diff --git a/conservancy_beancount/reports/core.py b/conservancy_beancount/reports/core.py
index 53ca39bec2e40e522899aee786173e1aa37a26a4..a7a80af867f5083dff946a3ace98c2f39bc43477 100644
--- a/conservancy_beancount/reports/core.py
+++ b/conservancy_beancount/reports/core.py
@@ -920,6 +920,22 @@ class BaseODS(BaseSpreadsheet[RT, ST], metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
 
     ### Sheets
 
+    def lock_first_column(self, sheet: Optional[odf.table.Table]=None) -> None:
+        """Lock the first column of cells under the given sheet
+
+        This method sets all the appropriate settings to "lock" the first column
+        of cells in a sheet, so it stays in view even as the viewer scrolls
+        across the sheet. If a sheet is not given, works on ``self.sheet``.
+        """
+        if sheet is None:
+            sheet = self.sheet
+        config_map = self.ensure_config_map_entry(
+            self.view, 'Tables', sheet.getAttribute('name'),
+        )
+        self.set_config(config_map, 'PositionRight', 1, 'int')
+        self.set_config(config_map, 'HorizontalSplitMode', 2, 'short')
+        self.set_config(config_map, 'HorizontalSplitPosition', 1, 'short')
+
     def lock_first_row(self, sheet: Optional[odf.table.Table]=None) -> None:
         """Lock the first row of cells under the given sheet
 
diff --git a/tests/test_reports_spreadsheet.py b/tests/test_reports_spreadsheet.py
index 2fd46c770da7506a913e31e8b771a6dcb6e00f63..a34bfde13b6a099d8149b0adb310b081af6f52fc 100644
--- a/tests/test_reports_spreadsheet.py
+++ b/tests/test_reports_spreadsheet.py
@@ -454,8 +454,12 @@ def test_ods_writer_date_style(ods_writer):
     assert day.qname[1] == 'day'
     assert day.getAttribute('style') == 'long'
 
-def test_ods_lock_first_row(ods_writer):
-    ods_writer.lock_first_row()
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('method_name,split_name,side_name', [
+    ('lock_first_row', 'Vertical', 'Bottom'),
+    ('lock_first_column', 'Horizontal', 'Right'),
+])
+def test_ods_lock_first_cells(ods_writer, method_name, split_name, side_name):
+    getattr(ods_writer, method_name)()
     view_settings = get_child(
         ods_writer.document.settings,
         odf.config.ConfigItemSet,
@@ -467,9 +471,9 @@ def test_ods_lock_first_row(ods_writer):
     sheet_name = ods_writer.sheet.getAttribute('name')
     config_entry = get_child(config_map, odf.config.ConfigItemMapEntry, name=sheet_name)
     for name, ctype, value in [
-            ('PositionBottom', 'int', '1'),
-            ('VerticalSplitMode', 'short', '2'),
-            ('VerticalSplitPosition', 'short', '1'),
+            (f'Position{side_name}', 'int', '1'),
+            (f'{split_name}SplitMode', 'short', '2'),
+            (f'{split_name}SplitPosition', 'short', '1'),
     ]:
         child = get_child(config_entry, odf.config.ConfigItem, name=name)
         assert child.getAttribute('type') == ctype