diff --git a/puppetboard/docker_settings.py b/puppetboard/docker_settings.py
index e32ac2a..3f61b33 100644
--- a/puppetboard/docker_settings.py
+++ b/puppetboard/docker_settings.py
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ TABLE_COUNT_DEF = "10,20,50,100,500"
 TABLE_COUNT_SELECTOR = [int(x) for x in os.getenv('TABLE_COUNT_SELECTOR',
                                                   TABLE_COUNT_DEF).split(',')]
 
+DISP_METR_DEF = ','.join(['resources.total', 'events.failure',
+                          'events.success', 'resources.skipped',
+                          'events.noop'])
+
+DISPLAYED_METRICS = [x.strip() for x in os.getenv('DISPLAYED_METRICS',
+                                                  DISP_METR_DEF).split(',')]
+
 OFFLINE_MODE = bool(os.getenv('OFFLINE_MODE', 'False').upper() == 'TRUE')
 ENABLE_CATALOG = bool(os.getenv('ENABLE_CATALOG', 'False').upper() == 'TRUE')
 OVERVIEW_FILTER = os.getenv('OVERVIEW_FILTER', None)
@@ -46,7 +53,6 @@ GRAPH_FACTS_DEFAULT = ','.join(['architecture', 'clientversion', 'domain',
 GRAPH_FACTS = [x.strip() for x in os.getenv('GRAPH_FACTS',
                                             GRAPH_FACTS_DEFAULT).split(',')]
 
-
 GRAPH_TYPE = os.getenv('GRAPH_TYPE', 'pie')
 
 # Tuples are hard to express as an environment variable, so here
diff --git a/test/test_docker_settings.py b/test/test_docker_settings.py
index 4b36a6d..6a44ab1 100644
--- a/test/test_docker_settings.py
+++ b/test/test_docker_settings.py
@@ -116,3 +116,11 @@ def test_env_table_selector(cleanUpEnv):
     os.environ['TABLE_COUNT_SELECTOR'] = '5,15,25'
     reload(docker_settings)
     assert [5, 15, 25] == docker_settings.TABLE_COUNT_SELECTOR
+
+
+def test_env_column_options(cleanUpEnv):
+    os.environ['DISPLAYED_METRICS'] = 'resources.total, events.failure'
+
+    reload(docker_settings)
+    assert ['resources.total',
+            'events.failure'] == docker_settings.DISPLAYED_METRICS