diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 38edf3ad8c9..0c6b0448d66 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 ## [`29.5.0`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/v29.5.0)
 
 - Added `plus` and `minus` glyphs to `EuiIcon` ([#4111](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/4111))
+- Added `cellActions` to `EuiDataGrid` ([#3668](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/3668))
 
 **Bug fixes**
 
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/datagrid/column_cell_actions.js b/src-docs/src/views/datagrid/column_cell_actions.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c544773dc3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/datagrid/column_cell_actions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+import React, { useState, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { fake } from 'faker';
+
+import { EuiDataGrid, EuiAvatar } from '../../../../src/components/';
+
+const columns = [
+  {
+    id: 'avatar',
+    initialWidth: 40,
+    isResizable: false,
+    actions: false,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'name',
+    initialWidth: 100,
+    isSortable: true,
+    actions: {
+      showHide: false,
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'email',
+    isSortable: true,
+    cellActions: [
+      ({ rowIndex, columnId, Component }) => {
+        const row = ++rowIndex;
+        return (
+          <Component
+            onClick={() =>
+              alert(`Love sent from row ${row}, column "${columnId}"`)
+            }
+            iconType="heart"
+            aria-label={`Send love to ${row}, column "${columnId}" `}>
+            Send love
+          </Component>
+        );
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'city',
+    isSortable: true,
+    cellActions: [
+      ({ rowIndex, columnId, Component, isExpanded }) => {
+        const row = ++rowIndex;
+        const message = isExpanded
+          ? `Cheers sent in Popover to row "${row}" column "${columnId}"`
+          : `Cheers sent from row ${row}, column "${columnId}"`;
+
+        return (
+          <Component
+            onClick={() => alert(message)}
+            iconType="cheer"
+            aria-label={message}>
+            Cheer
+          </Component>
+        );
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'country',
+    cellActions: [
+      ({ rowIndex, columnId, Component }) => {
+        const row = ++rowIndex;
+        const label = `Love sent from row ${row}, column "${columnId}"`;
+        return (
+          <Component
+            onClick={() =>
+              alert(`Love sent from row ${row}, column "${columnId}"`)
+            }
+            iconType="heart"
+            aria-label={label}>
+            Love this city
+          </Component>
+        );
+      },
+      ({ rowIndex, columnId, Component }) => {
+        const row = ++rowIndex;
+        const label = `Paint country at row ${row}, column "${columnId}"`;
+        return (
+          <Component
+            onClick={() =>
+              alert(`Paint sent from row ${row}, column "${columnId}"`)
+            }
+            iconType="brush"
+            aria-label={label}>
+            Paint this city
+          </Component>
+        );
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'account',
+  },
+];
+
+const data = [];
+
+for (let i = 1; i < 5; i++) {
+  data.push({
+    avatar: (
+      <EuiAvatar
+        size="s"
+        imageUrl={fake('{{internet.avatar}}')}
+        name={fake('{{name.lastName}}, {{name.firstName}}')}
+      />
+    ),
+    name: fake('{{name.lastName}}, {{name.firstName}} {{name.suffix}}'),
+    email: fake('{{internet.email}}'),
+    city: fake('{{address.city}}'),
+    country: fake('{{address.country}}'),
+    account: fake('{{finance.account}}'),
+  });
+}
+
+export default () => {
+  const [pagination, setPagination] = useState({ pageIndex: 0, pageSize: 10 });
+
+  const [visibleColumns, setVisibleColumns] = useState(() =>
+    columns.map(({ id }) => id)
+  );
+
+  const setPageIndex = useCallback(
+    (pageIndex) => setPagination({ ...pagination, pageIndex }),
+    [pagination, setPagination]
+  );
+  const setPageSize = useCallback(
+    (pageSize) => setPagination({ ...pagination, pageSize, pageIndex: 0 }),
+    [pagination, setPagination]
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <EuiDataGrid
+      aria-label="DataGrid demonstrating column sizing constraints"
+      columns={columns}
+      columnVisibility={{
+        visibleColumns: visibleColumns,
+        setVisibleColumns: setVisibleColumns,
+      }}
+      rowCount={data.length}
+      renderCellValue={({ rowIndex, columnId }) => data[rowIndex][columnId]}
+      pagination={{
+        ...pagination,
+        pageSizeOptions: [5, 10, 25],
+        onChangeItemsPerPage: setPageSize,
+        onChangePage: setPageIndex,
+      }}
+    />
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/datagrid/datagrid.js b/src-docs/src/views/datagrid/datagrid.js
index 17bb4c3a3d6..7479019ac57 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/datagrid/datagrid.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/datagrid/datagrid.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import React, {
   useEffect,
   useMemo,
   useState,
+  createContext,
+  useContext,
 } from 'react';
 import { fake } from 'faker';
 
@@ -17,15 +19,84 @@ import {
   EuiButtonIcon,
   EuiSpacer,
 } from '../../../../src/components/';
+const DataContext = createContext();
+
+const raw_data = [];
+
+for (let i = 1; i < 100; i++) {
+  const email = fake('{{internet.email}}');
+  const name = fake('{{name.lastName}}, {{name.firstName}}');
+  const suffix = fake('{{name.suffix}}');
+  raw_data.push({
+    name: {
+      formatted: `${name} ${suffix}`,
+      raw: name,
+    },
+    email: {
+      formatted: <EuiLink href="">{fake('{{internet.email}}')}</EuiLink>,
+      raw: email,
+    },
+    location: (
+      <Fragment>
+        {`${fake('{{address.city}}')}, `}
+        <EuiLink href="https://google.com">
+          {fake('{{address.country}}')}
+        </EuiLink>
+      </Fragment>
+    ),
+    date: fake('{{date.past}}'),
+    account: fake('{{finance.account}}'),
+    amount: fake('${{commerce.price}}'),
+    phone: fake('{{phone.phoneNumber}}'),
+    version: fake('{{system.semver}}'),
+  });
+}
 
 const columns = [
   {
     id: 'name',
     displayAsText: 'Name',
     defaultSortDirection: 'asc',
+    cellActions: [
+      ({ rowIndex, columnId, Component }) => {
+        const data = useContext(DataContext);
+        return (
+          <Component
+            onClick={() => alert(`Hi ${data[rowIndex][columnId].raw}`)}
+            iconType="heart"
+            aria-label={`Say hi to ${data[rowIndex][columnId].raw}!`}>
+            Say hi
+          </Component>
+        );
+      },
+      ({ rowIndex, columnId, Component }) => {
+        const data = useContext(DataContext);
+        return (
+          <Component
+            onClick={() => alert(`Bye ${data[rowIndex][columnId].raw}`)}
+            iconType="moon"
+            aria-label={`Say bye to ${data[rowIndex][columnId].raw}!`}>
+            Say bye
+          </Component>
+        );
+      },
+    ],
   },
   {
     id: 'email',
+    cellActions: [
+      ({ rowIndex, columnId, Component }) => {
+        const data = useContext(DataContext);
+        return (
+          <Component
+            onClick={() => alert(data[rowIndex][columnId].raw)}
+            iconType="email"
+            aria-label={`Send email to ${data[rowIndex][columnId].raw}`}>
+            Send email
+          </Component>
+        );
+      },
+    ],
   },
   {
     id: 'location',
@@ -46,6 +117,26 @@ const columns = [
         },
       ],
     },
+    cellActions: [
+      ({ rowIndex, columnId, Component, isExpanded }) => {
+        const data = useContext(DataContext);
+        const onClick = isExpanded
+          ? () =>
+              alert(`Sent money to ${data[rowIndex][columnId]} when expanded`)
+          : () =>
+              alert(
+                `Sent money to ${data[rowIndex][columnId]} when not expanded`
+              );
+        return (
+          <Component
+            onClick={onClick}
+            iconType="faceHappy"
+            aria-label={`Send money to ${data[rowIndex][columnId]}`}>
+            Send money
+          </Component>
+        );
+      },
+    ],
   },
   {
     id: 'date',
@@ -67,28 +158,6 @@ const columns = [
   },
 ];
 
-const raw_data = [];
-
-for (let i = 1; i < 100; i++) {
-  raw_data.push({
-    name: fake('{{name.lastName}}, {{name.firstName}} {{name.suffix}}'),
-    email: <EuiLink href="">{fake('{{internet.email}}')}</EuiLink>,
-    location: (
-      <Fragment>
-        {`${fake('{{address.city}}')}, `}
-        <EuiLink href="https://google.com">
-          {fake('{{address.country}}')}
-        </EuiLink>
-      </Fragment>
-    ),
-    date: fake('{{date.past}}'),
-    account: fake('{{finance.account}}'),
-    amount: fake('${{commerce.price}}'),
-    phone: fake('{{phone.phoneNumber}}'),
-    version: fake('{{system.semver}}'),
-  });
-}
-
 const trailingControlColumns = [
   {
     id: 'actions',
@@ -186,11 +255,12 @@ export default () => {
 
   const renderCellValue = useMemo(() => {
     return ({ rowIndex, columnId, setCellProps }) => {
+      const data = useContext(DataContext);
       useEffect(() => {
         if (columnId === 'amount') {
-          if (raw_data.hasOwnProperty(rowIndex)) {
+          if (data.hasOwnProperty(rowIndex)) {
             const numeric = parseFloat(
-              raw_data[rowIndex][columnId].match(/\d+\.\d+/)[0],
+              data[rowIndex][columnId].match(/\d+\.\d+/)[0],
               10
             );
             setCellProps({
@@ -200,33 +270,41 @@ export default () => {
             });
           }
         }
-      }, [rowIndex, columnId, setCellProps]);
+      }, [rowIndex, columnId, setCellProps, data]);
 
-      return raw_data.hasOwnProperty(rowIndex)
-        ? raw_data[rowIndex][columnId]
+      function getFormatted() {
+        return data[rowIndex][columnId].formatted
+          ? data[rowIndex][columnId].formatted
+          : data[rowIndex][columnId];
+      }
+
+      return data.hasOwnProperty(rowIndex)
+        ? getFormatted(rowIndex, columnId)
         : null;
     };
   }, []);
 
   return (
-    <EuiDataGrid
-      aria-label="Data grid demo"
-      columns={columns}
-      columnVisibility={{ visibleColumns, setVisibleColumns }}
-      trailingControlColumns={trailingControlColumns}
-      rowCount={raw_data.length}
-      renderCellValue={renderCellValue}
-      inMemory={{ level: 'sorting' }}
-      sorting={{ columns: sortingColumns, onSort }}
-      pagination={{
-        ...pagination,
-        pageSizeOptions: [10, 50, 100],
-        onChangeItemsPerPage: onChangeItemsPerPage,
-        onChangePage: onChangePage,
-      }}
-      onColumnResize={(eventData) => {
-        console.log(eventData);
-      }}
-    />
+    <DataContext.Provider value={raw_data}>
+      <EuiDataGrid
+        aria-label="Data grid demo"
+        columns={columns}
+        columnVisibility={{ visibleColumns, setVisibleColumns }}
+        trailingControlColumns={trailingControlColumns}
+        rowCount={raw_data.length}
+        renderCellValue={renderCellValue}
+        inMemory={{ level: 'sorting' }}
+        sorting={{ columns: sortingColumns, onSort }}
+        pagination={{
+          ...pagination,
+          pageSizeOptions: [10, 50, 100],
+          onChangeItemsPerPage: onChangeItemsPerPage,
+          onChangePage: onChangePage,
+        }}
+        onColumnResize={(eventData) => {
+          console.log(eventData);
+        }}
+      />
+    </DataContext.Provider>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/datagrid/datagrid_example.js b/src-docs/src/views/datagrid/datagrid_example.js
index 51afb6ee3d5..5910e57f9bb 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/datagrid/datagrid_example.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/datagrid/datagrid_example.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const dataGridHtml = renderToHtml(DataGrid);
 
 import {
   EuiDataGridColumn,
+  EuiDataGridColumnCellAction,
   EuiDataGridPaginationProps,
   EuiDataGridSorting,
   EuiDataGridInMemory,
@@ -42,12 +43,13 @@ const gridSnippet = `
     // Required. There are 200 total records.
     rowCount={200}
     // Required. Sets up three columns, the last of which has a custom schema we later define down below.
-    // The second column B won't allow clicking in to see the content in a popup and doesn't show move actions in column header cell
     // The first column defines a starting width of 150px, prevents the user from resizing it and no actions are displayed
+    // The second column B won't allow clicking in to see the content in a popup and doesn't show move actions in column header cell
+    // The third column provides one additional cell action, that triggers an alert once clicked
     columns={[
         { id: 'A', initialWidth: 150, isResizable: false, actions: false },
         { id: 'B', isExpandable: false, actions: { showMoveLeft: false, showMoveRight: false } },
-        { id: 'C', schema: 'franchise'}
+        { id: 'C', schema: 'franchise', cellActions: [{ label: 'test', iconType: 'heart', callback: ()=> alert('test) }]}
     ]}
     // Optional. This allows you to initially hide columns. Users can still turn them on.
     columnVisibility={{
@@ -358,6 +360,7 @@ export const DataGridExample = {
       props: {
         EuiDataGrid,
         EuiDataGridColumn,
+        EuiDataGridColumnCellAction,
         EuiDataGridColumnVisibility,
         EuiDataGridColumnActions,
         EuiDataGridControlColumn,
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/datagrid/datagrid_styling_example.js b/src-docs/src/views/datagrid/datagrid_styling_example.js
index 5c4c0ada88e..f11aad3f04d 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/datagrid/datagrid_styling_example.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/datagrid/datagrid_styling_example.js
@@ -24,14 +24,19 @@ const dataGridControlsHtml = renderToHtml(DataGridControls);
 
 import DataGridColumnWidths from './column_widths';
 import DataGridColumnActions from './column_actions';
+import DataGridColumnCellActions from './column_cell_actions';
 const dataGridColumnWidthsSource = require('!!raw-loader!./column_widths');
 const dataGridColumnWidthsHtml = renderToHtml(DataGridColumnWidths);
 const dataGridColumnActionsSource = require('!!raw-loader!./column_actions');
 const dataGridColumnActionsHtml = renderToHtml(DataGridColumnActions);
+const dataGridColumnCellActionsSource = require('!!raw-loader!./column_cell_actions');
+const dataGridColumnCellActionsHtml = renderToHtml(DataGridColumnActions);
 
 import {
   EuiDataGridColumn,
   EuiDataGridColumnActions,
+  EuiDataGridColumnCellAction,
+  EuiDataGridColumnCellActionProps,
   EuiDataGridStyle,
   EuiDataGridToolBarVisibilityOptions,
 } from '!!prop-loader!../../../../src/components/datagrid/data_grid_types';
@@ -46,11 +51,11 @@ const gridSnippet = `<EuiDataGrid
   ]}
   // This can work as a shape.
   toolbarVisibility={{
-    showStyleSelector: false
-    showSortSelector: false
-    showFullScreenSelector: false
+    showStyleSelector: false,
+    showSortSelector: false,
+    showFullScreenSelector: false,
     // showColumnSelector also takes an object, check the prop docs.
-    showColumnSelector: false
+    showColumnSelector: false,
     additionalControls: (
       <Fragment>
         <EuiButtonEmpty
@@ -302,7 +307,6 @@ export const DataGridStylingExample = {
         </Fragment>
       ),
       components: { DataGridColumnActions },
-      snippet: widthsSnippet,
       props: {
         EuiDataGrid,
         EuiDataGridColumn,
@@ -311,5 +315,52 @@ export const DataGridStylingExample = {
       },
       demo: <DataGridColumnActions />,
     },
+    {
+      source: [
+        {
+          type: GuideSectionTypes.JS,
+          code: dataGridColumnCellActionsSource,
+        },
+        {
+          type: GuideSectionTypes.HTML,
+          code: dataGridColumnCellActionsHtml,
+        },
+      ],
+      title: 'Column cell actions',
+      text: (
+        <Fragment>
+          <p>
+            On top of making a cell expandable, you can add more custom actions
+            by setting <EuiCode>cellActions</EuiCode>. This contains functions
+            called to render additional buttons in the cell and in the popover
+            when expanded. Behind the scenes those are treated as a React
+            components allowing hooks, context, and other React concepts to be
+            used. The functions receives an argument of type
+            <code>EuiDataGridColumnCellActionProps</code>. The icons of these
+            actions are displayed on mouse over, and also appear in the popover
+            when the cell is expanded. Note that once you&apos;ve defined the{' '}
+            <EuiCode>cellAction</EuiCode> property, the cell&apos;s
+            automatically expandable.
+          </p>
+          <p>
+            Below, the email and city columns provide 1{' '}
+            <EuiCode>cellAction</EuiCode> each, while the country column
+            provides 2 <EuiCode>cellAction</EuiCode>s. The city column shows
+            another action with different alert when it&apos;s clicked in the
+            popover.
+          </p>
+        </Fragment>
+      ),
+      components: { DataGridColumnCellActions },
+      props: {
+        EuiDataGrid,
+        EuiDataGridColumn,
+        EuiDataGridColumnActions,
+        EuiDataGridColumnCellAction,
+        EuiDataGridColumnCellActionProps,
+        EuiListGroupItem,
+      },
+      demo: <DataGridColumnCellActions />,
+    },
   ],
 };
diff --git a/src/components/datagrid/__snapshots__/data_grid.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/datagrid/__snapshots__/data_grid.test.tsx.snap
index 15a9b84c196..828d5503ecc 100644
--- a/src/components/datagrid/__snapshots__/data_grid.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/datagrid/__snapshots__/data_grid.test.tsx.snap
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ Array [
                         >
                           <button
                             aria-hidden="true"
-                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--text euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
+                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--ghost euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
                             tabindex="-1"
                             title="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content"
                             type="button"
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ Array [
                         >
                           <button
                             aria-hidden="true"
-                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--text euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
+                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--ghost euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
                             tabindex="-1"
                             title="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content"
                             type="button"
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ Array [
                         >
                           <button
                             aria-hidden="true"
-                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--text euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
+                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--ghost euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
                             tabindex="-1"
                             title="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content"
                             type="button"
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ Array [
                         >
                           <button
                             aria-hidden="true"
-                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--text euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
+                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--ghost euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
                             tabindex="-1"
                             title="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content"
                             type="button"
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ Array [
                         >
                           <button
                             aria-hidden="true"
-                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--text euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
+                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--ghost euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
                             tabindex="-1"
                             title="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content"
                             type="button"
@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@ Array [
                         >
                           <button
                             aria-hidden="true"
-                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--text euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
+                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--ghost euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
                             tabindex="-1"
                             title="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content"
                             type="button"
@@ -1694,7 +1694,7 @@ Array [
                         >
                           <button
                             aria-hidden="true"
-                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--text euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
+                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--ghost euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
                             tabindex="-1"
                             title="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content"
                             type="button"
@@ -1751,7 +1751,7 @@ Array [
                         >
                           <button
                             aria-hidden="true"
-                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--text euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
+                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--ghost euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
                             tabindex="-1"
                             title="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content"
                             type="button"
@@ -1912,7 +1912,7 @@ Array [
                         >
                           <button
                             aria-hidden="true"
-                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--text euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
+                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--ghost euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
                             tabindex="-1"
                             title="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content"
                             type="button"
@@ -1969,7 +1969,7 @@ Array [
                         >
                           <button
                             aria-hidden="true"
-                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--text euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
+                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--ghost euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
                             tabindex="-1"
                             title="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content"
                             type="button"
@@ -2130,7 +2130,7 @@ Array [
                         >
                           <button
                             aria-hidden="true"
-                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--text euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
+                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--ghost euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
                             tabindex="-1"
                             title="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content"
                             type="button"
@@ -2187,7 +2187,7 @@ Array [
                         >
                           <button
                             aria-hidden="true"
-                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--text euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
+                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--ghost euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
                             tabindex="-1"
                             title="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content"
                             type="button"
@@ -2512,7 +2512,7 @@ Array [
                         >
                           <button
                             aria-hidden="true"
-                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--text euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
+                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--ghost euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
                             tabindex="-1"
                             title="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content"
                             type="button"
@@ -2569,7 +2569,7 @@ Array [
                         >
                           <button
                             aria-hidden="true"
-                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--text euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
+                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--ghost euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
                             tabindex="-1"
                             title="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content"
                             type="button"
@@ -2632,7 +2632,7 @@ Array [
                         >
                           <button
                             aria-hidden="true"
-                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--text euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
+                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--ghost euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
                             tabindex="-1"
                             title="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content"
                             type="button"
@@ -2689,7 +2689,7 @@ Array [
                         >
                           <button
                             aria-hidden="true"
-                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--text euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
+                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--ghost euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
                             tabindex="-1"
                             title="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content"
                             type="button"
@@ -2752,7 +2752,7 @@ Array [
                         >
                           <button
                             aria-hidden="true"
-                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--text euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
+                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--ghost euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
                             tabindex="-1"
                             title="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content"
                             type="button"
@@ -2809,7 +2809,7 @@ Array [
                         >
                           <button
                             aria-hidden="true"
-                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--text euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
+                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--ghost euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
                             tabindex="-1"
                             title="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content"
                             type="button"
@@ -3083,7 +3083,7 @@ Array [
                         >
                           <button
                             aria-hidden="true"
-                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--text euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
+                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--ghost euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
                             tabindex="-1"
                             title="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content"
                             type="button"
@@ -3140,7 +3140,7 @@ Array [
                         >
                           <button
                             aria-hidden="true"
-                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--text euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
+                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--ghost euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
                             tabindex="-1"
                             title="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content"
                             type="button"
@@ -3203,7 +3203,7 @@ Array [
                         >
                           <button
                             aria-hidden="true"
-                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--text euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
+                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--ghost euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
                             tabindex="-1"
                             title="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content"
                             type="button"
@@ -3260,7 +3260,7 @@ Array [
                         >
                           <button
                             aria-hidden="true"
-                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--text euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
+                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--ghost euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
                             tabindex="-1"
                             title="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content"
                             type="button"
@@ -3323,7 +3323,7 @@ Array [
                         >
                           <button
                             aria-hidden="true"
-                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--text euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
+                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--ghost euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
                             tabindex="-1"
                             title="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content"
                             type="button"
@@ -3380,7 +3380,7 @@ Array [
                         >
                           <button
                             aria-hidden="true"
-                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--text euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
+                            class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--ghost euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon"
                             tabindex="-1"
                             title="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content"
                             type="button"
diff --git a/src/components/datagrid/_data_grid_data_row.scss b/src/components/datagrid/_data_grid_data_row.scss
index 11deb322590..a30c1d904f3 100644
--- a/src/components/datagrid/_data_grid_data_row.scss
+++ b/src/components/datagrid/_data_grid_data_row.scss
@@ -32,15 +32,32 @@
   &:focus {
     @include euiDataGridCellFocus;
     margin-top: -1px;
+  }
+
+  &:focus,
+  &:hover {
 
-    .euiDataGridRowCell__expandButton {
+    .euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon {
       margin-left: $euiDataGridCellPaddingM;
+      width: $euiSizeM;
+      background: $euiColorPrimary; // Needed to prevent the bg-color of .euiButtonIcon--text:focus
     }
 
+    .euiDataGridRowCell__actionButtonIcon {
+      margin-left: $euiDataGridCellPaddingM;
+      width: $euiSizeM;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Only add the transition effect on hover, so that it is instantaneous on focus
+  // Long delays on hover to mitigate the accordion effect
+  &:hover {
     .euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon {
-      display: flex;
-      width: inherit;
-      visibility: visible;
+      transition: margin $euiAnimSpeedFast 1000ms, width $euiAnimSpeedFast 1000ms;
+    }
+
+    .euiDataGridRowCell__actionButtonIcon {
+      transition: margin $euiAnimSpeedFast 1000ms, width $euiAnimSpeedFast 1000ms;
     }
   }
 
@@ -96,37 +113,39 @@
   flex-grow: 1;
 }
 
-
 .euiDataGridRowCell__expandButton {
   display: flex;
   flex-grow: 0;
-
-  &-isActive,
-  &:focus {
-    margin-left: $euiDataGridCellPaddingM;
-  }
 }
 
 .euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon {
   height: $euiSizeM;
   min-height: $euiSizeM;
   background: $euiColorPrimary;
-  color: $euiColorGhost;
   border-radius: $euiBorderRadius / 2;
   padding: 0;
   width: 0;
   min-width: 0;
   overflow: hidden;
-  visibility: hidden;
+  transition: none; // Have to take out the generic transition so it is instaneous on focus
 
-  &-isActive,
-  &:focus {
-    width: inherit;
-    visibility: visible;
-    background: $euiColorPrimary;
+  &-isActive {
+    margin-left: $euiDataGridCellPaddingM;
+    width: $euiSizeM;
   }
 }
 
+.euiDataGridRowCell__actionButtonIcon {
+  height: $euiSizeM;
+  min-height: $euiSizeM;
+  border-radius: $euiBorderRadius / 2;
+  padding: 0;
+  width: 0;
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  transition: none; // Have to take out the generic transition so it is instaneous on focus
+}
+
 // Row highlights
 @include euiDataGridStyles(rowHoverHighlight) {
   .euiDataGridRow:hover {
diff --git a/src/components/datagrid/data_grid.test.tsx b/src/components/datagrid/data_grid.test.tsx
index b0082c0df4e..e99075b2378 100644
--- a/src/components/datagrid/data_grid.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/datagrid/data_grid.test.tsx
@@ -1892,6 +1892,81 @@ Array [
     });
   });
 
+  describe('render column cell actions', () => {
+    it('renders various column cell actions configurations', () => {
+      const alertFn = jest.fn();
+      const happyFn = jest.fn();
+      const component = mount(
+        <EuiDataGrid
+          aria-labelledby="#test"
+          sorting={{
+            columns: [{ id: 'A', direction: 'asc' }],
+            onSort: () => {},
+          }}
+          columns={[
+            {
+              id: 'A',
+              isSortable: true,
+              cellActions: [
+                ({ rowIndex, columnId, Component, isExpanded }) => {
+                  return (
+                    <Component
+                      onClick={() => alertFn(rowIndex, columnId)}
+                      iconType="alert"
+                      aria-label="test1 aria label"
+                      data-test-subj={
+                        isExpanded ? 'alertActionPopover' : 'alertAction'
+                      }>
+                      test1
+                    </Component>
+                  );
+                },
+                ({ rowIndex, columnId, Component, isExpanded }) => {
+                  return (
+                    <Component
+                      onClick={() => happyFn(rowIndex, columnId)}
+                      iconType="faceHappy"
+                      aria-label="test2 aria label"
+                      data-test-subj={
+                        isExpanded ? 'happyActionPopover' : 'happyAction'
+                      }>
+                      test2
+                    </Component>
+                  );
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+          ]}
+          columnVisibility={{
+            visibleColumns: ['A'],
+            setVisibleColumns: () => {},
+          }}
+          rowCount={2}
+          renderCellValue={({ rowIndex, columnId }) =>
+            `${rowIndex}-${columnId}`
+          }
+        />
+      );
+
+      findTestSubject(component, 'alertAction').at(1).simulate('click');
+      expect(alertFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, 'A');
+      findTestSubject(component, 'happyAction').at(1).simulate('click');
+      expect(happyFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, 'A');
+      alertFn.mockReset();
+      happyFn.mockReset();
+
+      findTestSubject(component, 'dataGridRowCell')
+        .at(1)
+        .simulate('keydown', { key: keys.ENTER });
+      component.update();
+
+      findTestSubject(component, 'alertActionPopover').simulate('click');
+      expect(alertFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, 'A');
+      findTestSubject(component, 'happyActionPopover').simulate('click');
+      expect(happyFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, 'A');
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('keyboard controls', () => {
     it('supports simple arrow navigation', () => {
       let pagination = {
diff --git a/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_cell.tsx b/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_cell.tsx
index bc168ecb23c..c3d83290a9d 100644
--- a/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_cell.tsx
+++ b/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_cell.tsx
@@ -19,29 +19,32 @@
 
 import React, {
   Component,
-  FunctionComponent,
-  JSXElementConstructor,
-  memo,
-  ReactNode,
   createRef,
+  FocusEvent,
+  FunctionComponent,
   HTMLAttributes,
+  JSXElementConstructor,
   KeyboardEvent,
-  ReactChild,
+  memo,
   MutableRefObject,
-  FocusEvent,
+  ReactChild,
+  ReactNode,
 } from 'react';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import tabbable from 'tabbable';
-import { EuiPopover } from '../popover';
 import { CommonProps } from '../common';
 import { EuiScreenReaderOnly } from '../accessibility';
 import { EuiI18n } from '../i18n';
-import { EuiButtonIcon } from '../button';
-import { EuiDataGridPopoverContent } from './data_grid_types';
+import {
+  EuiDataGridColumn,
+  EuiDataGridPopoverContent,
+} from './data_grid_types';
 import { EuiMutationObserver } from '../observer/mutation_observer';
 import { DataGridContext } from './data_grid_context';
 import { EuiFocusTrap } from '../focus_trap';
 import { keys } from '../../services';
+import { EuiDataGridCellButtons } from './data_grid_cell_buttons';
+import { EuiDataGridCellPopover } from './data_grid_cell_popover';
 
 export interface EuiDataGridCellValueElementProps {
   /**
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ export interface EuiDataGridCellProps {
   rowIndex: number;
   visibleRowIndex: number;
   colIndex: number;
+  column?: EuiDataGridColumn;
   columnId: string;
   columnType?: string | null;
   width?: number;
@@ -289,6 +293,7 @@ export class EuiDataGridCell extends Component<
       columnType,
       onCellFocus,
       className,
+      column,
       ...rest
     } = this.props;
     const { colIndex, rowIndex } = rest;
@@ -319,6 +324,9 @@ export class EuiDataGridCell extends Component<
 
     const handleCellKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
       if (isExpandable) {
+        if (this.state.popoverIsOpen) {
+          return;
+        }
         switch (event.key) {
           case keys.ENTER:
           case keys.F2:
@@ -374,46 +382,13 @@ export class EuiDataGridCell extends Component<
     const cellContentProps = {
       ...rest,
       setCellProps: this.setCellProps,
+      column,
       columnType: columnType,
       isExpandable,
       isExpanded: this.state.popoverIsOpen,
       isDetails: false,
     };
 
-    const buttonIconClasses = classNames(
-      'euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon',
-      {
-        'euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon-isActive': this.state
-          .popoverIsOpen,
-      }
-    );
-
-    const buttonClasses = classNames('euiDataGridRowCell__expandButton', {
-      'euiDataGridRowCell__expandButton-isActive': this.state.popoverIsOpen,
-    });
-
-    const expandButton = (
-      <EuiI18n
-        token="euiDataGridCell.expandButtonTitle"
-        default="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content">
-        {(expandButtonTitle: string) => (
-          <EuiButtonIcon
-            className={buttonIconClasses}
-            color="text"
-            iconSize="s"
-            iconType="expandMini"
-            aria-hidden
-            onClick={() =>
-              this.setState(({ popoverIsOpen }) => ({
-                popoverIsOpen: !popoverIsOpen,
-              }))
-            }
-            title={expandButtonTitle}
-          />
-        )}
-      </EuiI18n>
-    );
-
     const screenReaderPosition = (
       <EuiScreenReaderOnly>
         <p>
@@ -461,7 +436,7 @@ export class EuiDataGridCell extends Component<
       </EuiFocusTrap>
     );
 
-    if (isExpandable) {
+    if (isExpandable || (column && column.cellActions)) {
       anchorContent = (
         <div className="euiDataGridRowCell__expandFlex">
           <EuiMutationObserver
@@ -482,45 +457,37 @@ export class EuiDataGridCell extends Component<
               );
             }}
           </EuiMutationObserver>
-          <div className={buttonClasses}>{expandButton}</div>
+          <EuiDataGridCellButtons
+            rowIndex={rowIndex}
+            column={column}
+            popoverIsOpen={this.state.popoverIsOpen}
+            onExpandClick={() => {
+              this.setState(({ popoverIsOpen }) => ({
+                popoverIsOpen: !popoverIsOpen,
+              }));
+            }}
+          />
         </div>
       );
     }
 
     let innerContent = anchorContent;
-    if (isExpandable) {
-      const CellElement = rest.renderCellValue as JSXElementConstructor<
-        EuiDataGridCellValueElementProps
-      >;
-      const popoverContent = (
-        <PopoverContent cellContentsElement={this.cellContentsRef!}>
-          <CellElement {...cellContentProps} isDetails={true} />
-        </PopoverContent>
-      );
-
+    if (isExpandable || (column && column.cellActions)) {
       innerContent = (
         <div className="euiDataGridRowCell__content">
-          <EuiPopover
-            hasArrow={false}
-            anchorClassName="euiDataGridRowCell__expand"
-            button={anchorContent}
-            isOpen={this.state.popoverIsOpen}
-            panelRef={(ref) => (this.popoverPanelRef.current = ref)}
-            ownFocus
-            panelClassName="euiDataGridRowCell__popover"
-            zIndex={8001}
-            display="block"
+          <EuiDataGridCellPopover
+            anchorContent={anchorContent}
+            cellContentProps={cellContentProps}
+            cellContentsRef={this.cellContentsRef}
             closePopover={() => this.setState({ popoverIsOpen: false })}
-            onKeyDown={(event) => {
-              if (event.key === keys.F2 || event.key === keys.ESCAPE) {
-                event.preventDefault();
-                event.stopPropagation();
-                this.setState({ popoverIsOpen: false });
-              }
-            }}
-            onTrapDeactivation={this.updateFocus}>
-            {popoverContent}
-          </EuiPopover>
+            column={column}
+            panelRefFn={(ref) => (this.popoverPanelRef.current = ref)}
+            popoverIsOpen={this.state.popoverIsOpen}
+            rowIndex={rowIndex}
+            updateFocus={this.updateFocus}
+            renderCellValue={rest.renderCellValue}
+            popoverContent={PopoverContent}
+          />
         </div>
       );
     }
diff --git a/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_cell_buttons.tsx b/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_cell_buttons.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ab9520590dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_cell_buttons.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+ * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
+ * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+import React, { JSXElementConstructor } from 'react';
+import {
+  EuiDataGridColumn,
+  EuiDataGridColumnCellAction,
+  EuiDataGridColumnCellActionProps,
+} from './data_grid_types';
+import classNames from 'classnames';
+import { EuiI18n } from '../i18n';
+import { EuiButtonIcon, EuiButtonIconProps } from '../button/button_icon';
+
+export const EuiDataGridCellButtons = ({
+  popoverIsOpen,
+  onExpandClick,
+  column,
+  rowIndex,
+}: {
+  popoverIsOpen: boolean;
+  onExpandClick: () => void;
+  column?: EuiDataGridColumn;
+  rowIndex: number;
+}) => {
+  const buttonIconClasses = classNames('euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon', {
+    'euiDataGridRowCell__expandButtonIcon-isActive': popoverIsOpen,
+  });
+  const buttonClasses = classNames('euiDataGridRowCell__expandButton', {
+    'euiDataGridRowCell__expandButton-isActive': popoverIsOpen,
+  });
+  const expandButton = (
+    <EuiI18n
+      key={'expand'}
+      token="euiDataGridCellButtons.expandButtonTitle"
+      default="Click or hit enter to interact with cell content">
+      {(expandButtonTitle: string) => (
+        <EuiButtonIcon
+          className={buttonIconClasses}
+          color="ghost"
+          iconSize="s"
+          iconType="expandMini"
+          aria-hidden
+          onClick={onExpandClick}
+          title={expandButtonTitle}
+        />
+      )}
+    </EuiI18n>
+  );
+  const ButtonComponent = (props: EuiButtonIconProps) => (
+    <EuiButtonIcon
+      {...props}
+      aria-hidden
+      className="euiDataGridRowCell__actionButtonIcon"
+      iconSize="s"
+    />
+  );
+  const additionalButtons =
+    column && Array.isArray(column.cellActions)
+      ? column.cellActions.map(
+          (Action: EuiDataGridColumnCellAction, idx: number) => {
+            // React is more permissible than the TS types indicate
+            const CellButtonElement = Action as JSXElementConstructor<
+              EuiDataGridColumnCellActionProps
+            >;
+            return (
+              <CellButtonElement
+                key={idx}
+                rowIndex={rowIndex}
+                columnId={column.id}
+                Component={ButtonComponent}
+                isExpanded={false}
+              />
+            );
+          }
+        )
+      : [];
+  return (
+    <div className={buttonClasses}>{[...additionalButtons, expandButton]}</div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_cell_popover.tsx b/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_cell_popover.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..288ae7dce8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_cell_popover.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+ * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
+ * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+import React, { JSXElementConstructor, ReactNode, RefCallback } from 'react';
+import {
+  EuiDataGridColumn,
+  EuiDataGridColumnCellAction,
+  EuiDataGridColumnCellActionProps,
+  EuiDataGridPopoverContent,
+} from './data_grid_types';
+import { EuiPopover, EuiPopoverFooter } from '../popover';
+import { keys } from '../../services';
+import { EuiFlexGroup, EuiFlexItem } from '../flex';
+import { EuiButtonEmpty, EuiButtonEmptyProps } from '../button/button_empty';
+import { EuiDataGridCellValueElementProps } from './data_grid_cell';
+
+interface EuiDataGridCellPopoverProps {
+  anchorContent: NonNullable<ReactNode>;
+  cellContentProps: EuiDataGridCellValueElementProps;
+  cellContentsRef: HTMLDivElement | null;
+  closePopover: () => void;
+  column?: EuiDataGridColumn;
+  panelRefFn: RefCallback<HTMLElement | null>;
+  popoverIsOpen: boolean;
+  popoverContent: EuiDataGridPopoverContent;
+  renderCellValue:
+    | JSXElementConstructor<EuiDataGridCellValueElementProps>
+    | ((props: EuiDataGridCellValueElementProps) => ReactNode);
+  rowIndex: number;
+  updateFocus: () => void;
+}
+
+export function EuiDataGridCellPopover({
+  anchorContent,
+  cellContentProps,
+  cellContentsRef,
+  closePopover,
+  column,
+  panelRefFn,
+  popoverContent: PopoverContent,
+  popoverIsOpen,
+  renderCellValue,
+  rowIndex,
+  updateFocus,
+}: EuiDataGridCellPopoverProps) {
+  const CellElement = renderCellValue as JSXElementConstructor<
+    EuiDataGridCellValueElementProps
+  >;
+  return (
+    <EuiPopover
+      hasArrow={false}
+      anchorClassName="euiDataGridRowCell__expand"
+      button={anchorContent}
+      isOpen={popoverIsOpen}
+      panelRef={panelRefFn}
+      ownFocus
+      panelClassName="euiDataGridRowCell__popover"
+      panelPaddingSize="s"
+      zIndex={8001}
+      display="block"
+      closePopover={closePopover}
+      onKeyDown={(event) => {
+        if (event.key === keys.F2 || event.key === keys.ESCAPE) {
+          event.preventDefault();
+          event.stopPropagation();
+          closePopover();
+        }
+      }}
+      onTrapDeactivation={updateFocus}>
+      {popoverIsOpen ? (
+        <>
+          <PopoverContent cellContentsElement={cellContentsRef!}>
+            <CellElement {...cellContentProps} isDetails={true} />
+          </PopoverContent>
+          {column && column.cellActions && column.cellActions.length ? (
+            <EuiPopoverFooter>
+              <EuiFlexGroup gutterSize="s">
+                {column.cellActions.map(
+                  (Action: EuiDataGridColumnCellAction, idx: number) => {
+                    const CellButtonElement = Action as JSXElementConstructor<
+                      EuiDataGridColumnCellActionProps
+                    >;
+                    return (
+                      <EuiFlexItem key={idx}>
+                        <CellButtonElement
+                          rowIndex={rowIndex}
+                          columnId={column.id}
+                          Component={(props: EuiButtonEmptyProps) => (
+                            <EuiButtonEmpty {...props} size="s" />
+                          )}
+                          isExpanded={true}
+                        />
+                      </EuiFlexItem>
+                    );
+                  }
+                )}
+              </EuiFlexGroup>
+            </EuiPopoverFooter>
+          ) : null}
+        </>
+      ) : null}
+    </EuiPopover>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_data_row.tsx b/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_data_row.tsx
index 3baaa4a1ffe..6ebb7b4eadc 100644
--- a/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_data_row.tsx
+++ b/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_data_row.tsx
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ const EuiDataGridDataRow: FunctionComponent<EuiDataGridDataRowProps> = memo(
               visibleRowIndex={visibleRowIndex}
               colIndex={i}
               columnId={id}
+              column={columns[i]}
               popoverContent={DefaultColumnFormatter}
               width={leadingColumn.width}
               renderCellValue={rowCellRender}
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ const EuiDataGridDataRow: FunctionComponent<EuiDataGridDataRowProps> = memo(
               visibleRowIndex={visibleRowIndex}
               colIndex={columnPosition}
               columnId={id}
+              column={props}
               columnType={columnType}
               popoverContent={popoverContent}
               width={width || undefined}
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ const EuiDataGridDataRow: FunctionComponent<EuiDataGridDataRowProps> = memo(
               visibleRowIndex={visibleRowIndex}
               colIndex={colIndex}
               columnId={id}
+              column={columns[colIndex]}
               popoverContent={DefaultColumnFormatter}
               width={leadingColumn.width}
               renderCellValue={rowCellRender}
diff --git a/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_types.ts b/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_types.ts
index 001e5a9dbc6..25e2884b72b 100644
--- a/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_types.ts
+++ b/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_types.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import { ComponentType, ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { ComponentType, JSXElementConstructor, ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { EuiDataGridCellProps } from './data_grid_cell';
 import { EuiListGroupItemProps } from '../list_group';
+import { EuiButtonEmpty, EuiButtonIcon } from '../button';
 
 export interface EuiDataGridControlColumn {
   /**
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ export interface EuiDataGridColumn {
    */
   schema?: string;
   /**
-   * Defaults to true. Defines whether or not the column's cells can be expanded with a popup onClick / keydown.
+   * Defaults to true, always true if cellActions are defined. Defines whether or not the column's cells can be expanded with a popup onClick / keydown.
    */
   isExpandable?: boolean;
   /**
@@ -81,8 +82,16 @@ export interface EuiDataGridColumn {
    * Configuration of column actions. Set to false to disable or use #EuiDataGridColumnActions to configure the actions displayed in the header cell of the column.
    */
   actions?: false | EuiDataGridColumnActions;
+  /**
+   * Additional actions displayed as icon on hover / focus, and in the expanded view of the cell containing the value
+   */
+  cellActions?: EuiDataGridColumnCellAction[];
 }
 
+export type EuiDataGridColumnCellAction =
+  | JSXElementConstructor<EuiDataGridColumnCellActionProps>
+  | ((props: EuiDataGridColumnCellActionProps) => ReactNode);
+
 export interface EuiDataGridColumnActions {
   /**
    * Show/hide/configure the action to hide a column, provided EuiListGroupItemProps are merged
@@ -110,6 +119,26 @@ export interface EuiDataGridColumnActions {
   additional?: EuiListGroupItemProps[];
 }
 
+export interface EuiDataGridColumnCellActionProps {
+  /**
+   * The index of the row that contains cell's data
+   */
+  rowIndex: number;
+  /**
+   * The id of the column that contains the cell's data
+   */
+  columnId: string;
+  /**
+   * React component representing the action displayed in the cell
+   */
+  // Component: ComponentType<EuiButtonEmptyProps | EuiButtonProps>;
+  Component: typeof EuiButtonEmpty | typeof EuiButtonIcon;
+  /**
+   * Determines whether the cell's action is displayed expanded (in the Popover)
+   */
+  isExpanded: boolean;
+}
+
 export interface EuiDataGridColumnVisibility {
   /**
    * An array of #EuiDataGridColumn `id`s dictating the order and visibility of columns.