diff --git a/src/pages/resultsView/mutation/ResultsViewMutationTable.tsx b/src/pages/resultsView/mutation/ResultsViewMutationTable.tsx
index 1498e8bb3a5..a7be269b99b 100644
--- a/src/pages/resultsView/mutation/ResultsViewMutationTable.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/resultsView/mutation/ResultsViewMutationTable.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export default class ResultsViewMutationTable extends MutationTable<
     public static defaultProps = {
         ...MutationTable.defaultProps,
         columns: [
+            MutationTableColumnType.GENE,
             MutationTableColumnType.STUDY,
             MutationTableColumnType.SAMPLE_ID,
             MutationTableColumnType.COPY_NUM,
@@ -191,6 +192,8 @@ export default class ResultsViewMutationTable extends MutationTable<
             }
         );
 
+        this._columns[MutationTableColumnType.GENE].visible = false;
+
         // override default visibility for some columns
         this._columns[
             MutationTableColumnType.CANCER_TYPE_DETAILED