diff --git a/lib/ovsdb-idl-provider.h b/lib/ovsdb-idl-provider.h
index 099535e..190acca 100644
--- a/lib/ovsdb-idl-provider.h
+++ b/lib/ovsdb-idl-provider.h
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ struct ovsdb_idl_row {
     unsigned long int *written; /* Bitmap of columns from "new" to write. */
     struct hmap_node txn_node;  /* Node in ovsdb_idl_txn's list. */
 
+    /* Tracking data */
     unsigned int change_seqno[OVSDB_IDL_CHANGE_MAX];
-    struct ovs_list track_node;
+    struct ovs_list track_node; /* Rows modified/added/deleted by IDL */
+    unsigned long int *updated; /* Bitmap of columns updated by IDL */
 };
 
 struct ovsdb_idl_column {
diff --git a/lib/ovsdb-idl.c b/lib/ovsdb-idl.c
index 8f75bf0..7ab2b19 100644
--- a/lib/ovsdb-idl.c
+++ b/lib/ovsdb-idl.c
@@ -718,6 +718,29 @@ ovsdb_idl_track_get_next(const struct ovsdb_idl_row *row)
     return NULL;
 }
 
+/* Returns true if a tracked 'column' in 'row' was updated by IDL, false
+ * otherwise. The tracking data is cleared by ovsdb_idl_track_clear()
+ *
+ * Function returns false if 'column' is not tracked (see
+ * ovsdb_idl_track_add_column()).
+ */
+bool
+ovsdb_idl_track_is_updated(const struct ovsdb_idl_row *row,
+                           const struct ovsdb_idl_column *column)
+{
+    const struct ovsdb_idl_table_class *class;
+    size_t column_idx;
+
+    class = row->table->class;
+    column_idx = column - class->columns;
+
+    if (row->updated && bitmap_is_set(row->updated, column_idx)) {
+        return true;
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
 /* Flushes the tracked rows. Client calls this function after calling
  * ovsdb_idl_run() and read all tracked rows with the ovsdb_idl_track_get_*()
  * functions. This is usually done at the end of the client's processing
@@ -735,6 +758,10 @@ ovsdb_idl_track_clear(const struct ovsdb_idl *idl)
             struct ovsdb_idl_row *row, *next;
 
             LIST_FOR_EACH_SAFE(row, next, track_node, &table->track_list) {
+                if (row->updated) {
+                    free(row->updated);
+                    row->updated = NULL;
+                }
                 list_remove(&row->track_node);
                 list_init(&row->track_node);
                 if (ovsdb_idl_row_is_orphan(row)) {
@@ -1075,6 +1102,7 @@ ovsdb_idl_row_update(struct ovsdb_idl_row *row, const struct json *row_json,
                      enum ovsdb_idl_change change)
 {
     struct ovsdb_idl_table *table = row->table;
+    const struct ovsdb_idl_table_class *class = table->class;
     struct shash_node *node;
     bool changed = false;
 
@@ -1108,6 +1136,10 @@ ovsdb_idl_row_update(struct ovsdb_idl_row *row, const struct json *row_json,
                             list_push_front(&row->table->track_list,
                                             &row->track_node);
                         }
+                        if (!row->updated) {
+                            row->updated = bitmap_allocate(class->n_columns);
+                        }
+                        bitmap_set1(row->updated, column_idx);
                     }
                 }
             } else {
diff --git a/lib/ovsdb-idl.h b/lib/ovsdb-idl.h
index 4c66ae0..136c38c 100644
--- a/lib/ovsdb-idl.h
+++ b/lib/ovsdb-idl.h
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ void ovsdb_idl_track_add_all(struct ovsdb_idl *idl);
 const struct ovsdb_idl_row *ovsdb_idl_track_get_first(
     const struct ovsdb_idl *, const struct ovsdb_idl_table_class *);
 const struct ovsdb_idl_row *ovsdb_idl_track_get_next(const struct ovsdb_idl_row *);
+bool ovsdb_idl_track_is_updated(const struct ovsdb_idl_row *row,
+                                const struct ovsdb_idl_column *column);
 void ovsdb_idl_track_clear(const struct ovsdb_idl *);
 
 

diff --git a/ovsdb/ovsdb-idlc.in b/ovsdb/ovsdb-idlc.in
index 282feb2..26b0de4 100755
--- a/ovsdb/ovsdb-idlc.in
+++ b/ovsdb/ovsdb-idlc.in
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def printCIDLHeader(schemaFile):
         print "};"
 
         # Column indexes.
-        printEnum(["%s_COL_%s" % (structName.upper(), columnName.upper())
+        printEnum("%s_column_id" % structName.lower(), ["%s_COL_%s" % (structName.upper(), columnName.upper())
                    for columnName in sorted(table.columns)]
                   + ["%s_N_COLUMNS" % structName.upper()])
 
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ const struct %(s)s *%(s)s_track_get_next(const struct %(s)s *);
 void %(s)s_init(struct %(s)s *);
 void %(s)s_delete(const struct %(s)s *);
 struct %(s)s *%(s)s_insert(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *);
+bool %(s)s_is_updated(const struct %(s)s *, enum %(s)s_column_id);
 ''' % {'s': structName, 'S': structName.upper()}
 
         for columnName, column in sorted(table.columns.iteritems()):
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ struct %(s)s *%(s)s_insert(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *);
         print
 
     # Table indexes.
-    printEnum(["%sTABLE_%s" % (prefix.upper(), tableName.upper()) for tableName in sorted(schema.tables)] + ["%sN_TABLES" % prefix.upper()])
+    printEnum("%stable_id" % prefix.lower(), ["%sTABLE_%s" % (prefix.upper(), tableName.upper()) for tableName in sorted(schema.tables)] + ["%sN_TABLES" % prefix.upper()])
     print
     for tableName in schema.tables:
         print "#define %(p)stable_%(t)s (%(p)stable_classes[%(P)sTABLE_%(T)s])" % {
@@ -233,11 +234,11 @@ struct %(s)s *%(s)s_insert(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *);
     print "\nconst char * %sget_db_version(void);" % prefix
     print "\n#endif /* %(prefix)sIDL_HEADER */" % {'prefix': prefix.upper()}
 
-def printEnum(members):
+def printEnum(type, members):
     if len(members) == 0:
         return
 
-    print "\nenum {";
+    print "\nenum %s {" % type
     for member in members[:-1]:
         print "    %s," % member
     print "    %s" % members[-1]
@@ -522,6 +523,12 @@ struct %(s)s *
 %(s)s_insert(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *txn)
 {
     return %(s)s_cast(ovsdb_idl_txn_insert(txn, &%(p)stable_classes[%(P)sTABLE_%(T)s], NULL));
+}
+
+bool
+%(s)s_is_updated(const struct %(s)s *row, enum %(s)s_column_id column)
+{
+    return ovsdb_idl_track_is_updated(&row->header_, &%(s)s_columns[column]);
 }''' % {'s': structName,
         'p': prefix,
         'P': prefix.upper(),
diff --git a/tests/ovsdb-idl.at b/tests/ovsdb-idl.at
index abfe005..693d1bb 100644
--- a/tests/ovsdb-idl.at
+++ b/tests/ovsdb-idl.at
@@ -688,9 +688,11 @@ OVSDB_CHECK_IDL_TRACK([track, simple idl, initially populated],
        "where": [],
        "row": {"b": true}}]']],
   [[000: i=1 r=2 b=true s=mystring u=<0> ia=[1 2 3] ra=[-0.5] ba=[true] sa=[abc def] ua=[<1> <2>] uuid=<3>
+000: updated columns: b ba i ia r ra s sa u ua
 001: {"error":null,"result":[{"count":2}]}
 002: i=0 r=0 b=true s= u=<4> ia=[] ra=[] ba=[] sa=[] ua=[] uuid=<5>
 002: i=1 r=2 b=true s=mystring u=<0> ia=[1 2 3] ra=[-0.5] ba=[true] sa=[abc def] ua=[<1> <2>] uuid=<3>
+002: updated columns: b
 003: done
 ]])
 
@@ -748,20 +750,29 @@ OVSDB_CHECK_IDL_TRACK([track, simple idl, initially empty, various ops],
   [[000: empty
 001: {"error":null,"result":[{"uuid":["uuid","<0>"]},{"uuid":["uuid","<1>"]}]}
 002: i=1 r=2 b=true s=mystring u=<2> ia=[1 2 3] ra=[-0.5] ba=[true] sa=[abc def] ua=[<3> <4>] uuid=<0>
+002: updated columns: b ba i ia r ra s sa u ua
 003: {"error":null,"result":[{"count":2}]}
 004: i=0 r=0 b=true s= u=<5> ia=[] ra=[] ba=[] sa=[] ua=[] uuid=<1>
+004: updated columns: b
 005: {"error":null,"result":[{"count":2}]}
 006: i=0 r=123.5 b=true s= u=<5> ia=[] ra=[] ba=[] sa=[] ua=[] uuid=<1>
 006: i=1 r=123.5 b=true s=mystring u=<2> ia=[1 2 3] ra=[-0.5] ba=[true] sa=[abc def] ua=[<3> <4>] uuid=<0>
+006: updated columns: r
+006: updated columns: r
 007: {"error":null,"result":[{"uuid":["uuid","<6>"]}]}
 008: i=-1 r=125 b=false s= u=<5> ia=[1] ra=[1.5] ba=[false] sa=[] ua=[] uuid=<6>
+008: updated columns: ba i ia r ra
 009: {"error":null,"result":[{"count":2}]}
 010: i=-1 r=125 b=false s=newstring u=<5> ia=[1] ra=[1.5] ba=[false] sa=[] ua=[] uuid=<6>
 010: i=0 r=123.5 b=true s=newstring u=<5> ia=[] ra=[] ba=[] sa=[] ua=[] uuid=<1>
+010: updated columns: s
+010: updated columns: s
 011: {"error":null,"result":[{"count":1}]}
 012: ##deleted## uuid=<1>
 013: reconnect
 014: i=-1 r=125 b=false s=newstring u=<5> ia=[1] ra=[1.5] ba=[false] sa=[] ua=[] uuid=<6>
 014: i=1 r=123.5 b=true s=mystring u=<2> ia=[1 2 3] ra=[-0.5] ba=[true] sa=[abc def] ua=[<3> <4>] uuid=<0>
+014: updated columns: b ba i ia r ra s sa u ua
+014: updated columns: ba i ia r ra s
 015: done
 ]])
diff --git a/tests/test-ovsdb.c b/tests/test-ovsdb.c
index 76c9ad9..9630244 100644
--- a/tests/test-ovsdb.c
+++ b/tests/test-ovsdb.c
@@ -1613,6 +1613,66 @@ compare_link1(const void *a_, const void *b_)
 }
 
 static void
+print_idl_row_updated_simple(const struct idltest_simple *s, int step)
+{
+    size_t i;
+    bool updated = false;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < IDLTEST_SIMPLE_N_COLUMNS; i++) {
+        if (idltest_simple_is_updated(s, i)) {
+            if (!updated) {
+                printf("%03d: updated columns:", step);
+                updated = true;
+            }
+            printf(" %s", idltest_simple_columns[i].name);
+        }
+    }
+    if (updated) {
+        printf("\n");
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+print_idl_row_updated_link1(const struct idltest_link1 *l1, int step)
+{
+    size_t i;
+    bool updated = false;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < IDLTEST_LINK1_N_COLUMNS; i++) {
+        if (idltest_link1_is_updated(l1, i)) {
+            if (!updated) {
+                printf("%03d: updated columns:", step);
+                updated = true;
+            }
+            printf(" %s", idltest_link1_columns[i].name);
+        }
+    }
+    if (updated) {
+        printf("\n");
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+print_idl_row_updated_link2(const struct idltest_link2 *l2, int step)
+{
+    size_t i;
+    bool updated = false;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < IDLTEST_LINK2_N_COLUMNS; i++) {
+        if (idltest_link2_is_updated(l2, i)) {
+            if (!updated) {
+                printf("%03d: updated columns:", step);
+                updated = true;
+            }
+            printf(" %s", idltest_link2_columns[i].name);
+        }
+    }
+    if (updated) {
+        printf("\n");
+    }
+}
+
+static void
 print_idl_row_simple(const struct idltest_simple *s, int step)
 {
     size_t i;
@@ -1640,6 +1700,7 @@ print_idl_row_simple(const struct idltest_simple *s, int step)
         printf("%s"UUID_FMT, i ? " " : "", UUID_ARGS(&s->ua[i]));
     }
     printf("] uuid="UUID_FMT"\n", UUID_ARGS(&s->header_.uuid));
+    print_idl_row_updated_simple(s, step);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1664,6 +1725,7 @@ print_idl_row_link1(const struct idltest_link1 *l1, int step)
         printf("%"PRId64, l1->l2->i);
     }
     printf(" uuid="UUID_FMT"\n", UUID_ARGS(&l1->header_.uuid));
+    print_idl_row_updated_link1(l1, step);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1674,6 +1736,7 @@ print_idl_row_link2(const struct idltest_link2 *l2, int step)
         printf("%"PRId64, l2->l1->i);
     }
     printf(" uuid="UUID_FMT"\n", UUID_ARGS(&l2->header_.uuid));
+    print_idl_row_updated_link2(l2, step);
 }
 
 static void
