diff --git a/powerline/config_files/config.json b/powerline/config_files/config.json
index 93ac8b4c..e2ae7c13 100644
--- a/powerline/config_files/config.json
+++ b/powerline/config_files/config.json
@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@
 		"term_24bit_colors": false,
 		"dividers": {
 			"left": {
-				"hard": "",
-				"soft": ""
+				"hard": " ",
+				"soft": " "
 			},
 			"right": {
-				"hard": "",
-				"soft": ""
+				"hard": " ",
+				"soft": " "
 			}
-		}
+		},
+		"spaces": 1
 	},
 	"ext": {
 		"ipython": {
diff --git a/powerline/renderer.py b/powerline/renderer.py
index 8c95721f..75ec745a 100644
--- a/powerline/renderer.py
+++ b/powerline/renderer.py
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class Renderer(object):
 			divider_type = 'soft' if compare_segment['highlight'][mode]['bg'] == segment['highlight'][mode]['bg'] else 'hard'
 
 			divider_raw = theme.get_divider(segment['side'], divider_type)
+			divider_spaces = theme.get_spaces()
 			divider_highlighted = ''
 			contents_raw = segment['contents']
 			contents_highlighted = ''
@@ -111,11 +112,9 @@ class Renderer(object):
 			# Pad segments first
 			if segment['draw_divider'] or (divider_type == 'hard' and segment['width'] != 'auto'):
 				if segment['side'] == 'left':
-					contents_raw = outer_padding + (segment['_space_left'] * ' ') + contents_raw + (segment['_space_right'] * ' ') + ' '
-					divider_raw = divider_raw + ' '
+					contents_raw = outer_padding + (segment['_space_left'] * ' ') + contents_raw + ((divider_spaces + segment['_space_right']) * ' ')
 				else:
-					contents_raw = ' ' + (segment['_space_left'] * ' ') + contents_raw + (segment['_space_right'] * ' ') + outer_padding
-					divider_raw = ' ' + divider_raw
+					contents_raw = ((divider_spaces + segment['_space_left']) * ' ') + contents_raw + (segment['_space_right'] * ' ') + outer_padding
 			else:
 				if segment['side'] == 'left':
 					contents_raw = outer_padding + (segment['_space_left'] * ' ') + contents_raw + (segment['_space_right'] * ' ')
diff --git a/powerline/theme.py b/powerline/theme.py
index 4ca0289e..965ef81b 100644
--- a/powerline/theme.py
+++ b/powerline/theme.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class Theme(object):
 	def __init__(self, ext, colorscheme, theme_config, common_config, segment_info=None):
 		self.colorscheme = colorscheme
 		self.dividers = theme_config.get('dividers', common_config['dividers'])
+		self.spaces = theme_config.get('spaces', common_config['spaces'])
 		self.segments = {
 			'left': [],
 			'right': [],
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ class Theme(object):
 		'''Return segment divider.'''
 		return self.dividers[side][type]
 
+	def get_spaces(self):
+		return self.spaces
+
 	def add_highlight(self, segment):
 		segment['highlight'] = self.colorscheme.get_group_highlighting(segment['highlight_group'])
 		if segment['divider_highlight_group']: