diff --git a/include/llmr/style/bucket_description.hpp b/include/llmr/style/bucket_description.hpp
index e306b799f..3b6fc4313 100644
--- a/include/llmr/style/bucket_description.hpp
+++ b/include/llmr/style/bucket_description.hpp
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ public:
     float vertical_alignment = 0.5;
     float line_height = 1.2 * 24;
     float max_width = 15.0f * 24;
+    float letter_spacing = 0;
     vec2<float> translate {0, 0};
     float padding = 2.0f;
     float textMinDistance = 250.0f;
diff --git a/include/llmr/text/glyph_store.hpp b/include/llmr/text/glyph_store.hpp
index f8b14683d..49427a276 100644
--- a/include/llmr/text/glyph_store.hpp
+++ b/include/llmr/text/glyph_store.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ public:
                              const float &maxWidth,
                              const float &lineHeight,
                              const float &alignment,
-                             const float &verticalAlignment) const;
+                             const float &verticalAlignment,
+                             const float &letterSpacing) const;
     Shaping lineWrap(Shaping shaped,
                      const float &lineHeight,
                      const float &maxWidth,
diff --git a/src/map/tile_parser.cpp b/src/map/tile_parser.cpp
index f2b3ac05c..2d47542d9 100644
--- a/src/map/tile_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/map/tile_parser.cpp
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<Bucket> TileParser::createTextBucket(const VectorTileLayer& laye
             // Shape labels.
             const Shaping shaped = fontStack.getShaping(string, bucket_desc.geometry.max_width,
                     bucket_desc.geometry.line_height, bucket_desc.geometry.alignment, 
-                    bucket_desc.geometry.vertical_alignment);
+                    bucket_desc.geometry.vertical_alignment, bucket_desc.geometry.letter_spacing);
             shaping.emplace(toString(it_prop->second), shaped);
 
             // Place labels.
diff --git a/src/style/style_parser.cpp b/src/style/style_parser.cpp
index 1a1d8ee1e..61f3c444c 100644
--- a/src/style/style_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/style/style_parser.cpp
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ BucketDescription StyleParser::parseBucket(JSVal value) {
             } else {
                 throw Style::exception("max width must be a number");
             }
+        } else if (name == "letterSpacing") {
+            if (value.IsNumber()) {
+                bucket.geometry.letter_spacing = value.GetDouble() * 24;
+            } else {
+                throw Style::exception("letter spacing must be a number");
+            }
         } else if (name == "miterLimit") {
             if (value.IsNumber()) {
                 bucket.geometry.miter_limit = value.GetDouble();
diff --git a/src/text/glyph_store.cpp b/src/text/glyph_store.cpp
index ac647eb84..4d7ff57ec 100644
--- a/src/text/glyph_store.cpp
+++ b/src/text/glyph_store.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ const std::map<uint32_t, SDFGlyph> &FontStack::getSDFs() const {
 }
 
 const Shaping FontStack::getShaping(const std::u32string &string, const float &maxWidth,
-        const float &lineHeight, const float &alignment, const float &verticalAlignment) const {
+        const float &lineHeight, const float &alignment, const float &verticalAlignment,
+        const float &letterSpacing) const {
+
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mtx);
     uint32_t i = 0;
     uint32_t x = 0;
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ const Shaping FontStack::getShaping(const std::u32string &string, const float &m
         GlyphPlacement glyph = GlyphPlacement(0, chr, x, 0);
         shaped.push_back(glyph);
         i++;
-        x += metrics.find(chr)->second.advance;
+        x += metrics.find(chr)->second.advance + letterSpacing;
     }
 
     shaped = lineWrap(shaped, lineHeight, maxWidth, alignment, verticalAlignment);