diff --git a/LibreNMS/Util/Url.php b/LibreNMS/Util/Url.php
index d3b69cdfed..b8e62cfd13 100644
--- a/LibreNMS/Util/Url.php
+++ b/LibreNMS/Util/Url.php
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class Url
             $contents .= ' (' . htmlentities($device->features) . ')';
         }
 
-        if ($device->location) {
+        if ($device->location_id) {
             $contents .= ' - ' . htmlentities($device->location);
         }
 
@@ -303,7 +303,13 @@ class Url
         return $device->status ? 'list-device' : 'list-device-down';
     }
 
-    private static function portLinkDisplayClass($port)
+    /**
+     * Get html class for a port using ifAdminStatus and ifOperStatus
+     *
+     * @param Port $port
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public static function portLinkDisplayClass($port)
     {
         if ($port->ifAdminStatus == "down") {
             return "interface-admindown";
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Table/CustomersController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Table/CustomersController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a40aa2747
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Table/CustomersController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * CustomersController.php
+ *
+ * -Description-
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * @package    LibreNMS
+ * @link       http://librenms.org
+ * @copyright  2018 Tony Murray
+ * @author     Tony Murray <murraytony@gmail.com>
+ */
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Table;
+
+use App\Models\Port;
+use LibreNMS\Config;
+use LibreNMS\Util\Html;
+use LibreNMS\Util\Url;
+
+class CustomersController extends TableController
+{
+    public function searchFields($request)
+    {
+        return ['port_descr_descr', 'ifName', 'ifDescr', 'ifAlias', 'hostname', 'sysDescr', 'port_descr_speed', 'port_descr_notes'];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Defines the base query for this resource
+     *
+     * @param \Illuminate\Http\Request $request
+     * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder|\Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder
+     */
+    public function baseQuery($request)
+    {
+        $cust_descrs = (array)Config::get('customers_descr', ['cust']);
+
+        // selecting just the customer name, will fetch port data later
+        return Port::hasAccess($request->user())
+            ->with('device')
+            ->leftJoin('devices', 'ports.device_id', 'devices.device_id')
+            ->select('port_descr_descr')
+            ->whereIn('port_descr_type', $cust_descrs)
+            ->groupBy('port_descr_descr');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param \Illuminate\Contracts\Pagination\LengthAwarePaginator $paginator
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse
+     */
+    protected function formatResponse($paginator)
+    {
+        $customers = collect($paginator->items())->pluck('port_descr_descr');
+        // fetch all ports
+        $ports = Port::whereIn('port_descr_descr', $customers)
+            ->with('device')
+            ->get()
+            ->groupBy('port_descr_descr');
+
+        $rows = $customers->reduce(function ($rows, $customer) use ($ports) {
+            $graph_row = $this->getGraphRow($customer);
+            foreach ($ports->get($customer) as $port) {
+                $port->port_descr_descr = $customer;
+                $rows->push($this->formatItem($port));
+                $customer = ''; // only display customer in the first row
+            }
+
+            // add graphs row
+            $rows->push($graph_row);
+            return $rows;
+        }, collect());
+
+        return response()->json([
+            'current' => $paginator->currentPage(),
+            'rowCount' => $paginator->count(),
+            'rows' => $rows,
+            'total' => $paginator->total(),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param Port $port
+     * @return array|\Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model|\Illuminate\Support\Collection
+     */
+    public function formatItem($port)
+    {
+        return [
+            'port_descr_descr'   => $port->port_descr_descr,
+            'hostname'          => Url::deviceLink($port->device),
+            'ifDescr'            => Url::portLink($port),
+            'port_descr_speed'   => $port->port_descr_speed,
+            'port_descr_circuit' => $port->port_descr_circuit,
+            'port_descr_notes'   => $port->port_descr_notes,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    private function getGraphRow($customer)
+    {
+        $graph_array = [
+            'type' => 'customer_bits',
+            'height' => 100,
+            'width' => 220,
+            'id' => $customer,
+        ];
+
+        $graph_data = Html::graphRow($graph_array);
+
+        return [
+            'port_descr_descr'   => $graph_data[0],
+            'hostname'          => $graph_data[1],
+            'ifDescr'            => '',
+            'port_descr_speed'   => '',
+            'port_descr_circuit' => $graph_data[2],
+            'port_descr_notes'   => $graph_data[3],
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/html/includes/table/customers.inc.php b/html/includes/table/customers.inc.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 6782d26e15..0000000000
--- a/html/includes/table/customers.inc.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,104 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-use LibreNMS\Config;
-
-$cust_descrs = (array)Config::get('customers_descr', ['cust']);
-
-$sql = ' FROM `ports` LEFT JOIN `devices` AS `D` ON `ports`.`device_id` = `D`.`device_id` WHERE `port_descr_type` IN ' .  dbGenPlaceholders(count($cust_descrs));
-$param = $cust_descrs;
-
-if (isset($searchPhrase) && !empty($searchPhrase)) {
-    $sql .= " AND (`port_descr_descr` LIKE ? OR `ifName` LIKE ? OR `ifDescr` LIKE ? OR `ifAlias` LIKE ? OR `D`.`hostname` LIKE ? OR `port_descr_speed` LIKE ? OR `port_descr_notes` LIKE ?)";
-    array_push($param, "%$searchPhrase%", "%$searchPhrase%", "%$searchPhrase%", "%$searchPhrase%", "%$searchPhrase%", "%$searchPhrase%", "%$searchPhrase%");
-}
-
-$count_sql = "SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT(`port_descr_descr`)) $sql";
-
-$sql .= ' GROUP BY `port_descr_descr`';
-
-$total = dbFetchCell($count_sql, $param);
-if (empty($total)) {
-    $total = 0;
-}
-
-if (!isset($sort) || empty($sort)) {
-    $sort = '`port_descr_descr`';
-}
-
-$sql .= " ORDER BY $sort";
-
-if (isset($current)) {
-    $limit_low = ($current * $rowCount) - ($rowCount);
-    $limit_high = $rowCount;
-}
-
-if ($rowCount != -1) {
-    $sql .= " LIMIT $limit_low,$limit_high";
-}
-
-$sql = "SELECT `port_descr_descr` $sql";
-
-foreach (dbFetchRows($sql, $param) as $customer) {
-    $customer_name = $customer['port_descr_descr'];
-
-    $port_query = 'SELECT * FROM `ports` WHERE `port_descr_type` IN ' . dbGenPlaceholders(count($cust_descrs)) .  ' AND `port_descr_descr` = ?';
-    $port_params = $cust_descrs;
-    $port_params[] = $customer_name;
-
-    foreach (dbFetchRows($port_query, $port_params) as $port) {
-        $device = device_by_id_cache($port['device_id']);
-
-        $ifname  = fixifname($device['ifDescr']);
-        $ifclass = ifclass($port['ifOperStatus'], $port['ifAdminStatus']);
-        $port    = cleanPort($port);
-
-        if ($device['os'] == 'ios') {
-            if ($port['ifTrunk']) {
-                $vlan = '<span class=box-desc><span class=red>'.$port['ifTrunk'].'</span></span>';
-            } elseif ($port['ifVlan']) {
-                $vlan = '<span class=box-desc><span class=blue>VLAN '.$port['ifVlan'].'</span></span>';
-            } else {
-                $vlan = '';
-            }
-        }
-
-        $response[] = array(
-            'port_descr_descr'           => $customer_name,
-            'device_id'          => generate_device_link($device),
-            'ifDescr'            => generate_port_link($port, makeshortif($port['ifDescr'])),
-            'port_descr_speed'   => $port['port_descr_speed'],
-            'port_descr_circuit' => $port['port_descr_circuit'],
-            'port_descr_notes'   => $port['port_descr_notes'],
-
-        );
-
-        unset($customer_name);
-    }
-
-
-    $graph_array['type']   = 'customer_bits';
-    $graph_array['height'] = '100';
-    $graph_array['width']  = '220';
-    $graph_array['to']     = $config['time']['now'];
-    $graph_array['id']     = $customer['port_descr_descr'];
-
-    $return_data = true;
-    include 'includes/print-graphrow.inc.php';
-    $response[] = array(
-        'port_descr_descr'           => $graph_data[0],
-        'device_id'          => $graph_data[1],
-        'ifDescr'            => '',
-        'port_descr_speed'   => '',
-        'port_descr_circuit' => $graph_data[2],
-        'port_descr_notes'   => $graph_data[3],
-    );
-}
-
-$output = array(
-    'current'  => $current,
-    'rowCount' => $rowCount,
-    'rows'     => $response,
-    'total'    => $total,
-);
-
-echo _json_encode($output);
diff --git a/html/pages/customers.inc.php b/html/pages/customers.inc.php
index 20289cc394..6572ae2b48 100644
--- a/html/pages/customers.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/customers.inc.php
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 <?php
 
 $pagetitle[] = 'Customers';
+$no_refresh = true;
 
 ?>
 
 <div class="table-responsive">
-    <table id="customers" class="table table-hover table-condensed table-striped">
+    <table id="customers" class="table table-hover table-condensed">
         <thead>
             <tr>
-                <th data-column-id="port_descr_descr" data-order="asc">Customer</th>
-                <th data-column-id="device_id">Device</th>
+                <th data-column-id="port_descr_descr" data-order="asc" data-formatter="customer">Customer</th>
+                <th data-column-id="hostname">Device</th>
                 <th data-column-id="ifDescr">Interface</th>
                 <th data-column-id="port_descr_speed">Speed</th>
                 <th data-column-id="port_descr_circuit">Circuit</th>
@@ -24,12 +25,11 @@ $pagetitle[] = 'Customers';
     var grid = $("#customers").bootgrid({
         ajax: true,
         rowCount: [50, 100, 250, -1],
-        post: function ()
-        {
-            return {
-                id: "customers",
-            };
-        },
-        url: "ajax_table.php"
+        url: "ajax/table/customers",
+        formatters: {
+            customer: function (column, row) {
+                return '<strong>' + row[column.id] + '</strong>';
+            }
+        }
     });
 </script>
diff --git a/includes/common.php b/includes/common.php
index 5d1f5023e4..aca728deee 100644
--- a/includes/common.php
+++ b/includes/common.php
@@ -330,17 +330,8 @@ function get_device_id_by_app_id($app_id)
 
 function ifclass($ifOperStatus, $ifAdminStatus)
 {
-    $ifclass = "interface-upup";
-    if ($ifAdminStatus == "down") {
-        $ifclass = "interface-admindown";
-    }
-    if ($ifAdminStatus == "up" && $ifOperStatus== "down") {
-        $ifclass = "interface-updown";
-    }
-    if ($ifAdminStatus == "up" && $ifOperStatus== "up") {
-        $ifclass = "interface-upup";
-    }
-    return $ifclass;
+    // fake a port model
+    return \LibreNMS\Util\Url::portLinkDisplayClass((object) ['ifOperStatus' => $ifOperStatus, 'ifAdminStatus' => $ifAdminStatus]);
 }
 
 function device_by_name($name, $refresh = 0)
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 333fbfbe12..6bfd610eef 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Route::group(['middleware' => ['auth', '2fa'], 'guard' => 'auth'], function () {
         });
 
         Route::group(['prefix' => 'table', 'namespace' => 'Table'], function () {
+            Route::post('customers', 'CustomersController');
             Route::post('eventlog', 'EventlogController');
             Route::post('location', 'LocationController');
             Route::post('syslog', 'SyslogController');