diff --git a/src/dialogxml/dialogs/strchoice.cpp b/src/dialogxml/dialogs/strchoice.cpp
index 3cbb7d029..24f6392ae 100644
--- a/src/dialogxml/dialogs/strchoice.cpp
+++ b/src/dialogxml/dialogs/strchoice.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/case_conv.hpp>
 
+#include <fmt/format.h>
+
 #include "dialogxml/widgets/field.hpp"
 #include "dialogxml/dialogs/strdlog.hpp"
 #include "fileio/resmgr/res_dialog.hpp"
@@ -23,14 +25,20 @@
 
 const sf::Color HILITE_COLOUR = Colours::LIGHT_GREEN;
 
-cStringChoice::cStringChoice(cDialog* parent, bool editable)
+cStringChoice::cStringChoice(cDialog* parent, bool editable, bool force_single_column)
 	: editable(editable)
-	, per_page(editable ? 20 : 40)
+	, per_page((editable || force_single_column) ? 20 : 40)
 	, dlg(*ResMgr::dialogs.get(editable ? "choose-edit-string" : "choose-string"), parent)
-{}
+{
+	if(force_single_column){
+		for(int i = per_page + 1; i <= per_page * 2; ++i){
+			dlg[fmt::format("led{}", i)].hide();
+		}
+	}
+}
 
-cStringChoice::cStringChoice(const std::vector<std::string>& strs, std::string title, cDialog* parent, bool editable)
-	: cStringChoice(parent, editable)
+cStringChoice::cStringChoice(const std::vector<std::string>& strs, std::string title, cDialog* parent, bool editable, bool force_single_column)
+	: cStringChoice(parent, editable, force_single_column)
 {
 	setTitle(title);
 	strings = strs;
diff --git a/src/dialogxml/dialogs/strchoice.hpp b/src/dialogxml/dialogs/strchoice.hpp
index f76d77697..ddc5abf73 100644
--- a/src/dialogxml/dialogs/strchoice.hpp
+++ b/src/dialogxml/dialogs/strchoice.hpp
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ class cStringChoice {
 	bool search_open = false;
 	cLedGroup* leds;
 	std::function<void(cStringChoice&,int)> select_handler;
-	cStringChoice(cDialog* parent, bool editable = false);
+	cStringChoice(cDialog* parent, bool editable = false, bool force_single_column = false);
 public:
 	/// Initializes a dialog from a list of strings.
 	/// @param strs A list of all strings in the dialog.
 	/// @param title The title to show in the dialog.
 	/// @param parent Optionally, a parent dialog.
-	explicit cStringChoice(const std::vector<std::string>& strs, std::string title, cDialog* parent = nullptr, bool editable = false);
+	explicit cStringChoice(const std::vector<std::string>& strs, std::string title, cDialog* parent = nullptr, bool editable = false, bool force_single_column = false);
 	/// Initializes a dialog from an iterator pair.
 	/// @param begin An iterator to the first string in the dialog.
 	/// @param end An iterator to one past the last string in the dialog.