diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9036a65..60b456c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ## Change log
 
+**0.8.0**
+
+Allow the change diff view's sides ([#21](https://github.com/moshfeu/vscode-compare-folders/issues/21))
+
 **0.7.0**
 
 Added the ability to ignore files names' case when comparing ([#23](https://github.com/moshfeu/vscode-compare-folders/issues/23))
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 68764f3..92b3c96 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ The extension allows the user to compare folders, show the diffs in a list and p
 - `compareContent` - boolean - Compares files by content
 - `diffViewTitle` - One of the options: "name only", "compared path", "full path"
 - `ignoreFileNameCase` - boolean - Compare files with the same name but different case
+- `diffLayout` - One of the options: "local <> compared" or "compared <> local"
 
 **Example**
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3d97d8d..a61aab0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "compare-folders",
   "displayName": "Compare Folders",
   "description": "Compare folders by contents, present the files that have differences and display the diffs side by side",
-  "version": "0.7.0",
+  "version": "0.8.0",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/moshfeu/vscode-compare-folders"
@@ -76,6 +76,20 @@
 					],
 					"markdownDescription": "Specifies how the diff view's title look like",
 					"scope": "window"
+        },
+        "compareFolders.diffLayout": {
+          "type": "string",
+					"default": "local <> compared",
+					"enum": [
+						"local <> compared",
+						"compared <> local"
+					],
+					"enumDescriptions": [
+						"eg. left: local file, right: compared file",
+						"eg. left: compared file, right: local file"
+					],
+					"markdownDescription": "Specifies which file will be in the left and the right sides of the diff view",
+					"scope": "window"
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index c43d7f7..b7d2421 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,20 @@
-import { window, commands, Disposable, env, Uri } from 'vscode';
+import { window, commands, ExtensionContext} from 'vscode';
 import { CompareFoldersProvider } from './providers/foldersCompareProvider';
 import { COMPARE_FILES, CHOOSE_FOLDERS_AND_COMPARE, REFRESH } from './constants/commands';
 import { ViewOnlyProvider } from './providers/viewOnlyProvider';
 
-const disposables: Disposable[] = [];
-export function activate() {
+
+export function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
   const onlyInA = new ViewOnlyProvider();
   const onlyInB = new ViewOnlyProvider();
   const foldersCompareProvider = new CompareFoldersProvider(onlyInA, onlyInB);
-
-  disposables.push(
-    ...[
+  context.subscriptions.push(
       window.registerTreeDataProvider('foldersCompareAppService', foldersCompareProvider),
       window.registerTreeDataProvider('foldersCompareAppServiceOnlyA', onlyInA),
       window.registerTreeDataProvider('foldersCompareAppServiceOnlyB', onlyInB),
       commands.registerCommand(COMPARE_FILES, foldersCompareProvider.onFileClicked),
       commands.registerCommand(CHOOSE_FOLDERS_AND_COMPARE, foldersCompareProvider.chooseFoldersAndCompare),
       commands.registerCommand(REFRESH, foldersCompareProvider.refresh),
-    ]
   );
 }
 
-export function deactivate() {
-  disposables.forEach(disposable => disposable.dispose());
-}
diff --git a/src/providers/foldersCompareProvider.ts b/src/providers/foldersCompareProvider.ts
index fc2af2d..6319814 100644
--- a/src/providers/foldersCompareProvider.ts
+++ b/src/providers/foldersCompareProvider.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,11 @@ export class CompareFoldersProvider implements TreeDataProvider<File> {
   onFileClicked([path1, path2]: [string, string], title: string) {
     try {
       if (path2) {
-        showDiffs([path1, path2], title);
+        let diffs: [string, string] = [path2, path1];
+        if (getConfiguration('diffLayout').diffLayout === 'local <> compared') {
+          diffs = [path1, path2];
+        }
+        showDiffs(diffs, title);
       } else {
         showFile(path1, title);
       }
diff --git a/src/services/configuration.ts b/src/services/configuration.ts
index 0f71661..f5f4add 100644
--- a/src/services/configuration.ts
+++ b/src/services/configuration.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ interface IConfigurations {
   excludeFilter: string[] | undefined;
   includeFilter: string[] | undefined;
   diffViewTitle: 'name only' | 'compared path' | 'full path';
+  diffLayout: 'local <> compared' | 'compared <> local';
   ignoreFileNameCase: boolean;
 }