diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4cc414d..d5d0b68 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 testing_config.yml
+__pycache__
diff --git a/__pycache__/config_parsing.cpython-310.pyc b/__pycache__/config_parsing.cpython-310.pyc
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b925ea..0000000
Binary files a/__pycache__/config_parsing.cpython-310.pyc and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/config_parsing.py b/config_parsing.py
index aff2d78..9d128dc 100644
--- a/config_parsing.py
+++ b/config_parsing.py
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ def get_validated_config(filename):
                 Optional("offset"): int,
                 Optional("line_color"): Regex(r'^#[0-9a-fA-F]{3}$|^#[0-9a-fA-F]{6}$|^#[0-9a-fA-F]{8}$'), 
                 Optional("padding", default=" "): str,
-                Optional("seperator", default="|"): str
+                Optional("seperator", default="|"): str,
+                Optional("global_padding", default=""): str
             },
             "modules": [
                 { 
diff --git a/example_config.yml b/example_config.yml
index 6334e9c..e171608 100644
--- a/example_config.yml
+++ b/example_config.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ bar:
     # Seperator between modules. Module formatting options are not applied to
     # the seperator.
     seperator: "|"
+    # Padding on either end of the bar itself. This will be placed before and
+    # after all text on the bar.
+    global_padding: ""
 
   # Here is where you can define a list your individual modules. You can define
   # as many modules as you want. Some fields are required; these will be
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 83468f8..efb3b7b 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ def print_bar():
     for alignment in running_modules_dict:
         match alignment:
             case "left":
-                print("%{l}", end="")
+                print("%{l}" + global_padding, end="")
             case "center":
                 print("%{c}", end="")
             case "right":
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ def print_bar():
                     if len(group[i]) > 0:
                         print(seperator, end="")
                         break;
-    
+        if alignment == "right":
+            print(global_padding, end="")
+
     print(flush=True)
 
 def create_module_string(pre, prefix, command, post):
@@ -51,10 +53,12 @@ def new_module_thread(alignment, pre, name, prefix, command, post, refresh):
 def main():
     global padding 
     global seperator 
+    global global_padding
 
     config = get_validated_config("./testing_config.yml")
     padding = config["bar"]["config"]["padding"]
     seperator = config["bar"]["config"]["seperator"]
+    global_padding = config["bar"]["config"]["global_padding"]
 
 
     modules = config["bar"]["modules"]