diff --git a/flask_bootstrap/templates/base/table.html b/flask_bootstrap/templates/base/table.html
index bf561a76..b5818f85 100644
--- a/flask_bootstrap/templates/base/table.html
+++ b/flask_bootstrap/templates/base/table.html
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
                       model=None,
                       show_actions=False,
                       actions_title='Actions',
+                      actions_first=False,
                       custom_actions=None,
                       view_url=None,
                       edit_url=None,
@@ -57,9 +58,11 @@
     {% endif %}
     <thead{% if header_classes %} class="{{ header_classes }}"{% endif %}>
     <tr>
-    {% for title in titles %}
-        <th scope="col">{{ title[1] }}</th>
-    {% endfor %}
+    {% if not actions_first %}
+        {% for title in titles %}
+            <th scope="col">{{ title[1] }}</th>
+        {% endfor %}
+    {% endif %}
     {% if show_actions %}
         <th scope="col">{{ actions_title }}
         {% if new_url %}
@@ -75,38 +78,48 @@
         {% endif %}
         </th>
     {% endif %}
+    {% if actions_first %}
+        {% for title in titles %}
+            <th scope="col">{{ title[1] }}</th>
+        {% endfor %}
+    {% endif %}
     </tr>
     </thead>
     <tbody>
     {% for row in data %}
     <tr>
-        {% for title in titles %}
-        {% set key = title[0] %}
-        {% set value = row[key] %}
-        {%- if key == primary_key -%}
-            <th scope="row">
-        {%- else -%}
-            <td>
-        {%- endif -%}
-        {%- if value is string -%}
-            {%- if safe_columns and key in safe_columns -%}
-                {{ value|safe }}
+        {% set show_main_cols %}
+            {% for title in titles %}
+            {% set key = title[0] %}
+            {% set value = row[key] %}
+            {%- if key == primary_key -%}
+                <th scope="row">
             {%- else -%}
-                {%- if urlize_columns and key in urlize_columns -%}
-                    {{ value|urlize }}
+                <td>
+            {%- endif -%}
+            {%- if value is string -%}
+                {%- if safe_columns and key in safe_columns -%}
+                    {{ value|safe }}
                 {%- else -%}
-                    {{ value }}
+                    {%- if urlize_columns and key in urlize_columns -%}
+                        {{ value|urlize }}
+                    {%- else -%}
+                        {{ value }}
+                    {%- endif -%}
                 {%- endif -%}
+            {%- else -%}
+                {{ value }}
             {%- endif -%}
-        {%- else -%}
-            {{ value }}
-        {%- endif -%}
-        {%- if key == primary_key -%}
-            </th>
-        {%- else -%}
-            </td>
-        {%- endif -%}
-        {% endfor %}
+            {%- if key == primary_key -%}
+                </th>
+            {%- else -%}
+                </td>
+            {%- endif -%}
+            {% endfor %}
+        {% endset %}
+        {% if not actions_first %}
+            {{show_main_cols}}
+        {% endif %}        
         {% if show_actions %}
         <td>
             {% if custom_actions %}
@@ -161,6 +174,9 @@
             {% endif %}
         </td>
         {% endif %}
+        {% if actions_first %}
+            {{show_main_cols}}
+        {% endif %} 
     </tr>
     {% endfor %}
     </tbody>