diff --git a/composer/report/field.py b/composer/report/field.py
index 3d47d7d..9bb807c 100644
--- a/composer/report/field.py
+++ b/composer/report/field.py
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ class Field(Component):
     style = TableCellStyle()
     cssClass = ''
     totals = []
+    groupHeaderColspan = None
+    groupHeaderHidden = False
 
     executionSteps = ['query', 'sort', 'output']    # , 'totals']
 
@@ -128,7 +130,6 @@ class Field(Component):
         # TODO: consider 'descending' flag
         return self.getValue(row)
 
-
 class CalculatedField(Field):
 
     def getRawValue(self, row):
diff --git a/composer/report/result.py b/composer/report/result.py
index ff3b57a..7b27a7e 100755
--- a/composer/report/result.py
+++ b/composer/report/result.py
@@ -125,6 +125,14 @@ class ResultSet(object):
                 headerColumn.__name__ = c.output
                 headerColumn.cssClass = c.cssClass
                 headerRow.headerColumns.append(headerColumn)
+                if headerColumn.groupHeaderColspan is not None:
+                    colNames = [col.name for col in self.displayedColumns]
+                    nextColumns = [col for col in self.displayedColumns
+                                   if colNames.index(col.name) > colNames.index(c.output)]
+                    for i in range(headerColumn.groupHeaderColspan - 1):
+                        nextColumn = copy(nextColumns[i])
+                        nextColumn.groupHeaderHidden = True
+                        headerRow.headerColumns.append(nextColumn)
         return headerRow
 
     def getSubTotalsRow(self, gf, row, columns, values):