diff --git a/src/guiengine/widgets/list_widget.hpp b/src/guiengine/widgets/list_widget.hpp
index 49fd1860f..c2d2f10d6 100644
--- a/src/guiengine/widgets/list_widget.hpp
+++ b/src/guiengine/widgets/list_widget.hpp
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ namespace GUIEngine
           * \param proportion A column with proportion 2 will be twice as large as a column with proportion 1
           */
         void addColumn(irr::core::stringw col, int proportion=1) { m_header.push_back( Column(col, proportion) ); }
+        
+        void clearColumns() { m_header.clear(); }
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/states_screens/addons_screen.cpp b/src/states_screens/addons_screen.cpp
index 2818e241e..d88950be0 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/addons_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/addons_screen.cpp
@@ -61,13 +61,22 @@ void AddonsScreen::loadedFromFile()
     m_icon_bank->addTextureAsSprite(icon5);
     m_icon_needs_update  = m_icon_bank->addTextureAsSprite(icon3);
     
-    GUIEngine::ListWidget* w_list = 
-        getWidget<GUIEngine::ListWidget>("list_addons");
-    w_list->addColumn( _("Add-on name"), 2 );
-    w_list->addColumn( _("Updated date"), 1 );
+    GUIEngine::ListWidget* w_list = getWidget<GUIEngine::ListWidget>("list_addons");
     w_list->setColumnListener(this);
 }   // loadedFromFile
 
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+void AddonsScreen::beforeAddingWidget()
+{
+    GUIEngine::ListWidget* w_list = getWidget<GUIEngine::ListWidget>("list_addons");
+    assert(w_list != NULL);
+    w_list->clearColumns();
+    w_list->addColumn( _("Add-on name"), 2 );
+    w_list->addColumn( _("Updated date"), 1 );
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 void AddonsScreen::init()
diff --git a/src/states_screens/addons_screen.hpp b/src/states_screens/addons_screen.hpp
index f3e004967..800bfce15 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/addons_screen.hpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/addons_screen.hpp
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ public:
     /** \brief implement callback from parent class GUIEngine::Screen */
     virtual void eventCallback(GUIEngine::Widget* widget, const std::string& name, const int playerID);
 
+    /** \brief implement callback from parent class GUIEngine::Screen */
+    virtual void beforeAddingWidget();
+    
     virtual void onColumnClicked(int columnId);
 
     virtual void init();