diff --git a/src/widget/settings/mod.rs b/src/widget/settings/mod.rs
index 05452b35..b5d1abb9 100644
--- a/src/widget/settings/mod.rs
+++ b/src/widget/settings/mod.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pub mod item;
 pub mod section;
 
 pub use self::item::{flex_item, flex_item_row, item, item_row};
-pub use self::section::{view_section, Section};
+pub use self::section::{section, view_section, Section};
 
 use crate::widget::{column, Column};
 use crate::Element;
diff --git a/src/widget/settings/section.rs b/src/widget/settings/section.rs
index 29f18ca4..3e6c66aa 100644
--- a/src/widget/settings/section.rs
+++ b/src/widget/settings/section.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use crate::Element;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 
 /// A section within a settings view column.
+#[deprecated(note = "use `settings::section().title()` instead")]
 pub fn view_section<'a, Message: 'static>(title: impl Into<Cow<'a, str>>) -> Section<'a, Message> {
     Section {
         title: title.into(),
@@ -14,6 +15,11 @@ pub fn view_section<'a, Message: 'static>(title: impl Into<Cow<'a, str>>) -> Sec
     }
 }
 
+/// A section within a settings view column.
+pub fn section<'a, Message: 'static>() -> Section<'a, Message> {
+    with_column(ListColumn::default())
+}
+
 /// A section with a pre-defined list column.
 pub fn with_column<'a, Message: 'static>(
     children: ListColumn<'a, Message>,