diff --git a/.changeset/add-find-table-column-to-wasm-api.md b/.changeset/add-find-table-column-to-wasm-api.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79244ae784
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/add-find-table-column-to-wasm-api.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@milaboratories/pl-model-middle-layer": minor
+---
+
+Add `findTableColumn` method to `PFrameWasmAPI` interface
diff --git a/lib/model/middle-layer/src/pframe/internal_api/api_wasm.ts b/lib/model/middle-layer/src/pframe/internal_api/api_wasm.ts
index 77cb546d0b..4726db381f 100644
--- a/lib/model/middle-layer/src/pframe/internal_api/api_wasm.ts
+++ b/lib/model/middle-layer/src/pframe/internal_api/api_wasm.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type {
   JoinEntry,
   PColumnSpec,
   PObjectId,
+  PTableColumnId,
   PTableColumnSpec,
   PTableRecordFilter,
   PTableSorting,
@@ -36,8 +37,15 @@ export interface PFrameWasmAPI {
 
   /**
    * Finds the index of an axis matching the given selector.
+   * Returns -1 if no matching axis is found.
    */
   findAxis(spec: AxesSpec, selector: SingleAxisSelector): number;
+
+  /**
+   * Finds the flat index of a table column matching the given
+   * selector within a table spec. Returns -1 if not found.
+   */
+  findTableColumn(tableSpec: PTableColumnSpec[], selector: PTableColumnId): number;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index c61bd499a9..d214900635 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1807,7 +1807,7 @@ importers:
         version: 1.1.7(encoding@0.1.13)
       '@milaboratories/pframes-rs-wasm':
         specifier: 'catalog:'
-        version: 1.1.7(@bytecodealliance/preview2-shim@0.17.8)(@milaboratories/pl-model-common@1.24.11)(@milaboratories/pl-model-middle-layer@lib+model+middle-layer)
+        version: 1.1.7(@bytecodealliance/preview2-shim@0.17.8)(@milaboratories/pl-model-common@1.25.0)(@milaboratories/pl-model-middle-layer@lib+model+middle-layer)
       '@milaboratories/pl-model-middle-layer':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../model/middle-layer
@@ -4760,12 +4760,12 @@ packages:
   '@milaboratories/pl-error-like@1.12.8':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-j8evT0YYuXQndVcsk8bOGfH9qpXRefFiO7uCdptG9Lz0QTv4e6OOxNUJPe9+TSp/72PXUsCrYGHUeTqtvUb0lA==}
 
-  '@milaboratories/pl-model-common@1.24.11':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ldT4Xxn7j7l8ZvKEyI/s125lZXts7cEnuYIdVvlLo9uVFz+a8bGXK+cMFZls3QyqBW1RqOPwK3eIltqSRM4NZQ==}
-
   '@milaboratories/pl-model-common@1.24.7':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-xwuWCGxpxExvxNjtHhAm8zI4rSzhO0sLl7APQGD08O5MEz1oOZThjV71NEKt6ikLiVnaBmB0iMXLqJl5i9fIww==}
 
+  '@milaboratories/pl-model-common@1.25.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ANeWlFstOCmHVuoQB1EpKLzgSaQ5eOSi43amzNbuakaybCVvoGHch7VHEshPrPSvhx8KddIVyU5UlS+WRl84/w==}
+
   '@milaboratories/pl-model-middle-layer@1.11.9':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dlLdMp7hQKYH7YcsITjHxgwvOvP3YLQWmlkP8Rkp2QDIsFy1fo7PjQSchWlgt4eBhMlbWTCo3LosX2cc8ZB1sA==}
 
@@ -10850,10 +10850,10 @@ snapshots:
       commander: 14.0.2
       selfsigned: 5.5.0
 
-  '@milaboratories/pframes-rs-wasm@1.1.7(@bytecodealliance/preview2-shim@0.17.8)(@milaboratories/pl-model-common@1.24.11)(@milaboratories/pl-model-middle-layer@lib+model+middle-layer)':
+  '@milaboratories/pframes-rs-wasm@1.1.7(@bytecodealliance/preview2-shim@0.17.8)(@milaboratories/pl-model-common@1.25.0)(@milaboratories/pl-model-middle-layer@lib+model+middle-layer)':
     dependencies:
       '@bytecodealliance/preview2-shim': 0.17.8
-      '@milaboratories/pl-model-common': 1.24.11
+      '@milaboratories/pl-model-common': 1.25.0
       '@milaboratories/pl-model-middle-layer': link:lib/model/middle-layer
 
   '@milaboratories/pl-error-like@1.12.8':
@@ -10861,13 +10861,13 @@ snapshots:
       json-stringify-safe: 5.0.1
       zod: 3.23.8
 
-  '@milaboratories/pl-model-common@1.24.11':
+  '@milaboratories/pl-model-common@1.24.7':
     dependencies:
       '@milaboratories/pl-error-like': 1.12.8
       canonicalize: 2.1.0
       zod: 3.23.8
 
-  '@milaboratories/pl-model-common@1.24.7':
+  '@milaboratories/pl-model-common@1.25.0':
     dependencies:
       '@milaboratories/pl-error-like': 1.12.8
       canonicalize: 2.1.0