b/src/chrome/PluginDebugger.js
@@ -171,7 +171,11 @@ class PluginDebugger extends Component<Props> {
     // bundled plugins are loaded from the defaultPlugins directory within
     // Flipper's package.
     const externalPluginPath = (p: PluginDefinition) =>
-      p.out.startsWith('./defaultPlugins/') ? null : p.entry;
+      p.out
+        ? p.out.startsWith('./defaultPlugins/')
+          ? null
+          : p.entry
+        : 'Native Plugin';
 
     this.props.gatekeepedPlugins.forEach(plugin =>
       rows.push(
diff --git a/src/createTablePlugin.js b/src/createTablePlugin.js
index 5045fece7..22e6939fe 100644
--- a/src/createTablePlugin.js
+++ b/src/createTablePlugin.js
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ import type {
   TableRows,
   TableColumnSizes,
   TableColumns,
+  TableColumnOrder,
+  TableColumnOrderVal,
+  TableBodyRow,
 } from 'flipper';
 
 import FlexColumn from './ui/components/FlexColumn';
@@ -24,20 +27,45 @@ type ID = string;
 
 type RowData = {
   id: ID,
+  columns?: {[key: string]: any},
+  details?: Object,
+};
+
+type Numbered<T> = {
+  ...T,
+  id: ID,
+  rowNumber: number,
+};
+
+type TableMetadata = {
+  columns: TableColumns,
+  columnSizes?: TableColumnSizes,
+  columnOrder?: Array<TableColumnOrderVal>,
+  filterableColumns?: Set<string>,
 };
 
 type Props<T> = {|
   method: string,
   resetMethod?: string,
-  columns: TableColumns,
-  columnSizes: TableColumnSizes,
+  ...
+    | {|
+        columns: TableColumns,
+        columnSizes?: TableColumnSizes,
+        columnOrder?: TableColumnOrder,
+        filterableColumns?: Set<string>,
+      |}
+    | {|
+        id: string,
+        title: string,
+      |},
   renderSidebar: (row: T) => any,
-  buildRow: (row: T) => any,
+  buildRow: (row: T, previousData: ?T) => TableBodyRow,
 |};
 
 type PersistedState<T> = {|
   rows: TableRows,
-  datas: {[key: ID]: T},
+  datas: {[key: ID]: Numbered<T>},
+  tableMetadata: ?TableMetadata,
 |};
 
 type State = {|
@@ -53,6 +81,9 @@ type State = {|
  * of data objects or a single data object. Each data object represents a row in the table which is
  * build by calling the `buildRow` function argument.
  *
+ * The component can be constructed directly with the table metadata in props,
+ or if omitted, will call the mobile plugin to dynamically determine the table metadata.
+ *
  * An optional resetMethod argument can be provided which will replace the current rows with the
  * data provided. This is useful when connecting to Flipper for this first time, or reconnecting to
  * the client in an unknown state.
@@ -60,17 +91,27 @@ type State = {|
 export function createTablePlugin<T: RowData>(props: Props<T>) {
   return class extends FlipperPlugin<State, *, PersistedState<T>> {
     static keyboardActions = ['clear', 'createPaste'];
+    static id = props.id || '';
+    static title = props.title || '';
 
     static defaultPersistedState: PersistedState<T> = {
       rows: [],
       datas: {},
+      tableMetadata: props.columns
+        ? {
+            columns: props.columns,
+            columnSizes: props.columnSizes,
+            columnOrder: props.columnOrder,
+            filterableColumns: props.filterableColumns,
+          }
+        : null,
     };
 
     static persistedStateReducer = (
       persistedState: PersistedState<T>,
       method: string,
       payload: T | Array<T>,
-    ): $Shape<PersistedState<RowData>> => {
+    ): $Shape<PersistedState<T>> => {
       if (method === props.method) {
         const newRows = [];
         const newData = {};
@@ -80,17 +121,33 @@ export function createTablePlugin<T: RowData>(props: Props<T>) {
           if (data.id == null) {
             console.warn('The data sent did not contain an ID.', data);
           }
+          const previousRowData: ?Numbered<T> = persistedState.datas[data.id];
+          const newRow = props.buildRow(data, previousRowData);
           if (persistedState.datas[data.id] == null) {
-            newData[data.id] = data;
-            newRows.push(props.buildRow(data));
+            newData[data.id] = {
+              ...data,
+              rowNumber: persistedState.rows.length + newRows.length,
+            };
+            newRows.push(newRow);
+          } else {
+            persistedState.rows = persistedState.rows
+              .slice(0, persistedState.datas[data.id].rowNumber)
+              .concat(
+                [newRow],
+                persistedState.rows.slice(
+                  persistedState.datas[data.id].rowNumber + 1,
+                ),
+              );
           }
         }
         return {
+          ...persistedState,
           datas: {...persistedState.datas, ...newData},
           rows: [...persistedState.rows, ...newRows],
         };
       } else if (method === props.resetMethod) {
         return {
+          ...persistedState,
           rows: [],
           datas: {},
         };
@@ -103,6 +160,23 @@ export function createTablePlugin<T: RowData>(props: Props<T>) {
       selectedIds: [],
     };
 
+    init() {
+      this.getTableMetadata();
+    }
+
+    getTableMetadata = () => {
+      if (!this.props.persistedState.tableMetadata) {
+        this.client.call('getMetadata').then(metadata => {
+          this.props.setPersistedState({
+            tableMetadata: {
+              ...metadata,
+              filterableColumns: new Set(metadata.filterableColumns),
+            },
+          });
+        });
+      }
+    };
+
     onKeyboardAction = (action: string) => {
       if (action === 'clear') {
         this.clear();
@@ -122,9 +196,16 @@ export function createTablePlugin<T: RowData>(props: Props<T>) {
     };
 
     createPaste = () => {
+      if (!this.props.persistedState.tableMetadata) {
+        return;
+      }
       let paste = '';
       const mapFn = row =>
-        Object.keys(props.columns)
+        (
+          (this.props.persistedState.tableMetadata &&
+            Object.keys(this.props.persistedState.tableMetadata.columns)) ||
+          []
+        )
           .map(key => textContent(row.columns[key].value))
           .join('\t');
 
@@ -147,8 +228,36 @@ export function createTablePlugin<T: RowData>(props: Props<T>) {
       });
     };
 
+    // We don't necessarily have the table metadata at the time when buildRow
+    // is being used. This includes presentation layer info like which
+    // columns should be filterable. This does a pass over the built rows and
+    // applies that presentation layer information.
+    applyMetadataToRows(rows: TableRows): TableRows {
+      if (!this.props.persistedState.tableMetadata) {
+        console.error(
+          'applyMetadataToRows called without tableMetadata present',
+        );
+        return rows;
+      }
+      return rows.map(r => {
+        return {
+          ...r,
+          columns: Object.keys(r.columns).reduce((map, columnName) => {
+            map[columnName].isFilterable =
+              this.props.persistedState.tableMetadata &&
+              this.props.persistedState.tableMetadata.filterableColumns
+                ? this.props.persistedState.tableMetadata.filterableColumns.has(
+                    columnName,
+                  )
+                : false;
+            return map;
+          }, r.columns),
+        };
+      });
+    }
+
     renderSidebar = () => {
-      const {renderSidebar} = props;
+      const renderSidebar = props.renderSidebar;
       const {selectedIds} = this.state;
       const {datas} = this.props.persistedState;
       const selectedId = selectedIds.length !== 1 ? null : selectedIds[0];
@@ -161,7 +270,14 @@ export function createTablePlugin<T: RowData>(props: Props<T>) {
     };
 
     render() {
-      const {columns, columnSizes} = props;
+      if (!this.props.persistedState.tableMetadata) {
+        return 'Loading...';
+      }
+      const {
+        columns,
+        columnSizes,
+        columnOrder,
+      } = this.props.persistedState.tableMetadata;
       const {rows} = this.props.persistedState;
 
       return (
@@ -172,10 +288,11 @@ export function createTablePlugin<T: RowData>(props: Props<T>) {
             floating={false}
             multiline={true}
             columnSizes={columnSizes}
+            columnOrder={columnOrder}
             columns={columns}
             onRowHighlighted={this.onRowHighlighted}
             multiHighlight={true}
-            rows={rows}
+            rows={this.applyMetadataToRows(rows)}
             stickyBottom={true}
             actions={<Button onClick={this.clear}>Clear Table</Button>}
           />
diff --git a/src/plugins/TableNativePlugin.js b/src/plugins/TableNativePlugin.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..207055eea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/TableNativePlugin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2018-present Facebook.
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ * @format
+ */
+
+import {ManagedDataInspector, Panel} from 'flipper';
+import {createTablePlugin} from '../createTablePlugin';
+
+type RowData = {
+  id: string,
+  columns: {},
+  details: {},
+};
+
+function buildRow(rowData: RowData, previousRowData: ?RowData) {
+  if (!rowData.columns) {
+    throw new Error('defaultBuildRow used with incorrect data format.');
+  }
+  const oldColumns =
+    previousRowData && previousRowData.columns
+      ? Object.keys(previousRowData.columns).reduce((map, key) => {
+          if (key !== previousRowData?.id) {
+            map[key] = {
+              value: (previousRowData?.columns || {})[key].value,
+              isFilterable: true,
+            };
+          }
+          return map;
+        }, {})
+      : {};
+  const columns = Object.keys(rowData.columns).reduce((map, key) => {
+    if (key !== rowData.id) {
+      map[key] = {
+        value: rowData.columns && rowData.columns[key].value,
+        isFilterable: true,
+      };
+    }
+    return map;
+  }, oldColumns);
+  return {
+    columns,
+    key: rowData.id,
+    copyText: JSON.stringify(rowData),
+    filterValue: rowData.id,
+  };
+}
+
+function renderSidebar(rowData: RowData) {
+  if (!rowData.details) {
+    throw new Error('defaultRenderSidebar used with incorrect data format.');
+  }
+  return (
+    <Panel floating={false} heading={'Details'}>
+      <ManagedDataInspector data={rowData.details} expandRoot={true} />
+    </Panel>
+  );
+}
+
+export default function createTableNativePlugin(id: string, title: string) {
+  return createTablePlugin({
+    method: 'updateRows',
+    title,
+    id,
+    renderSidebar: renderSidebar,
+    buildRow: buildRow,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/components/table/TableRow.js b/src/ui/components/table/TableRow.js
index ff421ed71..1efe45546 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/table/TableRow.js
+++ b/src/ui/components/table/TableRow.js
@@ -130,21 +130,16 @@ export default class TableRow extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
         {columnKeys.map(key => {
           const col = row.columns[key];
 
-          if (col == null) {
-            throw new Error(
-              `Trying to access column "${key}" which does not exist on row. Make sure buildRow is returning a valid row.`,
-            );
-          }
-          const isFilterable = col.isFilterable || false;
-          const value = col ? col.value : '';
-          const title = col ? col.title : '';
+          const isFilterable = col?.isFilterable || false;
+          const value = col?.value;
+          const title = col?.title;
 
           return (
             <TableBodyColumnContainer
               key={key}
               title={title}
               multiline={multiline}
-              justifyContent={col.align || 'flex-start'}
+              justifyContent={col?.align || 'flex-start'}
               width={normaliseColumnWidth(columnSizes[key])}>
               {isFilterable && onAddFilter != null ? (
                 <FilterRow addFilter={onAddFilter} filterKey={key}>
diff --git a/src/ui/components/table/types.js b/src/ui/components/table/types.js
index 1d686b301..d77c6333a 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/table/types.js
+++ b/src/ui/components/table/types.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export const MINIMUM_COLUMN_WIDTH = 100;
 export const DEFAULT_COLUMN_WIDTH = 200;
 export const DEFAULT_ROW_HEIGHT = 23;
 
-type TableColumnOrderVal = {
+export type TableColumnOrderVal = {
   key: string,
   visible: boolean,
 };
diff --git a/src/ui/index.js b/src/ui/index.js
index 63ed90b94..8b3d65498 100644
--- a/src/ui/index.js
+++ b/src/ui/index.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export type {
   TableHighlightedRows,
   TableRowSortOrder,
   TableColumnOrder,
+  TableColumnOrderVal,
   TableColumnSizes,
 } from './components/table/types.js';
 export {default as ManagedTable} from './components/table/ManagedTable.js';