diff --git a/src/shared/format-table.c b/src/shared/format-table.c
index 946d29b870..9a19177fde 100644
--- a/src/shared/format-table.c
+++ b/src/shared/format-table.c
@@ -2577,6 +2577,14 @@ size_t table_get_columns(Table *t) {
         return t->n_columns;
 }
 
+size_t table_get_current_column(Table *t) {
+        if (!t)
+                return 0;
+
+        assert(t->n_columns > 0);
+        return t->n_cells % t->n_columns;
+}
+
 int table_set_reverse(Table *t, size_t column, bool b) {
         assert(t);
         assert(column < t->n_columns);
diff --git a/src/shared/format-table.h b/src/shared/format-table.h
index 7653ad3243..37bfbca693 100644
--- a/src/shared/format-table.h
+++ b/src/shared/format-table.h
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ static inline TableCell* TABLE_HEADER_CELL(size_t i) {
 size_t table_get_rows(Table *t);
 size_t table_get_columns(Table *t);
 
+size_t table_get_current_column(Table *t);
+
 TableCell *table_get_cell(Table *t, size_t row, size_t column);
 
 const void *table_get(Table *t, TableCell *cell);