diff --git a/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/accounts/GeneralPreferencesIT.java b/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/accounts/GeneralPreferencesIT.java
index 1a4378440b..f523354825 100644
--- a/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/accounts/GeneralPreferencesIT.java
+++ b/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/accounts/GeneralPreferencesIT.java
@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@ public class GeneralPreferencesIT extends AbstractDaemonTest {
     GeneralPreferencesInfo o = gApi.accounts()
         .id(user42.id.toString())
         .getPreferences();
-    assertPrefs(o, GeneralPreferencesInfo.defaults(), "my");
+    assertPrefs(o, GeneralPreferencesInfo.defaults(), "my", "changeTable");
     assertThat(o.my).hasSize(7);
+    assertThat(o.changeTable).isEmpty();
 
     GeneralPreferencesInfo i = GeneralPreferencesInfo.defaults();
 
@@ -99,6 +100,8 @@ public class GeneralPreferencesIT extends AbstractDaemonTest {
     i.diffView = DiffView.UNIFIED_DIFF;
     i.my = new ArrayList<>();
     i.my.add(new MenuItem("name", "url"));
+    i.changeTable = new ArrayList<>();
+    i.changeTable.add("Status");
     i.urlAliases = new HashMap<>();
     i.urlAliases.put("foo", "bar");
 
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@ public class GeneralPreferencesIT extends AbstractDaemonTest {
         .setPreferences(i);
     assertPrefs(o, i, "my");
     assertThat(o.my).hasSize(1);
+    assertThat(o.changeTable).hasSize(1);
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -125,6 +129,6 @@ public class GeneralPreferencesIT extends AbstractDaemonTest {
     assertThat(o.changesPerPage).isEqualTo(newChangesPerPage);
 
     // assert hard-coded defaults
-    assertPrefs(o, d, "my", "changesPerPage");
+    assertPrefs(o, d, "my", "changeTable", "changesPerPage");
   }
 }
diff --git a/gerrit-extension-api/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/client/GeneralPreferencesInfo.java b/gerrit-extension-api/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/client/GeneralPreferencesInfo.java
index 8d82e3a654..3813644beb 100644
--- a/gerrit-extension-api/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/client/GeneralPreferencesInfo.java
+++ b/gerrit-extension-api/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/client/GeneralPreferencesInfo.java
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ public class GeneralPreferencesInfo {
   public Boolean muteCommonPathPrefixes;
   public Boolean signedOffBy;
   public List<MenuItem> my;
+  public List<String> changeTable;
   public Map<String, String> urlAliases;
   public EmailStrategy emailStrategy;
   public DefaultBase defaultBaseForMerges;
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/GeneralPreferencesLoader.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/GeneralPreferencesLoader.java
index 8339bafb10..c0d81cb477 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/GeneralPreferencesLoader.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/GeneralPreferencesLoader.java
@@ -22,8 +22,12 @@ import static com.google.gerrit.server.git.UserConfigSections.KEY_TARGET;
 import static com.google.gerrit.server.git.UserConfigSections.KEY_TOKEN;
 import static com.google.gerrit.server.git.UserConfigSections.KEY_URL;
 import static com.google.gerrit.server.git.UserConfigSections.URL_ALIAS;
+import static com.google.gerrit.server.git.UserConfigSections.CHANGE_TABLE;
+import static com.google.gerrit.server.git.UserConfigSections.CHANGE_TABLE_COLUMN;
+
 
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
+import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.client.GeneralPreferencesInfo;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.client.MenuItem;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Account;
@@ -91,7 +95,7 @@ public class GeneralPreferencesLoader {
           loadSection(p.getConfig(), UserConfigSections.GENERAL, null,
           new GeneralPreferencesInfo(),
           updateDefaults(allUserPrefs), in);
-
+      loadChangeTableColumns(r, p, dp);
       return loadMyMenusAndUrlAliases(r, p, dp);
     }
   }
@@ -161,6 +165,22 @@ public class GeneralPreferencesLoader {
     return !Strings.isNullOrEmpty(val) ? val : defaultValue;
   }
 
+  public GeneralPreferencesInfo loadChangeTableColumns(GeneralPreferencesInfo r,
+      VersionedAccountPreferences v, VersionedAccountPreferences d) {
+    r.changeTable = changeTable(v);
+
+    Config cfg = v.getConfig();
+    if (r.changeTable.isEmpty() && !v.isDefaults()) {
+      r.changeTable = changeTable(d);
+    }
+    return r;
+  }
+
+  private static List<String> changeTable(VersionedAccountPreferences v) {
+    return Lists.newArrayList(v.getConfig().getStringList(
+        CHANGE_TABLE, null, CHANGE_TABLE_COLUMN));
+  }
+
   private static Map<String, String> urlAliases(VersionedAccountPreferences v) {
     HashMap<String, String> urlAliases = new HashMap<>();
     Config cfg = v.getConfig();
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/SetPreferences.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/SetPreferences.java
index b70cabdeda..08b7b0bae2 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/SetPreferences.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/SetPreferences.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import static com.google.gerrit.server.git.UserConfigSections.KEY_TARGET;
 import static com.google.gerrit.server.git.UserConfigSections.KEY_TOKEN;
 import static com.google.gerrit.server.git.UserConfigSections.KEY_URL;
 import static com.google.gerrit.server.git.UserConfigSections.URL_ALIAS;
+import static com.google.gerrit.server.git.UserConfigSections.CHANGE_TABLE;
+import static com.google.gerrit.server.git.UserConfigSections.CHANGE_TABLE_COLUMN;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.client.GeneralPreferencesInfo;
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ public class SetPreferences implements
     Account.Id id = rsrc.getUser().getAccountId();
     GeneralPreferencesInfo n = loader.merge(id, i);
 
+    n.changeTable = i.changeTable;
     n.my = i.my;
     n.urlAliases = i.urlAliases;
 
@@ -105,6 +108,7 @@ public class SetPreferences implements
       storeSection(prefs.getConfig(), UserConfigSections.GENERAL, null, i,
           GeneralPreferencesInfo.defaults());
 
+      storeMyChangeTableColumns(prefs, i.changeTable);
       storeMyMenus(prefs, i.my);
       storeUrlAliases(prefs, i.urlAliases);
       prefs.commit(md);
@@ -125,6 +129,16 @@ public class SetPreferences implements
     }
   }
 
+  public static void storeMyChangeTableColumns(VersionedAccountPreferences
+      prefs, List<String> changeTable) {
+    Config cfg = prefs.getConfig();
+    if (changeTable != null) {
+      unsetSection(cfg, UserConfigSections.CHANGE_TABLE);
+      cfg.setStringList(UserConfigSections.CHANGE_TABLE, null,
+          CHANGE_TABLE_COLUMN, changeTable);
+    }
+  }
+
   private static void set(Config cfg, String section, String key, String val) {
     if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(val)) {
       cfg.unset(UserConfigSections.MY, section, key);
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/UserConfigSections.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/UserConfigSections.java
index a09466dbf1..bbd55f04bb 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/UserConfigSections.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/UserConfigSections.java
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ public class UserConfigSections {
   public static final String KEY_MATCH = "match";
   public static final String KEY_TOKEN = "token";
 
+  /** The table column user preferences. */
+  public static final String CHANGE_TABLE = "changeTable";
+  public static final String CHANGE_TABLE_COLUMN = "column";
+
   /** The edit user preferences. */
   public static final String EDIT = "edit";