diff --git a/core/ViewDataTable/Config.php b/core/ViewDataTable/Config.php
index 0389c213fb239f49525c007b24be00a8a1c3b840..a2be3f6c966199905da1f5049382f188cdaba720 100644
--- a/core/ViewDataTable/Config.php
+++ b/core/ViewDataTable/Config.php
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ class Config
      */
     public $clientSideProperties = array(
         'show_limit_control',
-        'pivot_by_dimension'
+        'pivot_by_dimension',
+        'pivot_by_column'
     );
 
     /**
@@ -200,6 +201,11 @@ class Config
      */
     public $pivot_by_dimension;
 
+    /**
+     * The column to display in pivot tables. Defaults to the first non-label column if not specified.
+     */
+    public $pivot_by_column = false;
+
     /**
      * Controls whether the footer icon that allows users to switch to the 'normal' DataTable view
      * is shown.
diff --git a/plugins/CoreHome/javascripts/dataTable.js b/plugins/CoreHome/javascripts/dataTable.js
index 5bcb96d5a6ef75b8f4421fac2d72162a6dc1502c..1c44546803d469c682a5c66e906629619f580568 100644
--- a/plugins/CoreHome/javascripts/dataTable.js
+++ b/plugins/CoreHome/javascripts/dataTable.js
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ $.extend(DataTable.prototype, UIControl.prototype, {
             'flat',
             'include_aggregate_rows',
             'totalRows',
-            'pivotBy'
+            'pivotBy',
+            'pivotByColumn'
         ];
 
         for (var key = 0; key < filters.length; key++) {
@@ -1092,6 +1093,9 @@ $.extend(DataTable.prototype, UIControl.prototype, {
                 }
                 if (self.param.pivotBy) {
                     str += '&pivotBy=' + self.param.pivotBy;
+                    if (self.props.pivot_by_column) {
+                        str += '&pivotByColumn=' + self.props.pivot_by_column;
+                    }
                 }
                 if (format == 'CSV' || format == 'TSV' || format == 'RSS') {
                     str += '&translateColumnNames=1&language=' + piwik.language;
@@ -1267,8 +1271,12 @@ $.extend(DataTable.prototype, UIControl.prototype, {
             .click(generateClickCallback('pivotBy', null, function () {
                 if (self.param.pivotBy) {
                     self.param.pivotBy = '';
+                    self.param.pivotByColumn = '';
                 } else {
                     self.param.pivotBy = self.props.pivot_by_dimension;
+                    if (self.props.pivot_by_column) {
+                        self.param.pivotByColumn = self.props.pivot_by_column;
+                    }
                 }
             }));
 
@@ -1644,6 +1652,7 @@ $.extend(DataTable.prototype, UIControl.prototype, {
                 }
 
                 delete self.param.pivotBy;
+                delete self.param.pivotByColumn;
 
                 // do ajax request
                 self.reloadAjaxDataTable(true, function (newReport) {
diff --git a/plugins/Events/Events.php b/plugins/Events/Events.php
index ad4dab646f70f8fbed1b4dadce3f898f82897075..3d335bd229f9ee955a0aa84bf98b2b5dd062e6df 100644
--- a/plugins/Events/Events.php
+++ b/plugins/Events/Events.php
@@ -162,7 +162,11 @@ class Events extends \Piwik\Plugin
 
         $secondaryDimension = $this->getSecondaryDimensionFromRequest();
         $view->config->subtable_controller_action = API::getInstance()->getActionToLoadSubtables($apiMethod, $secondaryDimension);
-        $view->config->columns_to_display = array('label', 'nb_events', 'sum_event_value');
+
+        if (Common::getRequestVar('pivotBy', false) === false) {
+            $view->config->columns_to_display = array('label', 'nb_events', 'sum_event_value');
+        }
+
         $view->config->show_flatten_table = true;
         $view->config->show_table_all_columns = false;
         $view->requestConfig->filter_sort_column = 'nb_events';
@@ -175,6 +179,7 @@ class Events extends \Piwik\Plugin
 
         $subtableReport = Report::factory('Events', $view->config->subtable_controller_action);
         $view->config->pivot_by_dimension = $subtableReport->getDimension()->getId();
+        $view->config->pivot_by_column = 'nb_events';
     }
 
     private function addRelatedReports($view, $secondaryDimension)