diff --git a/resources/qgis_global_settings.ini b/resources/qgis_global_settings.ini
index e504660d426..ffbd5f12884 100644
--- a/resources/qgis_global_settings.ini
+++ b/resources/qgis_global_settings.ini
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ connections-xyz\OpenStreetMap\username=
 connections-xyz\OpenStreetMap\zmax=19
 connections-xyz\OpenStreetMap\zmin=0
 
+# application stylesheet
+
+# Padding (in pixels) to add to toolbar icons, if blank then default padding will be used
+stylesheet\toolbarSpacing=
+
 [app]
 
 # Maximum number of recent projects to show on the welcome page
diff --git a/src/app/qgisappstylesheet.cpp b/src/app/qgisappstylesheet.cpp
index 8e806c13ac1..aee48fce425 100644
--- a/src/app/qgisappstylesheet.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgisappstylesheet.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ QMap<QString, QVariant> QgisAppStyleSheet::defaultOptions()
   bool gbxCustom = ( mMacStyle );
   opts.insert( QStringLiteral( "groupBoxCustom" ), settings.value( QStringLiteral( "groupBoxCustom" ), QVariant( gbxCustom ) ) );
 
+  opts.insert( QStringLiteral( "toolbarSpacing" ), settings.value( QStringLiteral( "toolbarSpacing" ), QString() ) );
+
   settings.endGroup(); // "qgis/stylesheet"
 
   opts.insert( QStringLiteral( "iconSize" ), settings.value( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/iconSize" ), QGIS_ICON_SIZE ) );
@@ -185,6 +187,17 @@ void QgisAppStyleSheet::buildStyleSheet( const QMap<QString, QVariant> &opts )
         .arg( palette.highlight().color().name(),
               palette.highlightedText().color().name() );
 
+  QString toolbarSpacing = opts.value( QStringLiteral( "toolbarSpacing" ), QString() ).toString();
+  if ( !toolbarSpacing.isEmpty() )
+  {
+    bool ok = false;
+    int toolbarSpacingInt = toolbarSpacing.toInt( &ok );
+    if ( ok )
+    {
+      ss += QStringLiteral( "QToolBar > QToolButton { padding: %1px; } " ).arg( toolbarSpacingInt );
+    }
+  }
+
   QgsDebugMsg( QString( "Stylesheet built: %1" ).arg( ss ) );
 
   emit appStyleSheetChanged( ss );