1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/builtins.zig b/src/builtins.zig
index 6bfc9b26..d6b89cf2 100644
--- a/src/builtins.zig
+++ b/src/builtins.zig
@@ -806,6 +806,9 @@ pub const Tty9p = struct {
 pub const Joincol = struct {
     pub const scope: Scope = .session;
     pub fn run(c: Ctx) void {
+        // The keyboard's column joins the one to its right; the last has none.
+        const at = layout.findPane(c.p, c.p.active) orelse return;
+        if (at.col + 1 >= c.p.ncol) return c.p.reportFailure(c.id, "Joincol: no column to the right");
         layout.joinCol(c.p);
     }
 };