diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/table_view/columns.spec.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/table_view/columns.spec.ts
index 713c85d0a..2c4685892 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/table_view/columns.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/table_view/columns.spec.ts
@@ -108,4 +108,15 @@ describe("restoreExistingData", () => {
         const restored = restoreExistingData(newDefs, oldDefs);
         expect(restored).toStrictEqual(newDefs);
     });
+
+    it("allows hiding the row number column", () => {
+        const newDefs: ColumnDefinition[] = [
+            { title: "#", headerSort: false, hozAlign: "center", resizable: false, frozen: true, rowHandle: false },
+        ]
+        const oldDefs: ColumnDefinition[] = [
+            { title: "#", headerSort: false, hozAlign: "center", resizable: false, rowHandle: false, visible: false },
+        ];
+        const restored = restoreExistingData(newDefs, oldDefs);
+        expect(restored[0].visible).toStrictEqual(false);
+    });
 });
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/table_view/columns.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/table_view/columns.ts
index 356f32f29..f75e5499f 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/table_view/columns.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/table_view/columns.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const labelTypeMappings: Record<ColumnType, Partial<ColumnDefinition>> = {
     }
 };
 
-export function buildColumnDefinitions(info: AttributeDefinitionInformation[], movableRows: boolean, existingColumnData?: ColumnDefinition[], position?: number) {
+export function buildColumnDefinitions(info: AttributeDefinitionInformation[], movableRows: boolean, existingColumnData: ColumnDefinition[] | undefined, position?: number) {
     let columnDefs: ColumnDefinition[] = [
         {
             title: "#",
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ export function restoreExistingData(newDefs: ColumnDefinition[], oldDefs: Column
         .filter(item => (item.field && newItemsByField.has(item.field!)) || item.title === "#")
         .map(oldItem => {
             const data = newItemsByField.get(oldItem.field!)!;
-            if (oldItem.width) {
+            if (oldItem.width !== undefined) {
                 data.width = oldItem.width;
             }
-            if (oldItem.visible) {
+            if (oldItem.visible !== undefined) {
                 data.visible = oldItem.visible;
             }
             return data;
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/table_view/context_menu.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/table_view/context_menu.ts
index ee57e3180..dbac8e0a4 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/table_view/context_menu.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/table_view/context_menu.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ function showColumnContextMenu(_e: UIEvent, column: ColumnComponent, parentNote:
             },
             {
                 title: t("table_view.hide-column", { title }),
-                enabled: !!field,
                 uiIcon: "bx bx-hide",
                 handler: () => column.hide()
             },
@@ -129,7 +128,6 @@ function showColumnContextMenu(_e: UIEvent, column: ColumnComponent, parentNote:
                 title,
                 checked: column.isVisible(),
                 uiIcon: "bx bx-empty",
-                enabled: !!field,
                 handler: () => column.toggle()
             });
         }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/table_view/index.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/table_view/index.ts
index aea8c6c25..9fb165a8d 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/table_view/index.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/table_view/index.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export default class TableView extends ViewMode<StateInfo> {
 
         const { definitions: rowData, hasSubtree: hasChildren } = await buildRowDefinitions(this.parentNote, info);
         const movableRows = canReorderRows(this.parentNote) && !hasChildren;
-        const columnDefs = buildColumnDefinitions(info, movableRows);
+        const columnDefs = buildColumnDefinitions(info, movableRows, this.persistentData.columns);
         let opts: Options = {
             layout: "fitDataFill",
             index: "branchId",