diff --git a/pytabulator/tabulator.py b/pytabulator/tabulator.py
index 6c9fc01..b9b9613 100644
--- a/pytabulator/tabulator.py
+++ b/pytabulator/tabulator.py
@@ -49,6 +49,22 @@ def update_column(self, col_name: str, **kwargs: Any) -> Self:
 
         return self
 
+    def set_formatter(
+        self,
+        col_name: str,
+        formatter: str,
+        formatter_params: dict = None,
+        **kwargs: Any,
+    ) -> Self:
+        return self.update_column(
+            col_name,
+            **dict(
+                formatter=formatter,
+                formatterParams=formatter_params or dict(),
+                **kwargs,
+            ),
+        )
+
     def set_options(self, **kwargs) -> Self:
         pass
         return self
diff --git a/tests/test_tabulator_columns.py b/tests/test_tabulator_columns.py
index bb1c1b8..ec7ebc8 100644
--- a/tests/test_tabulator_columns.py
+++ b/tests/test_tabulator_columns.py
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ def test_tabulator_columns(persons):
 
     table = table.update_column("Name", editor = True)
     print(table.columns)
+
+    table = table.set_formatter("Age", "html", hozAlign="center")
+    print(table.columns)