diff --git a/AppKit/CPTableColumn.j b/AppKit/CPTableColumn.j
index 59b44e97e..425afec23 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPTableColumn.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPTableColumn.j
@@ -289,6 +289,9 @@ CPTableColumnUserResizingMask   = 1 << 1;
     var newDataView = [CPKeyedUnarchiver unarchiveObjectWithData:_dataViewData[dataViewUID]];
     newDataView.identifier = dataViewUID;
 
+    // make sure only we have control over the size and placement
+    [newDataView setAutoresizingMask:CPViewNotSizable];
+    
     return newDataView;
 }