diff --git a/home/applications/thunderbird/settings.nix b/home/applications/thunderbird/settings.nix
index 468dc33..3a2f89a 100644
--- a/home/applications/thunderbird/settings.nix
+++ b/home/applications/thunderbird/settings.nix
@@ -1,3 +1,31 @@
+let
+    mkColumn = visible: ordinal: { inherit visible ordinal; };
+    columns = {
+        selectCol = mkColumn false 1;
+        threadCol = mkColumn true 5;
+        flaggedCol = mkColumn true 7;
+        attachmentCol = mkColumn false 9;
+        subjectCol = mkColumn true 11;
+        unreadButtonColHeader = mkColumn false 3;
+        senderCol = mkColumn false 13;
+        recipientCol = mkColumn false 15;
+        correspondentCol = mkColumn true 17;
+        junkStatusCol = mkColumn false 19;
+        receivedCol = mkColumn false 21;
+        dateCol = mkColumn true 23;
+        statusCol = mkColumn false 25;
+        sizeCol = mkColumn false 27;
+        tagsCol = mkColumn false 29;
+        accountCol = mkColumn false 31;
+        priorityCol = mkColumn false 33;
+        unreadCol = mkColumn false 35;
+        totalCol = mkColumn false 37;
+        locationCol = mkColumn true 39;
+        idCol = mkColumn false 41;
+        deleteCol = mkColumn false 43;
+    };
+in
+
 {
     "general.autoScroll" = true;
 
@@ -11,4 +39,6 @@
     "mailnews.emptyTrash.dontAskAgain" = true;
     "mailnews.display.html_as" = 3;
     "mailnews.start_page.enabled" = false;
+    "mailnews.database.global.views.conversation.columns" = columns;
+    "mailnews.database.global.views.global.columns" = columns;
 }