diff --git a/tailbone/grids/core.py b/tailbone/grids/core.py
index 2f11f094..54f578ed 100644
--- a/tailbone/grids/core.py
+++ b/tailbone/grids/core.py
@@ -69,6 +69,74 @@ class Grid(object):
     """
     Core grid class.  In sore need of documentation.
 
+    .. _Buefy docs: https://buefy.org/documentation/table/
+
+    .. attribute:: checkable
+
+       Optional callback to determine if a given row is checkable,
+       i.e. this allows hiding checkbox for certain rows if needed.
+
+       This may be either a Python callable, or string representing a
+       JS callable.  If the latter, according to the `Buefy docs`_:
+
+       .. code-block:: none
+
+          Custom method to verify if a row is checkable, works when is
+          checkable.
+
+          Function (row: Object)
+
+       In other words this JS callback would be invoked for each data
+       row in the client-side grid.
+
+       But if a Python callable is used, then it will be invoked for
+       each row object in the server-side grid.  For instance::
+
+          def checkable(obj):
+              if obj.some_property == True:
+                  return True
+              return False
+
+          grid.checkable = checkable
+
+    .. attribute:: check_handler
+
+       Optional JS callback for the ``@check`` event of the underlying
+       Buefy table component.  See the `Buefy docs`_ for more info,
+       but for convenience they say this (as of writing):
+
+       .. code-block:: none
+
+          Triggers when the checkbox in a row is clicked and/or when
+          the header checkbox is clicked
+
+       For instance, you might set ``grid.check_handler =
+       'rowChecked'`` and then define the handler within your template
+       (e.g. ``/widgets/index.mako``) like so:
+
+       .. code-block:: none
+
+          <%def name="modify_this_page_vars()">
+            ${parent.modify_this_page_vars()}
+            <script type="text/javascript">
+
+              TailboneGrid.methods.rowChecked = function(checkedList, row) {
+                  if (!row) {
+                      console.log("no row, so header checkbox was clicked")
+                  } else {
+                      console.log(row)
+                      if (checkedList.includes(row)) {
+                          console.log("clicking row checkbox ON")
+                      } else {
+                          console.log("clicking row checkbox OFF")
+                      }
+                  }
+                  console.log(checkedList)
+              }
+
+            </script>
+          </%def>
+
     .. attribute:: raw_renderers
 
        Dict of "raw" field renderers.  See also
@@ -117,6 +185,7 @@ class Grid(object):
                  sortable=False, sorters={}, default_sortkey=None, default_sortdir='asc',
                  pageable=False, default_pagesize=None, default_page=1,
                  checkboxes=False, checked=None, check_handler=None, check_all_handler=None,
+                 checkable=None,
                  clicking_row_checks_box=False, click_handlers=None,
                  main_actions=[], more_actions=[], delete_speedbump=False,
                  ajax_data_url=None, component='tailbone-grid',
@@ -175,6 +244,7 @@ class Grid(object):
             self.checked = lambda item: False
         self.check_handler = check_handler
         self.check_all_handler = check_all_handler
+        self.checkable = checkable
         self.clicking_row_checks_box = clicking_row_checks_box
 
         self.click_handlers = click_handlers or {}
@@ -1365,6 +1435,7 @@ class Grid(object):
             count = len(raw_data)
 
         # iterate over data rows
+        checkable = self.checkboxes and self.checkable and callable(self.checkable)
         for i in range(count):
             rowobj = raw_data[i]
 
@@ -1372,6 +1443,11 @@ class Grid(object):
             # logic finds it useful
             row = {'_index': i}
 
+            # if grid allows checkboxes, and we have logic to see if
+            # any given row is checkable, add data for that here
+            if checkable:
+                row['_checkable'] = self.checkable(rowobj)
+
             # sometimes we need to include some "raw" data columns in our
             # result set, even though the column is not displayed as part of
             # the grid.  this can be used for front-end editing of row data for
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/grids/buefy.mako b/tailbone/templates/grids/buefy.mako
index 47e9a2dc..10c52389 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/grids/buefy.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/grids/buefy.mako
@@ -192,12 +192,17 @@
        % if grid.check_all_handler:
        @check-all="${grid.check_all_handler}"
        % endif
-       ## TODO: definitely will be wanting this...
-       ## :is-row-checkable=""
+       % if isinstance(grid.checkable, six.string_types):
+       :is-row-checkable="${grid.row_checkable}"
+       % elif grid.checkable:
+       :is-row-checkable="row => row._checkable"
+       % endif
 
+       % if grid.sortable:
        :default-sort="[sortField, sortOrder]"
        backend-sorting
        @sort="onSort"
+       % endif
 
        :paginated="paginated"
        :per-page="perPage"
diff --git a/tailbone/views/master.py b/tailbone/views/master.py
index 3ae2be88..a0d51329 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/master.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/master.py
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ class MasterView(View):
             'url': lambda obj: self.get_action_url('view', obj),
             'checkboxes': checkboxes,
             'checked': self.checked,
+            'checkable': self.checkbox,
             'clicking_row_checks_box': self.clicking_row_checks_box,
             'assume_local_times': self.has_local_times,
         }
@@ -2765,6 +2766,7 @@ class MasterView(View):
     def get_effective_query(self, session=None, **kwargs):
         return self.get_effective_data(session=session, **kwargs)
 
+    # TODO: should rename to checkable?
     def checkbox(self, instance):
         """
         Returns a boolean indicating whether ot not a checkbox should be