diff --git a/src/DataViews/EventView.py b/src/DataViews/EventView.py
index b60dc95e8..11c8c5467 100644
--- a/src/DataViews/EventView.py
+++ b/src/DataViews/EventView.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class EventView(PageView.ListView):
         _('Description'),
         _('ID'),
         _('Type'),
+        _('First Main Participant'),
         _('Date'),
         _('Place'),
         _('Last Changed'),
diff --git a/src/DisplayModels/_EventModel.py b/src/DisplayModels/_EventModel.py
index 4eaf95391..d8e58c2aa 100644
--- a/src/DisplayModels/_EventModel.py
+++ b/src/DisplayModels/_EventModel.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import ToolTips
 import GrampsLocale
 import DateHandler
 import gen.lib
+import Utils
 from gui.views.treemodels.flatbasemodel import FlatBaseModel
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ class EventModel(FlatBaseModel):
             self.column_description,
             self.column_id,
             self.column_type,
+            self.column_participant,
             self.column_date,
             self.column_place,
             self.column_change,
@@ -85,13 +87,14 @@ class EventModel(FlatBaseModel):
             self.column_description,
             self.column_id,
             self.column_type,
+            self.column_participant,
             self.sort_date,
             self.column_place,
             self.sort_change,
             self.column_handle,
             self.column_tooltip,
             ]
-        FlatBaseModel.__init__(self, db, scol, order, tooltip_column=8,
+        FlatBaseModel.__init__(self, db, scol, order, tooltip_column=9,
                            search=search, skip=skip, sort_map=sort_map)
 
     def on_get_n_columns(self):
@@ -100,6 +103,9 @@ class EventModel(FlatBaseModel):
     def column_description(self,data):
         return data[COLUMN_DESCRIPTION]
 
+    def column_participant(self,data):
+        return Utils.get_participant_from_event(self.db, data[COLUMN_HANDLE])
+        
     def column_place(self,data):
         if data[COLUMN_PLACE]:
             return self.db.get_place_from_handle(data[COLUMN_PLACE]).get_title()
diff --git a/src/gen/db/base.py b/src/gen/db/base.py
index 5320e508e..1724c0fe5 100644
--- a/src/gen/db/base.py
+++ b/src/gen/db/base.py
@@ -2472,8 +2472,9 @@ class GrampsDbBase(Callback):
         Return the Event display common information stored in the database's 
         metadata.
         """
-        default = [(1, 0, 200), (1, 1, 75), (1, 2, 100), (1, 3, 150),
-                   (1, 4, 200), (0, 5, 100)]
+        default = [(1, 0, 200), (1, 1, 75), (1, 2, 100), 
+                   (0, 3, 0), (1, 4, 150),
+                   (1, 5, 200), (0, 6, 100)]
         return self.__get_columns(EVENT_COL_KEY, default)
 
     def get_repository_column_order(self):