diff --git a/extensions/src/common/types/framework/blocks.ts b/extensions/src/common/types/framework/blocks.ts
index e877735d8..e7dfc9094 100644
--- a/extensions/src/common/types/framework/blocks.ts
+++ b/extensions/src/common/types/framework/blocks.ts
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ export type BlockDefinitions<T extends BaseGenericExtension> =
   {
     [k in keyof T["BlockFunctions"]]: T["BlockFunctions"][k] extends
     (...args: infer A) => infer R
-    ? DefineBlock<T, (...args: A | [...A, BlockUtility]) => R>
+    ? DefineBlock<T, (...args: A) => R>
     : never
   };
 
diff --git a/extensions/src/tables/View.svelte b/extensions/src/tables/View.svelte
index e86435f87..af01dabcb 100644
--- a/extensions/src/tables/View.svelte
+++ b/extensions/src/tables/View.svelte
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   const set: ReactiveSet<Extension> = (propertyName, value) => reactiveSet((extension = extension), propertyName, value);
 
   const container = activeClass;
-  const tableListDropdown = activeClass, tableBox = activeClass, tableValueInput = activeClass;
+  const tableListDropdown = activeClass, tableBox = activeClass, tableValueInput = activeClass, nameInput = activeClass;
 
   const tableNames = Object.keys(extension.tables);
   let selected: string = tableNames.length > 0 ? tableNames[0] : "";
@@ -18,11 +18,17 @@
   type InputChangeEvent = Event & { currentTarget: EventTarget & HTMLInputElement};
   const update = (e: InputChangeEvent, row: number, column: number) => 
     invoke("changeTableValue", {name: selected, row, column, value: parseInt(e.currentTarget.value)});
+  const updateColumnName = (e: InputChangeEvent, column: number)
+    =>
+    invoke("changeColumnName", {name: selected, column, value: e.currentTarget.value});
+  const updateRowName = (e: InputChangeEvent, row: number)
+    =>
+    invoke("changeRowName", {name: selected, row, value: e.currentTarget.value});
 </script>
 
 <style>
   .container {
-    width: 480px;
+    width: 640px!important;
     padding: 1.5rem 2.25rem;
   }
 
@@ -52,6 +58,14 @@
     width: 3rem;
     padding: .25rem;
     color: var(--text-primary-transparent);
+    font-size: .85rem;
+  }
+
+  .nameInput {
+    font-weight: bold;
+    width: 4rem;
+    padding: .25rem;
+    color: var(--text-primary-transparent);
     font-size: 1rem;
   }
 </style>
@@ -71,18 +85,22 @@
       <thead>
         <tr>
           <th></th>
-          {#each [...Array(extension.tables[selected][0].length)] as _, i}
-            <th>{i + 1}</th>
+          {#each extension.columnNames[selected] as columnName, i}
+            <th>
+              <input class:nameInput type=text value={columnName} on:change={(e) => updateColumnName(e, i)} data-testid="columnNameCell">
+            </th>
           {/each}
       </tr>
       </thead>
       <tbody>
         {#each extension.tables[selected] as row, i}
           <tr>
-            <th>{i + 1}</th>
+            <th>
+              <input class:nameInput type=text value={extension.rowNames[selected][i]} on:change={(e) => updateRowName(e, i)} data-testid="rowNameCell">
+            </th>
             {#each row as value, j}
               <th>
-                <input class:tableValueInput type="number" {value} on:change={(e) => update(e, i, j)} data-testid="tableCell">
+                <input class:tableValueInput type=number {value} on:change={(e) => update(e, i, j)} data-testid="tableCell">
               </th>
             {/each}
           </tr>
diff --git a/extensions/src/tables/index.test.ts b/extensions/src/tables/index.test.ts
index daf247ee5..5c9fffb98 100644
--- a/extensions/src/tables/index.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/src/tables/index.test.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ createTestSuite({ Extension, __dirname }, {
         const { extension, testHelper: { expect } } = fixture;
         extension.newTable({ name: 'newTable', rows: 2, columns: 2 });
         expect(extension.tables.newTable.length).toBe(2);
+        expect(extension.rowNames.newTable[0]).toBe('row');
+        expect(extension.columnNames.newTable[0]).toBe('col');
       },
       after: async (fixture) => {
         const { ui, extension, testHelper: { expect, fireEvent, updateHTMLInputValue } } = fixture;
@@ -67,8 +69,14 @@ createTestSuite({ Extension, __dirname }, {
         expect(cells.length).toBe(4);
         const cell = cells[0] as HTMLInputElement;
 
+        const rows = await ui.findAllByTestId('rowNameCell');
+        expect(rows.length).toBe(2);
+        const row = rows[0] as HTMLInputElement;
+
         await fireEvent.change(cell, { target: { value: '3' } });
+        await fireEvent.change(row, { target: { value: 'newName' } });
         expect(extension.tables.newTable[0][0]).toBe(3);
+        expect(extension.rowNames.newTable[0]).toBe('newName');
 
         delete extension.tables.newTable;
       }
@@ -112,10 +120,16 @@ createTestSuite({ Extension, __dirname }, {
         input: 'newTable',
         before: ({ extension }) => {
           extension.tables.newTable = [[1]];
+          extension.rowNames.newTable = ['row'];
+          extension.columnNames.newTable = ['col'];
         },
         after: ({ extension }) => {
           expect(extension.tables.newTable).toBe(undefined);
+          expect(extension.rowNames.newTable).toBe(undefined);
+          expect(extension.columnNames.newTable).toBe(undefined);
           delete extension.tables.newTable;
+          delete extension.rowNames.newTable;
+          delete extension.columnNames.newTable;
         }
       }
     },
@@ -124,11 +138,17 @@ createTestSuite({ Extension, __dirname }, {
         input: 'newTable',
         before: ({ extension }) => {
           extension.tables.newTable = [[1]];
+          extension.rowNames.newTable = ['row'];
+          extension.columnNames.newTable = ['col'];
         },
         after: ({ extension }) => {
           expect(extension.tables.newTable[0].length).toBe(2);
           expect(extension.tables.newTable[0][1]).toBe(0);
+          expect(extension.columnNames.newTable.length).toBe(2);
+          expect(extension.rowNames.newTable.length).toBe(1);
           delete extension.tables.newTable;
+          delete extension.rowNames.newTable;
+          delete extension.columnNames.newTable;
         }
       }
     },
@@ -137,11 +157,63 @@ createTestSuite({ Extension, __dirname }, {
         input: 'newTable',
         before: ({ extension }) => {
           extension.tables.newTable = [[1]];
+          extension.rowNames.newTable = ['row'];
+          extension.columnNames.newTable = ['col'];
         },
         after: ({ extension }) => {
           expect(extension.tables.newTable.length).toBe(2);
           expect(extension.tables.newTable[1][0]).toBe(0);
+          expect(extension.columnNames.newTable.length).toBe(1);
+          expect(extension.rowNames.newTable.length).toBe(2);
+          delete extension.tables.newTable;
+          delete extension.rowNames.newTable;
+          delete extension.columnNames.newTable;
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    deleteColumn: ({ expect }) => {
+      return {
+        input: ['newTable', 1],
+        before: ({ extension }) => {
+          extension.tables.newTable = [
+            [0, 0],
+            [1, 0]
+          ];
+          extension.rowNames.newTable = ['row', 'row'];
+          extension.columnNames.newTable = ['col', 'col'];
+        },
+        after: ({ extension }) => {
+          expect(extension.tables.newTable.length).toBe(2);
+          expect(extension.tables.newTable[0].length).toBe(1);
+          expect(extension.tables.newTable[0][0]).toBe(0);
+          expect(extension.columnNames.newTable.length).toBe(1);
+          expect(extension.rowNames.newTable.length).toBe(2);
+          delete extension.tables.newTable;
+          delete extension.rowNames.newTable;
+          delete extension.columnNames.newTable;
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    deleteRow: ({ expect }) => {
+      return {
+        input: ['newTable', 1],
+        before: ({ extension }) => {
+          extension.tables.newTable = [
+            [0, 0],
+            [1, 1]
+          ];
+          extension.rowNames.newTable = ['row', 'row'];
+          extension.columnNames.newTable = ['col', 'col'];
+        },
+        after: ({ extension }) => {
+          expect(extension.tables.newTable.length).toBe(1);
+          expect(extension.tables.newTable[0].length).toBe(2);
+          expect(extension.tables.newTable[0][0]).toBe(1);
+          expect(extension.columnNames.newTable.length).toBe(2);
+          expect(extension.rowNames.newTable.length).toBe(1);
           delete extension.tables.newTable;
+          delete extension.rowNames.newTable;
+          delete extension.columnNames.newTable;
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/extensions/src/tables/index.ts b/extensions/src/tables/index.ts
index 7e1ce764f..06040b19a 100644
--- a/extensions/src/tables/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/src/tables/index.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ type Blocks = {
   removeTable: (table: string) => void;
   insertColumn: (table: string) => void;
   insertRow: (table: string) => void;
+  deleteColumn: (table: string, column: number) => void;
+  deleteRow: (table: string, row: number) => void;
   insertValueAt: (table: string, value: number, row: number, column: number) => void;
   getValueAt: (table: string, row: number, column: number) => number;
   numberOfRows: (table: string) => number;
@@ -32,21 +34,59 @@ type Blocks = {
 @validGenericExtension()
 export default class Tables extends Extension<Details, Blocks> {
   tables: Record<string, number[][]>;
+  rowNames: Record<string, string[]>;
+  columnNames: Record<string, string[]>;
   tableNamesArg: any;
   defaultNumberArg: any;
 
   // save tables to .sb3 when project is saved
   override saveDataHandler = new SaveDataHandler({
     Extension: Tables,
-    onSave: (self) => { return self.tables },
-    onLoad: (self, tables) => { self.tables = tables },
+    onSave: (self) => {
+      return {
+        tables: self.tables,
+        rowNames: self.rowNames,
+        columnNames: self.columnNames
+      };
+    },
+    onLoad: (self, data) => {
+      if (data.rowNames === undefined) {
+        // save happened before column names and row names were added
+        // as a feature.
+        // Load data into tables, and then construct default names.
+
+        self.tables = data as any;
+        const tableNames = Object.keys(self.tables);
+
+        self.rowNames = tableNames.reduce((rowNames, tableName, i) => {
+          rowNames[tableName] = self.tables[tableName].map(
+            (row, i) => `row${i + 1}`
+          );
+          return rowNames;
+        }, {});
+        self.columnNames = tableNames.reduce((columnNames, tableName, i) => {
+          columnNames[tableName] = self.tables[tableName][0].map(
+            (col, i) => `col${i + 1}`
+          );
+          return columnNames;
+        }, {});
+      } else {
+        self.tables = data.tables;
+        self.rowNames = data.rowNames;
+        self.columnNames = data.columnNames;
+      }
+    },
   });
 
   init(env: Environment) {
     if (!this.tables) {
       this.tables = {};
+      this.rowNames = {};
+      this.columnNames = {};
       this.tables.myTable = [];
       this.tables.myTable.push([0]);
+      this.rowNames.myTable = ['row'];
+      this.columnNames.myTable = ['col'];
     }
 
     // dynamic retriever of table names for block dropdowns
@@ -80,10 +120,11 @@ export default class Tables extends Extension<Details, Blocks> {
     );
   }
 
-
   newTable(info: { name: string, rows: number, columns: number }) {
     const { name, rows, columns } = info;
     this.tables[name] = [];
+    this.rowNames[name] = new Array(rows).fill('row');
+    this.columnNames[name] = new Array(columns).fill('col');
     for (let i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
       let newRow = [];
       for (let j = 0; j < columns; j++) newRow.push(0);
@@ -96,6 +137,16 @@ export default class Tables extends Extension<Details, Blocks> {
     this.tables[name][row][column] = value;
   }
 
+  changeColumnName(info: { name: string, column: number, value: string }) {
+    const { name, column, value } = info;
+    this.columnNames[name][column] = value;
+  }
+
+  changeRowName(info: { name: string, row: number, value: string }) {
+    const { name, row, value } = info;
+    this.rowNames[name][row] = value;
+  }
+
   defineBlocks(): Tables["BlockDefinitions"] {
     return {
       // button that opens a modal to create a new table
@@ -129,7 +180,9 @@ export default class Tables extends Extension<Details, Blocks> {
         text: (table) => `remove ${table}`,
         operation: (table) => {
           if (this.tables[table]) {
-            delete this.tables[table]
+            delete this.tables[table];
+            delete this.rowNames[table];
+            delete this.columnNames[table];
             return;
           } else {
             alert(`that table doesn't exist`);
@@ -150,6 +203,7 @@ export default class Tables extends Extension<Details, Blocks> {
           for (let i = 0; i < this.tables[table].length; i++) {
             this.tables[table][i].push(0);
           }
+          this.columnNames[table].push('col');
         }
       }),
       // add a row to the given table
@@ -167,6 +221,51 @@ export default class Tables extends Extension<Details, Blocks> {
             newRow.push(0);
           }
           this.tables[table].push(newRow);
+          this.rowNames[table].push('row');
+        }
+      }),
+      // removes the specified column from the table
+      deleteColumn: (self: Tables) => ({
+        type: BlockType.Command,
+        args: [self.tableNamesArg, self.defaultNumberArg],
+        text: (table, column) => `delete column ${column} from ${table}`,
+        operation: (table, column) => {
+          if (!(table in self.tables)) {
+            alert(`that table does not exist.`);
+            return;
+          }
+          if (
+            column > this.tables[table][0].length ||
+            column < 1
+          ) {
+            alert(`that column number doesn't exist.`);
+            return;
+          }
+          for (let i = 0; i < this.tables[table].length; i++) {
+            this.tables[table][i].splice((column - 1), 1);
+          }
+          this.columnNames[table].splice((column - 1), 1);
+        }
+      }),
+      // removes the specified row from th table
+      deleteRow: (self: Tables) => ({
+        type: BlockType.Command,
+        args: [self.tableNamesArg, self.defaultNumberArg],
+        text: (table, row) => `delete row ${row} from ${table}`,
+        operation: (table, row) => {
+          if (!(table in self.tables)) {
+            alert(`that table does not exist.`);
+            return;
+          }
+          if (
+            row > this.tables[table].length ||
+            row < 1
+          ) {
+            alert(`that row number doesn't exist.`);
+            return;
+          }
+          this.tables[table].splice((row - 1), 1);
+          this.rowNames[table].splice((row - 1), 1);
         }
       }),
       // change the value in a given table cell