diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/AdornmentType.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/AdornmentType.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d476d993
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/AdornmentType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2022.  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.io.Serializable;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.Pair;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** Types of adornments that can be added to fields - with utilities for
+ ** constructing their values.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+public enum AdornmentType
+{
+   LINK,
+   CHIP,
+   SIZE;
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public interface LinkValues
+   {
+      String TARGET = "target";
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public interface ChipValues
+   {
+      /*******************************************************************************
+       **
+       *******************************************************************************/
+      static Pair<String, Serializable> colorValue(Serializable value, String colorName)
+      {
+         return (new Pair<>("color." + value, colorName));
+      }
+
+      /*******************************************************************************
+       **
+       *******************************************************************************/
+      static Pair<String, Serializable> iconValue(Serializable value, String iconName)
+      {
+         return (new Pair<>("icon." + value, iconName));
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public interface SizeValues
+   {
+      String WIDTH  = "width";
+      String XSMALL = "xsmall";
+      String SMALL  = "small";
+      String MEDIUM = "medium";
+      String LARGE  = "large";
+      String XLARGE = "xlarge";
+   }
+
+}
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/FieldAdornment.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/FieldAdornment.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69d119e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/FieldAdornment.java
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2022.  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.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.Pair;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** Special fancy things that fields might do in UIs.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+public class FieldAdornment
+{
+   private AdornmentType             type;
+   private Map<String, Serializable> values = new HashMap<>();
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Constructor
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public FieldAdornment()
+   {
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Constructor
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public FieldAdornment(AdornmentType type)
+   {
+      this.type = type;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Constructor
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public FieldAdornment(AdornmentType type, Map<String, Serializable> values)
+   {
+      this.type = type;
+      this.values = values;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for type
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public AdornmentType getType()
+   {
+      return type;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for type
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setType(AdornmentType type)
+   {
+      this.type = type;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Fluent setter for type
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public FieldAdornment withType(AdornmentType type)
+   {
+      this.type = type;
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for values
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public Map<String, Serializable> getValues()
+   {
+      return values;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for values
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setValues(Map<String, Serializable> values)
+   {
+      this.values = values;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Fluent setter for values
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public FieldAdornment withValues(Map<String, Serializable> values)
+   {
+      this.values = values;
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Fluent setter for values
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public FieldAdornment withValue(String key, Serializable value)
+   {
+      if(this.values == null)
+      {
+         this.values = new HashMap<>();
+      }
+      this.values.put(key, value);
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Fluent setter for values
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public FieldAdornment withValue(Pair<String, Serializable> value)
+   {
+      return (withValue(value.getA(), value.getB()));
+   }
+
+}
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/QFieldMetaData.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/QFieldMetaData.java
index 156a984f..8bdd67f9 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/QFieldMetaData.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/QFieldMetaData.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import com.github.hervian.reflection.Fun;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@ public class QFieldMetaData
    private Serializable defaultValue;
    private String       possibleValueSourceName;
 
+   private List<FieldAdornment> adornments;
+
 
 
    /*******************************************************************************
@@ -455,4 +459,54 @@ public class QFieldMetaData
       return (this);
    }
 
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for adornments
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public List<FieldAdornment> getAdornments()
+   {
+      return adornments;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for adornments
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setAdornments(List<FieldAdornment> adornments)
+   {
+      this.adornments = adornments;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Fluent setter for adornments
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QFieldMetaData withFieldAdornments(List<FieldAdornment> adornments)
+   {
+      this.adornments = adornments;
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Fluent setter for adornments
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QFieldMetaData withFieldAdornment(FieldAdornment adornment)
+   {
+      if(this.adornments == null)
+      {
+         this.adornments = new ArrayList<>();
+      }
+      this.adornments.add(adornment);
+      return (this);
+   }
+
 }
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/frontend/QFrontendFieldMetaData.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/frontend/QFrontendFieldMetaData.java
index 4dbbcfc6..d4414208 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/frontend/QFrontendFieldMetaData.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/frontend/QFrontendFieldMetaData.java
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@
 package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.frontend;
 
 
+import java.util.List;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude.Include;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.FieldAdornment;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldType;
 
@@ -44,6 +46,8 @@ public class QFrontendFieldMetaData
    private String     possibleValueSourceName;
    private String     displayFormat;
 
+   private List<FieldAdornment> adornments;
+
    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    // do not add setters.  take values from the source-object in the constructor!! //
    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -62,6 +66,7 @@ public class QFrontendFieldMetaData
       this.isEditable = fieldMetaData.getIsEditable();
       this.possibleValueSourceName = fieldMetaData.getPossibleValueSourceName();
       this.displayFormat = fieldMetaData.getDisplayFormat();
+      this.adornments = fieldMetaData.getAdornments();
    }
 
 
@@ -132,6 +137,17 @@ public class QFrontendFieldMetaData
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for adornments
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public List<FieldAdornment> getAdornments()
+   {
+      return adornments;
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** Getter for possibleValueSourceName
     **