diff --git a/client/components/lists/list.css b/client/components/lists/list.css
index 5e503a4d7..5e5950aa9 100644
--- a/client/components/lists/list.css
+++ b/client/components/lists/list.css
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@
 #js-wip-limit-edit div {
   float: left;
 }
+#js-list-width-edit .list-width-error {
+  display: none;
+}
 @media screen and (max-width: 800px) {
   .mini-list {
     flex: 0 0 60px;
diff --git a/client/components/lists/listHeader.jade b/client/components/lists/listHeader.jade
index 847ea3ab2..485058100 100644
--- a/client/components/lists/listHeader.jade
+++ b/client/components/lists/listHeader.jade
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ template(name="listActionPopup")
         i.fa.fa-arrow-down
         | {{_ 'add-card-to-bottom-of-list'}}
   hr
+  ul.pop-over-list
+    li
+      a.js-set-list-width
+        i.fa.fa-arrows-h
+        |  {{_ 'set-list-width'}}
   ul.pop-over-list
     li
       a.js-toggle-watch-list
@@ -156,6 +161,19 @@ template(name="wipLimitErrorPopup")
     p {{_ 'wipLimitErrorPopup-dialog-pt2'}}
     button.full.js-back-view(type="submit") {{_ 'cancel'}}
 
+template(name="setListWidthPopup")
+  #js-list-width-edit
+    label {{_ 'set-list-width-value'}}
+      p
+        input.list-width-value(type="number" value="{{ listWidthValue }}" min="100" max="800")
+        input.list-width-apply(type="submit" value="{{_ 'apply'}}")
+        input.list-width-error
+
+template(name="listWidthErrorPopup")
+  .list-width-invalid
+    p {{_ 'list-width-error-message'}}
+    button.full.js-back-view(type="submit") {{_ 'cancel'}}
+
 template(name="setListColorPopup")
   form.edit-label
     .palette-colors: each colors
diff --git a/client/components/lists/listHeader.js b/client/components/lists/listHeader.js
index db5564974..923f89c22 100644
--- a/client/components/lists/listHeader.js
+++ b/client/components/lists/listHeader.js
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ Template.listActionPopup.events({
     });
     Popup.back();
   },
+  'click .js-set-list-width': Popup.open('setListWidth'),
   'click .js-set-color-list': Popup.open('setListColor'),
   'click .js-select-cards'() {
     const cardIds = this.allCards().map(card => card._id);
@@ -319,3 +320,41 @@ BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
     ];
   },
 }).register('setListColorPopup');
+
+BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
+  applyListWidth() {
+    const list = Template.currentData();
+    const board = list.boardId;
+    const width = parseInt(
+      Template.instance()
+        .$('.list-width-value')
+        .val(),
+      10,
+    );
+
+    // FIXME(mark-i-m): where do we put constants?
+    if (width < 100 || !width) {
+      Template.instance()
+        .$('.list-width-error')
+        .click();
+    } else {
+      Meteor.call('applyListWidth', board, list._id, width);
+      Popup.back();
+    }
+  },
+
+  listWidthValue() {
+    const list = Template.currentData();
+    const board = list.boardId;
+    return Meteor.user().getListWidth(board, list._id);
+  },
+
+  events() {
+    return [
+      {
+        'click .list-width-apply': this.applyListWidth,
+        'click .list-width-error': Popup.open('listWidthError'),
+      },
+    ];
+  },
+}).register('setListWidthPopup');
diff --git a/imports/i18n/data/en.i18n.json b/imports/i18n/data/en.i18n.json
index f6c74e490..f157537d1 100644
--- a/imports/i18n/data/en.i18n.json
+++ b/imports/i18n/data/en.i18n.json
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@
   "add-card": "Add Card",
   "add-card-to-top-of-list": "Add Card to Top of List",
   "add-card-to-bottom-of-list": "Add Card to Bottom of List",
+  "set-list-width": "Set List Width",
+  "set-list-width-value": "List Width (pixels)",
+  "list-width-error-message": "List width must be a positive integer between 100 and 800. TODO(mark-i-m): hard-coded constants",
   "add-swimlane": "Add Swimlane",
   "add-subtask": "Add Subtask",
   "add-checklist": "Add Checklist",
diff --git a/models/lists.js b/models/lists.js
index 50f7a7803..21e372114 100644
--- a/models/lists.js
+++ b/models/lists.js
@@ -79,21 +79,6 @@ 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
diff --git a/models/users.js b/models/users.js
index c707da6c0..d6487df82 100644
--- a/models/users.js
+++ b/models/users.js
@@ -422,6 +422,24 @@ Users.attachSchema(
       type: String,
       defaultValue: '',
     },
+    'profile.listWidths': {
+      /**
+       * User-specified width of each list (or nothing if default).
+       * profile[boardId][listId] = width;
+       */
+      type: Object,
+      defaultValue: {},
+      blackbox: true,
+    },
+    'profile.swimlaneHeights': {
+      /**
+       * User-specified heights of each swimlane (or nothing if default).
+       * profile[boardId][swimlaneId] = height;
+       */
+      type: Object,
+      defaultValue: {},
+      blackbox: true,
+    },
     services: {
       /**
        * services field of the user
@@ -760,6 +778,19 @@ Users.helpers({
     return this._getListSortBy()[1];
   },
 
+  getListWidths() {
+    const { listWidths = {} } = this.profile || {};
+    return listWidths;
+  },
+  getListWidth(boardId, listId) {
+    const listWidths = this.getListWidths();
+    if (listWidths[boardId] && listWidths[boardId][listId]) {
+      return listWidths[boardId][listId];
+    } else {
+      return 270; //TODO(mark-i-m): default?
+    }
+  },
+
   /** returns all confirmed move and copy dialog field values
    * <li> the board, swimlane and list id is stored for each board
    */
@@ -1137,6 +1168,19 @@ Users.mutations({
       },
     };
   },
+
+  setListWidth(boardId, listId, width) {
+    let currentWidths = this.getListWidths();
+    if (!currentWidths[boardId]) {
+      currentWidths[boardId] = {};
+    }
+    currentWidths[boardId][listId] = width;
+    return {
+      $set: {
+        'profile.listWidths': currentWidths,
+      },
+    };
+  },
 });
 
 Meteor.methods({
@@ -1180,6 +1224,13 @@ Meteor.methods({
     check(startDay, Number);
     Meteor.user().setStartDayOfWeek(startDay);
   },
+  applyListWidth(boardId, listId, width) {
+    check(boardId, String);
+    check(listId, String);
+    check(width, Number);
+    const user = Meteor.user();
+    user.setListWidth(boardId, listId, width);
+  },
 });
 
 if (Meteor.isServer) {