diff --git a/processcore/process_attribute.h b/processcore/process_attribute.h
--- a/processcore/process_attribute.h
+++ b/processcore/process_attribute.h
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@
     KSysGuard::Unit unit() const;
     void setUnit(KSysGuard::Unit unit);
 
+    /**
+     * A hint to UIs that this sensor would like to be visible by default.
+     *
+     * Defaults to false.
+     */
+    bool isVisibleByDefault() const;
+    void setVisibleByDefault(bool visible);
+
     /**
      * The last stored value for a given process
      */
diff --git a/processcore/process_attribute.cpp b/processcore/process_attribute.cpp
--- a/processcore/process_attribute.cpp
+++ b/processcore/process_attribute.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 
     QHash<KSysGuard::Process *, QVariant> m_data;
     bool m_enabled = false;
+
+    bool m_defaultVisible = false;
 };
 
 ProcessAttribute::ProcessAttribute(const QString &id, QObject *parent)
@@ -134,6 +136,16 @@
     d->m_unit = unit;
 }
 
+bool KSysGuard::ProcessAttribute::isVisibleByDefault() const
+{
+    return d->m_defaultVisible;
+}
+
+void KSysGuard::ProcessAttribute::setVisibleByDefault(bool visible)
+{
+    d->m_defaultVisible = visible;
+}
+
 QVariant ProcessAttribute::data(KSysGuard::Process *process)
 {
     return d->m_data.value(process);
diff --git a/processui/ProcessModel.h b/processui/ProcessModel.h
--- a/processui/ProcessModel.h
+++ b/processui/ProcessModel.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 namespace KSysGuard {
 	class Processes;
 	class Process;
+    class ProcessAttribute;
 }
 
 class ProcessModelPrivate;
@@ -128,6 +129,9 @@
         /** Returns for process controller pointer for this model */
         KSysGuard::Processes *processController() const;   //The processes instance
 
+        /** Returns the list of extra attributes provided by plugins */
+        const QVector<KSysGuard::ProcessAttribute *> extraAttributes() const;
+
         /** Convenience function to get the number of processes.
          *
          *  Equivalent to processController->processCount() */
@@ -159,6 +163,9 @@
             HeadingCGroup,
             HeadingMACContext,
             HeadingVmPSS,
+            // This entry should always match the actual last entry in this enum + 1.
+            // It is used to determine where plugin-provided headings start.
+            HeadingPluginStart = HeadingVmPSS + 1,
         };
 
         enum { UidRole = Qt::UserRole, SortingValueRole, WindowIdRole, PlainValueRole, PercentageRole, PercentageHistoryRole };
diff --git a/processui/ProcessModel.cpp b/processui/ProcessModel.cpp
--- a/processui/ProcessModel.cpp
+++ b/processui/ProcessModel.cpp
@@ -371,6 +371,11 @@
     return d->mProcesses;
 }
 
+const QVector<KSysGuard::ProcessAttribute *> ProcessModel::extraAttributes() const
+{
+    return d->mExtraAttributes;
+}
+
 #if HAVE_X11
 void ProcessModelPrivate::windowRemoved(WId wid) {
     WindowInfo *window = mWIdToWindowInfo.take(wid);
@@ -516,8 +521,6 @@
 
     mExtraAttributes = mProcesses->attributes();
     for (int i = 0 ; i < mExtraAttributes.count(); i ++) {
-        mExtraAttributes[i]->setEnabled(true); // In future we will toggle this based on column visibility
-
         connect(mExtraAttributes[i], &KSysGuard::ProcessAttribute::dataChanged, this, [this, i](KSysGuard::Process *process) {
             const QModelIndex index = q->getQModelIndex(process, mHeadings.count() + i);
             emit q->dataChanged(index, index);
diff --git a/processui/ksysguardprocesslist.cpp b/processui/ksysguardprocesslist.cpp
--- a/processui/ksysguardprocesslist.cpp
+++ b/processui/ksysguardprocesslist.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 #include "ui_ProcessWidgetUI.h"
 #include "scripting.h"
 #include "process_controller.h"
+#include "process_attribute.h"
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -372,6 +373,15 @@
     d->mUi->treeView->setDragEnabled(true);
     d->mUi->treeView->setDragDropMode(QAbstractItemView::DragOnly);
 
+    auto extraAttributes = d->mModel.extraAttributes();
+    for (int i = 0; i < extraAttributes.count(); ++i) {
+        auto attribute = extraAttributes.at(i);
+        if (attribute->isVisibleByDefault()) {
+            attribute->setEnabled(true);
+        } else {
+            d->mUi->treeView->header()->hideSection(ProcessModel::HeadingPluginStart + i);
+        }
+    }
 
     //Sort by username by default
     d->mUi->treeView->sortByColumn(ProcessModel::HeadingUser, Qt::AscendingOrder);
@@ -967,10 +977,18 @@
 
     int i = result->data().toInt();
     //We set data to be negative to hide a column, and positive to show a column
-    if(i < 0)
-        d->mUi->treeView->hideColumn(-1-i);
-    else {
+    if(i < 0) {
+        auto index = -1 - i;
+        d->mUi->treeView->hideColumn(index);
+
+        if (index >= ProcessModel::HeadingPluginStart) {
+            d->mModel.extraAttributes().at(index - ProcessModel::HeadingPluginStart)->setEnabled(false);
+        }
+    } else {
         d->mUi->treeView->showColumn(i);
+        if (i >= ProcessModel::HeadingPluginStart) {
+            d->mModel.extraAttributes().at(i - ProcessModel::HeadingPluginStart)->setEnabled(true);
+        }
         updateList();
         d->mUi->treeView->resizeColumnToContents(i);
         d->mUi->treeView->resizeColumnToContents(d->mFilterModel.columnCount());
@@ -1042,6 +1060,12 @@
     //stop any scripts running, to save on memory
     if(d->mScripting)
         d->mScripting->stopAllScripts();
+
+    //Disable all plugin-provided attributes
+    for (auto attribute : d->mModel.extraAttributes()) {
+        attribute->setEnabled(false);
+    }
+
     QWidget::hideEvent(event);
 }
 
@@ -1051,6 +1075,14 @@
     updateList();
     QHeaderView *header = d->mUi->treeView->header();
     d->mUi->treeView->sortByColumn(header->sortIndicatorSection(), header->sortIndicatorOrder());
+
+    auto attributes = d->mModel.extraAttributes();
+    for (int i = 0; i < attributes.count(); ++i) {
+        if (!header->isSectionHidden(ProcessModel::HeadingPluginStart + i)) {
+            attributes.at(i)->setEnabled(true);
+        }
+    }
+
     QWidget::showEvent(event);
 }