diff --git a/internal/dao/container.go b/internal/dao/container.go
index 2074607f26..20728e0077 100644
--- a/internal/dao/container.go
+++ b/internal/dao/container.go
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ package dao
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal"
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/client"
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/render"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
@@ -46,14 +46,47 @@ func (c *Container) List(ctx context.Context, _ string) ([]runtime.Object, error
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	res := make([]runtime.Object, 0, len(po.Spec.InitContainers)+len(po.Spec.Containers))
-	for _, co := range po.Spec.InitContainers {
-		res = append(res, makeContainerRes(co, po, cmx[co.Name], true))
+
+	type containerGroup struct {
+		indexPrefix string
+		containers  []v1.Container
+		statuses    []v1.ContainerStatus
 	}
-	for _, co := range po.Spec.Containers {
-		res = append(res, makeContainerRes(co, po, cmx[co.Name], false))
+	containerGroups := []containerGroup{
+		{
+			indexPrefix: "E",
+			containers:  convertEphemeralContainersToContainers(po.Spec.EphemeralContainers),
+			statuses:    po.Status.EphemeralContainerStatuses,
+		},
+		{
+			indexPrefix: "I",
+			containers:  po.Spec.InitContainers,
+			statuses:    po.Status.InitContainerStatuses,
+		},
+		{
+			indexPrefix: "M",
+			containers:  po.Spec.Containers,
+			statuses:    po.Status.ContainerStatuses,
+		},
 	}
 
+	res := make([]runtime.Object, 0, len(po.Spec.InitContainers)+len(po.Spec.EphemeralContainers)+len(po.Spec.Containers))
+	for _, group := range containerGroups {
+		for i, co := range group.containers {
+			var status *v1.ContainerStatus
+			if len(group.statuses) > i {
+				status = &group.statuses[i]
+			}
+
+			res = append(res, makeContainerRes(
+				fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", group.indexPrefix, i+1),
+				&co,
+				status,
+				cmx[co.Name],
+				po.GetCreationTimestamp(),
+			))
+		}
+	}
 	return res, nil
 }
 
@@ -68,29 +101,14 @@ func (c *Container) TailLogs(ctx context.Context, opts *LogOptions) ([]LogChan,
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Helpers...
 
-func makeContainerRes(co v1.Container, po *v1.Pod, cmx *mv1beta1.ContainerMetrics, isInit bool) render.ContainerRes {
+func makeContainerRes(index string, co *v1.Container, status *v1.ContainerStatus, cmx *mv1beta1.ContainerMetrics, age metav1.Time) render.ContainerRes {
 	return render.ContainerRes{
-		Container: &co,
-		Status:    getContainerStatus(co.Name, po.Status),
+		Index:     index,
+		Container: co,
+		Status:    status,
 		MX:        cmx,
-		IsInit:    isInit,
-		Age:       po.GetCreationTimestamp(),
-	}
-}
-
-func getContainerStatus(co string, status v1.PodStatus) *v1.ContainerStatus {
-	for _, c := range status.ContainerStatuses {
-		if c.Name == co {
-			return &c
-		}
-	}
-	for _, c := range status.InitContainerStatuses {
-		if c.Name == co {
-			return &c
-		}
+		Age:       age,
 	}
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (c *Container) fetchPod(fqn string) (*v1.Pod, error) {
@@ -102,3 +120,12 @@ func (c *Container) fetchPod(fqn string) (*v1.Pod, error) {
 	err = runtime.DefaultUnstructuredConverter.FromUnstructured(o.(*unstructured.Unstructured).Object, &po)
 	return &po, err
 }
+
+// convertEphemeralContainersToContainers reduces EphemeralContainers to common fields with Containers
+func convertEphemeralContainersToContainers(ecos []v1.EphemeralContainer) []v1.Container {
+	cos := make([]v1.Container, len(ecos))
+	for i, eco := range ecos {
+		cos[i] = v1.Container(eco.EphemeralContainerCommon)
+	}
+	return cos
+}
diff --git a/internal/dao/container_test.go b/internal/dao/container_test.go
index f53c82959d..43b698dfb5 100644
--- a/internal/dao/container_test.go
+++ b/internal/dao/container_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package dao_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/render"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal"
@@ -34,6 +35,12 @@ func TestContainerList(t *testing.T) {
 	oo, err := c.List(ctx, "")
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(oo))
+	assert.IsType(t, render.ContainerRes{}, oo[0])
+	cres := oo[0].(render.ContainerRes)
+	assert.Equal(t, "M1", cres.Index)
+	assert.Equal(t, "fred", cres.Container.Name)
+	assert.Equal(t, "fred", cres.Status.Name)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, cres.Age)
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/internal/render/container.go b/internal/render/container.go
index 35f700f267..cddb95e80b 100644
--- a/internal/render/container.go
+++ b/internal/render/container.go
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ func (c Container) ColorerFunc() model1.ColorerFunc {
 // Header returns a header row.
 func (Container) Header(ns string) model1.Header {
 	return model1.Header{
+		model1.HeaderColumn{Name: "IDX", Align: tview.AlignRight},
 		model1.HeaderColumn{Name: "NAME"},
 		model1.HeaderColumn{Name: "PF"},
 		model1.HeaderColumn{Name: "IMAGE"},
 		model1.HeaderColumn{Name: "READY"},
 		model1.HeaderColumn{Name: "STATE"},
-		model1.HeaderColumn{Name: "INIT"},
 		model1.HeaderColumn{Name: "RESTARTS", Align: tview.AlignRight},
 		model1.HeaderColumn{Name: "PROBES(L:R)"},
 		model1.HeaderColumn{Name: "CPU", Align: tview.AlignRight, MX: true},
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ func (c Container) Render(o interface{}, name string, r *model1.Row) error {
 
 	r.ID = co.Container.Name
 	r.Fields = model1.Fields{
+		co.Index,
 		co.Container.Name,
 		"●",
 		co.Container.Image,
 		ready,
 		state,
-		boolToStr(co.IsInit),
 		restarts,
 		probe(co.Container.LivenessProbe) + ":" + probe(co.Container.ReadinessProbe),
 		toMc(cur.cpu),
@@ -238,10 +238,10 @@ func probe(p *v1.Probe) string {
 
 // ContainerRes represents a container and its metrics.
 type ContainerRes struct {
+	Index     string
 	Container *v1.Container
 	Status    *v1.ContainerStatus
 	MX        *mv1beta1.ContainerMetrics
-	IsInit    bool
 	Age       metav1.Time
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/render/container_test.go b/internal/render/container_test.go
index f790b3a541..374873d7fd 100644
--- a/internal/render/container_test.go
+++ b/internal/render/container_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package render_test
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"sort"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -17,26 +18,38 @@ import (
 	mv1beta1 "k8s.io/metrics/pkg/apis/metrics/v1beta1"
 )
 
+func TestContainerRes_IndexSorting(t *testing.T) {
+	ephm1 := model1.Row{Fields: []string{"E1"}}
+	ephm10 := model1.Row{Fields: []string{"E10"}}
+	init1 := model1.Row{Fields: []string{"I1"}}
+	init2 := model1.Row{Fields: []string{"I2"}}
+	main1 := model1.Row{Fields: []string{"M1"}}
+
+	rows := model1.Rows{ephm1, ephm10, init1, init2, main1}
+	sorter := model1.RowSorter{Rows: rows, Index: 0, Asc: true}
+	assert.True(t, sort.IsSorted(sorter))
+}
+
 func TestContainer(t *testing.T) {
 	var c render.Container
 
 	cres := render.ContainerRes{
+		Index:     "M1",
 		Container: makeContainer(),
 		Status:    makeContainerStatus(),
 		MX:        makeContainerMetrics(),
-		IsInit:    false,
 		Age:       makeAge(),
 	}
 	var r model1.Row
 	assert.Nil(t, c.Render(cres, "blee", &r))
 	assert.Equal(t, "fred", r.ID)
 	assert.Equal(t, model1.Fields{
+		"M1",
 		"fred",
 		"●",
 		"img",
 		"false",
 		"Running",
-		"false",
 		"0",
 		"off:off",
 		"10",
@@ -58,10 +71,10 @@ func BenchmarkContainerRender(b *testing.B) {
 	var c render.Container
 
 	cres := render.ContainerRes{
+		Index:     "M1",
 		Container: makeContainer(),
 		Status:    makeContainerStatus(),
 		MX:        makeContainerMetrics(),
-		IsInit:    false,
 		Age:       makeAge(),
 	}
 	var r model1.Row
diff --git a/internal/view/container.go b/internal/view/container.go
index 01f4f1e5e5..868e79314f 100644
--- a/internal/view/container.go
+++ b/internal/view/container.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ func NewContainer(gvr client.GVR) ResourceViewer {
 	c.GetTable().SetDecorateFn(c.decorateRows)
 	c.AddBindKeysFn(c.bindKeys)
 	c.GetTable().SetDecorateFn(c.portForwardIndicator)
+	c.GetTable().SetSortCol("IDX", true)
 
 	return &c
 }
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ func (c *Container) bindKeys(aa *ui.KeyActions) {
 		ui.KeyF:      ui.NewKeyAction("Show PortForward", c.showPFCmd, true),
 		ui.KeyShiftF: ui.NewKeyAction("PortForward", c.portFwdCmd, true),
 		ui.KeyShiftT: ui.NewKeyAction("Sort Restart", c.GetTable().SortColCmd("RESTARTS", false), false),
+		ui.KeyShiftI: ui.NewKeyAction("Sort Index", c.GetTable().SortColCmd("IDX", true), false),
 	})
 	aa.Merge(resourceSorters(c.GetTable()))
 }
diff --git a/internal/view/container_test.go b/internal/view/container_test.go
index cc1133e88a..84787f6d1b 100644
--- a/internal/view/container_test.go
+++ b/internal/view/container_test.go
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ func TestContainerNew(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Nil(t, c.Init(makeCtx()))
 	assert.Equal(t, "Containers", c.Name())
-	assert.Equal(t, 18, len(c.Hints()))
+	assert.Equal(t, 19, len(c.Hints()))
 }