diff --git a/lib/element.py b/lib/element.py
index 9ef5ac2..a8ae3c7 100644
--- a/lib/element.py
+++ b/lib/element.py
@@ -161,7 +161,30 @@ def add_translation(self, translation, placeholder, position=None,
                 xml_escape(pattern), lambda _: get_string(reserve),
                 translation)
         translation = self._polish_translation(translation)
-        new_element = etree.XML('<{0} xmlns="{1}">{2}</{0}>'.format(
+
+        if position == 'sidebyside':
+            new_element = etree.Element(get_name(self.element), xmlns=ns['x'])
+            # Create table structure
+            table = etree.SubElement(new_element, 'table')
+            tr = etree.SubElement(table, 'tr')
+
+            # Original text on the left column
+            td_original = etree.SubElement(tr, 'td')
+            td_original.set('width', '45%')
+            td_orig_elem = td_original.append(self.element_copy)
+
+            # Middle column
+            td_middle = etree.SubElement(tr, 'td')
+            td_middle.set('padding', '10px')
+            # looks awful, but I couldn't find better way to keep the gap:
+            td_middle.text = xml_escape('&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;')
+
+            # Translation on the right column
+            td_translation = etree.SubElement(tr, 'td')
+            td_translation.set('width', '45%')
+            td_translation.text = trim(translation)
+        else:
+            new_element = etree.XML('<{0} xmlns="{1}">{2}</{0}>'.format(
             get_name(self.element), ns['x'], trim(translation)))
         # Preserve all attributes from the original element.
         for name, value in self.element.items():
@@ -180,7 +203,7 @@ def add_translation(self, translation, placeholder, position=None,
             self.element.addprevious(new_element)
         else:
             self.element.addnext(new_element)
-        if position == 'only':
+        if position == 'only' or position == 'sidebyside':
             self.delete()
         return new_element
 
diff --git a/setting.py b/setting.py
index ba3e7c5..aa71f7a 100644
--- a/setting.py
+++ b/setting.py
@@ -693,18 +693,21 @@ def layout_content(self):
         after_original.setChecked(True)
         before_original = QRadioButton(_('Add before original'))
         delete_original = QRadioButton(_('Add without original'))
+        side_by_side = QRadioButton(_('Side-by-side'))
         position_layout.addWidget(after_original)
         position_layout.addWidget(before_original)
         position_layout.addWidget(delete_original)
+        position_layout.addWidget(side_by_side)
         position_layout.addStretch(1)
         layout.addWidget(position_group)
 
-        position_map = dict(enumerate(['after', 'before', 'only']))
+        position_map = dict(enumerate(['after', 'before', 'only', 'sidebyside']))
         position_rmap = dict((v, k) for k, v in position_map.items())
         position_btn_group = QButtonGroup(position_group)
         position_btn_group.addButton(after_original, 0)
         position_btn_group.addButton(before_original, 1)
         position_btn_group.addButton(delete_original, 2)
+        position_btn_group.addButton(side_by_side, 3)
 
         position_btn_group.button(position_rmap.get(
             self.config.get('translation_position'))).setChecked(True)