diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 988cf30..d796868 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -1099,7 +1099,8 @@ DOCSTRING is an optional form that is discarded upon expansion."
 (external-package magit
   "Provides a visual interface to git"
   :custom
-  (git-commit-summary-max-length 50 "Highlight characters in commit summaries past column 50.")
+  (magit-status-margin '(t age magit-log-margin-width nil 18) "Display margin in status buffer")
+  (git-commit-summary-max-length 50 "Highlight characters in commit summaries past column 50")
   (magit-display-buffer-function 'magit-display-buffer-same-window-except-diff-v1)
   :bind
   ("C-c g" . magit-status))