diff --git a/lib/NGCP/Panel/Controller/Subscriber.pm b/lib/NGCP/Panel/Controller/Subscriber.pm
index 1769292479..49ebad6bfa 100644
--- a/lib/NGCP/Panel/Controller/Subscriber.pm
+++ b/lib/NGCP/Panel/Controller/Subscriber.pm
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use NGCP::Panel::Utils;
 use NGCP::Panel::Utils::Navigation;
 use NGCP::Panel::Utils::Contract;
 use NGCP::Panel::Utils::Subscriber;
+use NGCP::Panel::Utils::Datatables;
 use NGCP::Panel::Form::Subscriber;
 use NGCP::Panel::Form::SubscriberCFSimple;
 use NGCP::Panel::Form::SubscriberCFTSimple;
@@ -41,6 +42,14 @@ sub sub_list :Chained('/') :PathPart('subscriber') :CaptureArgs(0) {
     $c->stash(
         template => 'subscriber/list.tt',
     );
+
+    NGCP::Panel::Utils::Datatables::set_columns($c, [
+        { name => "id", title => "#" },
+        { name => "username", "search" => 1, title => 'Username' },
+        { name => "domain.domain", "search" => 1, title => 'Domain' },
+        { name => "contract.status", "search" => 1, title => 'Contract Status' },
+        { name => "status", "search" => 1, title => 'Status' },
+    ]);
     #NGCP::Panel::Utils::Navigation::check_redirect_chain(c => $c);
 
 }
@@ -190,24 +199,16 @@ sub ajax :Chained('sub_list') :PathPart('ajax') :Args(0) {
     my ($self, $c) = @_;
     my $dispatch_to = '_ajax_resultset_' . $c->user->auth_realm;
     my $resultset = $self->$dispatch_to($c);
-    $c->forward( "/ajax_process_resultset", [$resultset,
-                  ["id", "username", "domain_name", "contract_id", "status",],
-                  ["username", "domain.domain", "contract_id", "status",]]);
+
+    
+    NGCP::Panel::Utils::Datatables::process($c, $resultset);
+
     $c->detach( $c->view("JSON") );
 }
 
 sub _ajax_resultset_admin {
     my ($self, $c) = @_;
-    return $c->model('DB')->resultset('voip_subscribers')->search_rs({},
-    {
-        'join' => 'domain',
-        '+select' => [
-            'domain.domain',
-        ],
-        '+as' => [
-            'domain_name',
-        ]
-    });
+    return $c->model('DB')->resultset('voip_subscribers')->search;
 }
 
 sub _ajax_resultset_reseller {
diff --git a/lib/NGCP/Panel/Utils/Datatables.pm b/lib/NGCP/Panel/Utils/Datatables.pm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7998d8a1f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/NGCP/Panel/Utils/Datatables.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+package NGCP::Panel::Utils::Datatables;
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use Sipwise::Base;
+use List::Util qw/first/;
+use Scalar::Util qw/blessed/;
+
+sub process {
+    my ($c, $rs) = @_;
+
+    my $cols = $c->stash->{dt_columns};
+
+    my $aaData = [];
+    my $totalRecords = $rs->count;
+    my $displayRecords = 0;
+
+    # check if we need to join more tables
+    # TODO: can we nest it deeper than once level?
+    for my $c(@{ $cols }) {
+        my @parts = split /\./, $c->{name};
+        if(@parts == 2) {
+            $rs = $rs->search_rs(undef, {
+                join => $parts[0],
+                '+select' => [ $c->{name} ],
+                '+as' => [ $c->{accessor} ],
+            });
+        } elsif(@parts > 2) {
+            # TODO throw an error for now as we only support one level
+        }
+    }
+
+    # searching
+    my @searchColumns = ();
+    foreach my $c(@{ $cols }) {
+        # avoid amigious column names if we have the same column in different joined tables
+        my $name = $c->{name} =~ /\./ ? $c->{name} : 'me.'.$c->{name};
+        push @searchColumns, $name if $c->{search};
+    }
+    my $searchString = $c->request->params->{sSearch} // "";
+    if($searchString) {
+        $rs = $rs->search([ map{ +{ $_ => { like => '%'.$searchString.'%' } } } @searchColumns ]);
+    }
+
+    $displayRecords = $rs->count;
+
+    # show specific row on top (e.g. if we come back from a newly created entry)
+    my $topId = $c->request->params->{iIdOnTop};
+    if(defined $topId) {
+        if(defined(my $row = $rs->find($topId))) {
+            push @{ $aaData }, _prune_row($cols, $row->get_inflated_columns);
+            $rs = $rs->search({ 'me.id' => { '!=', $topId} });
+        } else {
+            $c->log->error("iIdOnTop $topId not found in resultset " . ref $rs);
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    # sorting
+    my $sortColumn = $c->request->params->{iSortCol_0};
+    my $sortDirection = $c->request->params->{sSortDir_0} || 'asc';
+    if(defined $sortColumn && defined $sortDirection) {
+        if('desc' eq lc $sortDirection) {
+            $sortDirection = 'desc';
+        } else {
+            $sortDirection = 'asc';
+        }
+
+        # first, get the fields we're actually showing
+        my @displayedFields = ();
+        for my $c(@{ $cols }) {
+            next unless $c->{title};
+            # again, add 'me' to avoid ambiguous column names
+            my $name = $c->{name} =~ /\./ ? $c->{name} : 'me.'.$c->{name};
+            push @displayedFields, $name;
+        }
+        # ... and pick the name defined by the dt index
+        my $sortName = $displayedFields[$sortColumn];
+
+        $rs = $rs->search(undef, {
+            order_by => {
+                "-$sortDirection" => $sortName,
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    # pagination
+    my $pageStart = $c->request->params->{iDisplayStart};
+    my $pageSize = $c->request->params->{iDisplayLength};
+    if(defined $pageStart && defined $pageSize && $pageSize > 0) {
+        $rs = $rs->search(undef, {
+            offset => $pageStart,
+            rows => $pageSize,
+        });
+    }
+
+    for my $row ($rs->all) {
+        push @{ $aaData }, _prune_row($cols, $row->get_inflated_columns);
+    }
+
+    $c->stash(
+        aaData               => $aaData,
+        iTotalRecords        => $totalRecords,
+        iTotalDisplayRecords => $displayRecords,
+        sEcho                => int($c->request->params->{sEcho} // 1),
+    );
+
+}
+
+sub set_columns {
+    my ($c, $cols) = @_;
+
+    for my $c(@{ $cols }) {
+        $c->{accessor} = $c->{name};
+        $c->{accessor} =~ s/\./_/g;
+    }
+    $c->stash->{dt_columns} = $cols;
+}
+
+sub _prune_row {
+    my ($columns, %row) = @_;
+    while (my ($k,$v) = each %row) {
+        unless (first { $_->{accessor} eq $k && $_->{title} } @{ $columns }) {
+            delete $row{$k};
+            next;
+        }
+        $row{$k} = $v->datetime if blessed($v) && $v->isa('DateTime');
+    }
+    return { %row };
+}
+
+
+1;
+
+# vim: set tabstop=4 expandtab:
diff --git a/share/templates/subscriber/list.tt b/share/templates/subscriber/list.tt
index 44d8222a70..db1dec605c 100644
--- a/share/templates/subscriber/list.tt
+++ b/share/templates/subscriber/list.tt
@@ -3,15 +3,23 @@
     helper.name = 'Subscriber';
     helper.data = subscribers;
     helper.messages = messages;
-    helper.column_titles = [ '#', 'Username', 'Domain', 'Contract #', 'Status' ];
-    helper.column_fields = [ 'id', 'username', 'domain_name', 'contract_id', 'status' ];
-    helper.column_sort = 'status';
+    #helper.column_titles = [ '#', 'Username', 'Domain', 'Contract #', 'Status' ];
+    #helper.column_fields = [ 'id', 'username', 'domain_name', 'contract_id', 'status' ];
+    #helper.column_sort = 'status';
+    helper.column_titles = [];
+    helper.column_fields = [];
+
+    FOR col IN dt_columns;
+       NEXT UNLESS col.title;
+       helper.column_titles.push(col.title);
+       helper.column_fields.push(col.accessor);
+    END;
 
     helper.close_target = close_target;
     helper.create_flag = create_flag;
     helper.edit_flag = edit_flag;
     helper.form_object = form;
-    helper.ajax_uri = c.uri_for( c.controller.action_for('ajax') );
+    helper.ajax_uri = c.uri_for_action('/subscriber/ajax');
 
     helper.dt_buttons = [
         { name = 'Terminate', uri = "/subscriber/'+full.id+'/terminate", class = 'btn-small btn-secondary', icon = 'icon-trash', condition = 'full.status != "terminated"' },