diff --git a/Source/NimbleCommander/NimbleCommander/States/FilePanels/List/PanelListView.mm b/Source/NimbleCommander/NimbleCommander/States/FilePanels/List/PanelListView.mm
index a6e88feb1..5cd44c78e 100644
--- a/Source/NimbleCommander/NimbleCommander/States/FilePanels/List/PanelListView.mm
+++ b/Source/NimbleCommander/NimbleCommander/States/FilePanels/List/PanelListView.mm
@@ -354,6 +354,23 @@ - (void)calculateItemLayout
 
     if( m_TableView )
         m_TableView.rowHeight = m_Geometry.LineHeight();
+
+    // By default the offset of the title in the header cell is the same as the default offset in the geometry
+    for( auto column : {m_ExtensionColumn,
+                        m_SizeColumn,
+                        m_DateCreatedColumn,
+                        m_DateAddedColumn,
+                        m_DateModifiedColumn,
+                        m_DateAccessedColumn,
+                        m_TagsColumn} ) {
+        if( auto cell = objc_cast<PanelListViewTableHeaderCell>(column.headerCell) ) {
+            cell.leftOffset = static_cast<double>(m_Geometry.LeftInset());
+        }
+    }
+    // But for the filename column the offset is special
+    if( auto cell = objc_cast<PanelListViewTableHeaderCell>(m_NameColumn.headerCell) ) {
+        cell.leftOffset = static_cast<double>(m_Geometry.FilenameOffsetInColumn());
+    }
 }
 
 - (void)setupIconsPxSize
diff --git a/Source/NimbleCommander/NimbleCommander/States/FilePanels/List/PanelListViewGeometry.h b/Source/NimbleCommander/NimbleCommander/States/FilePanels/List/PanelListViewGeometry.h
index a9f2ad6b4..01bb403ea 100644
--- a/Source/NimbleCommander/NimbleCommander/States/FilePanels/List/PanelListViewGeometry.h
+++ b/Source/NimbleCommander/NimbleCommander/States/FilePanels/List/PanelListViewGeometry.h
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ class PanelListViewGeometry
     short RightInset() const { return 5; }
     short BottomInset() const { return 1; }
 
+    // Returns the the left offset of the filename text in its column
+    short FilenameOffsetInColumn() const noexcept;
+
 private:
     short m_LineHeight;
     short m_TextBaseLine;
diff --git a/Source/NimbleCommander/NimbleCommander/States/FilePanels/List/PanelListViewGeometry.mm b/Source/NimbleCommander/NimbleCommander/States/FilePanels/List/PanelListViewGeometry.mm
index fcd69dae4..0117f4d6f 100644
--- a/Source/NimbleCommander/NimbleCommander/States/FilePanels/List/PanelListViewGeometry.mm
+++ b/Source/NimbleCommander/NimbleCommander/States/FilePanels/List/PanelListViewGeometry.mm
@@ -80,4 +80,9 @@
     std::tie(m_LineHeight, m_TextBaseLine, m_IconSize) = GrabGeometryFromSystemFont(_font, _icon_scale);
 }
 
+short PanelListViewGeometry::FilenameOffsetInColumn() const noexcept
+{
+    return static_cast<short>(IconSize() ? 2 * LeftInset() + IconSize() : LeftInset());
+}
+
 } // namespace nc::panel
diff --git a/Source/NimbleCommander/NimbleCommander/States/FilePanels/List/PanelListViewNameView.mm b/Source/NimbleCommander/NimbleCommander/States/FilePanels/List/PanelListViewNameView.mm
index 289f19ba6..af3834e53 100644
--- a/Source/NimbleCommander/NimbleCommander/States/FilePanels/List/PanelListViewNameView.mm
+++ b/Source/NimbleCommander/NimbleCommander/States/FilePanels/List/PanelListViewNameView.mm
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ - (void)setFilename:(NSString *)_filename andTags:(std::span<const nc::utility::
 
 - (NSRect)calculateTextSegmentFromBounds:(NSRect)bounds andGeometry:(const PanelListViewGeometry &)g
 {
-    const int origin = g.IconSize() ? 2 * g.LeftInset() + g.IconSize() : g.LeftInset();
+    const int origin = g.FilenameOffsetInColumn();
     const auto tags_geom = TrailingTagsInplaceDisplay::Place(m_Tags);
     const auto width = bounds.size.width - origin - g.RightInset() - tags_geom.margin - tags_geom.width;
 
diff --git a/Source/NimbleCommander/NimbleCommander/States/FilePanels/List/PanelListViewTableHeaderCell.swift b/Source/NimbleCommander/NimbleCommander/States/FilePanels/List/PanelListViewTableHeaderCell.swift
index ebd27c0aa..9bdaba72d 100644
--- a/Source/NimbleCommander/NimbleCommander/States/FilePanels/List/PanelListViewTableHeaderCell.swift
+++ b/Source/NimbleCommander/NimbleCommander/States/FilePanels/List/PanelListViewTableHeaderCell.swift
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ public class PanelListViewTableHeaderCell: NSTableHeaderCell {
     var separatorColor: NSColor = NSColor.black
     var sortIndicator: NSImage?
     var tintedSortIndicator: NSImage?
+    @objc public var leftOffset: Double = 4.0
     
     // RTFM "NSCopyObject() + NSCell + crash" to learn why this abomination is required
     public override func copy(with zone: NSZone? = nil) -> Any {
@@ -90,7 +91,6 @@ public class PanelListViewTableHeaderCell: NSTableHeaderCell {
         }
         
         // Now draw the column title
-        let left_padding = Double(4)
         var trc = drawingRect(forBounds: cellFrame)
         trc.size.height -= 1 // eaten by the horizontal separator at the bottom
         trc.size.width -= 1 // eatern by the vertical separator at the right
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class PanelListViewTableHeaderCell: NSTableHeaderCell {
         if self.alignment == NSTextAlignment.right {
             trc = NSMakeRect(trc.origin.x, top, trc.size.width, height)
         } else if self.alignment == NSTextAlignment.left {
-            trc = NSMakeRect(trc.origin.x + left_padding, top, trc.size.width - left_padding, height)
+            trc = NSMakeRect(trc.origin.x + leftOffset, top, trc.size.width - leftOffset, height)
         } else {  // center
             trc = NSMakeRect(trc.origin.x, top, trc.size.width, height)
         }