diff --git a/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/src/config-schema.ts b/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/src/config-schema.ts
index 7cfe9b4a43..3776902844 100644
--- a/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/src/config-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/src/config-schema.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ export const configSchema = {
     _description: 'Type of display for data',
     _default: 'dateTime',
   },
+  showEncounterType: {
+    _type: Type.Boolean,
+    _description: 'Display Encounter type column',
+    _default: false,
+  },
 };
 
 export interface ConfigObject {
diff --git a/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/src/obs-table/obs-table.component.tsx b/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/src/obs-table/obs-table.component.tsx
index 5e20971f8e..b2e0df77cb 100644
--- a/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/src/obs-table/obs-table.component.tsx
+++ b/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/src/obs-table/obs-table.component.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ interface ObsTableProps {
 const ObsTable: React.FC<ObsTableProps> = ({ patientUuid }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const config = useConfig();
-  const { data: obss, error, isLoading, isValidating } = useObs(patientUuid);
+  const { data: obss, error, isLoading, isValidating } = useObs(patientUuid, config.showEncounterType);
   const uniqueDates = [...new Set(obss.map((o) => o.issued))].sort();
   const obssByDate = uniqueDates.map((date) => obss.filter((o) => o.issued === date));
 
@@ -34,12 +34,17 @@ const ObsTable: React.FC<ObsTableProps> = ({ patientUuid }) => {
     })),
   ];
 
+  if (config.showEncounterType) {
+    tableHeaders.splice(1, 0, { key: 'encounter', header: t('encounterType', 'Encounter type'), isSortable: true });
+  }
+
   const tableRows = React.useMemo(
     () =>
       obssByDate?.map((obss, index) => {
         const rowData = {
           id: `${index}`,
           date: formatDatetime(new Date(obss[0].effectiveDateTime), { mode: 'wide' }),
+          encounter: obss[0].encounter.name,
         };
 
         for (const obs of obss) {
diff --git a/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/src/resources/useObs.ts b/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/src/resources/useObs.ts
index 9a374dbfc9..14cc76abd3 100644
--- a/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/src/resources/useObs.ts
+++ b/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/src/resources/useObs.ts
@@ -1,52 +1,41 @@
 import useSWR from 'swr';
-import { openmrsFetch, fhirBaseUrl, useConfig, FHIRResource, FHIRCode } from '@openmrs/esm-framework';
+import { openmrsFetch, fhirBaseUrl, useConfig } from '@openmrs/esm-framework';
+import { ConfigObject } from '../config-schema';
 
-export const pageSize = 100;
-
-export function useObs(patientUuid: string): UseObsResult {
-  const { encounterTypes, data } = useConfig();
-
-  const urlEncounterTypes: string = encounterTypes.length ? `&encounter.type=${encounterTypes.toString()}` : '';
+export interface UseObsResult {
+  data: Array<ObsResult>;
+  error: Error;
+  isLoading: boolean;
+  isValidating: boolean;
+}
 
-  const {
-    data: result,
-    error,
-    isLoading,
-    isValidating,
-  } = useSWR<{ data: ObsFetchResponse }, Error>(
-    `${fhirBaseUrl}/Observation?subject:Patient=${patientUuid}&code=` +
-      data.map((d) => d.concept).join(',') +
-      '&_summary=data&_sort=-date' +
-      `&_count=${pageSize}` +
-      urlEncounterTypes,
-    openmrsFetch,
-  );
+type ObsResult = fhir.Observation & {
+  conceptUuid: string;
+  dataType?: string;
+  valueDateTime?: string;
+  encounter?: {
+    name?: string;
+  };
+};
 
-  const observations =
-    result?.data?.entry?.map((entry) => {
-      const observation: ObsResult = {
-        ...entry.resource,
-        conceptUuid: entry.resource.code.coding.filter((c) => isUuid(c.code))[0]?.code,
-      };
+export const pageSize = 100;
 
-      if (entry.resource.hasOwnProperty('valueDateTime')) {
-        observation.dataType = 'DateTime';
-      }
+export function useObs(patientUuid: string, includeEncounters: boolean = false): UseObsResult {
+  const { encounterTypes, data } = useConfig<ConfigObject>();
+  const urlEncounterTypes: string = encounterTypes.length ? `&encounter.type=${encounterTypes.toString()}` : '';
 
-      if (entry.resource.hasOwnProperty('valueString')) {
-        observation.dataType = 'Text';
-      }
+  let url = `${fhirBaseUrl}/Observation?subject:Patient=${patientUuid}&code=${data
+    .map((d) => d.concept)
+    .join(',')}&_summary=data&_sort=-date&_count=${pageSize}${urlEncounterTypes}`;
 
-      if (entry.resource.hasOwnProperty('valueQuantity')) {
-        observation.dataType = 'Number';
-      }
+  if (includeEncounters) {
+    url += '&_include=Observation:encounter';
+  }
 
-      if (entry.resource.hasOwnProperty('valueCodeableConcept')) {
-        observation.dataType = 'Coded';
-      }
+  const { data: result, error, isLoading, isValidating } = useSWR<{ data: fhir.Bundle }, Error>(url, openmrsFetch);
 
-      return observation;
-    }) ?? [];
+  const encounters = includeEncounters ? getEncountersByResources(result?.data?.entry) : [];
+  const observations = filterAndMapObservations(result?.data?.entry, encounters);
 
   return {
     data: observations,
@@ -56,31 +45,53 @@ export function useObs(patientUuid: string): UseObsResult {
   };
 }
 
-interface ObsFetchResponse {
-  entry: Array<{
-    resource: FHIRResource['resource'];
-  }>;
-  id: string;
-  meta: {
-    lastUpdated: string;
-  };
-  resourceType: string;
-  total: number;
-  type: string;
-}
+function filterAndMapObservations(
+  entries: Array<fhir.BundleEntry>,
+  encounters: Array<{ reference: string; display: string }>,
+): ObsResult[] {
+  return (
+    entries
+      ?.filter((entry) => entry?.resource?.resourceType === 'Observation')
+      ?.map((entry) => {
+        const resource = entry.resource as fhir.Observation;
+        const observation: ObsResult = {
+          ...resource,
+          conceptUuid: resource.code.coding.find((c) => isUuid(c.code))?.code,
+        };
+        if (resource.hasOwnProperty('valueDateTime')) {
+          observation.dataType = 'DateTime';
+        }
 
-export interface UseObsResult {
-  data: Array<ObsResult>;
-  error: Error;
-  isLoading: boolean;
-  isValidating: boolean;
+        if (entry.resource.hasOwnProperty('valueString')) {
+          observation.dataType = 'Text';
+        }
+
+        if (entry.resource.hasOwnProperty('valueQuantity')) {
+          observation.dataType = 'Number';
+        }
+
+        if (entry.resource.hasOwnProperty('valueCodeableConcept')) {
+          observation.dataType = 'Coded';
+        }
+
+        observation.encounter.name = encounters.find(
+          (e) =>
+            e.reference === (resource as fhir.Observation & { encounter: { reference?: string } }).encounter.reference,
+        )?.display;
+
+        return observation;
+      }) || []
+  );
 }
 
-type ObsResult = FHIRResource['resource'] & {
-  conceptUuid: string;
-  dataType?: string;
-  valueDateTime?: string;
-};
+function getEncountersByResources(resources: Array<fhir.BundleEntry>) {
+  return resources
+    ?.filter((entry) => entry?.resource?.resourceType === 'Encounter')
+    .map((entry: fhir.BundleEntry) => ({
+      reference: `Encounter/${entry.resource.id}`,
+      display: (entry.resource as fhir.Encounter).type?.[0]?.coding?.[0]?.display || '--',
+    }));
+}
 
 function isUuid(input: string) {
   return input.length === 36;
diff --git a/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/am.json b/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/am.json
index f93cafe273..7b2512d798 100644
--- a/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/am.json
+++ b/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/am.json
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
   "chartView": "Chart View",
   "dateAndTime": "Date and time",
   "displaying": "Displaying",
+  "encounterType": "Encounter type",
   "tableView": "Table View"
 }
diff --git a/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/ar.json b/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/ar.json
index b6f142f193..21d4e4828a 100644
--- a/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/ar.json
+++ b/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/ar.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "chartView": "عرض الرسم البياني",
-  "dateAndTime": "Date and time",
+  "dateAndTime": "التاريخ والوقت",
   "displaying": "عرض",
+  "encounterType": "نوع اللقاء",
   "tableView": "عرض الجدول"
 }
diff --git a/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/en.json b/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/en.json
index f93cafe273..7b2512d798 100644
--- a/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/en.json
+++ b/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/en.json
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
   "chartView": "Chart View",
   "dateAndTime": "Date and time",
   "displaying": "Displaying",
+  "encounterType": "Encounter type",
   "tableView": "Table View"
 }
diff --git a/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/es.json b/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/es.json
index 873ec34ae0..c5da030a72 100644
--- a/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/es.json
+++ b/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/es.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "chartView": "Vista de gráfico",
-  "dateAndTime": "Date and time",
+  "dateAndTime": "Fecha y hora",
   "displaying": "Visualización",
+  "encounterType": "Tipo de encuentro",
   "tableView": "Vista de tabla"
 }
diff --git a/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/fr.json b/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/fr.json
index 00633ac910..25a41a5693 100644
--- a/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/fr.json
+++ b/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/fr.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "chartView": "Vue graphique",
-  "dateAndTime": "Date and time",
+  "dateAndTime": "Date et heure",
   "displaying": "En cours d'affichage",
+  "encounterType": "Type de rencontre",
   "tableView": "Vue tabulaire"
 }
diff --git a/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/he.json b/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/he.json
index 7684aed1cb..28e76af74b 100644
--- a/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/he.json
+++ b/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/he.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "chartView": "תצוגת תרשים",
-  "dateAndTime": "Date and time",
+  "dateAndTime": "תאריך ושעה",
   "displaying": "מציג",
+  "encounterType": "סוג הביקור",
   "tableView": "תצוגת טבלה"
 }
diff --git a/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/km.json b/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/km.json
index 16ee5eca54..2ec4e32151 100644
--- a/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/km.json
+++ b/packages/esm-generic-patient-widgets-app/translations/km.json
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
   "chartView": "មើលគំនូសតាង",
   "dateAndTime": "កាលបរិច្ឆេទ និងម៉ោង",
   "displaying": "ការបង្ហាញ",
+  "encounterType": "ប្រភេទនៃការជួបប្រទះ",
   "tableView": "មើលតារាង"
 }