diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/Table.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/Table.java
index 773640dd3c4..34c0e3476da 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/Table.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/Table.java
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ public class Table {
         return this;
     }
 
-    public Table endRow() {
-        if (currentCells.size() != headers.size()) {
+    public Table endRow(boolean check) {
+        if (check && (currentCells.size() != headers.size())) {
             throw new ElasticSearchIllegalArgumentException("mismatch on number of cells in a row compared to header");
         }
         rows.add(currentCells);
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@ public class Table {
         return this;
     }
 
+    public Table endRow() {
+        endRow(true);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public Table addCell(Cell cell) {
+        currentCells.add(cell);
+        return this;
+    }
+
     public Table addCell(Object value) {
         return addCell(value, "");
     }
@@ -113,6 +123,59 @@ public class Table {
         return rows;
     }
 
+    public List<Cell>[] getRowsAsArray() {
+        return (List<Cell>[]) rows.toArray();
+    }
+
+    public Table addTable(Table t2) {
+        Table t1 = this;
+        Table t = new Table();
+
+        t.startHeaders();
+
+        for (Cell c : t1.getHeaders()) {
+            t.addCell(c);
+        }
+
+        for (Cell c : t2.getHeaders()) {
+            t.addCell(c);
+        }
+
+        t.endHeaders();
+
+        if (t1.rows.size() != t2.rows.size()) {
+            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+            sb.append("cannot add a table with ");
+            sb.append(t2.rows.size());
+            sb.append(" rows to table with ");
+            sb.append(t1.rows.size());
+            sb.append(" rows");
+            throw new ElasticSearchIllegalArgumentException(sb.toString());
+        }
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < t1.rows.size(); i++) {
+            t.startRow();
+            for (Cell c : t1.rows.get(i)) {
+                t.addCell(c);
+            }
+            for (Cell c : t2.rows.get(i)) {
+                t.addCell(c);
+            }
+            t.endRow(false);
+        }
+
+        return t;
+    }
+
+    public Table addColumn(String headerName, String attrs, List<Object> values) {
+        Table t = new Table();
+        t.startHeaders().addCell(headerName, attrs).endHeaders();
+        for (Object val : values) {
+            t.startRow().addCell(val).endRow();
+        }
+        return this.addTable(t);
+    }
+
     public static class Cell {
         public final Object value;
         public final Map<String, String> attr;