diff --git a/src/columns/Column.cpp b/src/columns/Column.cpp
index 93de571c8..add6e376b 100644
--- a/src/columns/Column.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/Column.cpp
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 #include <cmake.h>
+#include <Column.h>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <Context.h>
-#include <Column.h>
 #include <ColDepends.h>
 #include <ColDescription.h>
 #include <ColDue.h>
@@ -265,3 +265,15 @@ bool Column::validate (std::string& input)
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void Column::renderInteger (
+  std::vector <std::string>& lines,
+  int width,
+  Color& color,
+  int value)
+{
+  lines.push_back (
+    color.colorize (
+      rightJustify (value, width)));
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/columns/Column.h b/src/columns/Column.h
index 584660543..07b0ef9b4 100644
--- a/src/columns/Column.h
+++ b/src/columns/Column.h
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ public:
   virtual void render (std::vector <std::string>&, Task&, int, Color&)              {};
   virtual std::string modify (std::string& input)                                   { return input; };
 
+protected:
+  void renderInteger (std::vector <std::string>&, int, Color&, int);
+
 protected:
   std::string _name;
   std::string _type;