diff --git a/classes/ColdTrick/WidgetManager/Groups.php b/classes/ColdTrick/WidgetManager/Groups.php
index 72395b0..efb59e0 100644
--- a/classes/ColdTrick/WidgetManager/Groups.php
+++ b/classes/ColdTrick/WidgetManager/Groups.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public static function updateGroupWidgets(\Elgg\Event $event) {
 	
 			// enable widgets
 			$column_counts = [];
-			$max_columns = elgg_trigger_plugin_hook('groups:column_count', 'widget_manager', [], 2);
+			$max_columns = elgg_trigger_plugin_hook('groups:column_count', 'widget_manager', [], elgg_get_plugin_setting('group_column_count', 'widget_manager'));
 			for ($i = 1; $i <= $max_columns; $i++) {
 				$column_counts[$i] = 0;
 			}
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public static function getGroupWidgetsLayout(\Elgg\Hook $hook) {
 		// need context = groups to fix the issue with the new group_profile context
 		elgg_push_context('groups');
 		
-		$num_columns = (int) elgg_extract('num_columns', $vars, 2);
+		$num_columns = (int) elgg_extract('num_columns', $vars, elgg_get_plugin_setting('group_column_count', 'widget_manager'));
 		
 		$vars[\Elgg\ViewsService::OUTPUT_KEY] = elgg_view_layout('widgets', [
 			'num_columns' => $num_columns,
diff --git a/elgg-plugin.php b/elgg-plugin.php
index 52ba191..dcf694c 100644
--- a/elgg-plugin.php
+++ b/elgg-plugin.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 	],
 	'bootstrap' => \ColdTrick\WidgetManager\Bootstrap::class,
 	'settings' => [
+		'group_column_count' => 2,
 		'widget_layout' => '33|33|33',
 		'lazy_loading_enabled' => 0,
 		'lazy_loading_mobile_columns' => 1,
diff --git a/languages/en.php b/languages/en.php
index 915201d..661081a 100644
--- a/languages/en.php
+++ b/languages/en.php
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 	'widget_manager:settings:group:option_admin_only' => "Only administrator can enable group widgets",
 	'widget_manager:settings:group:force_tool_widgets' => "Enforce group tool widgets",
 	'widget_manager:settings:group:force_tool_widgets:confirm' => "Are you sure? This will add/remove all widgets specific to a tool option for all groups (where widget management is enabled).",
+	'widget_manager:settings:group:group_column_count' => "Number of widget columns in a group",
 
 	'widget_manager:settings:extra_contexts:description' => "Enter the page handler name of the new page which will get a layout similar to the index page. You can add as much pages as you need. Be sure not to add a page handler that is already in use. You can also configure the column layout for that page and optionally assign non-admin users as manager of the page.",
 	'widget_manager:settings:extra_contexts:page' => "Page",
diff --git a/languages/nl.php b/languages/nl.php
index 2cb0649..ada3881 100644
--- a/languages/nl.php
+++ b/languages/nl.php
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
   'widget_manager:settings:group:enable' => 'Schakel Widget Manager in voor groepen',
   'widget_manager:settings:group:option_default_enabled' => 'Widgets beheer voor groepen standaard ingeschakeld',
   'widget_manager:settings:group:option_admin_only' => 'Alleen beheerders kunnen groep widgets inschakelen',
+  'widget_manager:settings:group:group_column_count' => 'Aantal widget kolommen in een groep',
   'widget_manager:forms:manage_widgets:no_widgets' => 'Geen widgets om te beheren',
   'widget_manager:widgets:edit:advanced' => 'Geavanceerd',
   'widget_manager:widgets:edit:disable_widget_content_style' => 'Verwijder widget stijl',
diff --git a/views/default/plugins/widget_manager/settings.php b/views/default/plugins/widget_manager/settings.php
index c75f144..ff64fb4 100644
--- a/views/default/plugins/widget_manager/settings.php
+++ b/views/default/plugins/widget_manager/settings.php
@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@
 		'default' => 'no',
 		'value' => 'yes',
 	]);
+	$group_settings .= elgg_view_field([
+		'#type' => 'number',
+		'#label' => elgg_echo('widget_manager:settings:group:group_column_count'),
+		'name' => 'params[group_column_count]',
+		'value' => $plugin->group_column_count,
+		'min' => 1,
+	]);
 	
 	echo elgg_view_module('info', elgg_echo('widget_manager:settings:group'), $group_settings);
 }