diff --git a/src/columns/Column.cpp b/src/columns/Column.cpp
index e4b477ac3..963117367 100644
--- a/src/columns/Column.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/Column.cpp
@@ -292,3 +292,27 @@ void Column::renderDouble (
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void Column::renderStringLeft (
+  std::vector <std::string>& lines,
+  int width,
+  Color& color,
+  const std::string& value)
+{
+  lines.push_back (
+    color.colorize (
+      leftJustify (value, width)));
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void Column::renderStringRight (
+  std::vector <std::string>& lines,
+  int width,
+  Color& color,
+  const std::string& value)
+{
+  lines.push_back (
+    color.colorize (
+      rightJustify (value, width)));
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/columns/Column.h b/src/columns/Column.h
index 2ff7712f1..903f2db7a 100644
--- a/src/columns/Column.h
+++ b/src/columns/Column.h
@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@ public:
   virtual std::string modify (std::string& input)                                   { return input; };
 
 protected:
-  void renderInteger (std::vector <std::string>&, int, Color&, int);
-  void renderDouble  (std::vector <std::string>&, int, Color&, double);
+  void renderInteger     (std::vector <std::string>&, int, Color&, int);
+  void renderDouble      (std::vector <std::string>&, int, Color&, double);
+  void renderStringLeft  (std::vector <std::string>&, int, Color&, const std::string&);
+  void renderStringRight (std::vector <std::string>&, int, Color&, const std::string&);
 
 protected:
   std::string _name;