diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/listview/listview.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/listview/listview.controller.js
index 4a86da02bc..c22316872b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/listview/listview.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/listview/listview.controller.js
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ function listViewController($rootScope, $scope, $routeParams, $injector, notific
         allowBulkPublish: true,
         allowBulkUnpublish: true,
         allowBulkDelete: true,
-        additionalColumnAliases: ['UpdateDate', 'Owner'],
-        additionalColumnHeaders: ['Last edited', 'Updated by'],
-        additionalColumnLocalizationKeys: ['defaultdialogs_lastEdited', 'content_updatedBy']
+        additionalColumns: [
+                { alias: 'UpdateDate', header: 'Last edited', localizationKey: 'defaultdialogs_lastEdited' },
+                { alias: 'Owner', header: 'Last edited', localizationKey: 'content_updatedBy' }
+            ]
     };
 
     // Retrieve the container configuration for the content type and set options before presenting initial view
@@ -50,10 +51,8 @@ function listViewController($rootScope, $scope, $routeParams, $injector, notific
             if (typeof config.pageSize !== 'undefined') {
                 $scope.options.pageSize = config.pageSize;
             }
-            if (typeof config.additionalColumnAliases !== 'undefined') {
-                $scope.options.additionalColumnAliases = config.additionalColumnAliases.split(',');
-                $scope.options.additionalColumnHeaders = config.additionalColumnHeaders.split(',');
-                $scope.options.additionalColumnLocalizationKeys = config.additionalColumnLocalizationKeys.split(',');
+            if (typeof config.additionalColumns !== 'undefined') {
+                $scope.options.additionalColumns = config.additionalColumns;
             }
             if (typeof config.orderBy !== 'undefined') {
                 $scope.options.orderBy = config.orderBy;
@@ -138,11 +137,11 @@ function listViewController($rootScope, $scope, $routeParams, $injector, notific
     };
 
     $scope.getColumnName = function (index) {
-        return $scope.options.additionalColumnHeaders[index];
+        return $scope.options.additionalColumns[index].header;
     };
 
     $scope.getColumnLocalizationKey = function (index) {
-        return $scope.options.additionalColumnLocalizationKeys[index];
+        return $scope.options.additionalColumns[index].localizationKey;
     };
 
     $scope.getPropertyValue = function (alias, result) {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/listview/listview.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/listview/listview.html
index d6f419d1e0..f133ce11b6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/listview/listview.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/listview/listview.html
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@
                         </a>
                     </td>
 
-                    <td ng-repeat="alias in options.additionalColumnAliases">
-                        <a href="#" ng-click="sort(alias)" prevent-default>
-                            <localize ng-if="getColumnLocalizationKey($index) !== ''" key="{{getColumnLocalizationKey($index)}}">{{getColumnName($index)}}</localize>   
-                            <span ng-if="getColumnLocalizationKey($index) === ''">{{getColumnName($index)}}</span>                         
+                    <td ng-repeat="column in options.additionalColumns">
+                        <a href="#" ng-click="sort(column.alias)" prevent-default>
+                            <localize ng-if="getColumnLocalizationKey($index) !== ''" key="{{getColumnLocalizationKey($index)}}">{{getColumnName($index)}}</localize>
+                            <span ng-if="getColumnLocalizationKey($index) === ''">{{getColumnName($index)}}</span>
                             <i class="icon-sort"></i>
                         </a>
                     </td>
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@
                         <a ng-class="{inactive: (entityType === 'content' && !result.published) || isTrashed}" href="#/{{entityType}}/{{entityType}}/edit/{{result.id}}">{{result.name}}</a>
                     </td>
 
-                    <td ng-repeat="alias in options.additionalColumnAliases">
-                        {{getPropertyValue(alias, result)}}
+                    <td ng-repeat="column in options.additionalColumns">
+                        {{getPropertyValue(column.alias, result)}}
                     </td>
 
                     <td></td>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentAndMediaTypeBaseController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentAndMediaTypeBaseController.cs
index ecb9175b97..193938cf30 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentAndMediaTypeBaseController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentAndMediaTypeBaseController.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
@@ -48,14 +49,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(contentItem.ContentType.ContainerConfig))
             {
                 var containerConfig = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ContentTypeContainerConfiguration>(contentItem.ContentType.ContainerConfig);
+                containerConfig.AdditionalColumns = new List<ContentTypeContainerConfiguration.AdditionalColumnDetail>();
 
-                // Populate the column headings and localization keys
+                // Populate the column headings and localization keys                
                 if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(containerConfig.AdditionalColumnAliases))
                 {
-                    var aliases = containerConfig.AdditionalColumnAliases.Split(',');
-                    var headings = new string[aliases.Length];
-                    var localizationKeys = new string[aliases.Length];
-
                     // Find all the properties for doc types that might be in the list
                     var allowedContentTypeIds = contentItem.ContentType.AllowedContentTypes
                         .Select(x => x.Id.Value)
@@ -65,38 +63,43 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
                         .SelectMany(x => x.PropertyTypes)
                         .ToList();
 
-                    for (int i = 0; i < aliases.Length; i++)
+                    foreach (var alias in containerConfig.AdditionalColumnAliases.Split(','))
                     {
+                        var column = new ContentTypeContainerConfiguration.AdditionalColumnDetail
+                        {
+                            Alias = alias,                            
+                        };
+
                         // Try to find heading from custom property (getting the name from the alias)
                         // - need to look in children of the current content's content type
                         var property = allPropertiesOfAllowedContentTypes
-                            .FirstOrDefault(x => x.Alias == aliases[i].ToFirstLower());
+                            .FirstOrDefault(x => x.Alias == alias.ToFirstLower());
                         if (property != null)
                         {
-                            headings[i] = property.Name;
+                            column.Header = property.Name;
+                            column.LocalizationKey = string.Empty;
                         }
-                        else if (aliases[i] == "UpdateDate")
+                        else if (alias == "UpdateDate")
                         {
                             // Special case to restore hard-coded column titles
-                            headings[i] = "Last edited";
-                            localizationKeys[i] = "defaultdialogs_lastEdited";
+                            column.Header = "Last edited";
+                            column.LocalizationKey = "defaultdialogs_lastEdited";
                         }
-                        else if (aliases[i] == "Owner")
+                        else if (alias == "Owner")
                         {
                             // Special case to restore hard-coded column titles (2)
-                            headings[i] = "Updated by";
-                            localizationKeys[i] = "content_updatedBy";
+                            column.Header = "Updated by";
+                            column.LocalizationKey = "content_updatedBy";
                         }
                         else
                         {
                             // Otherwise just sentence case the alias
-                            headings[i] = aliases[i].ToFirstUpper().SplitPascalCasing();
-                            localizationKeys[i] = "content_" + aliases[i].ToFirstLower();
+                            column.Header = alias.ToFirstUpper().SplitPascalCasing();
+                            column.LocalizationKey = "content_" + alias.ToFirstLower();
                         }
-                    }
 
-                    containerConfig.AdditionalColumnHeaders = string.Join(",", headings);
-                    containerConfig.AdditionalColumnLocalizationKeys = string.Join(",", localizationKeys);
+                        containerConfig.AdditionalColumns.Add(column);
+                    }
                 }
 
                 return containerConfig;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/ContentTypeContainerConfiguration.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/ContentTypeContainerConfiguration.cs
index 7fc3c19dc8..70184d6d32 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/ContentTypeContainerConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/ContentTypeContainerConfiguration.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing
@@ -20,20 +21,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing
         /// </summary>
         [DataMember(Name = "additionalColumnAliases")]
         public string AdditionalColumnAliases { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The headers for the additional columns displayed after the node name in the list
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>This isn't persisted, but is calculated from the aliases when passed to the UI</remarks>
-        [DataMember(Name = "additionalColumnHeaders")]
-        public string AdditionalColumnHeaders { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The localization keys for the additional columns displayed after the node name in the list
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>This isn't persisted, but is calculated from the aliases when passed to the UI</remarks>
-        [DataMember(Name = "additionalColumnLocalizationKeys")]
-        public string AdditionalColumnLocalizationKeys { get; set; }
         
         /// <summary>
         /// The default order by column for the list
@@ -64,5 +51,25 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing
         /// </summary>
         [DataMember(Name = "allowBulkDelete")]
         public bool AllowBulkDelete { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The column details for the additional columns displayed after the node name in the list
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>This isn't persisted, but is calculated from the aliases when passed to the UI</remarks>
+        [DataMember(Name = "additionalColumns")]
+        public IList<AdditionalColumnDetail> AdditionalColumns { get; set; }
+
+        [DataContract(Namespace = "")]
+        public class AdditionalColumnDetail
+        {
+            [DataMember(Name = "alias")]
+            public string Alias { get; set; }
+
+            [DataMember(Name = "header")]
+            public string Header { get; set; }
+
+            [DataMember(Name = "localizationKey")]
+            public string LocalizationKey { get; set; }
+        }
     }
 }