diff --git a/python/sdssdb/peewee/sdss5db/vizdb.py b/python/sdssdb/peewee/sdss5db/vizdb.py
index 89987e33..9069352c 100644
--- a/python/sdssdb/peewee/sdss5db/vizdb.py
+++ b/python/sdssdb/peewee/sdss5db/vizdb.py
@@ -61,10 +61,11 @@ class SDSSidToPipes(VizBase):
     in_boss = BooleanField(null=False)
     in_apogee = BooleanField(null=False)
     in_astra = BooleanField(null=False)
+    has_been_observed = BooleanField(null=False)
 
     class Meta:
         table_name = 'sdssid_to_pipes'
-        print_fields = ['sdss_id', 'in_boss', 'in_apogee', 'in_astra']
+        print_fields = ['sdss_id', 'in_boss', 'in_apogee', 'in_astra', 'has_been_observed']
 
 
 class DbMetadata(VizBase):
diff --git a/python/sdssdb/sqlalchemy/sdss5db/vizdb.py b/python/sdssdb/sqlalchemy/sdss5db/vizdb.py
index ed6461bf..195c43d5 100644
--- a/python/sdssdb/sqlalchemy/sdss5db/vizdb.py
+++ b/python/sdssdb/sqlalchemy/sdss5db/vizdb.py
@@ -69,13 +69,14 @@ class SDSSidStacked(Base):
 
 class SDSSidToPipes(Base):
     __tablename__ = 'sdssid_to_pipes'
-    print_fields = ['sdss_id', 'in_boss', 'in_apogee', 'in_astra']
+    print_fields = ['sdss_id', 'in_boss', 'in_apogee', 'in_astra', 'has_been_observed']
 
     pk = Column('pk', BigInteger, primary_key=True)
     sdss_id = Column('sdss_id', BigInteger)
     in_boss = Column('in_boss', Boolean)
     in_apogee = Column('in_apogee', Boolean)
     in_astra = Column('in_astra', Boolean)
+    has_been_observed = Column('has_been_observed', Boolean)
 
 
 class Releases(Base):
diff --git a/schema/sdss5db/metadata/vizdb.json b/schema/sdss5db/metadata/vizdb.json
index cdd1b7bc..c595e546 100644
--- a/schema/sdss5db/metadata/vizdb.json
+++ b/schema/sdss5db/metadata/vizdb.json
@@ -253,6 +253,15 @@
       "description": "Flag indicating if the sdss_id is in the astra reduction tables",
       "unit": "None"
     },
+    {
+      "schema": "vizdb",
+      "table_name": "sdssid_to_pipes",
+      "column_name": "has_been_observed",
+      "display_name": "Has Been Observed",
+      "sql_type": "boolean",
+      "description": "Flag indicating if the sdss_id target has been observed or not",
+      "unit": "None"
+    },
     {
       "schema": "vizdb",
       "table_name": "releases",
diff --git a/schema/sdss5db/vizdb/vizdb.sql b/schema/sdss5db/vizdb/vizdb.sql
index 99ad4325..4dc15807 100644
--- a/schema/sdss5db/vizdb/vizdb.sql
+++ b/schema/sdss5db/vizdb/vizdb.sql
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW vizdb.sdssid_to_pipes AS
 SELECT row_number() over(order by s.sdss_id) as pk, s.sdss_id,
        (b.sdss_id IS NOT NULL) AS in_boss,
        (v.star_pk IS NOT NULL) AS in_apogee,
-       (a.sdss_id IS NOT NULL) AS in_astra
+       (a.sdss_id IS NOT NULL) AS in_astra,
+       (b.sdss_id IS NOT NULL OR v.star_pk IS NOT NULL OR a.sdss_id IS NOT NULL) AS has_been_observed
     --    b.id as boss_spectrum_pk,
     --    v.star_pk as apogee_star_pk,
     --    v.visit_pk as apogee_visit_pk,