diff --git a/src/plugins/telemetryTable/components/table-configuration.vue b/src/plugins/telemetryTable/components/table-configuration.vue
index 8d7ed3eca0..5a5defd522 100644
--- a/src/plugins/telemetryTable/components/table-configuration.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/telemetryTable/components/table-configuration.vue
@@ -104,6 +104,15 @@ export default {
     },
     methods: {
         updateHeaders(headers) {
+            // add name column if it doesn't exist,
+            // it's always the first column when it's manually added
+            if (!headers.name) {
+                headers = {
+                    name: 'Name',
+                    ...headers
+                };
+            }
+
             this.headers = headers;
         },
         toggleColumn(key) {