diff --git a/media/src/api/api.columns.js b/media/src/api/api.columns.js
index c47372bc..0f362456 100644
--- a/media/src/api/api.columns.js
+++ b/media/src/api/api.columns.js
@@ -66,5 +66,76 @@ _api.register( 'columns().data()', function () {
 } );
 
 
+
+
+_api.register( 'columns().visible()', function ( vis ) {
+	return this.iterator( 'column', function ( settings, column ) {
+		var
+			cols = settings.aoColumns,
+			col  = cols[ column ],
+			data = settings.aoData,
+			row, cells, i, ien, tr;
+
+		// Get
+		if ( vis === undefined ) {
+			return col.bVisible;
+		}
+
+		// Set
+		// No change
+		if ( col.bVisible === vis ) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if ( vis ) {
+			// Insert column
+			// Need to decide if we should use appendChild or insertBefore
+			var insertBefore = $.inArray( true, _pluck(cols, 'bVisible'), column+1 );
+
+			for ( i=0, ien=data.length ; i<ien ; i++ ) {
+				tr = data[i].nTr;
+				cells = data[i].anCells;
+
+				if ( tr ) {
+					// insertBefore can act like appendChild if 2nd arg is null
+					tr.insertBefore( cells[ column ], cells[ insertBefore ] || null );
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			// Remove column
+			$( _pluck( settings.aoData, 'anCells', column ) ).remove();
+
+			col.bVisible = false;
+			_fnDrawHead( settings, settings.aoHeader );
+			_fnDrawHead( settings, settings.aoFooter );
+
+			_fnSaveState( settings );
+		}
+
+		// Common actions
+		col.bVisible = vis;
+		_fnDrawHead( settings, settings.aoHeader );
+		_fnDrawHead( settings, settings.aoFooter );
+
+		_fnSaveState( settings );
+	} );
+} );
+
+
+// _api.register( 'columns().show()', function () {
+// 	var selector = this.selector;
+// 	return this.columns( selector.cols, selector.opts ).visible( true );
+// } );
+
+
+// _api.register( 'columns().hide()', function () {
+// 	var selector = this.selector;
+// 	return this.columns( selector.cols, selector.opts ).visible( false );
+// } );
+
+
+
+
 }());
 
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.draw.js b/media/src/core/core.draw.js
index e613ee11..4da2ec59 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.draw.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.draw.js
@@ -225,6 +225,11 @@ function _fnDrawHead( oSettings, aoSource, bIncludeHidden )
 	var iColumns = oSettings.aoColumns.length;
 	var iRowspan, iColspan;
 
+	if ( ! aoSource )
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (  bIncludeHidden === undefined )
 	{
 		bIncludeHidden = false;
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.init.js b/media/src/core/core.init.js
index b9805349..b0362099 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.init.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.init.js
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@ function _fnInitialise ( oSettings )
 	/* Build and draw the header / footer for the table */
 	_fnBuildHead( oSettings );
 	_fnDrawHead( oSettings, oSettings.aoHeader );
-	if ( oSettings.nTFoot )
-	{
-		_fnDrawHead( oSettings, oSettings.aoFooter );
-	}
+	_fnDrawHead( oSettings, oSettings.aoFooter );
 
 	/* Okay to show that something is going on now */
 	_fnProcessingDisplay( oSettings, true );