diff --git a/cps/templates/config_edit.html b/cps/templates/config_edit.html
index 7824ddd0..0f6a88ee 100644
--- a/cps/templates/config_edit.html
+++ b/cps/templates/config_edit.html
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@
       <label for="config_random_books">{{_('No. of random books to show')}}</label>
       <input type="number" min="1" max="30" class="form-control" name="config_random_books" id="config_random_books" value="{% if content.config_random_books != None %}{{ content.config_random_books }}{% endif %}" autocomplete="off">
     </div>
-    
+    <div class="form-group">
+      <label for="config_columns_to_ignore">{{_('Regular expression for ignoring columns')}}</label>
+      <input type="text" class="form-control" name="config_columns_to_ignore" id="config_columns_to_ignore" value="{% if content.config_columns_to_ignore != None %}{{ content.config_columns_to_ignore }}{% endif %}" autocomplete="off">
+    </div>
     <div class="form-group">
       <label for="config_title_regex">{{_('Regular expression for title sorting')}}</label>
       <input type="text" class="form-control" name="config_title_regex" id="config_title_regex" value="{% if content.config_title_regex != None %}{{ content.config_title_regex }}{% endif %}" autocomplete="off">
diff --git a/cps/ub.py b/cps/ub.py
index ad638337..6c941aa3 100644
--- a/cps/ub.py
+++ b/cps/ub.py
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ class Settings(Base):
     config_anonbrowse = Column(SmallInteger, default=0)
     config_public_reg = Column(SmallInteger, default=0)
     config_default_role = Column(SmallInteger, default=0)
+    config_columns_to_ignore = Column(String)
 
     def __repr__(self):
         pass
@@ -280,6 +281,7 @@ class Config:
         self.config_anonbrowse = data.config_anonbrowse
         self.config_public_reg = data.config_public_reg
         self.config_default_role = data.config_default_role
+        self.config_columns_to_ignore = data.config_columns_to_ignore
         if self.config_calibre_dir is not None:
             self.db_configured = True
         else:
@@ -361,6 +363,12 @@ def migrate_Database():
         conn.execute("ALTER TABLE Settings ADD column `config_anonbrowse` SmallInteger DEFAULT 0")
         conn.execute("ALTER TABLE Settings ADD column `config_public_reg` SmallInteger DEFAULT 0")
         session.commit()
+    try:
+        session.query(exists().where(Settings.config_columns_to_ignore)).scalar()
+    except exc.OperationalError:
+        conn = engine.connect()
+        conn.execute("ALTER TABLE Settings ADD column `config_columns_to_ignore` String DEFAULT ''")
+        session.commit()
     try:
         session.query(exists().where(Settings.config_default_role)).scalar()
         session.commit()
diff --git a/cps/web.py b/cps/web.py
index 24d4f36b..07d7fb63 100755
--- a/cps/web.py
+++ b/cps/web.py
@@ -1038,7 +1038,16 @@ def show_book(id):
             except Exception as e:
                 entries.languages[index].language_name = _(
                     isoLanguages.get(part3=entries.languages[index].lang_code).name)
-        cc = db.session.query(db.Custom_Columns).filter(db.Custom_Columns.datatype.notin_(db.cc_exceptions)).all()
+        tmpcc = db.session.query(db.Custom_Columns).filter(db.Custom_Columns.datatype.notin_(db.cc_exceptions)).all()
+
+        if config.config_columns_to_ignore:
+            cc=[]
+            for col in tmpcc:
+                r= re.compile(config.config_columns_to_ignore)
+                if r.match(col.label):
+                    cc.append(col)
+        else:
+            cc=tmpcc
         book_in_shelfs = []
         shelfs = ub.session.query(ub.BookShelf).filter(ub.BookShelf.book_id == id).all()
         for entry in shelfs:
@@ -1693,6 +1702,8 @@ def configuration_helper(origin):
                 reboot_required = True
         if "config_calibre_web_title" in to_save:
             content.config_calibre_web_title = to_save["config_calibre_web_title"]
+        if "config_columns_to_ignore" in to_save:
+            content.config_columns_to_ignore = to_save["config_columns_to_ignore"]
         if "config_title_regex" in to_save:
             if content.config_title_regex != to_save["config_title_regex"]:
                 content.config_title_regex = to_save["config_title_regex"]