diff --git a/src/Traits/Configuration/ColumnConfiguration.php b/src/Traits/Configuration/ColumnConfiguration.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f23a6f87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Traits/Configuration/ColumnConfiguration.php
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rappasoft\LaravelLivewireTables\Traits\Configuration;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+use Rappasoft\LaravelLivewireTables\Views\Column;
+
+trait ColumnConfiguration
+{
+    public function setPrependedColumns(array $prependedColumns): void
+    {
+        $this->prependedColumns = collect($prependedColumns)
+            ->filter(fn ($column) => $column instanceof Column)
+            ->map(function (Column $column) {
+                $column->setComponent($this);
+
+                if ($column->hasField()) {
+                    if ($column->isBaseColumn()) {
+                        $column->setTable($this->getBuilder()->getModel()->getTable());
+                    } else {
+                        $column->setTable($this->getTableForColumn($column));
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return $column;
+            });
+    }
+
+    public function setAppendedColumns(array $appendedColumns): void
+    {
+        $this->appendedColumns = collect($appendedColumns)
+            ->filter(fn ($column) => $column instanceof Column)
+            ->map(function (Column $column) {
+                $column->setComponent($this);
+
+                if ($column->hasField()) {
+                    if ($column->isBaseColumn()) {
+                        $column->setTable($this->getBuilder()->getModel()->getTable());
+                    } else {
+                        $column->setTable($this->getTableForColumn($column));
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return $column;
+            });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Traits/Helpers/ColumnHelpers.php b/src/Traits/Helpers/ColumnHelpers.php
index 85dd83ff6..a525583b1 100644
--- a/src/Traits/Helpers/ColumnHelpers.php
+++ b/src/Traits/Helpers/ColumnHelpers.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ trait ColumnHelpers
      */
     public function setColumns(): void
     {
-        $prependedColumns = $this->getPrependedColumns();
+        $this->prependedColumns = $this->getPrependedColumns();
 
         $columns = collect($this->columns())
             ->filter(fn ($column) => $column instanceof Column)
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ public function setColumns(): void
                 return $column;
             });
 
-        $appendedColumns = $this->getAppendedColumns();
+        $this->appendedColumns = $this->getAppendedColumns();
 
-        $this->columns = collect([...$prependedColumns, ...$columns, ...$appendedColumns]);
+        $this->columns = collect([...$this->prependedColumns, ...$columns, ...$this->appendedColumns]);
     }
 
     public function getColumns(): Collection
@@ -180,9 +180,10 @@ public function getColspanCount(): int
         return 100;
     }
 
+
     public function getPrependedColumns(): Collection
     {
-        return collect($this->prependColumns())
+        return collect($this->prependedColumns ?? $this->prependColumns())
             ->filter(fn ($column) => $column instanceof Column)
             ->map(function (Column $column) {
                 $column->setComponent($this);
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ public function getPrependedColumns(): Collection
 
     public function getAppendedColumns(): Collection
     {
-        return collect($this->appendColumns())
+        return collect($this->appendedColumns ?? $this->appendColumns())
             ->filter(fn ($column) => $column instanceof Column)
             ->map(function (Column $column) {
                 $column->setComponent($this);
@@ -216,5 +217,6 @@ public function getAppendedColumns(): Collection
 
                 return $column;
             });
+
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Traits/WithColumns.php b/src/Traits/WithColumns.php
index feba0ac09..3f1d4b0f9 100644
--- a/src/Traits/WithColumns.php
+++ b/src/Traits/WithColumns.php
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@
 
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Rappasoft\LaravelLivewireTables\Traits\Helpers\ColumnHelpers;
+use Rappasoft\LaravelLivewireTables\Traits\Configuration\ColumnConfiguration;
 
 trait WithColumns
 {
     use ColumnHelpers;
+    use ColumnConfiguration;
 
     protected Collection $columns;
+    protected Collection $prependedColumns;
+    protected Collection $appendedColumns;
 
     public function bootWithColumns(): void
     {
@@ -19,7 +23,7 @@ public function bootWithColumns(): void
     /**
      * Prepend columns.
      */
-    public function prependColumns(): array
+    public function prependColumns()
     {
         return [];
     }
diff --git a/tests/Traits/Helpers/ColumnHelpersTest.php b/tests/Traits/Helpers/ColumnHelpersTest.php
index c925c78ae..5d0751d49 100644
--- a/tests/Traits/Helpers/ColumnHelpersTest.php
+++ b/tests/Traits/Helpers/ColumnHelpersTest.php
@@ -15,6 +15,35 @@ public function can_get_column_list(): void
         $this->assertCount(9, $this->basicTable->getColumns()->toArray());
     }
 
+    /** @test */
+    public function can_append_column(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertCount(9, $this->basicTable->getColumns()->toArray());
+
+        $this->basicTable->setAppendedColumns([Column::make('IDLabel')->label(function ($row) {
+            return 'Test';
+        })]);
+        
+        $this->basicTable->setColumns();
+
+        $this->assertCount(10, $this->basicTable->getColumns()->toArray());
+
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function can_prepend_column(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertCount(9, $this->basicTable->getColumns()->toArray());
+
+        $this->basicTable->setPrependedColumns([Column::make('IDLabel')->label(function ($row) {
+            return 'Test';
+        })]);
+        
+        $this->basicTable->setColumns();
+
+        $this->assertCount(10, $this->basicTable->getColumns()->toArray());
+    }
+
     /** @test */
     public function can_get_column_by_column(): void
     {