diff --git a/src/cr/cube/crunch_cube.py b/src/cr/cube/crunch_cube.py
index 4e12a9c3c..dee38d221 100644
--- a/src/cr/cube/crunch_cube.py
+++ b/src/cr/cube/crunch_cube.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def __init__(self, response):
                     'A `cube` must be JSON or `dict`.'
                 ).format(type(response)))
 
-        self.slices = self._get_slices()
+        self.slices = self.get_slices()
 
     def _fix_shape(self, array):
         '''Fixes shape of MR variables.
@@ -1165,8 +1165,8 @@ def scale_means(self):
         '''Get cube means.'''
         return ScaleMeans(self).data
 
-    def _get_slices(self):
-        if self.ndim < 3:
+    def get_slices(self, ca_as_0th=False):
+        if self.ndim < 3 and not ca_as_0th:
             return [CubeSlice(self, 0)]
 
-        return [CubeSlice(self, i) for i, _ in enumerate(self.labels()[0])]
+        return [CubeSlice(self, i, ca_as_0th) for i, _ in enumerate(self.labels()[0])]
diff --git a/src/cr/cube/cube_slice.py b/src/cr/cube/cube_slice.py
index d550681ed..7a06b5814 100644
--- a/src/cr/cube/cube_slice.py
+++ b/src/cr/cube/cube_slice.py
@@ -14,11 +14,23 @@ class CubeSlice(object):
     '''
 
     row_dim_ind = 0
-    col_dim_ind = 1
 
-    def __init__(self, cube, index):
+    def __init__(self, cube, index, ca_as_0th=False):
+
+        if ca_as_0th and cube.dim_types[0] != 'categorical_array':
+            msg = (
+                'Cannot set CA as 0th for cube that '
+                'does not have CA items as the 0th dimension.'
+            )
+            raise ValueError(msg)
+
         self._cube = cube
         self._index = index
+        self.ca_as_0th = ca_as_0th
+
+    @property
+    def col_dim_ind(self):
+        return 1 if not self.ca_as_0th else 0
 
     def __getattr__(self, attr):
         cube_attr = getattr(self._cube, attr)
@@ -45,6 +57,12 @@ def _update_args(self, kwargs):
             # If cube is 2D it doesn't actually have slices (itself is a slice).
             # In this case we don't need to convert any arguments, but just
             # pass them to the underlying cube (which is the slice).
+            if self.ca_as_0th:
+                axis = kwargs.get('axis', False)
+                if axis is None:
+                    # TODO: Write detailed explanation here in comments.
+                    # Special case for CA slices (in multitables).
+                    kwargs['axis'] = 1
             return kwargs
 
         # Handling API methods that include 'axis' parameter
@@ -88,7 +106,7 @@ def _update_args(self, kwargs):
         return kwargs
 
     def _update_result(self, result):
-        if self.ndim < 3 or len(result) - 1 < self._index:
+        if (self.ndim < 3 and not self.ca_as_0th) or len(result) - 1 < self._index:
             return result
         result = result[self._index]
         if isinstance(result, tuple):
@@ -100,7 +118,7 @@ def _update_result(self, result):
     def _call_cube_method(self, method, *args, **kwargs):
         kwargs = self._update_args(kwargs)
         result = getattr(self._cube, method)(*args, **kwargs)
-        if method in ('labels', 'inserted_hs_indices'):
+        if method in ('labels', 'inserted_hs_indices') and not self.ca_as_0th:
             return result[-2:]
         return self._update_result(result)
 
@@ -112,7 +130,7 @@ def table_name(self):
         of the cube name with the label of the corresponding slice
         (nth label of the 0th dimension).
         '''
-        if self.ndim < 3:
+        if self.ndim < 3 and not self.ca_as_0th:
             return None
 
         title = self._cube.name
@@ -153,7 +171,11 @@ def ca_main_axis(self):
 
     def labels(self, hs_dims=None, prune=False):
         '''Get labels for the cube slice, and perform pruning by slice.'''
-        labels = self._cube.labels(include_transforms_for_dims=hs_dims)[-2:]
+        if self.ca_as_0th:
+            labels = self._cube.labels(include_transforms_for_dims=hs_dims)[1:]
+        else:
+            labels = self._cube.labels(include_transforms_for_dims=hs_dims)[-2:]
+
         if not prune:
             return labels
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_crunch_cube.py b/tests/unit/test_crunch_cube.py
index 6d2a664b7..5874f80cb 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_crunch_cube.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_crunch_cube.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 
 # pylint: disable=invalid-name, no-self-use, protected-access
-@patch('cr.cube.crunch_cube.CrunchCube._get_slices', lambda x: None)
+@patch('cr.cube.crunch_cube.CrunchCube.get_slices', lambda x: None)
 class TestCrunchCube(TestCase):
     '''Test class for the CrunchCube unit tests.