diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 15fe464f6..4b21fc8f9 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -495,7 +495,6 @@ impl Exa<'_> {
             }
 
             (Mode::GridDetails(ref opts), Some(console_width)) => {
-                let details = &opts.details;
                 let row_threshold = opts.row_threshold;
 
                 let filter = &self.options.filter;
@@ -508,7 +507,7 @@ impl Exa<'_> {
                     files,
                     theme,
                     file_style,
-                    details,
+                    opts,
                     filter,
                     row_threshold,
                     git_ignoring,
diff --git a/src/options/view.rs b/src/options/view.rs
index 18aedaf8d..6da241965 100644
--- a/src/options/view.rs
+++ b/src/options/view.rs
@@ -80,9 +80,11 @@ impl Mode {
 
             if flag.is_some() && flag.unwrap().matches(&flags::GRID) {
                 let _ = matches.has(&flags::GRID)?;
+                let across = matches.has(&flags::ACROSS)?;
                 let row_threshold = RowThreshold::deduce(vars)?;
                 let grid_details = grid_details::Options {
                     details,
+                    across,
                     row_threshold,
                 };
                 return Ok(Self::GridDetails(grid_details));
@@ -772,6 +774,7 @@ mod test {
         use super::*;
 
         use crate::output::grid::Options as GridOptions;
+        use crate::output::grid_details::Options as GridDetailsOptions;
 
         // Default
         test_mode!(empty: <- [], None;            Both => like Ok(Mode::Grid(_)));
@@ -800,8 +803,10 @@ mod test {
         test_mode!(ell:        <- ["-l"], None;        Both => like Ok(Mode::Details(_)));
 
         // Grid-details views
-        test_mode!(lid:        <- ["--long", "--grid"], None;  Both => like Ok(Mode::GridDetails(_)));
-        test_mode!(leg:        <- ["-lG"], None;               Both => like Ok(Mode::GridDetails(_)));
+        test_mode!(lid:        <- ["--long", "--grid"], None;  Both => like Ok(Mode::GridDetails(GridDetailsOptions { across: false, .. })));
+        test_mode!(leg:        <- ["-lG"], None;               Both => like Ok(Mode::GridDetails(GridDetailsOptions { across: false, .. })));
+
+        test_mode!(long_grid_across:  <- ["--long", "--grid", "--across"], None;  Both => like Ok(Mode::GridDetails(GridDetailsOptions { across: true, .. })));
 
         // Options that do nothing with --long
         test_mode!(long_across: <- ["--long", "--across"],   None;  Last => like Ok(Mode::Details(_)));
diff --git a/src/output/grid_details.rs b/src/output/grid_details.rs
index 32d999734..d9720b953 100644
--- a/src/output/grid_details.rs
+++ b/src/output/grid_details.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ use crate::theme::Theme;
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
 pub struct Options {
     pub details: DetailsOptions,
+    pub across: bool,
     pub row_threshold: RowThreshold,
 }
 
@@ -33,6 +34,15 @@ impl Options {
     pub fn to_details_options(&self) -> &DetailsOptions {
         &self.details
     }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn direction(&self) -> Direction {
+        if self.across {
+            Direction::LeftToRight
+        } else {
+            Direction::TopToBottom
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// The grid-details view can be configured to revert to just a details view
@@ -67,8 +77,8 @@ pub struct Render<'a> {
     /// How to format filenames.
     pub file_style: &'a FileStyle,
 
-    /// The details part of the grid-details view.
-    pub details: &'a DetailsOptions,
+    /// Details and Sorting Options
+    pub opts: &'a Options,
 
     /// How to filter files after listing a directory. The files in this
     /// render will already have been filtered and sorted, but any directories
@@ -104,7 +114,7 @@ impl<'a> Render<'a> {
             files:         Vec::new(),
             theme:         self.theme,
             file_style:    self.file_style,
-            opts:          self.details,
+            opts:          self.opts.to_details_options(),
             recurse:       None,
             filter:        self.filter,
             git_ignoring:  self.git_ignoring,
@@ -118,7 +128,8 @@ impl<'a> Render<'a> {
 
     pub fn render<W: Write>(mut self, w: &mut W) -> io::Result<()> {
         let options = self
-            .details
+            .opts
+            .to_details_options()
             .table
             .as_ref()
             .expect("Details table options not given!");
@@ -126,7 +137,7 @@ impl<'a> Render<'a> {
         let drender = self.details_for_column();
 
         let color_scale_info = ColorScaleInformation::from_color_scale(
-            self.details.color_scale,
+            self.opts.to_details_options().color_scale,
             &self.files,
             self.filter.dot_filter,
             self.git,
@@ -167,7 +178,7 @@ impl<'a> Render<'a> {
                 // Therefore we pad the filenames with some spaces. We have to
                 // use ansi_width here, because the filename might contain some
                 // styling.
-                let padding = " ".repeat(if self.details.header {
+                let padding = " ".repeat(if self.opts.to_details_options().header {
                     4usize.saturating_sub(ansi_width::ansi_width(&filename))
                 } else {
                     0
@@ -181,7 +192,7 @@ impl<'a> Render<'a> {
             cells,
             GridOptions {
                 filling: Filling::Spaces(4),
-                direction: Direction::TopToBottom,
+                direction: self.opts.direction(),
                 width: self.console_width,
             },
         );
@@ -197,7 +208,7 @@ impl<'a> Render<'a> {
                     files,
                     theme,
                     file_style,
-                    details: opts,
+                    opts,
                     filter,
                     git_ignoring,
                     git,
@@ -210,7 +221,7 @@ impl<'a> Render<'a> {
                     files,
                     theme,
                     file_style,
-                    opts,
+                    opts: opts.to_details_options(),
                     recurse: None,
                     filter,
                     git_ignoring,
@@ -221,7 +232,7 @@ impl<'a> Render<'a> {
             }
         }
 
-        if self.details.header {
+        if self.opts.to_details_options().header {
             let row = table.header_row();
             let name = TextCell::paint_str(self.theme.ui.header.unwrap_or_default(), "Name")
                 .strings()
@@ -260,7 +271,7 @@ impl<'a> Render<'a> {
 
         // The header row will be printed separately, but it should be
         // considered for the width calculations.
-        if self.details.header {
+        if self.opts.to_details_options().header {
             let row = table.header_row();
             table.add_widths(&row);
         }