diff --git a/src/services/resultsPanelProvider.ts b/src/services/resultsPanelProvider.ts
index 8dda5428..8d708f80 100644
--- a/src/services/resultsPanelProvider.ts
+++ b/src/services/resultsPanelProvider.ts
@@ -261,14 +261,19 @@ export class KdbResultsViewProvider implements WebviewViewProvider {
                   const columnWidths = saveColumnWidths();
                   const gridOptions = {
                     defaultColDef: {
-                      sortable: true,
                       resizable: true,
-                      filter: true,
-                      flex: 1,
-                      minWidth: 100,
+                      sortable: false,
+                      filter: false,
                       editable: false,
+                      flex: 1,
                     },
                     theme: message.theme,
+                    autoSizeStrategy: {
+                      type: 'fitCellContents',
+                      defaultMinWidth: 100,
+                      defaultMaxWidth: 1000,
+                      scaleUpToFitGridWidth: true,
+                    },
                     columnDefs: message.columnDefs,
                     domLayout: "autoHeight",
                     pagination: true,
diff --git a/src/utils/resultsRenderer.ts b/src/utils/resultsRenderer.ts
index d800eb49..e7c62faa 100644
--- a/src/utils/resultsRenderer.ts
+++ b/src/utils/resultsRenderer.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ export function convertToGrid(
       field: "index",
       headerName: "Index",
       cellDataType: "number",
+      pinned: "left",
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/test/suite/webPanels/resultsPanelProvider.test.ts b/test/suite/webPanels/resultsPanelProvider.test.ts
index c9c6a6e3..f15b8b54 100644
--- a/test/suite/webPanels/resultsPanelProvider.test.ts
+++ b/test/suite/webPanels/resultsPanelProvider.test.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,12 @@ describe("ResultsPanelProvider", () => {
           { index: 2, prop1: "value3", prop2: "value4" },
         ],
         columnDefs: [
-          { field: "index", headerName: "Index", cellDataType: "number" },
+          {
+            field: "index",
+            headerName: "Index",
+            cellDataType: "number",
+            pinned: "left",
+          },
           {
             field: "prop1",
             headerName: "prop1 [type1]",
@@ -205,7 +210,12 @@ describe("ResultsPanelProvider", () => {
           { index: 2, prop1: "value2", prop2: "value4" },
         ],
         columnDefs: [
-          { field: "index", headerName: "Index", cellDataType: "number" },
+          {
+            field: "index",
+            headerName: "Index",
+            cellDataType: "number",
+            pinned: "left",
+          },
           {
             field: "prop1",
             headerName: "prop1 [type1]",
@@ -236,7 +246,12 @@ describe("ResultsPanelProvider", () => {
       const expectedOutput = JSON.stringify({
         rowData: [],
         columnDefs: [
-          { field: "index", headerName: "Index", cellDataType: "number" },
+          {
+            field: "index",
+            headerName: "Index",
+            cellDataType: "number",
+            pinned: "left",
+          },
           {
             field: "prop1",
             headerName: "prop1 [type1]",
@@ -272,7 +287,12 @@ describe("ResultsPanelProvider", () => {
           { index: 3, sym: "c", val: 3 },
         ],
         columnDefs: [
-          { field: "index", headerName: "Index", cellDataType: "number" },
+          {
+            field: "index",
+            headerName: "Index",
+            cellDataType: "number",
+            pinned: "left",
+          },
           { field: "sym", headerName: "sym [type1]", cellDataType: "text" },
           { field: "val", headerName: "val [type2]", cellDataType: "text" },
         ],
@@ -290,7 +310,12 @@ describe("ResultsPanelProvider", () => {
       const expectedOutput = JSON.stringify({
         rowData: [{ index: 1, value: "1,2,3" }],
         columnDefs: [
-          { field: "index", headerName: "Index", cellDataType: "number" },
+          {
+            field: "index",
+            headerName: "Index",
+            cellDataType: "number",
+            pinned: "left",
+          },
           {
             field: "value",
             headerName: "value [type1]",