diff --git a/codex_retry_gateway_tui.py b/codex_retry_gateway_tui.py
index 79150b8..a1d8905 100644
--- a/codex_retry_gateway_tui.py
+++ b/codex_retry_gateway_tui.py
@@ -257,16 +257,24 @@ def request_table_column_key(value: Any) -> str:
     return REQUEST_TABLE_COLUMN_TOKEN_MAP.get(token, "")
 
 
+def request_table_column_keys(value: Any) -> list[str]:
+    token = request_table_column_token(value)
+    if token == "usage":
+        return ["in", "out", "cache"]
+    column_key = REQUEST_TABLE_COLUMN_TOKEN_MAP.get(token, "")
+    return [column_key] if column_key else []
+
+
 def request_table_column_order(value: Any) -> list[str]:
     requested = value if isinstance(value, (list, tuple, set)) else []
     columns = []
     seen: set[str] = set()
     for item in requested:
-        column_key = request_table_column_key(item)
-        if not column_key or column_key in seen:
-            continue
-        columns.append(column_key)
-        seen.add(column_key)
+        for column_key in request_table_column_keys(item):
+            if not column_key or column_key in seen:
+                continue
+            columns.append(column_key)
+            seen.add(column_key)
     for column_key in REQUEST_TABLE_COLUMN_KEYS:
         if column_key not in seen:
             columns.append(column_key)
@@ -279,11 +287,11 @@ def request_table_hidden_columns(value: Any, columns: list[str]) -> list[str]:
     hidden = []
     seen: set[str] = set()
     for item in requested:
-        column_key = request_table_column_key(item)
-        if not column_key or column_key not in allowed or column_key in seen:
-            continue
-        hidden.append(column_key)
-        seen.add(column_key)
+        for column_key in request_table_column_keys(item):
+            if not column_key or column_key not in allowed or column_key in seen:
+                continue
+            hidden.append(column_key)
+            seen.add(column_key)
     return hidden
 
 
@@ -300,11 +308,11 @@ def normalize_request_table_preferences(data: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
         legacy_visible = []
         seen: set[str] = set()
         for item in source.get("visible_columns") or []:
-            column_key = request_table_column_key(item)
-            if not column_key or column_key in seen:
-                continue
-            legacy_visible.append(column_key)
-            seen.add(column_key)
+            for column_key in request_table_column_keys(item):
+                if not column_key or column_key in seen:
+                    continue
+                legacy_visible.append(column_key)
+                seen.add(column_key)
         columns = request_table_column_order(legacy_visible)
         hidden_columns = [column_key for column_key in columns if column_key not in seen]
     else:
@@ -342,17 +350,18 @@ def request_table_preferences_from_text(text: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
             token = token[1:].strip()
             if not token:
                 continue
-        column_key = request_table_column_key(token)
-        if not column_key:
+        column_keys = request_table_column_keys(token)
+        if not column_keys:
             if hidden:
                 continue
             raise ValueError(f"line {line_number}: unknown request column {token!r}")
-        if column_key in seen:
-            continue
-        seen.add(column_key)
-        columns.append(column_key)
-        if hidden:
-            hidden_columns.append(column_key)
+        for column_key in column_keys:
+            if column_key in seen:
+                continue
+            seen.add(column_key)
+            columns.append(column_key)
+            if hidden:
+                hidden_columns.append(column_key)
     if not columns:
         raise ValueError("no request columns found in editor document")
     missing = [column_key for column_key in REQUEST_TABLE_COLUMN_KEYS if column_key not in seen]
diff --git a/tests/test_payload.py b/tests/test_payload.py
index 97cc40e..1ce1dae 100644
--- a/tests/test_payload.py
+++ b/tests/test_payload.py
@@ -298,6 +298,12 @@ class CodexRetryGatewayTUITests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(prefs["columns"][:6], ["thread", "seq", "cache", "in", "out", "req_id"])
         self.assertIn("cache", prefs["hidden_columns"])
 
+    def test_request_table_preferences_expand_legacy_usage_column(self) -> None:
+        mod = load_module()
+        prefs = mod.normalize_request_table_preferences({"visible_columns": ["seq", "usage", "status"]})
+        self.assertEqual(prefs["columns"][:5], ["seq", "in", "out", "cache", "status"])
+        self.assertEqual(prefs["hidden_columns"][:3], ["req_id", "resp_id", "thread"])
+
     def test_sort_request_rows_supports_custom_column_and_missing_values(self) -> None:
         mod = load_module()
         rows = [