diff --git a/pkg/config/user_config.go b/pkg/config/user_config.go
index c8895710e..86e2d5236 100644
--- a/pkg/config/user_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/user_config.go
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ type GuiConfig struct {
 	// Status panel view.
 	// One of 'dashboard' (default) | 'allBranchesLog'
 	StatusPanelView string `yaml:"statusPanelView" jsonschema:"enum=dashboard,enum=allBranchesLog"`
+	// Horizontal padding between views that are next to each other.
+	HorizontalPadding int `yaml:"horizontalPadding"`
 }
 
 func (c *GuiConfig) UseFuzzySearch() bool {
@@ -702,7 +704,8 @@ func GetDefaultConfig() *UserConfig {
 				Frames: []string{"|", "/", "-", "\\"},
 				Rate:   50,
 			},
-			StatusPanelView: "dashboard",
+			StatusPanelView:   "dashboard",
+			HorizontalPadding: 0,
 		},
 		Git: GitConfig{
 			Paging: PagingConfig{
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/window_arrangement_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/window_arrangement_helper.go
index 0eb7cdb4a..f5380a546 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/window_arrangement_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/window_arrangement_helper.go
@@ -125,8 +125,10 @@ func GetWindowDimensions(args WindowArrangementArgs) map[string]boxlayout.Dimens
 	sideSectionWeight, mainSectionWeight := getMidSectionWeights(args)
 
 	sidePanelsDirection := boxlayout.COLUMN
+	sidePanelsPadding := args.UserConfig.Gui.HorizontalPadding
 	if shouldUsePortraitMode(args) {
 		sidePanelsDirection = boxlayout.ROW
+		sidePanelsPadding = 0
 	}
 
 	showInfoSection := args.UserConfig.Gui.ShowBottomLine ||
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ func GetWindowDimensions(args WindowArrangementArgs) map[string]boxlayout.Dimens
 		Children: []*boxlayout.Box{
 			{
 				Direction: sidePanelsDirection,
+				Padding:   sidePanelsPadding,
 				Weight:    1,
 				Children: []*boxlayout.Box{
 					{
@@ -173,13 +176,16 @@ func GetWindowDimensions(args WindowArrangementArgs) map[string]boxlayout.Dimens
 
 func mainPanelChildren(args WindowArrangementArgs) []*boxlayout.Box {
 	mainPanelsDirection := boxlayout.ROW
+	mainPanelsPadding := 0
 	if splitMainPanelSideBySide(args) {
 		mainPanelsDirection = boxlayout.COLUMN
+		mainPanelsPadding = args.UserConfig.Gui.HorizontalPadding
 	}
 
 	result := []*boxlayout.Box{
 		{
 			Direction: mainPanelsDirection,
+			Padding:   mainPanelsPadding,
 			Children:  mainSectionChildren(args),
 			Weight:    1,
 		},
diff --git a/schema/config.json b/schema/config.json
index cf25ce007..a54706daa 100644
--- a/schema/config.json
+++ b/schema/config.json
@@ -430,6 +430,10 @@
           ],
           "description": "Status panel view.\nOne of 'dashboard' (default) | 'allBranchesLog'",
           "default": "dashboard"
+        },
+        "horizontalPadding": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "description": "Horizontal padding between views that are next to each other."
         }
       },
       "additionalProperties": false,