diff --git a/qt/.pylintrc b/qt/.pylintrc
index b4809e76d..fb0800e47 100644
--- a/qt/.pylintrc
+++ b/qt/.pylintrc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ ignore = forms,hooks_gen.py
 [TYPECHECK]
 ignored-modules=win32file,pywintypes,socket,win32pipe,winrt,pyaudio
 ignored-classes=
+  BrowserColumns,
   BrowserRow,
   SearchNode,
   Config,
diff --git a/qt/aqt/table.py b/qt/aqt/table.py
index 99af64a7b..dc4be504b 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/table.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/table.py
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ class DataModel(QAbstractTableModel):
             return qfont
         if role == Qt.TextAlignmentRole:
             align: Union[Qt.AlignmentFlag, int] = Qt.AlignVCenter
-            if self.column_at(index).aligns_centered:
+            if self.column_at(index).alignment == Columns.ALIGNMENT_CENTER:
                 align |= Qt.AlignHCenter
             return align
         if role in (Qt.DisplayRole, Qt.ToolTipRole):
@@ -1097,5 +1097,5 @@ def addon_column_fillin(key: str) -> Column:
         is_sortable=False,
         sorts_reversed=False,
         uses_cell_font=False,
-        aligns_centered=True,
+        alignment=Columns.ALIGNMENT_CENTER,
     )
diff --git a/rslib/backend.proto b/rslib/backend.proto
index ddddb0175..8384ba864 100644
--- a/rslib/backend.proto
+++ b/rslib/backend.proto
@@ -1055,13 +1055,17 @@ message FindAndReplaceIn {
 }
 
 message BrowserColumns {
+  enum Alignment {
+    ALIGNMENT_START = 0;
+    ALIGNMENT_CENTER = 1;
+  }
   message Column {
     string key = 1;
     string label = 2;
     bool is_sortable = 3;
     bool sorts_reversed = 4;
     bool uses_cell_font = 5;
-    bool aligns_centered = 6;
+    Alignment alignment = 6;
   }
   repeated Column columns = 1;
 }
diff --git a/rslib/src/backend/search/browser_table.rs b/rslib/src/backend/search/browser_table.rs
index d500fcc9c..ca1b431ef 100644
--- a/rslib/src/backend/search/browser_table.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/backend/search/browser_table.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl browser_table::Column {
             is_sortable: self.is_sortable(),
             sorts_reversed: self == browser_table::Column::NoteField,
             uses_cell_font: self.uses_cell_font(),
-            aligns_centered: self.aligns_centered(),
+            alignment: self.alignment() as i32,
         }
     }
 
@@ -74,17 +74,17 @@ impl browser_table::Column {
         matches!(self, Self::Question | Self::Answer | Self::NoteField)
     }
 
-    fn aligns_centered(self) -> bool {
-        !matches!(
-            self,
+    fn alignment(self) -> pb::browser_columns::Alignment {
+        match self {
             Self::Question
-                | Self::Answer
-                | Self::CardTemplate
-                | Self::CardDeck
-                | Self::NoteField
-                | Self::Notetype
-                | Self::NoteTags
-        )
+            | Self::Answer
+            | Self::CardTemplate
+            | Self::CardDeck
+            | Self::NoteField
+            | Self::Notetype
+            | Self::NoteTags => pb::browser_columns::Alignment::Start,
+            _ => pb::browser_columns::Alignment::Center,
+        }
     }
 
     fn localized_label(self, i18n: &I18n) -> String {