diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/HeaderCell.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/HeaderCell.tsx
index 462baacf508..5c53de65886 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/HeaderCell.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/HeaderCell.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { getFieldTypeIcon } from '../../../../types';
 import { Icon } from '../../../Icon/Icon';
 import { Filter } from '../Filter/Filter';
 import { TableColumnResizeActionCallback, FilterType, TableRow, TableSummaryRow } from '../types';
+import { getDisplayName } from '../utils';
 
 interface HeaderCellProps {
   column: Column<TableRow, TableSummaryRow>;
@@ -46,16 +47,17 @@ const HeaderCell: React.FC<HeaderCellProps> = ({
   const headerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
   const filterable = field.config?.custom?.filterable ?? false;
+  const displayName = getDisplayName(field);
 
   let isColumnFilterable = filterable;
   if (field.config.custom?.filterable !== filterable) {
     isColumnFilterable = field.config.custom?.filterable || false;
   }
   // we have to remove/reset the filter if the column is not filterable
-  if (!isColumnFilterable && filter[field.name]) {
+  if (!isColumnFilterable && filter[displayName]) {
     setFilter((filter: FilterType) => {
       const newFilter = { ...filter };
-      delete newFilter[field.name];
+      delete newFilter[displayName];
       return newFilter;
     });
   }
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/TableCellNG.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/TableCellNG.tsx
index b6faecf4e25..e3ec36ec11b 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/TableCellNG.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Cells/TableCellNG.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
   FILTER_OUT_OPERATOR,
   TableCellNGProps,
 } from '../types';
-import { getCellColors, getTextAlign } from '../utils';
+import { getCellColors, getDisplayName, getTextAlign } from '../utils';
 
 import { ActionsCell } from './ActionsCell';
 import AutoCell from './AutoCell';
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export function TableCellNG(props: TableCellNGProps) {
   } = props;
 
   const cellInspect = field.config?.custom?.inspect ?? false;
+  const displayName = getDisplayName(field);
 
   const { config: fieldConfig } = field;
   const defaultCellOptions: TableAutoCellOptions = { type: TableCellDisplayMode.Auto };
@@ -171,15 +172,23 @@ export function TableCellNG(props: TableCellNGProps) {
 
   const onFilterFor = useCallback(() => {
     if (onCellFilterAdded) {
-      onCellFilterAdded({ key: field.name, operator: FILTER_FOR_OPERATOR, value: String(value ?? '') });
+      onCellFilterAdded({
+        key: displayName,
+        operator: FILTER_FOR_OPERATOR,
+        value: String(value ?? ''),
+      });
     }
-  }, [field.name, onCellFilterAdded, value]);
+  }, [displayName, onCellFilterAdded, value]);
 
   const onFilterOut = useCallback(() => {
     if (onCellFilterAdded) {
-      onCellFilterAdded({ key: field.name, operator: FILTER_OUT_OPERATOR, value: String(value ?? '') });
+      onCellFilterAdded({
+        key: displayName,
+        operator: FILTER_OUT_OPERATOR,
+        value: String(value ?? ''),
+      });
     }
-  }, [field.name, onCellFilterAdded, value]);
+  }, [displayName, onCellFilterAdded, value]);
 
   return (
     <div ref={divWidthRef} onMouseEnter={handleMouseEnter} onMouseLeave={handleMouseLeave} className={styles.cell}>
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Filter/utils.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Filter/utils.ts
index 41f77a188f4..862ba9856c6 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Filter/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Filter/utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { Field, formattedValueToString, SelectableValue } from '@grafana/data';
 
+import { getDisplayName } from '../utils';
+
 export function calculateUniqueFieldValues(rows: any[], field?: Field) {
   if (!field || rows.length === 0) {
     return {};
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@ export function calculateUniqueFieldValues(rows: any[], field?: Field) {
 
   for (let index = 0; index < rows.length; index++) {
     const row = rows[index];
-    const fieldValue = row[field.name];
+    const fieldValue = row[getDisplayName(field)];
     const displayValue = field.display ? field.display(fieldValue) : fieldValue;
     const value = field.display ? formattedValueToString(displayValue) : displayValue;
 
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/TableNG.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/TableNG.tsx
index 38c3904a034..bc2f1e384d7 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/TableNG.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/TableNG.tsx
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import {
   getCellHeightCalculator,
   getComparator,
   getDefaultRowHeight,
+  getDisplayName,
   getFooterItemNG,
   getFooterStyles,
   getIsNestedTable,
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ export function TableNG(props: TableNGProps) {
 
   // Create a map of column key to column type
   const columnTypes = useMemo(
-    () => props.data.fields.reduce<ColumnTypes>((acc, { name, type }) => ({ ...acc, [name]: type }), {}),
+    () => props.data.fields.reduce<ColumnTypes>((acc, field) => ({ ...acc, [getDisplayName(field)]: field.type }), {}),
     [props.data.fields]
   );
 
@@ -204,7 +205,10 @@ export function TableNG(props: TableNGProps) {
   const textWraps = useMemo(
     () =>
       props.data.fields.reduce<{ [key: string]: boolean }>(
-        (acc, { name, config }) => ({ ...acc, [name]: config?.custom?.cellOptions?.wrapText ?? false }),
+        (acc, field) => ({
+          ...acc,
+          [getDisplayName(field)]: field.config?.custom?.cellOptions?.wrapText ?? false,
+        }),
         {}
       ),
     [props.data.fields]
@@ -218,12 +222,13 @@ export function TableNG(props: TableNGProps) {
     const widths: Record<string, number> = {};
 
     // Set default widths from field config if they exist
-    props.data.fields.forEach(({ name, config }) => {
-      const configWidth = config?.custom?.width;
+    props.data.fields.forEach((field) => {
+      const displayName = getDisplayName(field);
+      const configWidth = field.config?.custom?.width;
       const totalWidth = typeof configWidth === 'number' ? configWidth : COLUMN.DEFAULT_WIDTH;
       // subtract out padding and 1px right border
       const contentWidth = totalWidth - 2 * TABLE.CELL_PADDING - 1;
-      widths[name] = contentWidth;
+      widths[displayName] = contentWidth;
     });
 
     // Measure actual widths if available
@@ -243,9 +248,9 @@ export function TableNG(props: TableNGProps) {
   }, [props.data.fields]);
 
   const fieldDisplayType = useMemo(() => {
-    return props.data.fields.reduce<Record<string, TableCellDisplayMode>>((acc, { config, name }) => {
-      if (config?.custom?.cellOptions?.type) {
-        acc[name] = config.custom.cellOptions.type;
+    return props.data.fields.reduce<Record<string, TableCellDisplayMode>>((acc, field) => {
+      if (field.config?.custom?.cellOptions?.type) {
+        acc[getDisplayName(field)] = field.config.custom.cellOptions.type;
       }
       return acc;
     }, {});
@@ -264,7 +269,9 @@ export function TableNG(props: TableNGProps) {
   );
 
   const getDisplayedValue = (row: TableRow, key: string) => {
-    const field = props.data.fields.find((field) => field.name === key)!;
+    const field = props.data.fields.find((field) => {
+      return getDisplayName(field) === key;
+    })!;
     const displayedValue = formattedValueToString(field.display!(row[key]));
     return displayedValue;
   };
@@ -763,7 +770,7 @@ export function mapFrameToDataGrid({
       return;
     }
     const fieldTableOptions: TableFieldOptionsType = field.config.custom || {};
-    const key = field.name;
+    const key = getDisplayName(field);
     const justifyColumnContent = getTextAlign(field);
     const footerStyles = getFooterStyles(justifyColumnContent);
 
@@ -779,7 +786,7 @@ export function mapFrameToDataGrid({
       key,
       name: field.name,
       field,
-      cellClass: textWraps[field.name] ? styles.cellWrapped : styles.cell,
+      cellClass: textWraps[getDisplayName(field)] ? styles.cellWrapped : styles.cell,
       renderCell: (props: RenderCellProps<TableRow, TableSummaryRow>): JSX.Element => {
         const { row, rowIdx } = props;
         const cellType = field.config?.custom?.cellOptions?.type ?? TableCellDisplayMode.Auto;
@@ -806,7 +813,7 @@ export function mapFrameToDataGrid({
                 defaultLineHeight,
                 defaultRowHeight,
                 TABLE.CELL_PADDING,
-                textWraps[field.name],
+                textWraps[getDisplayName(field)],
                 field,
                 cellType
               )
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/types.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/types.ts
index b5a8457395b..473f535f609 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/types.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/types.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   ActionModel,
   InterpolateFunction,
   FieldType,
+  DataFrameWithValue,
 } from '@grafana/data';
 import { TableCellOptions, TableCellHeight, TableFieldOptions } from '@grafana/schema';
 
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ export type TableCellValue =
   | Date // FieldType.time
   | DataFrame // For nested data
   | DataFrame[] // For nested frames
+  | DataFrameWithValue // For sparklines
   | undefined; // For undefined values
 
 export interface TableRow {
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/utils.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/utils.ts
index a9c5908dda4..e1dbcd527ce 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/utils.ts
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ export function getFooterItemNG(rows: TableRow[], field: Field, options: TableFo
   const value = reduceField({
     field: {
       ...field,
-      values: rows.map((row) => row[field.name]),
+      values: rows.map((row) => row[getDisplayName(field)]),
     },
     reducers: options.reducer,
   })[calc];
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ export const frameToRecords = (frame: DataFrame): TableRow[] => {
       rows[rowCount] = {
         __depth: 0,
         __index: i,
-        ${frame.fields.map((field, fieldIdx) => `${JSON.stringify(field.name)}: values[${fieldIdx}][i]`).join(',')}
+        ${frame.fields.map((field, fieldIdx) => `${JSON.stringify(getDisplayName(field))}: values[${fieldIdx}][i]`).join(',')}
       };
       rowCount += 1;
       if (rows[rowCount-1]['Nested frames']){
@@ -520,6 +520,12 @@ export interface MapFrameToGridOptions extends TableNGProps {
 const compare = new Intl.Collator('en', { sensitivity: 'base', numeric: true }).compare;
 export function getComparator(sortColumnType: FieldType): Comparator {
   switch (sortColumnType) {
+    // Handle sorting for frame type fields (sparklines)
+    case FieldType.frame:
+      return (a, b) => {
+        // @ts-ignore The values are DataFrameWithValue
+        return (a?.value ?? 0) - (b?.value ?? 0);
+      };
     case FieldType.time:
     case FieldType.number:
     case FieldType.boolean:
@@ -594,3 +600,7 @@ export function migrateTableDisplayModeToCellOptions(displayMode: TableCellDispl
 /** Returns true if the DataFrame contains nested frames */
 export const getIsNestedTable = (dataFrame: DataFrame): boolean =>
   dataFrame.fields.some(({ type }) => type === FieldType.nestedFrames);
+
+export const getDisplayName = (field: Field): string => {
+  return field.state?.displayName ?? field.name;
+};