diff --git a/client/components/lists/list.css b/client/components/lists/list.css
index 2988da7e4..6cb03cab1 100644
--- a/client/components/lists/list.css
+++ b/client/components/lists/list.css
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
   border-left: 1px solid #ccc;
   padding: 0;
   float: left;
-  min-width: 270px;
-  max-width: 270px;
+  width: 270px;   /* Orinal width: 270px. Changes not saved yet: */
+  resize: both;   /* - List width and height resizeable */
+  overflow: auto; /* - List width and height resizeable */
 }
 .list:first-child {
   margin-left: 5px;
diff --git a/client/components/swimlanes/swimlanes.js b/client/components/swimlanes/swimlanes.js
index 59d3c231c..fca807d8a 100644
--- a/client/components/swimlanes/swimlanes.js
+++ b/client/components/swimlanes/swimlanes.js
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ function initSortable(boardComponent, $listsDom) {
       Lists.update(list._id, {
         $set: {
           sort: sortIndex.base,
+          width: list._id.width(),
+          height: list._id.height(),
         },
       });
 
diff --git a/models/lists.js b/models/lists.js
index 80e0914dc..09be14248 100644
--- a/models/lists.js
+++ b/models/lists.js
@@ -79,6 +79,21 @@ Lists.attachSchema(
       // XXX We should probably provide a default
       optional: true,
     },
+    width: {
+      /**
+       * list width, default 270px
+       */
+      type: String,
+      defaultValue: '270px',
+      optional: true,
+    },
+    height: {
+      /**
+       * list height
+       */
+      type: String,
+      optional: true,
+    },
     updatedAt: {
       /**
        * last update of the list