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 f81b29d96..08e2f7072 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/fragments/ScrollableWidget.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/fragments/ScrollableWidget.kt
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ class ScrollableWidget : InjectingPreferenceFragment() {
         val showDescription = setupCheckbox(R.string.p_widget_show_description, true)
         setupCheckbox(R.string.p_widget_show_full_description, false).dependency = showDescription.key
         setupList(R.string.p_widget_spacing)
+        setupList(R.string.p_widget_header_spacing)
         setupList(R.string.p_widget_footer_click)
         setupList(R.string.p_widget_due_date_click)
         setupList(R.string.p_widget_due_date_position, widgetPreferences.dueDatePosition.toString())
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidget.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidget.kt
index b86545bdc..8c6511613 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidget.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidget.kt
@@ -51,15 +51,27 @@ class TasksWidget : AppWidgetProvider() {
         if (widgetPreferences.showHeader()) {
             remoteViews.setViewVisibility(R.id.widget_header, View.VISIBLE)
             remoteViews.setViewVisibility(
-                    R.id.widget_change_list, if (widgetPreferences.showMenu()) View.VISIBLE else View.GONE)
-            val widgetTitlePadding = if (widgetPreferences.showMenu()) 0 else context.resources.getDimension(R.dimen.widget_padding).toInt()
-            remoteViews.setViewPadding(R.id.widget_title, widgetTitlePadding, 0, 0, 0)
+                    R.id.widget_change_list,
+                    if (widgetPreferences.showMenu()) View.VISIBLE else View.GONE
+            )
             remoteViews.setViewVisibility(
-                    R.id.widget_reconfigure, if (widgetPreferences.showSettings()) View.VISIBLE else View.GONE)
+                    R.id.widget_reconfigure,
+                    if (widgetPreferences.showSettings()) View.VISIBLE else View.GONE
+            )
+            remoteViews.removeAllViews(R.id.title_container)
+            remoteViews.addView(
+                    R.id.title_container,
+                    RemoteViews(context.packageName, widgetPreferences.headerLayout)
+            )
+            val widgetPadding = context.resources.getDimension(R.dimen.widget_padding).toInt()
+            val widgetTitlePadding = if (widgetPreferences.showMenu()) 0 else widgetPadding
+            val vPad = widgetPreferences.headerSpacing
+            remoteViews.setViewPadding(R.id.widget_title, widgetTitlePadding, 0, 0, 0)
             remoteViews.setInt(R.id.widget_title, "setTextColor", color.colorOnPrimary)
-            remoteViews.setInt(R.id.widget_button, "setColorFilter", color.colorOnPrimary)
-            remoteViews.setInt(R.id.widget_reconfigure, "setColorFilter", color.colorOnPrimary)
-            remoteViews.setInt(R.id.widget_change_list, "setColorFilter", color.colorOnPrimary)
+            buttons.forEach {
+                remoteViews.setInt(it, "setColorFilter", color.colorOnPrimary)
+                remoteViews.setViewPadding(it, widgetPadding, vPad, widgetPadding, vPad)
+            }
         } else {
             remoteViews.setViewVisibility(R.id.widget_header, View.GONE)
         }
@@ -154,5 +166,8 @@ class TasksWidget : AppWidgetProvider() {
 
     companion object {
         private const val flags = Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK or Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP
+        private val buttons = intArrayOf(
+                R.id.widget_change_list, R.id.widget_button, R.id.widget_reconfigure
+        )
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetPreferences.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetPreferences.java
index 7bbdec289..54621880e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetPreferences.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetPreferences.java
@@ -100,7 +100,26 @@ public class WidgetPreferences implements QueryPreferences {
   }
 
   int getWidgetSpacing() {
-    int spacing = getIntegerFromString(R.string.p_widget_spacing, 0);
+    return getSpacing(R.string.p_widget_spacing);
+  }
+
+  int getHeaderSpacing() {
+    return getSpacing(R.string.p_widget_header_spacing);
+  }
+
+  int getHeaderLayout() {
+    switch (getIntegerFromString(R.string.p_widget_header_spacing, 0)) {
+      case 1:
+        return R.layout.widget_title_compact;
+      case 2:
+        return R.layout.widget_title_none;
+      default:
+        return R.layout.widget_title_default;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private int getSpacing(int pref) {
+    int spacing = getIntegerFromString(pref, 0);
     if (spacing == 2) {
       return 0;
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/scrollable_widget.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/scrollable_widget.xml
index 5a0645c66..86c9d722e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/scrollable_widget.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/scrollable_widget.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <RelativeLayout
     android:id="@+id/widget_header"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="48dp"
+    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
     android:orientation="horizontal">
 
     <ImageButton
@@ -34,20 +34,12 @@
       android:contentDescription="@string/widget_settings"
       tools:padding="@dimen/widget_padding"/>
 
-    <TextView
-      android:id="@+id/widget_title"
+    <FrameLayout
+      android:id="@+id/title_container"
       android:layout_width="match_parent"
-      android:layout_height="match_parent"
-      android:layout_centerVertical="true"
+      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
       android:layout_toEndOf="@id/widget_change_list"
-      android:layout_toStartOf="@id/widget_reconfigure"
-      android:ellipsize="end"
-      android:gravity="start|center_vertical"
-      android:maxLines="2"
-      android:textAlignment="viewStart"
-      android:textSize="18sp"
-      tools:text="@string/BFE_Active"
-      tools:textColor="@android:color/black" />
+      android:layout_toStartOf="@id/widget_reconfigure" />
 
   </RelativeLayout>
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_title_compact.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_title_compact.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..154aa1c9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_title_compact.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+  xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+  android:id="@+id/widget_title"
+  android:layout_height="@dimen/widget_height_compact"
+  style="@style/WidgetTitle"
+  tools:text="@string/BFE_Active"
+  tools:textColor="@android:color/black" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_title_default.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_title_default.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a79914ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_title_default.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+  xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+  android:id="@+id/widget_title"
+  android:layout_height="@dimen/widget_height_default"
+  style="@style/WidgetTitle"
+  tools:text="@string/BFE_Active"
+  tools:textColor="@android:color/black" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_title_none.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_title_none.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3406cd863
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_title_none.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+  xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+  android:id="@+id/widget_title"
+  android:layout_height="@dimen/widget_height_none"
+  style="@style/WidgetTitle"
+  tools:text="@string/BFE_Active"
+  tools:textColor="@android:color/black" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
index 1797075c2..46a2f70f3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 
   <dimen name="widget_padding_compact">6dp</dimen>
   <dimen name="widget_padding">12dp</dimen>
+  <dimen name="widget_height_default">48dp</dimen>
+  <dimen name="widget_height_compact">36dp</dimen>
+  <dimen name="widget_height_none">24dp</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 6ebc8a009..da3c3177d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@
   <string name="p_widget_footer_click">widget-empty-space-click-</string>
   <string name="p_widget_due_date_click">widget-due-date-click-</string>
   <string name="p_widget_due_date_position">widget-due-date-position-</string>
+  <string name="p_widget_header_spacing">widget-header-spacing-</string>
   <string name="p_widget_spacing">widget-spacing-</string>
   <string name="p_widget_collapsed">widget-collapsed-</string>
   <string name="p_dashclock_filter">dashclock_filter</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 8b86abb3b..47e5e188a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ File %1$s contained %2$s.\n\n
   <string name="subtasks">Subtasks</string>
   <string name="enabled">Enabled</string>
   <string name="font_size">Font size</string>
+  <string name="header_spacing">Spacing</string>
   <string name="row_spacing">Row spacing</string>
   <string name="customize_edit_screen">Customize edit screen</string>
   <string name="source_code">Source code</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 1227ae2c9..ffd16d2bd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -200,13 +200,22 @@
     <item name="android:textColor">?attr/colorSecondary</item>
   </style>
 
+  <style name="WidgetTitle" parent="TextAppearance">
+    <item name="android:layout_width">match_parent</item>
+    <item name="android:layout_centerVertical">true</item>
+    <item name="android:ellipsize">end</item>
+    <item name="android:gravity">start|center_vertical</item>
+    <item name="android:maxLines">2</item>
+    <item name="android:textAlignment">viewStart</item>
+    <item name="android:textSize">18sp</item>
+  </style>
+
   <style name="WidgetButton">
     <item name="android:layout_width">wrap_content</item>
     <item name="android:layout_height">wrap_content</item>
     <item name="android:layout_centerVertical">true</item>
     <item name="android:background">@android:color/transparent</item>
     <item name="android:scaleType">fitCenter</item>
-    <item name="android:padding">@dimen/widget_padding</item>
   </style>
 
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_widget.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_widget.xml
index 2b764612a..ef6b38371 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_widget.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_widget.xml
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@
       android:key="@string/p_widget_color_v2"
       android:title="@string/color" />
 
+    <ListPreference
+      android:defaultValue="0"
+      android:key="@string/p_widget_header_spacing"
+      android:entries="@array/widget_spacing_titles"
+      android:entryValues="@array/widget_spacing_values"
+      android:title="@string/header_spacing"
+      android:summary="%s" />
+
     <SwitchPreferenceCompat
       android:key="@string/p_widget_show_menu"
       android:title="@string/widget_show_menu" />