diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/SubscriptionFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/SubscriptionFragment.java
index ba5d44b4d..7ae28130e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/SubscriptionFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/SubscriptionFragment.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class SubscriptionFragment extends Fragment {
         View root = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_subscriptions, container, false);
         ((AppCompatActivity) getActivity()).setSupportActionBar(root.findViewById(R.id.toolbar));
         subscriptionGridLayout = root.findViewById(R.id.subscriptions_grid);
-        subscriptionGridLayout.setNumColumns(prefs.getInt(PREF_NUM_COLUMNS, 3));
+        subscriptionGridLayout.setNumColumns(prefs.getInt(PREF_NUM_COLUMNS, getDefaultNumOfColumns()));
         registerForContextMenu(subscriptionGridLayout);
         subscriptionAddButton = root.findViewById(R.id.subscriptions_add);
         progressBar = root.findViewById(R.id.progLoading);
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class SubscriptionFragment extends Fragment {
         super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);
         inflater.inflate(R.menu.subscriptions, menu);
 
-        int columns = prefs.getInt(PREF_NUM_COLUMNS, 3);
+        int columns = prefs.getInt(PREF_NUM_COLUMNS, getDefaultNumOfColumns());
         menu.findItem(R.id.subscription_num_columns_2).setChecked(columns == 2);
         menu.findItem(R.id.subscription_num_columns_3).setChecked(columns == 3);
         menu.findItem(R.id.subscription_num_columns_4).setChecked(columns == 4);
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ public class SubscriptionFragment extends Fragment {
                 }, error -> Log.e(TAG, Log.getStackTraceString(error)));
     }
 
+    private int getDefaultNumOfColumns() {
+        return getResources().getInteger(R.integer.subscriptions_default_num_of_columns);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onCreateContextMenu(ContextMenu menu, View v, ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo menuInfo) {
         super.onCreateContextMenu(menu, v, menuInfo);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-sw600dp/integers.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-sw600dp/integers.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb43e5de6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-sw600dp/integers.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+    <integer name="subscriptions_default_num_of_columns">5</integer>
+</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/integers.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/integers.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b45a8b1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/integers.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+    <integer name="subscriptions_default_num_of_columns">3</integer>
+</resources>
\ No newline at end of file