diff --git a/include/table.h b/include/table.h
index 9d1d19f9..0e4cdfe9 100644
--- a/include/table.h
+++ b/include/table.h
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ extern int current_row;
 void init_table();
 void expand_table_rows(Workspace *workspace);
 void expand_table_cols(Workspace *workspace);
+void expand_table_cols_at_head(Workspace *workspace);
 bool cell_exists(int col, int row);
 void cleanup_table(xcb_connection_t *conn, Workspace *workspace);
 void fix_colrowspan(xcb_connection_t *conn, Workspace *workspace);
 void dump_table(xcb_connection_t *conn, Workspace *workspace);
 
-
 #endif
diff --git a/src/commands.c b/src/commands.c
index e47855f6..22d067a4 100644
--- a/src/commands.c
+++ b/src/commands.c
@@ -181,11 +181,13 @@ static void move_current_window(xcb_connection_t *conn, direction_t direction) {
 
         switch (direction) {
                 case D_LEFT:
-                        /* TODO: If we’re at the left-most position, move the rest of the table right */
-                        if (current_col == 0)
-                                return;
+                        /* If we’re at the left-most position, move the rest of the table right */
+                        if (current_col == 0) {
+                                expand_table_cols_at_head(c_ws);
+                                new = CUR_TABLE[current_col][current_row];
+                        } else
+                                new = CUR_TABLE[--current_col][current_row];
 
-                        new = CUR_TABLE[--current_col][current_row];
                         break;
                 case D_RIGHT:
                         if (current_col == (c_ws->cols-1))
diff --git a/src/table.c b/src/table.c
index 4c13be83..91763972 100644
--- a/src/table.c
+++ b/src/table.c
@@ -85,6 +85,28 @@ void expand_table_cols(Workspace *workspace) {
                 new_container(workspace, &(workspace->table[workspace->cols-1][c]), workspace->cols-1, c);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Inserts one column at the table’s head
+ *
+ */
+void expand_table_cols_at_head(Workspace *workspace) {
+        workspace->cols++;
+
+        workspace->table = realloc(workspace->table, sizeof(Container**) * workspace->cols);
+        workspace->table[workspace->cols-1] = calloc(sizeof(Container*) * workspace->rows, 1);
+
+        /* Move the other columns */
+        for (int rows = 0; rows < workspace->rows; rows++)
+                for (int cols = workspace->cols - 1; cols > 0; cols--) {
+                        LOG("Moving col %d to %d\n", cols-1, cols);
+                        workspace->table[cols][rows] = workspace->table[cols-1][rows];
+                        workspace->table[cols][rows]->col = cols;
+                }
+
+        for (int rows = 0; rows < workspace->rows; rows++)
+                new_container(workspace, &(workspace->table[0][rows]), 0, rows);
+}
+
 /*
  * Shrinks the table by one column.
  *