diff --git a/superset/connectors/druid/models.py b/superset/connectors/druid/models.py
index b063b67ee8..ca955a7c8d 100644
--- a/superset/connectors/druid/models.py
+++ b/superset/connectors/druid/models.py
@@ -331,6 +331,11 @@ class DruidDatasource(Model, BaseDatasource):
         'datasource_name', 'is_hidden', 'description', 'default_endpoint',
         'cluster_name', 'offset', 'cache_timeout', 'params'
     )
+    slices = relationship(
+        'Slice',
+        primaryjoin=(
+            "DruidDatasource.id == foreign(Slice.datasource_id) and "
+            "Slice.datasource_type == 'druid'"))
 
     @property
     def database(self):
diff --git a/superset/connectors/druid/views.py b/superset/connectors/druid/views.py
index bfd13df5cd..68047dd05d 100644
--- a/superset/connectors/druid/views.py
+++ b/superset/connectors/druid/views.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class DruidDatasourceModelView(SupersetModelView, DeleteMixin):  # noqa
         'datasource_link', 'changed_on_', 'offset']
     related_views = [DruidColumnInlineView, DruidMetricInlineView]
     edit_columns = [
-        'datasource_name', 'cluster', 'description', 'owner',
+        'datasource_name', 'cluster', 'slices', 'description', 'owner',
         'is_hidden',
         'filter_select_enabled', 'fetch_values_from',
         'default_endpoint', 'offset', 'cache_timeout']
@@ -164,6 +164,14 @@ class DruidDatasourceModelView(SupersetModelView, DeleteMixin):  # noqa
     page_size = 500
     base_order = ('datasource_name', 'asc')
     description_columns = {
+        'slices': _(
+            "The list of slices associated with this table. By "
+            "altering this datasource, you may change how these associated "
+            "slices behave. "
+            "Also note that slices need to point to a datasource, so "
+            "this form will fail at saving if removing slices from a "
+            "datasource. If you want to change the datasource for a slice, "
+            "overwrite the slice from the 'explore view'"),
         'offset': _("Timezone offset (in hours) for this datasource"),
         'description': Markup(
             "Supports <a href='"
@@ -185,6 +193,7 @@ class DruidDatasourceModelView(SupersetModelView, DeleteMixin):  # noqa
     }
     base_filters = [['id', DatasourceFilter, lambda: []]]
     label_columns = {
+        'slices': _("Associated Slices"),
         'datasource_link': _("Data Source"),
         'cluster': _("Cluster"),
         'description': _("Description"),
diff --git a/superset/connectors/sqla/models.py b/superset/connectors/sqla/models.py
index 1ed45023fb..c853b59139 100644
--- a/superset/connectors/sqla/models.py
+++ b/superset/connectors/sqla/models.py
@@ -177,6 +177,11 @@ class SqlaTable(Model, BaseDatasource):
         foreign_keys=[database_id])
     schema = Column(String(255))
     sql = Column(Text)
+    slices = relationship(
+        'Slice',
+        primaryjoin=(
+            "SqlaTable.id == foreign(Slice.datasource_id) and "
+            "Slice.datasource_type == 'table'"))
 
     baselink = "tablemodelview"
     export_fields = (
diff --git a/superset/connectors/sqla/views.py b/superset/connectors/sqla/views.py
index 91e66980ab..30e4ba4e0d 100644
--- a/superset/connectors/sqla/views.py
+++ b/superset/connectors/sqla/views.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class TableModelView(SupersetModelView, DeleteMixin):  # noqa
         'link', 'database', 'changed_on_']
     add_columns = ['database', 'schema', 'table_name']
     edit_columns = [
-        'table_name', 'sql', 'filter_select_enabled',
+        'table_name', 'sql', 'filter_select_enabled', 'slices',
         'fetch_values_predicate', 'database', 'schema',
         'description', 'owner',
         'main_dttm_col', 'default_endpoint', 'offset', 'cache_timeout']
@@ -150,6 +150,14 @@ class TableModelView(SupersetModelView, DeleteMixin):  # noqa
     related_views = [TableColumnInlineView, SqlMetricInlineView]
     base_order = ('changed_on', 'desc')
     description_columns = {
+        'slices': _(
+            "The list of slices associated with this table. By "
+            "altering this datasource, you may change how these associated "
+            "slices behave. "
+            "Also note that slices need to point to a datasource, so "
+            "this form will fail at saving if removing slices from a "
+            "datasource. If you want to change the datasource for a slice, "
+            "overwrite the slice from the 'explore view'"),
         'offset': _("Timezone offset (in hours) for this datasource"),
         'table_name': _(
             "Name of the table that exists in the source database"),
@@ -179,6 +187,7 @@ class TableModelView(SupersetModelView, DeleteMixin):  # noqa
     }
     base_filters = [['id', DatasourceFilter, lambda: []]]
     label_columns = {
+        'slices': _("Associated Slices"),
         'link': _("Table"),
         'changed_by_': _("Changed By"),
         'database': _("Database"),
diff --git a/superset/models/core.py b/superset/models/core.py
index 93b283d526..2a46e7dda0 100644
--- a/superset/models/core.py
+++ b/superset/models/core.py
@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ metadata = Model.metadata  # pylint: disable=no-member
 def set_related_perm(mapper, connection, target):  # noqa
     src_class = target.cls_model
     id_ = target.datasource_id
-    ds = db.session.query(src_class).filter_by(id=int(id_)).first()
-    if ds:
-        target.perm = ds.perm
+    if id_:
+        ds = db.session.query(src_class).filter_by(id=int(id_)).first()
+        if ds:
+            target.perm = ds.perm
 
 
 class Url(Model, AuditMixinNullable):