diff --git a/bootstrapform/config.py b/bootstrapform/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dec5116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrapform/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.conf import settings
+
+BOOTSTRAP_COLUMN_COUNT = getattr(settings, 'BOOTSTRAP_COLUMN_COUNT', 12)
diff --git a/bootstrapform/templatetags/bootstrap.py b/bootstrapform/templatetags/bootstrap.py
index 88fc4b9..8c36c18 100644
--- a/bootstrapform/templatetags/bootstrap.py
+++ b/bootstrapform/templatetags/bootstrap.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ from django.template import Context
 from django.template.loader import get_template
 from django import template
 
+from bootstrapform import config
+
 register = template.Library()
 
 @register.filter
@@ -32,14 +34,14 @@ def bootstrap_horizontal(element, label_cols={}):
         try:
             value_nb_cols = int(splited_class[-1])
         except ValueError:
-            value_nb_cols = 12
+            value_nb_cols = config.BOOTSTRAP_COLUMN_COUNT
 
-        if value_nb_cols >= 12:
-            splited_class[-1] = 12
+        if value_nb_cols >= config.BOOTSTRAP_COLUMN_COUNT:
+            splited_class[-1] = config.BOOTSTRAP_COLUMN_COUNT
         else:
             offset_class = cl.split('-')
             offset_class[-1] = 'offset-' + str(value_nb_cols)
-            splited_class[-1] = str(12 - value_nb_cols)
+            splited_class[-1] = str(config.BOOTSTRAP_COLUMN_COUNT - value_nb_cols)
             markup_classes['single_value'] += ' ' + '-'.join(offset_class)
             markup_classes['single_value'] += ' ' + '-'.join(splited_class)