diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.java
index 218e19bcc..ac6bd7975 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.java
@@ -247,8 +247,11 @@ public class Preferences {
   }
 
   public int getIntegerFromString(int keyResource, int defaultValue) {
-    Resources r = context.getResources();
-    String value = prefs.getString(r.getString(keyResource), null);
+    return getIntegerFromString(context.getString(keyResource), defaultValue);
+  }
+
+  public int getIntegerFromString(String keyResource, int defaultValue) {
+    String value = prefs.getString(keyResource, null);
     if (value == null) {
       return defaultValue;
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/fragments/ScrollableWidget.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/fragments/ScrollableWidget.kt
index 36fafc8d2..b3ea7ee84 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/fragments/ScrollableWidget.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/fragments/ScrollableWidget.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import android.app.Activity
 import android.appwidget.AppWidgetManager
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.os.Bundle
+import androidx.preference.ListPreference
 import androidx.preference.Preference
 import androidx.preference.SeekBarPreference
 import androidx.preference.SwitchPreferenceCompat
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ class ScrollableWidget : InjectingPreferenceFragment() {
         setupSlider(R.string.p_widget_font_size, 16)
         setupCheckbox(R.string.p_widget_show_due_date)
         setupCheckbox(R.string.p_widget_show_checkboxes)
+        setupList(R.string.p_widget_spacing)
         val showHeader = setupCheckbox(R.string.p_widget_show_header)
         val showSettings = setupCheckbox(R.string.p_widget_show_settings)
         showSettings.dependency = showHeader.key
@@ -167,5 +169,13 @@ class ScrollableWidget : InjectingPreferenceFragment() {
         return preference
     }
 
+    private fun setupList(resId: Int): ListPreference {
+        val preference = findPreference(resId) as ListPreference
+        val key = getString(resId) + appWidgetId
+        preference.key = key
+        preference.value = preferences.getStringValue(key) ?: "0"
+        return preference
+    }
+
     override fun inject(component: FragmentComponent) = component.inject(this)
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/ScrollableViewsFactory.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/ScrollableViewsFactory.java
index cab339308..4ea6f2543 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/ScrollableViewsFactory.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/ScrollableViewsFactory.java
@@ -169,19 +169,21 @@ class ScrollableViewsFactory implements RemoteViewsService.RemoteViewsFactory {
       editIntent.putExtra(WidgetClickActivity.EXTRA_TASK, task);
       row.setOnClickFillInIntent(R.id.widget_row, editIntent);
 
-      int widgetPadding = (int) context.getResources().getDimension(R.dimen.widget_padding);
-      int textBottomPadding = showDueDates && task.hasDueDate() ? 0 : widgetPadding;
+      int horizontalPadding = (int) context.getResources().getDimension(R.dimen.widget_padding);
+      int verticalPadding = widgetPreferences.getWidgetSpacing();
+      int textBottomPadding = showDueDates && task.hasDueDate() ? 0 : verticalPadding;
+      row.setViewPadding(R.id.widget_complete_box, horizontalPadding, verticalPadding, horizontalPadding, verticalPadding);
       if (showCheckboxes) {
         row.setViewVisibility(R.id.widget_complete_box, View.VISIBLE);
         Intent completeIntent = new Intent(WidgetClickActivity.COMPLETE_TASK);
         completeIntent.putExtra(WidgetClickActivity.EXTRA_TASK, task);
         row.setOnClickFillInIntent(R.id.widget_complete_box, completeIntent);
-        row.setViewPadding(R.id.widget_text, 0, widgetPadding, widgetPadding, textBottomPadding);
-        row.setViewPadding(R.id.widget_due_date, 0, 0, widgetPadding, widgetPadding);
+        row.setViewPadding(R.id.widget_text, 0, verticalPadding, horizontalPadding, textBottomPadding);
+        row.setViewPadding(R.id.widget_due_date, 0, 0, horizontalPadding, verticalPadding);
       } else {
         row.setViewVisibility(R.id.widget_complete_box, View.GONE);
-        row.setViewPadding(R.id.widget_text, widgetPadding, widgetPadding, widgetPadding, textBottomPadding);
-        row.setViewPadding(R.id.widget_due_date, widgetPadding, 0, widgetPadding, widgetPadding);
+        row.setViewPadding(R.id.widget_text, horizontalPadding, verticalPadding, horizontalPadding, textBottomPadding);
+        row.setViewPadding(R.id.widget_due_date, horizontalPadding, 0, horizontalPadding, verticalPadding);
       }
 
       int dividerColor = ContextCompat.getColor(context, widgetPreferences.getThemeIndex() == 0 ? R.color.black_12 : R.color.white_12);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidget.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidget.java
index 0249f2563..c93c63d1c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidget.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidget.java
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ public class TasksWidget extends InjectingAppWidgetProvider {
     ThemeColor color = new ThemeColor(context, widgetPreferences.getColor());
     RemoteViews remoteViews = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(), R.layout.scrollable_widget);
     remoteViews.setInt(R.id.widget, "setLayoutDirection", locale.getDirectionality());
+    int rowSpacing = widgetPreferences.getWidgetSpacing();
     if (widgetPreferences.showHeader()) {
       remoteViews.setViewVisibility(R.id.widget_header, View.VISIBLE);
       remoteViews.setViewVisibility(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetPreferences.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetPreferences.java
index 1cb9ed22f..3d7e1a4e3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetPreferences.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetPreferences.java
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ public class WidgetPreferences {
     return preferences.getBoolean(getKey(R.string.p_widget_show_menu), true);
   }
 
+  int getWidgetSpacing() {
+    int spacing = preferences.getIntegerFromString(getKey(R.string.p_widget_spacing), 0);
+    if (spacing == 2) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+    int dimen = spacing == 1 ? R.dimen.widget_padding_compact : R.dimen.widget_padding;
+    return (int) context.getResources().getDimension(dimen);
+  }
+
   int getFontSize() {
     return preferences.getInt(getKey(R.string.p_widget_font_size), 16);
   }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
index 0f6056b98..a42ceba9b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   <dimen name="elevation_refresh_indicator">3dp</dimen>
   <dimen name="elevation_padding">0dp</dimen>
 
+  <dimen name="widget_padding_compact">6dp</dimen>
   <dimen name="widget_padding">12dp</dimen>
   <dimen name="week_button_inset">6dp</dimen>
   <dimen name="week_button_state_on_circle_size">48dp</dimen>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml
index 66c9c9fea..174b3b701 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml
@@ -110,6 +110,18 @@
     <item>3</item>
   </string-array>
 
+  <string-array name="widget_spacing_titles">
+    <item>@string/settings_default</item>
+    <item>@string/compact</item>
+    <item>@string/none</item>
+  </string-array>
+
+  <string-array name="widget_spacing_values">
+    <item>0</item>
+    <item>1</item>
+    <item>2</item>
+  </string-array>
+
   <string-array name="EPr_default_urgency_values">
     <!-- urgency: labels that map EPr_default_urgency items to index in TEA_urgency. -->
     <item>0</item>
@@ -261,6 +273,7 @@
   <string name="p_widget_show_header">widget-show-header-</string>
   <string name="p_widget_show_settings">widget-show-settings-</string>
   <string name="p_widget_show_menu">widget-show-menu-</string>
+  <string name="p_widget_spacing">widget-spacing-</string>
   <string name="p_dashclock_filter">dashclock_filter</string>
   <string name="p_default_remote_list">default_remote_list</string>
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index a8d278d1d..081884c4f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -583,4 +583,6 @@ File %1$s contained %2$s.\n\n
   <string name="share">Share</string>
   <string name="hide_check_button">Hide check button</string>
   <string name="widget_id">Widget ID: %s</string>
+  <string name="settings_default">Default</string>
+  <string name="compact">Compact</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_widget.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_widget.xml
index ab0dfae1d..137a208ec 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_widget.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_widget.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@
       android:key="@string/p_widget_show_checkboxes"
       android:title="@string/widget_show_checkboxes" />
 
+    <ListPreference
+      android:defaultValue="0"
+      android:key="@string/p_widget_spacing"
+      android:entries="@array/widget_spacing_titles"
+      android:entryValues="@array/widget_spacing_values"
+      android:title="@string/row_spacing"
+      android:summary="%s" />
+
   </PreferenceCategory>
 
 </PreferenceScreen>
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