diff --git a/src/settings.c b/src/settings.c
index bc8d660..c555188 100644
--- a/src/settings.c
+++ b/src/settings.c
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ xtm_settings_bind_xfconf (XtmSettings *settings, XfconfChannel *channel)
 		G_OBJECT (settings), "sort-column-id");
 	xfconf_g_property_bind (channel, SETTING_COLUMN_SORT_TYPE, G_TYPE_UINT,
 		G_OBJECT (settings), "sort-type");
+	xfconf_g_property_bind (channel, SETTING_COLUMN_POSITIONS, G_TYPE_STRING,
+		G_OBJECT (settings), "columns-positions");
 }
 
 XtmSettings *
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index 9021966..7fe73c7 100644
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #define SETTING_COLUMN_PRIORITY          "/columns/column-priority"
 #define SETTING_COLUMN_SORT_ID           "/columns/sort-id"
 #define SETTING_COLUMN_SORT_TYPE         "/columns/sort-type"
+#define SETTING_COLUMN_POSITIONS         "/columns/positions"
 
 #define XTM_TYPE_SETTINGS			(xtm_settings_get_type ())
 #define XTM_SETTINGS(obj)			(G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), XTM_TYPE_SETTINGS, XtmSettings))