diff --git a/lib/pavilion/commands/result.py b/lib/pavilion/commands/result.py
index cdc8b85d1..f15bb3780 100644
--- a/lib/pavilion/commands/result.py
+++ b/lib/pavilion/commands/result.py
@@ -218,11 +218,17 @@ def run(self, pav_cfg, args):
         else:
             fields = self.key_fields(args)
             flat_results = []
+            key_results = set()
             all_passed = True
             for rslt in results:
                 flat_results.append(utils.flatten_dictionary(rslt))
                 if rslt['result'] != TestRun.PASS:
                     all_passed = False
+
+                key_results = key_results.union(set(rslt.get('key_results', [])))
+
+            fields += key_results
+
             field_info = {
                 'created': {'transform': output.get_relative_timestamp},
                 'started': {'transform': output.get_relative_timestamp},
diff --git a/lib/pavilion/test_config/file_format.py b/lib/pavilion/test_config/file_format.py
index 83c4c813f..ddc8ea37a 100644
--- a/lib/pavilion/test_config/file_format.py
+++ b/lib/pavilion/test_config/file_format.py
@@ -858,6 +858,12 @@ class TestConfigLoader(yc.YamlConfigLoader):
                       "strings). Other result values (including those "
                       "from result parsers and other evaluations are "
                       "available to reference as variables."),
+        yc.ListElem(
+            'key_results',
+            sub_elem=yc.StrElem(),
+            help_text="The list of result keys that should be considered "
+                      "'key results'. These results appear automatically "
+                      "when running 'pav results'."),
         ModuleWrapperCatElem(
             'module_wrappers',
             help_text="Whenever the given module[/version] is asked for in the 'build.modules' "
diff --git a/lib/pavilion/test_run/test_run.py b/lib/pavilion/test_run/test_run.py
index 714d210b5..178f90878 100644
--- a/lib/pavilion/test_run/test_run.py
+++ b/lib/pavilion/test_run/test_run.py
@@ -945,6 +945,7 @@ def gather_results(self, run_result: int, regather: bool = False,
         results = result.base_results(self)
 
         results['return_value'] = run_result
+        results['key_results'] = self.config.get('key_results', [])
 
         result_log("Base results:")
         result_log.indent(pprint.pformat(results))
diff --git a/test/tests/result_tests.py b/test/tests/result_tests.py
index 4d6520cce..f82be1c97 100644
--- a/test/tests/result_tests.py
+++ b/test/tests/result_tests.py
@@ -1123,3 +1123,38 @@ def test_flatten_results(self):
 
         self.assertEqual(flattened, answer)
         self.assertEqual(unflattened, answer)
+
+    def test_key_results(self):
+        """Check that specifying key results causes those values to show up
+        in the results table."""
+
+        cfg = self._quick_test_cfg()
+
+        cfg['run']['cmds'] = [
+            'echo hello'
+        ]
+        cfg['result_parse']['regex'] = {
+            'hello': {
+                'regex': 'hello',
+            }
+        }
+        cfg['key_results'] = ['hello']
+
+        test = self._quick_test(cfg, name="key_results_test")
+        run_result = test.run()
+        results = test.gather_results(run_result)
+        test.save_results(results)
+
+        result_cmd = commands.get_command('result')
+        result_cmd.silence()
+
+        arg_parser = arguments.get_parser()
+        res_args = arg_parser.parse_args(("result", test.full_id))
+
+        result_cmd.run(self.pav_cfg, res_args)
+        cmd_out, cmd_err = result_cmd.clear_output()
+
+        lines = cmd_out.split('\n')
+
+        self.assertIn("Hello", lines[2])
+        self.assertIn("hello", lines[4])