diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/settings/gr-change-table-editor/gr-change-table-editor.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/settings/gr-change-table-editor/gr-change-table-editor.html
index fa188d7..4f69513 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/settings/gr-change-table-editor/gr-change-table-editor.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/settings/gr-change-table-editor/gr-change-table-editor.html
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
         cursor: pointer;
         text-align: center;
       }
+      .checkboxContainer input {
+        cursor: pointer;
+      }
       .checkboxContainer:hover {
         outline: 1px solid var(--border-color);
       }
@@ -52,12 +55,12 @@
         <tbody>
           <tr>
             <td>Number</td>
-            <td
-                class="checkboxContainer"
-                on-tap="_handleTargetTap">
+            <td class="checkboxContainer"
+                on-tap="_handleCheckboxContainerTap">
               <input
                   type="checkbox"
                   name="number"
+                  on-tap="_handleNumberCheckboxTap"
                   checked$="[[showNumber]]">
             </td>
           </tr>
@@ -65,10 +68,11 @@
             <tr>
               <td>[[item]]</td>
               <td class="checkboxContainer"
-                  on-tap="_handleTargetTap">
+                  on-tap="_handleCheckboxContainerTap">
                 <input
                     type="checkbox"
                     name="[[item]]"
+                    on-tap="_handleTargetTap"
                     checked$="[[!isColumnHidden(item, displayedColumns)]]">
               </td>
             </tr>
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/settings/gr-change-table-editor/gr-change-table-editor.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/settings/gr-change-table-editor/gr-change-table-editor.js
index 7b74096..7d109633 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/settings/gr-change-table-editor/gr-change-table-editor.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/settings/gr-change-table-editor/gr-change-table-editor.js
@@ -35,40 +35,42 @@
       Gerrit.ChangeTableBehavior,
     ],
 
-    _getButtonText(isShown) {
-      return isShown ? 'Hide' : 'Show';
-    },
-
-    _updateDisplayedColumns(displayedColumns, name, checked) {
-      if (!checked) {
-        return displayedColumns.filter(column => {
-          return name.toLowerCase() !== column.toLowerCase();
-        });
-      } else {
-        return displayedColumns.concat([name]);
-      }
+    /**
+     * Get the list of enabled column names from whichever checkboxes are
+     * checked (excluding the number checkbox).
+     * @return {!Array<string>}
+     */
+    _getDisplayedColumns() {
+      return Polymer.dom(this.root)
+          .querySelectorAll('.checkboxContainer input:not([name=number])')
+          .filter(checkbox => checkbox.checked)
+          .map(checkbox => checkbox.name);
     },
 
     /**
-     * Handles tap on either the checkbox itself or the surrounding table cell.
+     * Handle a tap on a checkbox container and relay the tap to the checkbox it
+     * contains.
+     */
+    _handleCheckboxContainerTap(e) {
+      const checkbox = Polymer.dom(e.target).querySelector('input');
+      if (!checkbox) { return; }
+      checkbox.click();
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Handle a tap on the number checkbox and update the showNumber property
+     * accordingly.
+     */
+    _handleNumberCheckboxTap(e) {
+      this.showNumber = Polymer.dom(e).rootTarget.checked;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Handle a tap on a displayed column checkboxes (excluding number) and
+     * update the displayedColumns property accordingly.
      */
     _handleTargetTap(e) {
-      let checkbox = Polymer.dom(e.target).querySelector('input');
-      if (checkbox) {
-        checkbox.click();
-      } else {
-        // The target is the checkbox itself.
-        checkbox = Polymer.dom(e).rootTarget;
-      }
-
-      if (checkbox.name === 'number') {
-        this.showNumber = checkbox.checked;
-        return;
-      }
-
-      this.set('displayedColumns',
-          this._updateDisplayedColumns(
-              this.displayedColumns, checkbox.name, checkbox.checked));
+      this.set('displayedColumns', this._getDisplayedColumns());
     },
   });
 })();
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/settings/gr-change-table-editor/gr-change-table-editor_test.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/settings/gr-change-table-editor/gr-change-table-editor_test.html
index 587cc3b..32fab9d 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/settings/gr-change-table-editor/gr-change-table-editor_test.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/settings/gr-change-table-editor/gr-change-table-editor_test.html
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
       ];
 
       element.set('displayedColumns', columns);
+      element.showNumber = false;
       flushAsynchronousOperations();
     });
 
@@ -108,66 +109,50 @@
           displayedLength + 1);
     });
 
-    test('_handleTargetTap', () => {
-      const checkbox = element.$$('table tr:nth-child(2) input');
-      let originalDisplayedColumns = element.displayedColumns;
-      const td = element.$$('table tr:nth-child(2) .checkboxContainer');
-      const displayedColumnStub =
-          sandbox.stub(element, '_updateDisplayedColumns');
-
-      MockInteractions.tap(checkbox);
-      assert.isTrue(displayedColumnStub.lastCall.calledWithExactly(
-          originalDisplayedColumns,
-          checkbox.name,
-          checkbox.checked));
-
-      originalDisplayedColumns = element.displayedColumns;
-      MockInteractions.tap(td);
-      assert.isTrue(displayedColumnStub.lastCall.calledWithExactly(
-          originalDisplayedColumns,
-          checkbox.name,
-          checkbox.checked));
+    test('_getDisplayedColumns', () => {
+      assert.deepEqual(element._getDisplayedColumns(), columns);
+      MockInteractions.tap(
+          element.$$('.checkboxContainer input[name=Assignee]'));
+      assert.deepEqual(element._getDisplayedColumns(),
+          columns.filter(c => c !== 'Assignee'));
     });
 
-    test('_handleTargetTap on number', () => {
-      element.showNumber = false;
-      const checkbox = element.$$('table tr:nth-child(1) input');
-      const displayedColumnStub =
-          sandbox.stub(element, '_updateDisplayedColumns');
+    test('_handleCheckboxContainerTap relayes taps to checkboxes', () => {
+      sandbox.stub(element, '_handleNumberCheckboxTap');
+      sandbox.stub(element, '_handleTargetTap');
 
-      MockInteractions.tap(checkbox);
-      assert.isFalse(displayedColumnStub.called);
+      MockInteractions.tap(
+          element.$$('table tr:first-of-type .checkboxContainer'));
+      assert.isTrue(element._handleNumberCheckboxTap.calledOnce);
+      assert.isFalse(element._handleTargetTap.called);
+
+      MockInteractions.tap(
+          element.$$('table tr:last-of-type .checkboxContainer'));
+      assert.isTrue(element._handleNumberCheckboxTap.calledOnce);
+      assert.isTrue(element._handleTargetTap.calledOnce);
+    });
+
+    test('_handleNumberCheckboxTap', () => {
+      sandbox.spy(element, '_handleNumberCheckboxTap');
+
+      MockInteractions
+          .tap(element.$$('.checkboxContainer input[name=number]'));
+      assert.isTrue(element._handleNumberCheckboxTap.calledOnce);
       assert.isTrue(element.showNumber);
 
-      MockInteractions.tap(checkbox);
+      MockInteractions
+          .tap(element.$$('.checkboxContainer input[name=number]'));
+      assert.isTrue(element._handleNumberCheckboxTap.calledTwice);
       assert.isFalse(element.showNumber);
     });
 
-    test('_updateDisplayedColumns', () => {
-      let name = 'Subject';
-      let checked = false;
-      assert.deepEqual(element._updateDisplayedColumns(columns, name, checked),
-          [
-            'Status',
-            'Owner',
-            'Assignee',
-            'Repo',
-            'Branch',
-            'Updated',
-          ]);
-      name = 'Size';
-      checked = true;
-      assert.deepEqual(element._updateDisplayedColumns(columns, name, checked),
-          [
-            'Subject',
-            'Status',
-            'Owner',
-            'Assignee',
-            'Repo',
-            'Branch',
-            'Updated',
-            'Size',
-          ]);
+    test('_handleTargetTap', () => {
+      sandbox.spy(element, '_handleTargetTap');
+      assert.include(element.displayedColumns, 'Assignee');
+      MockInteractions
+          .tap(element.$$('.checkboxContainer input[name=Assignee]'));
+      assert.isTrue(element._handleTargetTap.calledOnce);
+      assert.notInclude(element.displayedColumns, 'Assignee');
     });
   });
 </script>