diff --git a/include/fort.h b/include/fort.h
index 40db98f..9ed336e 100644
--- a/include/fort.h
+++ b/include/fort.h
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ enum BorderItemPos
     BorderItemPosSize
 };
 
+struct vector;
+typedef struct vector vector_t;
 struct fort_table_options
 {
     int cell_padding_top;
@@ -156,12 +158,14 @@ struct fort_table_options
 
     char border_chars[BorderItemPosSize];
     char header_border_chars[BorderItemPosSize];
+    vector_t *col_min_widths;
 };
 typedef struct fort_table_options fort_table_options_t;
 
 FORT_EXTERN int ft_set_default_options(const fort_table_options_t *options);
 FORT_EXTERN int ft_get_default_options(fort_table_options_t *options);
 FORT_EXTERN int ft_set_table_options(FTABLE * FORT_RESTRICT table, const fort_table_options_t * FORT_RESTRICT options);
+FORT_EXTERN int ft_set_column_min_width(FTABLE * FORT_RESTRICT table, size_t column, size_t width);
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/fort.c b/src/fort.c
index b28a580..133d3be 100644
--- a/src/fort.c
+++ b/src/fort.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static void* vector_at(vector_t*, size_t index);
 
 
 /*****************************************************************************
- *               CELL
+ *               OPTIONS
  * ***************************************************************************/
 
 typedef fort_table_options_t context_t;
@@ -200,12 +200,70 @@ static fort_table_options_t g_table_options = {
      '|', '|', '|',
      '=', '=', '=', '=',
      '=', '=', '=', '='
-    }
+    },
 
+    NULL     /* col_widths */
 };
 
 
+static fort_table_options_t* create_table_options()
+{
+    fort_table_options_t* options = F_CALLOC(sizeof(fort_table_options_t), 1);
+    if (options == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    memcpy(options, &g_table_options, sizeof(fort_table_options_t));
+    return options;
+}
 
+static void destroy_table_options(fort_table_options_t* options)
+{
+    if (options == NULL)
+        return;
+
+    if (options->col_min_widths != NULL) {
+        destroy_vector(options->col_min_widths);
+    }
+    F_FREE(options);
+}
+
+static fort_status_t fort_options_set_column_min_width(fort_table_options_t *options, size_t column, size_t width)
+{
+    assert(options);
+
+    if (options->col_min_widths == NULL) {
+        options->col_min_widths = create_vector(sizeof(int), DEFAULT_VECTOR_CAPACITY);
+        if (options->col_min_widths == NULL)
+            return F_MEMORY_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    while (vector_size(options->col_min_widths) <= column) {
+        int dummy = -1;
+        vector_push(options->col_min_widths, &dummy);
+    }
+
+    int *wid = (int*)vector_at(options->col_min_widths, column);
+    *wid = width;
+
+    return F_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int fort_options_column_width(fort_table_options_t *options, size_t column)
+{
+    assert(options);
+    if (options->col_min_widths == NULL)
+        return -1;
+
+    if (vector_size(options->col_min_widths) <= column)
+        return -1;
+
+    return *(int*)vector_at(options->col_min_widths, column);
+}
+
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+ *               CELL
+ * ***************************************************************************/
 struct fort_cell;
 typedef struct fort_cell fort_cell_t;
 struct fort_cell
@@ -567,7 +625,7 @@ void ft_destroy_table(FTABLE *FORT_RESTRICT table)
         }
         destroy_vector(table->rows);
     }
-    F_FREE(table->options);
+    destroy_table_options(table->options);
     F_FREE(table);
 }
 
@@ -669,6 +727,20 @@ int ft_set_table_options(FTABLE * FORT_RESTRICT table, const fort_table_options_
 }
 
 
+
+int ft_set_column_min_width(FTABLE *table, size_t column, size_t width)
+{
+    if (table->options == NULL) {
+        table->options = create_table_options();
+        if (table->options == NULL)
+            return F_MEMORY_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    int status = fort_options_set_column_min_width(table->options, column, width);
+    return status;
+}
+
+
 /*****************************************************************************
  *               STRING BUFFER
  * ***************************************************************************/
@@ -1106,6 +1178,16 @@ static fort_status_t table_rows_and_cols_geometry(const FTABLE *table,
         }
     }
 
+    /* todo: Maybe it is better to move min width checking to a particular cell width checking.
+     * At the moment min width includes paddings. Maybe it is better that min width weren't include
+     * paddings but be min width of the cell content without padding
+     */
+    if (table->options) {
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < cols; ++i) {
+            col_width_arr[i] = MAX((int)col_width_arr[i], fort_options_column_width(table->options, i));
+        }
+    }
+
     *col_width_arr_p = col_width_arr;
     *col_width_arr_sz = cols;
     *row_height_arr_p = row_height_arr;
diff --git a/tests/test_table.c b/tests/test_table.c
index 99dfe46..a93e3c9 100644
--- a/tests/test_table.c
+++ b/tests/test_table.c
@@ -534,4 +534,42 @@ void test_table_options(void **state)
         ft_destroy_table(table);
     }
 
+
+
+    WHEN("Set table width") {
+        fort_table_options_t table_options;
+        memcpy(&table_options, &def_options, sizeof(fort_table_options_t));
+        table_options.cell_padding_bottom = 1;
+        table_options.cell_padding_top = 1;
+        table_options.cell_padding_left = 1;
+        table_options.cell_padding_right = 1;
+        ft_set_default_options(&table_options);
+
+
+        table = create_test_int_table();
+        ft_set_column_min_width(table, 1, 7);
+
+        char *table_str = ft_to_string(table);
+        assert_true( table_str != NULL );
+        const char *table_str_etalon =
+                "=======================\n"
+                "|   |       |    |    |\n"
+                "| 3 |     4 | 55 | 67 |\n"
+                "|   |       |    |    |\n"
+                "=======================\n"
+                "|   |       |    |    |\n"
+                "| 3 |     4 | 55 | 67 |\n"
+                "|   |       |    |    |\n"
+                "=======================\n"
+                "|   |       |    |    |\n"
+                "| 3 |     4 | 55 | 67 |\n"
+                "|   |       |    |    |\n"
+                "=======================\n";
+//        fprintf(stderr, "content:\n%s", table_str);
+
+        assert_true( strcmp(table_str, table_str_etalon) == 0);
+
+        free(table_str);
+        ft_destroy_table(table);
+    }
 }