diff --git a/Example/BetterSegmentedControl/ViewController.swift b/Example/BetterSegmentedControl/ViewController.swift
index 1cdd018..d74f38e 100644
--- a/Example/BetterSegmentedControl/ViewController.swift
+++ b/Example/BetterSegmentedControl/ViewController.swift
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController {
         control1.segments = LabelSegment.segments(withTitles: ["Recent", "Nearby", "All"],
                                                   normalFont: UIFont(name: "HelveticaNeue-Light", size: 13.0)!,
                                                   selectedFont: UIFont(name: "HelveticaNeue-Medium", size: 13.0)!)
+        control1.segmentSpacing = 50
         // Control 2: Exclusively defined in IB
         
         // Control 3: Many options
diff --git a/Pod/Classes/BetterSegmentedControl.swift b/Pod/Classes/BetterSegmentedControl.swift
index c7710f8..aa2b99f 100644
--- a/Pod/Classes/BetterSegmentedControl.swift
+++ b/Pod/Classes/BetterSegmentedControl.swift
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ import Foundation
                     cornerRadius = value
                 case let .bouncesOnChange(value):
                     bouncesOnChange = value
+                case let .segmentSpacing(value):
+                    segmentSpacing = value
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -157,6 +159,10 @@ import Foundation
             indicatorView.layer.borderColor = newValue?.cgColor
         }
     }
+    /// The horizontal spacing between segments.
+    @IBInspectable public var segmentSpacing: CGFloat = 0 {
+        didSet { setNeedsLayout() }
+    }
     
     // MARK: Private properties
     private let normalSegmentsView = UIView()
@@ -173,6 +179,7 @@ import Foundation
     private var selectedSegments: [UIView] { return selectedSegmentsView.subviews }
     private var segmentViews: [UIView] { return normalSegments + selectedSegments }
     private var totalInsetSize: CGFloat { return indicatorViewInset * 2.0 }
+    private var totalSpacings: CGFloat { return segmentSpacing * CGFloat(normalSegmentCount - 1) }
     private lazy var defaultSegments: [BetterSegmentedControlSegment] = {
         return [LabelSegment(text: "First"), LabelSegment(text: "Second")]
     }()
@@ -327,8 +334,9 @@ import Foundation
     
     // MARK: Helpers
     private func elementFrame(forIndex index: Int) -> CGRect {
-        let elementWidth = (width - totalInsetSize) / CGFloat(normalSegmentCount)
-        let x = CGFloat(isLayoutDirectionRightToLeft ? lastIndex - index : index) * elementWidth
+        let elementWidth = (width - totalInsetSize - totalSpacings) / CGFloat(normalSegmentCount)
+        let spacingOffset =  CGFloat(index) * segmentSpacing
+        let x = CGFloat(isLayoutDirectionRightToLeft ? lastIndex - index : index) * elementWidth + spacingOffset
         return CGRect(x: x + indicatorViewInset,
                       y: indicatorViewInset,
                       width: elementWidth,
diff --git a/Pod/Classes/Options.swift b/Pod/Classes/Options.swift
index acad9b9..e8eb677 100644
--- a/Pod/Classes/Options.swift
+++ b/Pod/Classes/Options.swift
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ public enum BetterSegmentedControlOption {
     case backgroundColor(UIColor)
     case cornerRadius(CGFloat)
     case bouncesOnChange(Bool)
+    case segmentSpacing(CGFloat)
 }