diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/dashboard/widgets/FilterAndColumnsSetupData.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/dashboard/widgets/FilterAndColumnsSetupData.java
index 10a562a0..f35afbb3 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/dashboard/widgets/FilterAndColumnsSetupData.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/dashboard/widgets/FilterAndColumnsSetupData.java
@@ -34,8 +34,12 @@ public class FilterAndColumnsSetupData extends QWidgetData
    private String       tableName;
    private Boolean      allowVariables = false;
    private Boolean      hideColumns    = false;
+   private Boolean      hidePreview    = false;
    private List<String> filterDefaultFieldNames;
 
+   private String filterFieldName = "queryFilterJson";
+   private String columnFieldName = "columnsJson";
+
 
 
    /*******************************************************************************
@@ -193,4 +197,97 @@ public class FilterAndColumnsSetupData extends QWidgetData
       return (this);
    }
 
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for hidePreview
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public Boolean getHidePreview()
+   {
+      return (this.hidePreview);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for hidePreview
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setHidePreview(Boolean hidePreview)
+   {
+      this.hidePreview = hidePreview;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Fluent setter for hidePreview
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public FilterAndColumnsSetupData withHidePreview(Boolean hidePreview)
+   {
+      this.hidePreview = hidePreview;
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for filterFieldName
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public String getFilterFieldName()
+   {
+      return (this.filterFieldName);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for filterFieldName
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setFilterFieldName(String filterFieldName)
+   {
+      this.filterFieldName = filterFieldName;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Fluent setter for filterFieldName
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public FilterAndColumnsSetupData withFilterFieldName(String filterFieldName)
+   {
+      this.filterFieldName = filterFieldName;
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for columnFieldName
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public String getColumnFieldName()
+   {
+      return (this.columnFieldName);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for columnFieldName
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setColumnFieldName(String columnFieldName)
+   {
+      this.columnFieldName = columnFieldName;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Fluent setter for columnFieldName
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public FilterAndColumnsSetupData withColumnFieldName(String columnFieldName)
+   {
+      this.columnFieldName = columnFieldName;
+      return (this);
+   }
+
 }
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/FieldDisplayBehavior.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/FieldDisplayBehavior.java
index 5ea1cfa3..9fbdecdf 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/FieldDisplayBehavior.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/FieldDisplayBehavior.java
@@ -22,11 +22,45 @@
 package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields;
 
 
+import java.util.List;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.values.ValueBehaviorApplier;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecord;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData;
+
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  ** Interface to mark a field behavior as one to be used during generating
  ** display values.
  *******************************************************************************/
 public interface FieldDisplayBehavior<T extends FieldDisplayBehavior<T>> extends FieldBehavior<T>
 {
+   NoopFieldDisplayBehavior NOOP = new NoopFieldDisplayBehavior();
 
+   /***************************************************************************
+    **
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @Override
+   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+   default T getDefault()
+   {
+      return (T) NOOP;
+   }
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    ** a default implementation for this behavior type, which does nothing.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   class NoopFieldDisplayBehavior implements FieldDisplayBehavior<NoopFieldDisplayBehavior>
+   {
+
+      /***************************************************************************
+       **
+       ***************************************************************************/
+      @Override
+      public void apply(ValueBehaviorApplier.Action action, List<QRecord> recordList, QInstance instance, QTableMetaData table, QFieldMetaData field)
+      {
+
+      }
+   }
 }
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/FilterJsonFieldDisplayValueFormatter.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/FilterJsonFieldDisplayValueFormatter.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00b7475e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/FilterJsonFieldDisplayValueFormatter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2025.  Kingsrook, LLC
+ * 651 N Broad St Ste 205 # 6917 | Middletown DE 19709 | United States
+ * contact@kingsrook.com
+ * https://github.com/Kingsrook/
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields;
+
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationFeature;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.values.ValueBehaviorApplier;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QQueryFilter;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecord;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.CollectionUtils;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.JsonUtils;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.StringUtils;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** Display value formatter for fields which store a QQueryFilter as JSON.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+public class FilterJsonFieldDisplayValueFormatter implements FieldDisplayBehavior<FilterJsonFieldDisplayValueFormatter>
+{
+   private static Consumer<ObjectMapper> jsonMapperCustomizer = om -> om.disable(DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES);
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Override
+   public void apply(ValueBehaviorApplier.Action action, List<QRecord> recordList, QInstance instance, QTableMetaData table, QFieldMetaData field)
+   {
+      for(QRecord record : CollectionUtils.nonNullList(recordList))
+      {
+         String queryFilterJson = record.getValueString(field.getName());
+         if(StringUtils.hasContent(queryFilterJson))
+         {
+            try
+            {
+               QQueryFilter qQueryFilter  = JsonUtils.toObject(queryFilterJson, QQueryFilter.class, jsonMapperCustomizer);
+               int          criteriaCount = CollectionUtils.nonNullList(qQueryFilter.getCriteria()).size();
+               record.setDisplayValue(field.getName(), criteriaCount + " Filter" + StringUtils.plural(criteriaCount));
+            }
+            catch(Exception e)
+            {
+               record.setDisplayValue(field.getName(), "Invalid Filter...");
+            }
+         }
+      }
+   }
+
+}