diff --git a/src/c/neat_bar.c b/src/c/neat_bar.c
index 45ec98d..20fb04c 100644
--- a/src/c/neat_bar.c
+++ b/src/c/neat_bar.c
@@ -57,9 +57,10 @@ inline static void s_update_click_config_provider(NeatBarLayer *neat_bar) {
 
 static void s_recenter_icons(NeatBarLayer *neat_bar) {
 	int16_t y_offset = neat_bar->main_grect.origin.y;
+	int8_t spread = neat_bar->spread;
 	if (neat_bar->up_layer) {
 		layer_set_frame(bitmap_layer_get_layer(neat_bar->up_layer),
-		                GRect(1, UP_Y - y_offset, neat_bar->main_grect.size.w, 18));
+		                GRect(1, UP_Y - spread - y_offset, neat_bar->main_grect.size.w, 18));
 	}
 	if (neat_bar->select_layer) {
 		layer_set_frame(bitmap_layer_get_layer(neat_bar->select_layer),
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ static void s_recenter_icons(NeatBarLayer *neat_bar) {
 	}
 	if (neat_bar->down_layer) {
 		layer_set_frame(bitmap_layer_get_layer(neat_bar->down_layer),
-		                GRect(1, DOWN_Y - y_offset, neat_bar->main_grect.size.w, 18));
+		                GRect(1, DOWN_Y + spread - y_offset, neat_bar->main_grect.size.w, 18));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -160,6 +161,14 @@ void neat_bar_layer_set_background_color(NeatBarLayer *neat_bar, GColor backgrou
 	layer_mark_dirty(neat_bar->main_layer);
 }
 
+void neat_bar_layer_set_spread(NeatBarLayer *neat_bar, int8_t spread) {
+	if (spread == neat_bar->spread) {
+		return;
+	}
+	neat_bar->spread = spread;
+	s_recenter_icons(neat_bar);
+}
+
 void neat_bar_layer_set_icon(NeatBarLayer *neat_bar, ButtonId button_id, GBitmap *icon) {
 	BitmapLayer *current_bitmap_layer;
 	uint16_t y_pos;
@@ -179,7 +188,10 @@ void neat_bar_layer_set_icon(NeatBarLayer *neat_bar, ButtonId button_id, GBitmap
 	}
 
 	if (!current_bitmap_layer) {
-		current_bitmap_layer = bitmap_layer_create(GRect(1, y_pos, neat_bar->main_grect.size.w, 18));
+		int16_t adjusted_y = (button_id == BUTTON_ID_UP)     ? y_pos - neat_bar->spread
+		                     : (button_id == BUTTON_ID_DOWN) ? y_pos + neat_bar->spread
+		                                                     : y_pos;
+		current_bitmap_layer = bitmap_layer_create(GRect(1, adjusted_y, neat_bar->main_grect.size.w, 18));
 		layer_add_child(neat_bar->main_layer, bitmap_layer_get_layer(current_bitmap_layer));
 		switch (button_id) {
 		case BUTTON_ID_UP:
@@ -209,6 +221,7 @@ NeatBarLayer *neat_bar_layer_create() {
 	neat_bar->background_color = GColorBlack;
 	neat_bar->corner_radius = 0;
 	neat_bar->x_offset = 0;
+	neat_bar->spread = 0;
 	neat_bar->context = NULL;
 	layer_set_update_proc(neat_bar->main_layer, s_main_layer_update_proc);
 	s_current_neat_bar = neat_bar;
diff --git a/src/c/neat_bar.h b/src/c/neat_bar.h
index 34dbd16..4c012bc 100644
--- a/src/c/neat_bar.h
+++ b/src/c/neat_bar.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	GColor8 background_color;
 	uint16_t corner_radius;
 	uint16_t x_offset;
-	//int8_t spread; // positive integers push the icons further apart; negative integers pull them together
+	int8_t spread;
 	//bool use_legacy_animations
 	void *context;
 } NeatBarLayer;
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@ void neat_bar_layer_set_y_offset(NeatBarLayer *neat_bar, uint16_t y_offset);
 void neat_bar_layer_set_floating(NeatBarLayer *neat_bar, uint16_t x_offset);
 void neat_bar_layer_set_corner_radius(NeatBarLayer *neat_bar, uint16_t corner_radius);
 void neat_bar_layer_set_background_color(NeatBarLayer *neat_bar, GColor background_color);
+void neat_bar_layer_set_spread(NeatBarLayer *neat_bar, int8_t spread);
 void neat_bar_layer_set_click_config_provider(NeatBarLayer *neat_bar, ClickConfigProvider click_config_provider);
 void neat_bar_layer_add_to_window(NeatBarLayer *neat_bar, Window *window);