diff --git a/frontend/src/components/common/Resource/ResourceTable.stories.tsx b/frontend/src/components/common/Resource/ResourceTable.stories.tsx
index 7be8db05d7..219a571c8b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/common/Resource/ResourceTable.stories.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/common/Resource/ResourceTable.stories.tsx
@@ -124,6 +124,21 @@ const podData: ResourceTableFromResourceClassProps = {
   resourceClass: MyPod as KubeObject,
 };
 
+const withHiddenCols: ResourceTableFromResourceClassProps = {
+  columns: [
+    'name',
+    'namespace',
+    {
+      label: 'UID',
+      getter: (pod: Pod) => pod.metadata.uid,
+      show: false,
+    },
+    'age',
+  ],
+  resourceClass: MyPod as KubeObject,
+  hideColumns: ['namespace'],
+};
+
 export const NoFilter = TemplateWithFilter.bind({});
 NoFilter.args = {
   resourceTableArgs: podData,
@@ -135,3 +150,9 @@ NameSearch.args = {
   resourceTableArgs: podData,
   search: 'mypod3',
 };
+
+export const WithHiddenCols = TemplateWithFilter.bind({});
+WithHiddenCols.args = {
+  resourceTableArgs: withHiddenCols,
+  search: '',
+};
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/common/Resource/ResourceTable.tsx b/frontend/src/components/common/Resource/ResourceTable.tsx
index 7c74a0eb65..d24b63d8c6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/common/Resource/ResourceTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/common/Resource/ResourceTable.tsx
@@ -148,8 +148,10 @@ function Table(props: ResourceTableProps) {
       });
     }
 
+    let shouldSortOnAge = false;
+
     const resourceCols: ResourceTableColumnWithDefaultShow[] = processedColumns
-      .map((col, index) => {
+      .map(col => {
         if (typeof col !== 'string') {
           return col;
         }
@@ -171,9 +173,7 @@ function Table(props: ResourceTableProps) {
               },
             };
           case 'age':
-            if (sortingColumn === undefined) {
-              sortingColumn = index + 1;
-            }
+            shouldSortOnAge = defaultSortingColumn === undefined;
             return {
               id: 'age',
               label: t('translation|Age'),
@@ -240,6 +240,12 @@ function Table(props: ResourceTableProps) {
 
     // Filter out columns that have show set to false.
     const cols = resourceCols.filter(col => col.show !== false);
+
+    if (shouldSortOnAge) {
+      // Sorting column on SimpleTable starts at 1.
+      sortingColumn = cols.findIndex(col => col.id === 'age') + 1;
+    }
+
     return [resourceCols, cols, sortingColumn];
   }, [
     columns,
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/common/Resource/__snapshots__/ResourceListView.stories.storyshot b/frontend/src/components/common/Resource/__snapshots__/ResourceListView.stories.storyshot
index 6930025a83..2c0034aaea 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/common/Resource/__snapshots__/ResourceListView.stories.storyshot
+++ b/frontend/src/components/common/Resource/__snapshots__/ResourceListView.stories.storyshot
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ exports[`Storyshots Resource/ListView One Hidden Column 1`] = `
               >
                 Age
                 <button
-                  aria-label="sort swap"
+                  aria-label="sort up"
                   class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiIconButton-root MuiIconButton-sizeSmall css-hvz71z-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiIconButton-root"
                   tabindex="0"
                   type="button"
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/common/Resource/__snapshots__/ResourceTable.stories.storyshot b/frontend/src/components/common/Resource/__snapshots__/ResourceTable.stories.storyshot
index 67684140f7..bcab273a0f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/common/Resource/__snapshots__/ResourceTable.stories.storyshot
+++ b/frontend/src/components/common/Resource/__snapshots__/ResourceTable.stories.storyshot
@@ -338,3 +338,171 @@ exports[`Storyshots ResourceTable No Filter 1`] = `
   </div>
 </div>
 `;
+
+exports[`Storyshots ResourceTable With Hidden Cols 1`] = `
+<div>
+  <div
+    class="MuiPaper-root MuiPaper-outlined MuiPaper-rounded MuiTableContainer-root makeStyles-tableContainer css-h2cton-MuiPaper-root-MuiTableContainer-root"
+  >
+    <table
+      class="MuiTable-root makeStyles-table makeStyles-table css-vzt8dn-MuiTable-root"
+    >
+      <thead
+        class="MuiTableHead-root css-15wwp11-MuiTableHead-root"
+      >
+        <tr
+          class="MuiTableRow-root MuiTableRow-head css-73w7uv-MuiTableRow-root"
+        >
+          <th
+            class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-head MuiTableCell-sizeSmall makeStyles-headerCell makeStyles-sortCell css-1ciaiyl-MuiTableCell-root"
+            scope="col"
+          >
+            Name
+            <button
+              aria-label="sort swap"
+              class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiIconButton-root MuiIconButton-sizeSmall css-hvz71z-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiIconButton-root"
+              tabindex="0"
+              type="button"
+            >
+              <span />
+              <span
+                class="MuiTouchRipple-root css-8je8zh-MuiTouchRipple-root"
+              />
+            </button>
+          </th>
+          <th
+            class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-head MuiTableCell-sizeSmall makeStyles-headerCell makeStyles-sortCell css-1ciaiyl-MuiTableCell-root"
+            scope="col"
+            style="text-align: right;"
+          >
+            Age
+            <button
+              aria-label="sort up"
+              class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiIconButton-root MuiIconButton-sizeSmall css-hvz71z-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiIconButton-root"
+              tabindex="0"
+              type="button"
+            >
+              <span />
+              <span
+                class="MuiTouchRipple-root css-8je8zh-MuiTouchRipple-root"
+              />
+            </button>
+          </th>
+        </tr>
+      </thead>
+      <tbody
+        class="MuiTableBody-root css-apqrd9-MuiTableBody-root"
+      >
+        <tr
+          class="MuiTableRow-root css-73w7uv-MuiTableRow-root"
+        >
+          <td
+            class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-body MuiTableCell-sizeSmall css-1k1onho-MuiTableCell-root"
+          >
+            <a
+              class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineHover css-srrjpp-MuiTypography-root-MuiLink-root"
+              href="/"
+            >
+              mypod0
+            </a>
+          </td>
+          <td
+            class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-body MuiTableCell-sizeSmall css-1k1onho-MuiTableCell-root"
+            style="text-align: right;"
+          >
+            <p
+              aria-label="2021-12-15T14:57:13.000Z"
+              class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 makeStyles-noWrap makeStyles-display css-1ezega9-MuiTypography-root"
+              data-mui-internal-clone-element="true"
+            >
+              3mo
+              <span />
+            </p>
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+        <tr
+          class="MuiTableRow-root css-73w7uv-MuiTableRow-root"
+        >
+          <td
+            class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-body MuiTableCell-sizeSmall css-1k1onho-MuiTableCell-root"
+          >
+            <a
+              class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineHover css-srrjpp-MuiTypography-root-MuiLink-root"
+              href="/"
+            >
+              mypod1
+            </a>
+          </td>
+          <td
+            class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-body MuiTableCell-sizeSmall css-1k1onho-MuiTableCell-root"
+            style="text-align: right;"
+          >
+            <p
+              aria-label="2021-12-15T14:57:13.000Z"
+              class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 makeStyles-noWrap makeStyles-display css-1ezega9-MuiTypography-root"
+              data-mui-internal-clone-element="true"
+            >
+              3mo
+              <span />
+            </p>
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+        <tr
+          class="MuiTableRow-root css-73w7uv-MuiTableRow-root"
+        >
+          <td
+            class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-body MuiTableCell-sizeSmall css-1k1onho-MuiTableCell-root"
+          >
+            <a
+              class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineHover css-srrjpp-MuiTypography-root-MuiLink-root"
+              href="/"
+            >
+              mypod2
+            </a>
+          </td>
+          <td
+            class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-body MuiTableCell-sizeSmall css-1k1onho-MuiTableCell-root"
+            style="text-align: right;"
+          >
+            <p
+              aria-label="2021-12-15T14:57:13.000Z"
+              class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 makeStyles-noWrap makeStyles-display css-1ezega9-MuiTypography-root"
+              data-mui-internal-clone-element="true"
+            >
+              3mo
+              <span />
+            </p>
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+        <tr
+          class="MuiTableRow-root css-73w7uv-MuiTableRow-root"
+        >
+          <td
+            class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-body MuiTableCell-sizeSmall css-1k1onho-MuiTableCell-root"
+          >
+            <a
+              class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineHover css-srrjpp-MuiTypography-root-MuiLink-root"
+              href="/"
+            >
+              mypod3
+            </a>
+          </td>
+          <td
+            class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-body MuiTableCell-sizeSmall css-1k1onho-MuiTableCell-root"
+            style="text-align: right;"
+          >
+            <p
+              aria-label="2021-12-15T14:57:13.000Z"
+              class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 makeStyles-noWrap makeStyles-display css-1ezega9-MuiTypography-root"
+              data-mui-internal-clone-element="true"
+            >
+              3mo
+              <span />
+            </p>
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+      </tbody>
+    </table>
+  </div>
+</div>
+`;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/namespace/__snapshots__/NamespaceDetails.stories.storyshot b/frontend/src/components/namespace/__snapshots__/NamespaceDetails.stories.storyshot
index 3eb0327bd3..2264440ecc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/namespace/__snapshots__/NamespaceDetails.stories.storyshot
+++ b/frontend/src/components/namespace/__snapshots__/NamespaceDetails.stories.storyshot
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ exports[`Storyshots Namespace/DetailsView Active 1`] = `
                     >
                       Age
                       <button
-                        aria-label="sort swap"
+                        aria-label="sort up"
                         class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiIconButton-root MuiIconButton-sizeSmall css-hvz71z-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiIconButton-root"
                         tabindex="0"
                         type="button"
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/node/__snapshots__/List.stories.storyshot b/frontend/src/components/node/__snapshots__/List.stories.storyshot
index c6342dd8f0..15af2bedd7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/node/__snapshots__/List.stories.storyshot
+++ b/frontend/src/components/node/__snapshots__/List.stories.storyshot
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ exports[`Storyshots node/List Nodes 1`] = `
                 >
                   Age
                   <button
-                    aria-label="sort swap"
+                    aria-label="sort up"
                     class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiIconButton-root MuiIconButton-sizeSmall css-hvz71z-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiIconButton-root"
                     tabindex="0"
                     type="button"
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ exports[`Storyshots node/List Nodes 1`] = `
                     class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineHover css-srrjpp-MuiTypography-root-MuiLink-root"
                     href="/"
                   >
-                    my-linux-node
+                    my-windows-node
                   </a>
                 </td>
                 <td
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ exports[`Storyshots node/List Nodes 1`] = `
                 <td
                   class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-body MuiTableCell-sizeSmall css-1k1onho-MuiTableCell-root"
                 >
-                  10.2.3.4
+                  1.2.3.4
                 </td>
                 <td
                   class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-body MuiTableCell-sizeSmall css-1k1onho-MuiTableCell-root"
@@ -233,14 +233,14 @@ exports[`Storyshots node/List Nodes 1`] = `
                 <td
                   class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-body MuiTableCell-sizeSmall css-1k1onho-MuiTableCell-root"
                 >
-                  v1.23.12
+                  v1.26.3
                 </td>
                 <td
                   class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-body MuiTableCell-sizeSmall css-1k1onho-MuiTableCell-root"
                   style="text-align: right;"
                 >
                   <p
-                    aria-label="2023-06-30T11:49:44.000Z"
+                    aria-label="2023-07-13T23:28:40.000Z"
                     class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 makeStyles-noWrap makeStyles-display css-1ezega9-MuiTypography-root"
                     data-mui-internal-clone-element="true"
                   >
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ exports[`Storyshots node/List Nodes 1`] = `
                     class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineHover css-srrjpp-MuiTypography-root-MuiLink-root"
                     href="/"
                   >
-                    my-windows-node
+                    my-linux-node
                   </a>
                 </td>
                 <td
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ exports[`Storyshots node/List Nodes 1`] = `
                 <td
                   class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-body MuiTableCell-sizeSmall css-1k1onho-MuiTableCell-root"
                 >
-                  1.2.3.4
+                  10.2.3.4
                 </td>
                 <td
                   class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-body MuiTableCell-sizeSmall css-1k1onho-MuiTableCell-root"
@@ -306,14 +306,14 @@ exports[`Storyshots node/List Nodes 1`] = `
                 <td
                   class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-body MuiTableCell-sizeSmall css-1k1onho-MuiTableCell-root"
                 >
-                  v1.26.3
+                  v1.23.12
                 </td>
                 <td
                   class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-body MuiTableCell-sizeSmall css-1k1onho-MuiTableCell-root"
                   style="text-align: right;"
                 >
                   <p
-                    aria-label="2023-07-13T23:28:40.000Z"
+                    aria-label="2023-06-30T11:49:44.000Z"
                     class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 makeStyles-noWrap makeStyles-display css-1ezega9-MuiTypography-root"
                     data-mui-internal-clone-element="true"
                   >
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/pod/__snapshots__/PodList.stories.storyshot b/frontend/src/components/pod/__snapshots__/PodList.stories.storyshot
index ef67ddd5db..9698494622 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/pod/__snapshots__/PodList.stories.storyshot
+++ b/frontend/src/components/pod/__snapshots__/PodList.stories.storyshot
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ exports[`Storyshots Pod/PodListView Items 1`] = `
               >
                 Age
                 <button
-                  aria-label="sort swap"
+                  aria-label="sort up"
                   class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiIconButton-root MuiIconButton-sizeSmall css-hvz71z-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiIconButton-root"
                   tabindex="0"
                   type="button"
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/replicaset/__snapshots__/List.stories.storyshot b/frontend/src/components/replicaset/__snapshots__/List.stories.storyshot
index e0c07ebed0..f618deb874 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/replicaset/__snapshots__/List.stories.storyshot
+++ b/frontend/src/components/replicaset/__snapshots__/List.stories.storyshot
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ exports[`Storyshots ReplicaSet/List Replica Sets 1`] = `
                 >
                   Age
                   <button
-                    aria-label="sort swap"
+                    aria-label="sort up"
                     class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiIconButton-root MuiIconButton-sizeSmall css-hvz71z-MuiButtonBase-root-MuiIconButton-root"
                     tabindex="0"
                     type="button"
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ exports[`Storyshots ReplicaSet/List Replica Sets 1`] = `
                     class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineHover css-srrjpp-MuiTypography-root-MuiLink-root"
                     href="/"
                   >
-                    headlamp-a123456
+                    headlamp-release-b123456
                   </a>
                 </td>
                 <td
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ exports[`Storyshots ReplicaSet/List Replica Sets 1`] = `
                 <td
                   class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-body MuiTableCell-sizeSmall css-1k1onho-MuiTableCell-root"
                 >
-                  2
+                  1
                 </td>
                 <td
                   class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-body MuiTableCell-sizeSmall css-1k1onho-MuiTableCell-root"
@@ -306,24 +306,26 @@ exports[`Storyshots ReplicaSet/List Replica Sets 1`] = `
                   class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-body MuiTableCell-sizeSmall css-1k1onho-MuiTableCell-root"
                 >
                   <span
-                    aria-label="ghcr.io/headlamp-k8s/headlamp:latest"
+                    aria-label="ghcr.io/headlamp-k8s/headlamp:v0.18.0"
                     class=""
                     data-mui-internal-clone-element="true"
                   >
-                    ghcr.io/headlamp-k8s/headlamp:latest
+                    ghcr.io/headlamp-k8s/headlamp:v0.18.0
                   </span>
                 </td>
                 <td
                   class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-body MuiTableCell-sizeSmall css-1k1onho-MuiTableCell-root"
                 >
                   <span
-                    aria-label="k8s-app=headlamp
-pod-template-hash=a123456"
+                    aria-label="app.kubernetes.io/instance=headlamp-release
+app.kubernetes.io/name=headlamp
+pod-template-hash=b123456"
                     class=""
                     data-mui-internal-clone-element="true"
                   >
-                    k8s-app=headlamp
-pod-template-hash=a123456
+                    app.kubernetes.io/instance=headlamp-release
+app.kubernetes.io/name=headlamp
+pod-template-hash=b123456
                   </span>
                 </td>
                 <td
@@ -331,7 +333,7 @@ pod-template-hash=a123456
                   style="text-align: right;"
                 >
                   <p
-                    aria-label="2023-05-25T05:15:05.000Z"
+                    aria-label="2023-07-07T05:36:02.000Z"
                     class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 makeStyles-noWrap makeStyles-display css-1ezega9-MuiTypography-root"
                     data-mui-internal-clone-element="true"
                   >
@@ -350,7 +352,7 @@ pod-template-hash=a123456
                     class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineHover css-srrjpp-MuiTypography-root-MuiLink-root"
                     href="/"
                   >
-                    headlamp-release-b123456
+                    headlamp-a123456
                   </a>
                 </td>
                 <td
@@ -371,7 +373,7 @@ pod-template-hash=a123456
                 <td
                   class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-body MuiTableCell-sizeSmall css-1k1onho-MuiTableCell-root"
                 >
-                  1
+                  2
                 </td>
                 <td
                   class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-body MuiTableCell-sizeSmall css-1k1onho-MuiTableCell-root"
@@ -393,26 +395,24 @@ pod-template-hash=a123456
                   class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-body MuiTableCell-sizeSmall css-1k1onho-MuiTableCell-root"
                 >
                   <span
-                    aria-label="ghcr.io/headlamp-k8s/headlamp:v0.18.0"
+                    aria-label="ghcr.io/headlamp-k8s/headlamp:latest"
                     class=""
                     data-mui-internal-clone-element="true"
                   >
-                    ghcr.io/headlamp-k8s/headlamp:v0.18.0
+                    ghcr.io/headlamp-k8s/headlamp:latest
                   </span>
                 </td>
                 <td
                   class="MuiTableCell-root MuiTableCell-body MuiTableCell-sizeSmall css-1k1onho-MuiTableCell-root"
                 >
                   <span
-                    aria-label="app.kubernetes.io/instance=headlamp-release
-app.kubernetes.io/name=headlamp
-pod-template-hash=b123456"
+                    aria-label="k8s-app=headlamp
+pod-template-hash=a123456"
                     class=""
                     data-mui-internal-clone-element="true"
                   >
-                    app.kubernetes.io/instance=headlamp-release
-app.kubernetes.io/name=headlamp
-pod-template-hash=b123456
+                    k8s-app=headlamp
+pod-template-hash=a123456
                   </span>
                 </td>
                 <td
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ pod-template-hash=b123456
                   style="text-align: right;"
                 >
                   <p
-                    aria-label="2023-07-07T05:36:02.000Z"
+                    aria-label="2023-05-25T05:15:05.000Z"
                     class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 makeStyles-noWrap makeStyles-display css-1ezega9-MuiTypography-root"
                     data-mui-internal-clone-element="true"
                   >