diff --git a/frappe/core/doctype/docfield/docfield.json b/frappe/core/doctype/docfield/docfield.json
index c3aa96c404..21d593b095 100644
--- a/frappe/core/doctype/docfield/docfield.json
+++ b/frappe/core/doctype/docfield/docfield.json
@@ -943,8 +943,8 @@
    "bold": 0, 
    "collapsible": 0, 
    "columns": 0, 
-   "depends_on": "eval:cur_frm.doc.istable", 
-   "description": "Number of columns for a field in a Grid (Total Columns in a grid should be less than 11)", 
+   "depends_on": "", 
+   "description": "Number of columns for a field in a List View or a Grid (Total Columns should be less than 11)", 
    "fieldname": "columns", 
    "fieldtype": "Int", 
    "hidden": 0, 
@@ -1093,4 +1093,4 @@
  "read_only_onload": 0, 
  "sort_order": "ASC", 
  "track_seen": 0 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/listview.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/listview.js
index e68132b415..6b90a053bf 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/listview.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/listview.js
@@ -178,6 +178,12 @@ frappe.views.ListView = Class.extend({
 		} else if(df.fieldtype=="Text Editor" || df.fieldtype=="Text") {
 			colspan = 4;
 		}
+		if(df.columns && df.columns>0){
+			colspan = df.columns;
+		}
+		else if(this.settings.column_colspan && this.settings.column_colspan[df.fieldname]) {
+			colspan = this.settings.column_colspan[df.fieldname];
+		}
 		this.total_colspans += parseInt(colspan);
 		var col = {
 			colspan: colspan,