diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fa2c25977..31b089b08 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ New features:
 
 Improvements:
 
+* Use inline popup to create new columns
 * Improve filter box design
 * Improve image thumbnails and files table
 * Add confirmation inline popup to remove custom filter
diff --git a/app/Controller/Column.php b/app/Controller/Column.php
index 3201c5491..772041649 100644
--- a/app/Controller/Column.php
+++ b/app/Controller/Column.php
@@ -15,54 +15,62 @@ class Column extends Base
      *
      * @access public
      */
-    public function index(array $values = array(), array $errors = array())
+    public function index()
     {
         $project = $this->getProject();
         $columns = $this->board->getColumns($project['id']);
 
-        foreach ($columns as $column) {
-            $values['title['.$column['id'].']'] = $column['title'];
-            $values['description['.$column['id'].']'] = $column['description'];
-            $values['task_limit['.$column['id'].']'] = $column['task_limit'] ?: null;
-        }
-
         $this->response->html($this->helper->layout->project('column/index', array(
-            'errors' => $errors,
-            'values' => $values + array('project_id' => $project['id']),
             'columns' => $columns,
             'project' => $project,
             'title' => t('Edit board')
         )));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Show form to create a new column
+     *
+     * @access public
+     */
+    public function create(array $values = array(), array $errors = array())
+    {
+        $project = $this->getProject();
+        $columns = $this->board->getColumnsList($project['id']);
+
+        if (empty($values)) {
+            $values = array('project_id' => $project['id']);
+        }
+
+        $this->response->html($this->template->render('column/create', array(
+            'values' => $values,
+            'errors' => $errors,
+            'project' => $project,
+            'title' => t('Add a new column')
+        )));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Validate and add a new column
      *
      * @access public
      */
-    public function create()
+    public function save()
     {
         $project = $this->getProject();
-        $columns = $this->board->getColumnsList($project['id']);
-        $data = $this->request->getValues();
-        $values = array();
+        $values = $this->request->getValues();
 
-        foreach ($columns as $column_id => $column_title) {
-            $values['title['.$column_id.']'] = $column_title;
-        }
-
-        list($valid, $errors) = $this->columnValidator->validateCreation($data);
+        list($valid, $errors) = $this->columnValidator->validateCreation($values);
 
         if ($valid) {
-            if ($this->board->addColumn($project['id'], $data['title'], $data['task_limit'], $data['description'])) {
-                $this->flash->success(t('Board updated successfully.'));
-                $this->response->redirect($this->helper->url->to('column', 'index', array('project_id' => $project['id'])));
+            if ($this->board->addColumn($project['id'], $values['title'], $values['task_limit'], $values['description'])) {
+                $this->flash->success(t('Column created successfully.'));
+                return $this->response->redirect($this->helper->url->to('column', 'index', array('project_id' => $project['id'])), true);
             } else {
-                $this->flash->failure(t('Unable to update this board.'));
+                $errors['title'] = array(t('Another column with the same title exists in the project'));
             }
         }
 
-        $this->index($values, $errors);
+        $this->create($values, $errors);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Template/column/create.php b/app/Template/column/create.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58b130f57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Template/column/create.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<div class="page-header">
+    <h2><?= t('Add a new column') ?></h2>
+</div>
+<form class="popover-form" method="post" action="<?= $this->url->href('Column', 'save', array('project_id' => $project['id'])) ?>" autocomplete="off">
+
+    <?= $this->form->csrf() ?>
+
+    <?= $this->form->hidden('project_id', $values) ?>
+
+    <?= $this->form->label(t('Title'), 'title') ?>
+    <?= $this->form->text('title', $values, $errors, array('autofocus', 'required', 'maxlength="50"')) ?>
+
+    <?= $this->form->label(t('Task limit'), 'task_limit') ?>
+    <?= $this->form->number('task_limit', $values, $errors) ?>
+
+    <?= $this->form->label(t('Description'), 'description') ?>
+
+    <div class="form-tabs">
+        <div class="write-area">
+          <?= $this->form->textarea('description', $values, $errors) ?>
+        </div>
+        <div class="preview-area">
+            <div class="markdown"></div>
+        </div>
+        <ul class="form-tabs-nav">
+            <li class="form-tab form-tab-selected">
+                <i class="fa fa-pencil-square-o fa-fw"></i><a id="markdown-write" href="#"><?= t('Write') ?></a>
+            </li>
+            <li class="form-tab">
+                <a id="markdown-preview" href="#"><i class="fa fa-eye fa-fw"></i><?= t('Preview') ?></a>
+            </li>
+        </ul>
+    </div>
+    <div class="form-help"><?= $this->url->doc(t('Write your text in Markdown'), 'syntax-guide') ?></div>
+
+    <div class="form-actions">
+        <input type="submit" value="<?= t('Add this column') ?>" class="btn btn-blue">
+        <?= t('or') ?>
+        <?= $this->url->link(t('cancel'), 'column', 'index', array('project_id' => $project['id']), false, 'close-popover') ?>
+    </div>
+</form>
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diff --git a/app/Template/column/index.php b/app/Template/column/index.php
index 85d46f26c..8d95dd487 100644
--- a/app/Template/column/index.php
+++ b/app/Template/column/index.php
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 <div class="page-header">
     <h2><?= t('Edit the board for "%s"', $project['name']) ?></h2>
+    <ul>
+        <li>
+            <i class="fa fa-plus fa-fw"></i>
+            <?= $this->url->link(t('Add a new column'), 'Column', 'create', array('project_id' => $project['id']), false, 'popover') ?>
+        </li>
+    </ul>
 </div>
 
 <?php if (! empty($columns)): ?>
@@ -52,41 +58,3 @@
     </table>
 
 <?php endif ?>
-
-<h3><?= t('Add a new column') ?></h3>
-<form method="post" action="<?= $this->url->href('column', 'create', array('project_id' => $project['id'])) ?>" autocomplete="off">
-
-    <?= $this->form->csrf() ?>
-
-    <?= $this->form->hidden('project_id', $values) ?>
-
-    <?= $this->form->label(t('Title'), 'title') ?>
-    <?= $this->form->text('title', $values, $errors, array('required', 'maxlength="50"')) ?>
-
-    <?= $this->form->label(t('Task limit'), 'task_limit') ?>
-    <?= $this->form->number('task_limit', $values, $errors) ?>
-
-    <?= $this->form->label(t('Description'), 'description') ?>
-
-    <div class="form-tabs">
-        <div class="write-area">
-          <?= $this->form->textarea('description', $values, $errors) ?>
-        </div>
-        <div class="preview-area">
-            <div class="markdown"></div>
-        </div>
-        <ul class="form-tabs-nav">
-            <li class="form-tab form-tab-selected">
-                <i class="fa fa-pencil-square-o fa-fw"></i><a id="markdown-write" href="#"><?= t('Write') ?></a>
-            </li>
-            <li class="form-tab">
-                <a id="markdown-preview" href="#"><i class="fa fa-eye fa-fw"></i><?= t('Preview') ?></a>
-            </li>
-        </ul>
-    </div>
-    <div class="form-help"><?= $this->url->doc(t('Write your text in Markdown'), 'syntax-guide') ?></div>
-
-    <div class="form-actions">
-        <input type="submit" value="<?= t('Add this column') ?>" class="btn btn-blue">
-    </div>
-</form>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/Validator/ColumnValidator.php b/app/Validator/ColumnValidator.php
index 4c644e8a2..f0f1659be 100644
--- a/app/Validator/ColumnValidator.php
+++ b/app/Validator/ColumnValidator.php
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ class ColumnValidator extends Base
      */
     public function validateModification(array $values)
     {
-        $v = new Validator($values, array(
-            new Validators\Integer('task_limit', t('This value must be an integer')),
-            new Validators\Required('title', t('The title is required')),
-            new Validators\MaxLength('title', t('The maximum length is %d characters', 50), 50),
-        ));
+        $rules = array(
+            new Validators\Required('id', t('This value is required')),
+            new Validators\Integer('id', t('This value must be an integer')),
+        );
+
+        $v = new Validator($values, array_merge($rules, $this->commonValidationRules()));
 
         return array(
             $v->execute(),
@@ -43,16 +44,32 @@ class ColumnValidator extends Base
      */
     public function validateCreation(array $values)
     {
-        $v = new Validator($values, array(
+        $rules = array(
             new Validators\Required('project_id', t('The project id is required')),
             new Validators\Integer('project_id', t('This value must be an integer')),
-            new Validators\Required('title', t('The title is required')),
-            new Validators\MaxLength('title', t('The maximum length is %d characters', 50), 50),
-        ));
+        );
+
+        $v = new Validator($values, array_merge($rules, $this->commonValidationRules()));
 
         return array(
             $v->execute(),
             $v->getErrors()
         );
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Common validation rules
+     *
+     * @access private
+     * @return array
+     */
+    private function commonValidationRules()
+    {
+        return array(
+            new Validators\Integer('task_limit', t('This value must be an integer')),
+            new Validators\GreaterThan('task_limit', t('This value must be greater than %d', -1), -1),
+            new Validators\Required('title', t('The title is required')),
+            new Validators\MaxLength('title', t('The maximum length is %d characters', 50), 50),
+        );
+    }
 }