diff --git a/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp b/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
index 0378fed8e..13bb974df 100644
--- a/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ std::map<std::string, std::map<std::string, ThemeData::ElementPropertyType>>
        {"textHorizontalScrolling", BOOLEAN},
        {"textHorizontalScrollSpeed", FLOAT},
        {"textHorizontalScrollDelay", FLOAT},
+       {"textHorizontalScrollGap", FLOAT},
        {"fontPath", PATH},
        {"fontSize", FLOAT},
        {"letterCase", STRING},
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ std::map<std::string, std::map<std::string, ThemeData::ElementPropertyType>>
        {"textHorizontalScrolling", BOOLEAN},
        {"textHorizontalScrollSpeed", FLOAT},
        {"textHorizontalScrollDelay", FLOAT},
+       {"textHorizontalScrollGap", FLOAT},
        {"fontPath", PATH},
        {"fontSize", FLOAT},
        {"horizontalAlignment", STRING},
diff --git a/es-core/src/components/primary/CarouselComponent.h b/es-core/src/components/primary/CarouselComponent.h
index bcf1062ee..06022ca48 100644
--- a/es-core/src/components/primary/CarouselComponent.h
+++ b/es-core/src/components/primary/CarouselComponent.h
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ private:
     bool mTextHorizontalScrolling;
     float mTextHorizontalScrollSpeed;
     float mTextHorizontalScrollDelay;
+    float mTextHorizontalScrollGap;
     std::shared_ptr<Font> mFont;
     LetterCase mLetterCase;
     LetterCase mLetterCaseAutoCollections;
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ CarouselComponent<T>::CarouselComponent()
     , mTextHorizontalScrolling {false}
     , mTextHorizontalScrollSpeed {1.0f}
     , mTextHorizontalScrollDelay {3000.0f}
+    , mTextHorizontalScrollGap {1.5f}
     , mFont {Font::get(FONT_SIZE_LARGE_FIXED)}
     , mLetterCase {LetterCase::NONE}
     , mLetterCaseAutoCollections {LetterCase::UNDEFINED}
@@ -366,7 +368,7 @@ void CarouselComponent<T>::addEntry(Entry& entry, const std::shared_ptr<ThemeDat
             glm::vec3 {0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f},
             glm::round(mItemSize * (mItemScale >= 1.0f ? mItemScale : 1.0f)), 0x00000000,
             mLineSpacing, mTextRelativeScale, mTextHorizontalScrolling, mTextHorizontalScrollSpeed,
-            mTextHorizontalScrollDelay, 1.0f);
+            mTextHorizontalScrollDelay, mTextHorizontalScrollGap);
         if (!mGamelistView)
             text->setValue(entry.name);
         text->setColor(mTextColor);
@@ -1691,6 +1693,11 @@ void CarouselComponent<T>::applyTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme,
             glm::clamp(elem->get<float>("textHorizontalScrollDelay"), 0.0f, 10.0f) * 1000.0f;
     }
 
+    if (elem->has("textHorizontalScrollGap")) {
+        mTextHorizontalScrollGap =
+            glm::clamp(elem->get<float>("textHorizontalScrollGap"), 0.1f, 5.0f);
+    }
+
     if (elem->has("lineSpacing"))
         mLineSpacing = glm::clamp(elem->get<float>("lineSpacing"), 0.5f, 3.0f);
 
diff --git a/es-core/src/components/primary/TextListComponent.h b/es-core/src/components/primary/TextListComponent.h
index 2612134a9..b0f167137 100644
--- a/es-core/src/components/primary/TextListComponent.h
+++ b/es-core/src/components/primary/TextListComponent.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ private:
     bool mHorizontalScrolling;
     float mHorizontalScrollSpeed;
     float mHorizontalScrollDelay;
+    float mTextHorizontalScrollGap;
     PrimaryAlignment mAlignment;
     float mHorizontalMargin;
     LetterCase mLetterCase;
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ TextListComponent<T>::TextListComponent()
     , mHorizontalScrolling {true}
     , mHorizontalScrollSpeed {1.0f}
     , mHorizontalScrollDelay {3000.0f}
+    , mTextHorizontalScrollGap {1.5f}
     , mAlignment {PrimaryAlignment::ALIGN_CENTER}
     , mHorizontalMargin {0.0f}
     , mLetterCase {LetterCase::NONE}
@@ -204,6 +206,7 @@ void TextListComponent<T>::addEntry(Entry& entry, const std::shared_ptr<ThemeDat
             // Set the text width to the width of the textlist to trigger horizontal scrolling.
             entry.data.entryName->setHorizontalScrollingSpeedMultiplier(mHorizontalScrollSpeed);
             entry.data.entryName->setHorizontalScrollingDelay(mHorizontalScrollDelay);
+            entry.data.entryName->setHorizontalScrollingGap(mTextHorizontalScrollGap);
             entry.data.entryName->setHorizontalScrolling(true);
             textSize.x = mSize.x - (mHorizontalMargin * 2.0f);
             entry.data.entryName->setSize(textSize);
@@ -494,6 +497,11 @@ void TextListComponent<T>::applyTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme,
             glm::clamp(elem->get<float>("textHorizontalScrollDelay"), 0.0f, 10.0f) * 1000.0f;
     }
 
+    if (elem->has("textHorizontalScrollGap")) {
+        mTextHorizontalScrollGap =
+            glm::clamp(elem->get<float>("textHorizontalScrollGap"), 0.1f, 5.0f);
+    }
+
     mFont = Font::getFromTheme(elem, properties, mFont, 0.0f, false);
 
     const float selectorHeight {mFont->getHeight(mLineSpacing)};