diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
index 7f04a0c..737904e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
         custom:tableView_columnCount="4"
         custom:tableView_headerColor="@color/primary"
+        custom:sortIconPosition="right"
         custom:tableView_headerElevation="10"/>
 
 </RelativeLayout>
diff --git a/tableview/src/main/java/de/codecrafters/tableview/SortableTableHeaderView.java b/tableview/src/main/java/de/codecrafters/tableview/SortableTableHeaderView.java
index 5ce9909..4082480 100644
--- a/tableview/src/main/java/de/codecrafters/tableview/SortableTableHeaderView.java
+++ b/tableview/src/main/java/de/codecrafters/tableview/SortableTableHeaderView.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class SortableTableHeaderView extends TableHeaderView {
 
     private SortStateViewProvider sortStateViewProvider = SortStateViewProviders.darkArrows();
 
+    private int iconPosition = SortableTableView.SORT_ICON_LEFT;
 
     /**
      * Creates a new SortableTableHeaderView.
@@ -125,6 +126,10 @@ public TableHeaderAdapter getAdapter() {
         return super.getAdapter();
     }
 
+    public void setIconPosition(int iconPosition) {
+        this.iconPosition = iconPosition;
+    }
+
     private class SortStateArrayAdapter extends TableHeaderAdapter {
 
         private final TableHeaderAdapter delegate;
@@ -178,7 +183,11 @@ public int getCount() {
         public View getHeaderView(final int columnIndex, final ViewGroup parentView) {
 
             // create column header layout
-            final LinearLayout headerLayout = (LinearLayout) delegate.getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.sortable_header, parentView, false);
+            // check if icon position is left or right
+            final LinearLayout headerLayout = (LinearLayout)
+                    (iconPosition == 0 ?
+                            delegate.getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.sortable_header, parentView, false)
+                            : delegate.getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.sortable_header_right, parentView, false));
             headerLayout.setOnClickListener(new InternalHeaderClickListener(columnIndex, getHeaderClickListeners()));
 
             // create header
diff --git a/tableview/src/main/java/de/codecrafters/tableview/SortableTableView.java b/tableview/src/main/java/de/codecrafters/tableview/SortableTableView.java
index 789c44c..39b1d3d 100644
--- a/tableview/src/main/java/de/codecrafters/tableview/SortableTableView.java
+++ b/tableview/src/main/java/de/codecrafters/tableview/SortableTableView.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package de.codecrafters.tableview;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.database.DataSetObserver;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Parcelable;
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ public class SortableTableView<T> extends TableView<T> {
     private final SortableTableHeaderView sortableTableHeaderView;
     private final SortingController sortingController;
 
+    public static final int SORT_ICON_LEFT = 0;
+    public static final int SORT_ICON_RIGHT = 1;
+    private int sortIconPosition;
 
     /**
      * Creates a new SortableTableView with the given context.\n
@@ -67,11 +71,11 @@ public SortableTableView(final Context context, final AttributeSet attributes) {
      */
     public SortableTableView(final Context context, final AttributeSet attributes, final int styleAttributes) {
         super(context, attributes, styleAttributes);
-
+        setCustomAttributes(attributes);
         sortableTableHeaderView = new SortableTableHeaderView(context);
         sortableTableHeaderView.setBackgroundColor(0xFFCCCCCC);
+        sortableTableHeaderView.setIconPosition(sortIconPosition);
         setHeaderView(sortableTableHeaderView);
-
         sortingController = new SortingController();
         sortableTableHeaderView.addHeaderClickListener(sortingController);
     }
@@ -176,6 +180,12 @@ protected void onRestoreInstanceState(final Parcelable state) {
         }
     }
 
+    private void setCustomAttributes(AttributeSet attributes) {
+        final TypedArray styledAttributes = getContext().obtainStyledAttributes(attributes, R.styleable.SortableTableView);
+        sortIconPosition = styledAttributes.getInt(R.styleable.SortableTableView_sortIconPosition, SORT_ICON_LEFT);
+    }
+
+
     /**
      * A controller managing all actions that are in the context of sorting.
      *
diff --git a/tableview/src/main/res/layout/sortable_header_right.xml b/tableview/src/main/res/layout/sortable_header_right.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c0db8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tableview/src/main/res/layout/sortable_header_right.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:orientation="horizontal"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+    android:gravity="center_vertical"
+    android:clickable="true"
+    android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground">
+
+    <FrameLayout
+        android:id="@+id/container"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
+
+    <ImageView
+        android:id="@+id/sort_view"
+        android:layout_width="10dp"
+        android:layout_height="15dp"
+        android:contentDescription="@string/sortable_indicator_content_description"
+        android:src="@mipmap/ic_dark_sortable" />
+</LinearLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tableview/src/main/res/values/attributes.xml b/tableview/src/main/res/values/attributes.xml
index 305aed1..8cbce0c 100644
--- a/tableview/src/main/res/values/attributes.xml
+++ b/tableview/src/main/res/values/attributes.xml
@@ -5,5 +5,12 @@
         <attr name="tableView_headerElevation" format="integer"/>
         <attr name="tableView_headerColor" format="color"/>
     </declare-styleable>
+    <declare-styleable name="SortableTableView">
+        <!--Set the left or right position for the sort icon. Default is left-->
+        <attr name="sortIconPosition" format="enum">
+            <enum name="left" value="0"/>
+            <enum name="right" value="1"/>
+        </attr>
+    </declare-styleable>
 </resources>