diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/grampletpane.py b/src/gui/widgets/grampletpane.py
index 5eee19b24..4595d9de8 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/grampletpane.py
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/grampletpane.py
@@ -175,6 +175,23 @@ def logical_true(value):
     """
     return value in ["True", True, 1, "1"]
 
+class ConfigInterface(object):
+    def __init__(self, pane):
+        self.pane = pane
+
+    def get(self, item):
+        print "get:", item
+        if item == "Gramplet View Options.column_count":
+            return self.pane.column_count
+
+    def set(self, widget, key):
+        if key == "Gramplet View Options.column_count":
+            try:
+                value = int(widget.get_text())
+                self.pane.set_columns(value)
+            except:
+                pass
+
 class LinkTag(gtk.TextTag):
     """
     Class for keeping track of link data.
@@ -734,6 +751,7 @@ class GuiGramplet(object):
 class GrampletPane(gtk.ScrolledWindow):
     def __init__(self, configfile, pageview, dbstate, uistate, **kwargs):
         gtk.ScrolledWindow.__init__(self)
+        self._config = ConfigInterface(self)
         self.configfile = os.path.join(const.VERSION_DIR, "%s.ini" % configfile)
         # default for new user; may be overridden in config:
         self.column_count = kwargs.get("column_count", 2) 
@@ -1174,3 +1192,35 @@ class GrampletPane(gtk.ScrolledWindow):
                 gramplet.pui.on_save()
         self.save()
 
+    def can_configure(self):
+        """
+        See :class:`~gui.views.pageview.PageView 
+        :return: bool
+        """
+        return True
+
+    def _get_configure_page_funcs(self):
+        """
+        Return a list of functions that create gtk elements to use in the 
+        notebook pages of the Configure dialog
+        
+        :return: list of functions
+        """
+        return [self.config_panel]
+
+    def config_panel(self, configdialog):
+        """
+        Function that builds the widget in the configuration dialog
+        """
+        table = gtk.Table(3, 2)
+        table.set_border_width(12)
+        table.set_col_spacings(6)
+        table.set_row_spacings(6)
+
+        configdialog.add_pos_int_entry(table, 
+                _('Number of Columns'), 
+                0, 
+                'Gramplet View Options.column_count',
+                self._config.set)
+        return _('Layout'), table
+
diff --git a/src/plugins/view/grampletview.py b/src/plugins/view/grampletview.py
index dda23b321..beb676325 100644
--- a/src/plugins/view/grampletview.py
+++ b/src/plugins/view/grampletview.py
@@ -68,15 +68,6 @@ class GrampletView(PageView):
         self.action = gtk.ActionGroup(self.title + "/Gramplets")
         self.action.add_actions([('AddGramplet',gtk.STOCK_ADD,_("_Add a gramplet")),
                                  ('RestoreGramplet',None,_("_Undelete gramplet")),
-                                 ('Columns1',None,_("Set Columns to _1"),
-                                  None,None,
-                                  lambda obj:self.widget.set_columns(1)),
-                                 ('Columns2',None,_("Set Columns to _2"),
-                                  None,None,
-                                  lambda obj:self.widget.set_columns(2)),
-                                 ('Columns3',None,_("Set Columns to _3"),
-                                  None,None,
-                                  lambda obj:self.widget.set_columns(3)),
                                  ])
         self._add_action_group(self.action)
 
@@ -103,23 +94,29 @@ class GrampletView(PageView):
     def ui_definition(self):
         return """
         <ui>
-          <menubar name="MenuBar">
-            <menu action="ViewMenu">
-              <menuitem action="Columns1"/>
-              <menuitem action="Columns2"/>
-              <menuitem action="Columns3"/>
-            </menu>
-          </menubar>
           <popup name="Popup">
             <menuitem action="AddGramplet"/>
             <menuitem action="RestoreGramplet"/>
-            <separator/>
-            <menuitem action="Columns1"/>
-            <menuitem action="Columns2"/>
-            <menuitem action="Columns3"/>
           </popup>
         </ui>
         """
         
     def on_delete(self):
         self.widget.on_delete()
+
+    def can_configure(self):
+        """
+        See :class:`~gui.views.pageview.PageView 
+        :return: bool
+        """
+        self._config = self.widget._config
+        return self.widget.can_configure()
+
+    def _get_configure_page_funcs(self):
+        """
+        Return a list of functions that create gtk elements to use in the 
+        notebook pages of the Configure dialog
+        
+        :return: list of functions
+        """
+        return self.widget._get_configure_page_funcs()