diff --git a/settingsprovider.cpp b/settingsprovider.cpp
index 34d6963..535b321 100644
--- a/settingsprovider.cpp
+++ b/settingsprovider.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "settingsprovider.h"
-#include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QDir>
+#include <QFileInfo>
 
 SettingsProvider::SettingsProvider(QSettings &settings)
 {
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ SettingsProvider::SettingsProvider(QSettings &settings)
 
 QStringList SettingsProvider::userEntriesPaths() const
 {
-	//TODO: make it configurable, but we stick with this for now.
+	// TODO: make it configurable, but we stick with this for now.
 	QFileInfo fi(this->settings->fileName());
-	return { fi.absoluteDir().absolutePath() };
+	return {fi.absoluteDir().absolutePath()};
 }
 
 QStringList SettingsProvider::systemApplicationsEntriesPaths() const
@@ -19,9 +19,12 @@ QStringList SettingsProvider::systemApplicationsEntriesPaths() const
 	return settings->value("sysAppsPaths", "/usr/share/applications/").toStringList();
 }
 
+int SettingsProvider::getMaxCols() const
+{
+	return settings->value("maxColumns", 3).toInt();
+}
+
 bool SettingsProvider::singleInstanceMode() const
 {
 	return settings->value("singleInstance", true).toBool();
 }
-
-
diff --git a/settingsprovider.h b/settingsprovider.h
index 117ca6c..ceb81f5 100644
--- a/settingsprovider.h
+++ b/settingsprovider.h
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 #ifndef SETTINGSPROVIDER_H
 #define SETTINGSPROVIDER_H
 
-#include <stdexcept>
 #include <QSettings>
+#include <stdexcept>
 
 class SettingsProvider
 {
-private:
+  private:
 	QSettings *settings;
-public:
+
+  public:
 	SettingsProvider(QSettings &settings);
 	virtual QStringList userEntriesPaths() const;
 	virtual QStringList systemApplicationsEntriesPaths() const;
+	virtual int getMaxCols() const;
 	virtual bool singleInstanceMode() const;
 };
 
diff --git a/window.cpp b/window.cpp
index cfa7c25..e2f4cd3 100644
--- a/window.cpp
+++ b/window.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 #include <QProcessEnvironment>
 #include <QScrollArea>
 
-#include "window.h"
 #include "entryprovider.h"
+#include "window.h"
 Window::Window(EntryProvider &entryProvider, SettingsProvider &configProvider)
 {
 	this->entryProvider = &entryProvider;
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ void Window::filterGridFor(QString filter)
 			int currow = 0;
 			int curcol = 0;
 			int i = 1;
+			const int MAX_COLS = this->settingsProvider->getMaxCols();
 			for(EntryPushButton *button : this->systemEntryButtons)
 			{
 				if(button->getName().contains(filter, Qt::CaseInsensitive))
@@ -335,7 +336,7 @@ void Window::filterGridFor(QString filter)
 					}
 					grid->addWidget(button, currow, curcol++);
 					this->buttonsInGrid.append(button);
-					if(curcol == 3)
+					if(curcol == MAX_COLS)
 					{
 						curcol = 0;
 						++currow;