diff --git a/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp b/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
index 3894fa2b0..4bf6ae63d 100644
--- a/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ std::map<std::string, std::map<std::string, ThemeData::ElementPropertyType>>
        {"containerScrollSpeed", FLOAT},
        {"containerStartDelay", FLOAT},
        {"containerResetDelay", FLOAT},
+       {"containerScrollGap", FLOAT},
        {"fontPath", PATH},
        {"fontSize", FLOAT},
        {"horizontalAlignment", STRING},
diff --git a/es-core/src/components/TextComponent.cpp b/es-core/src/components/TextComponent.cpp
index 8d21a3e09..7c46fcbe0 100644
--- a/es-core/src/components/TextComponent.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/components/TextComponent.cpp
@@ -595,6 +595,9 @@ void TextComponent::applyTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme,
                     mScrollDelay =
                         glm::clamp(elem->get<float>("containerStartDelay"), 0.0f, 10.0f) * 1000.0f;
                 }
+                if (elem->has("containerScrollGap")) {
+                    mScrollGap = glm::clamp(elem->get<float>("containerScrollGap"), 0.1f, 5.0f);
+                }
                 mHorizontalScrolling = true;
             }
             else if (containerType != "vertical") {