diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py
index eb2b04d7cc..19dc675787 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 """InvenTree API version information."""
 
 # InvenTree API version
-INVENTREE_API_VERSION = 217
+INVENTREE_API_VERSION = 218
 
 """Increment this API version number whenever there is a significant change to the API that any clients need to know about."""
 
 
 INVENTREE_API_TEXT = """
+v218 - 2024-07-11 : https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/pull/7619
+    - Adds "can_build" field to the BomItem API
+
 v217 - 2024-07-09 : https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/pull/7599
     - Fixes bug in "project_code" field for order API endpoints
 
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/part/api.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/part/api.py
index 95d0b5590a..07a8c56793 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/part/api.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/part/api.py
@@ -1841,7 +1841,6 @@ class BomList(BomMixin, DataExportViewMixin, ListCreateDestroyAPIView):
     """
 
     filterset_class = BomFilter
-
     filter_backends = SEARCH_ORDER_FILTER_ALIAS
 
     search_fields = [
@@ -1855,6 +1854,7 @@ class BomList(BomMixin, DataExportViewMixin, ListCreateDestroyAPIView):
     ]
 
     ordering_fields = [
+        'can_build',
         'quantity',
         'sub_part',
         'available_stock',
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/part/serializers.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/part/serializers.py
index 56c34bb5c3..c2aa330339 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/part/serializers.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/part/serializers.py
@@ -1506,6 +1506,8 @@ class BomItemSerializer(
             'on_order',
             # Annotated field describing quantity being built
             'building',
+            # Annotate the total potential quantity we can build
+            'can_build',
         ]
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -1560,6 +1562,8 @@ class BomItemSerializer(
 
     building = serializers.FloatField(label=_('In Production'), read_only=True)
 
+    can_build = serializers.FloatField(label=_('Can Build'), read_only=True)
+
     # Cached pricing fields
     pricing_min = InvenTree.serializers.InvenTreeMoneySerializer(
         source='sub_part.pricing_data.overall_min', allow_null=True, read_only=True
@@ -1733,6 +1737,20 @@ class BomItemSerializer(
             )
         )
 
+        # Annotate the "can_build" quantity
+        queryset = queryset.alias(
+            total_stock=ExpressionWrapper(
+                F('available_variant_stock')
+                + F('available_substitute_stock')
+                + F('available_stock'),
+                output_field=FloatField(),
+            )
+        ).annotate(
+            can_build=ExpressionWrapper(
+                F('total_stock') / F('quantity'), output_field=FloatField()
+            )
+        )
+
         return queryset
 
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/tables/bom/BomTable.tsx b/src/frontend/src/tables/bom/BomTable.tsx
index 495027e661..053b10d367 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/tables/bom/BomTable.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/tables/bom/BomTable.tsx
@@ -247,19 +247,38 @@ export function BomTable({
       {
         accessor: 'can_build',
         title: t`Can Build`,
-        sortable: false, // TODO: Custom sorting via API
+        sortable: true,
         render: (record: any) => {
+          if (record.can_build === null || record.can_build === undefined) {
+            return '-';
+          }
+
+          if (!isFinite(record.can_build) || isNaN(record.can_build)) {
+            return '-';
+          }
+
+          let can_build = Math.trunc(record.can_build);
+          let value = (
+            <Text
+              fs={record.consumable && 'italic'}
+              c={can_build <= 0 && !record.consumable ? 'red' : undefined}
+            >
+              {can_build}
+            </Text>
+          );
+
+          let extra = [];
+
           if (record.consumable) {
-            return (
-              <Text style={{ fontStyle: 'italic' }}>{t`Consumable item`}</Text>
+            extra.push(<Text key="consumable">{t`Consumable item`}</Text>);
+          } else if (can_build <= 0) {
+            extra.push(
+              <Text key="no-build" c="red">{t`No available stock`}</Text>
             );
           }
 
-          let can_build = availableStockQuantity(record) / record.quantity;
-          can_build = Math.trunc(can_build);
-
           return (
-            <Text c={can_build <= 0 ? 'red' : undefined}>{can_build}</Text>
+            <TableHoverCard value={value} extra={extra} title={t`Can Build`} />
           );
         }
       },