diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/ometa/mixins/patch_mixin.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/ometa/mixins/patch_mixin.py
index 38f35f954352..a7f5a62517b2 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/ometa/mixins/patch_mixin.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/ometa/mixins/patch_mixin.py
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ def patch_column_tags(
             Updated Entity
         """
         instance: Optional[Table] = self._fetch_entity_if_exists(
-            entity=Table, entity_id=table.id, fields=["tags"]
+            entity=Table, entity_id=table.id, fields=["tags", "columns"]
         )
 
         if not instance:
diff --git a/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/jdbi3/TableRepository.java b/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/jdbi3/TableRepository.java
index 239ed09b8071..da5b4c11faae 100644
--- a/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/jdbi3/TableRepository.java
+++ b/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/jdbi3/TableRepository.java
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@
 public class TableRepository extends EntityRepository<Table> {
 
   // Table fields that can be patched in a PATCH request
-  static final String PATCH_FIELDS = "tableConstraints,tablePartition";
+  static final String PATCH_FIELDS = "tableConstraints,tablePartition,columns";
   // Table fields that can be updated in a PUT request
-  static final String UPDATE_FIELDS = "tableConstraints,tablePartition,dataModel,sourceUrl";
+  static final String UPDATE_FIELDS = "tableConstraints,tablePartition,dataModel,sourceUrl,columns";
 
   public static final String FIELD_RELATION_COLUMN_TYPE = "table.columns.column";
   public static final String FIELD_RELATION_TABLE_TYPE = "table";
@@ -126,7 +126,10 @@ public Table setFields(Table table, Fields fields) {
               ? EntityUtil.getLatestUsage(daoCollection.usageDAO(), table.getId())
               : table.getUsageSummary());
     }
-    getColumnTags(fields.contains(FIELD_TAGS), table.getColumns());
+    if (fields.contains(COLUMN_FIELD)) {
+      // We'll get column tags only if we are getting the column fields
+      getColumnTags(fields.contains(FIELD_TAGS), table.getColumns());
+    }
     table.setJoins(fields.contains("joins") ? getJoins(table) : table.getJoins());
     table.setTableProfilerConfig(
         fields.contains(TABLE_PROFILER_CONFIG) ? getTableProfilerConfig(table) : table.getTableProfilerConfig());
diff --git a/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/resources/databases/TableResource.java b/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/resources/databases/TableResource.java
index 244a4bf43698..fc15edb0f402 100644
--- a/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/resources/databases/TableResource.java
+++ b/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/resources/databases/TableResource.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 public class TableResource extends EntityResource<Table, TableRepository> {
   public static final String COLLECTION_PATH = "v1/tables/";
   static final String FIELDS =
-      "tableConstraints,tablePartition,usageSummary,owner,customMetrics,"
+      "tableConstraints,tablePartition,usageSummary,owner,customMetrics,columns,"
           + "tags,followers,joins,viewDefinition,dataModel,extension,testSuite,domain,dataProducts,lifeCycle";
 
   @Override
diff --git a/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/security/mask/PIIMasker.java b/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/security/mask/PIIMasker.java
index b2a9c9a70049..1ba90ee34cd3 100644
--- a/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/security/mask/PIIMasker.java
+++ b/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/security/mask/PIIMasker.java
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public static ResultList<TestCase> getTestCases(
                   MessageParser.EntityLink testCaseLink = MessageParser.EntityLink.parse(testCase.getEntityLink());
                   Table table =
                       Entity.getEntityByName(
-                          Entity.TABLE, testCaseLink.getEntityFQN(), "owner,tags", Include.NON_DELETED);
+                          Entity.TABLE, testCaseLink.getEntityFQN(), "owner,tags,columns", Include.NON_DELETED);
 
                   // Ignore table tests
                   if (testCaseLink.getFieldName() == null) return testCase;
diff --git a/openmetadata-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/service/resources/feeds/FeedResourceTest.java b/openmetadata-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/service/resources/feeds/FeedResourceTest.java
index 1f4cb645c915..a7bc3f857884 100644
--- a/openmetadata-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/service/resources/feeds/FeedResourceTest.java
+++ b/openmetadata-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/service/resources/feeds/FeedResourceTest.java
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ void put_resolveTask_tags_200() throws IOException {
     // Task can be resolved by the User2 to whom the task is assigned
     resolveTask(taskId, resolveTask, USER2_AUTH_HEADERS);
 
-    Table table = TABLE_RESOURCE_TEST.getEntity(TABLE.getId(), "tags", USER_AUTH_HEADERS);
+    Table table = TABLE_RESOURCE_TEST.getEntity(TABLE.getId(), "tags,columns", USER_AUTH_HEADERS);
     List<TagLabel> tags = EntityUtil.getColumn(table, C1).getTags();
     assertEquals(USER_ADDRESS_TAG_LABEL.getTagFQN(), tags.get(0).getTagFQN());