diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp b/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp
index 78a0be6e89..b0f730e727 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ namespace Oxygen
   {
 
     bool maximized( isMaximized() );
+    bool narrowSpacing( configuration().useNarrowButtonSpacing() );
     int frameBorder( configuration().frameBorder() );
     int buttonSize( configuration().hideTitleBar() ? 0 : configuration().buttonSize() );
 
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ namespace Oxygen
         if( frameBorder == OxygenConfiguration::BorderNone && configuration().hideTitleBar() )
         {
 
-            border = 0;
+          border = 0;
 
         } else if( !( respectWindowState && maximized )) {
 
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ namespace Oxygen
       {
         int border = 0;
         if( !(respectWindowState && maximized) )
-        { border = 6; }
+        { border = 4; }
 
         return border;
 
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ namespace Oxygen
       }
 
       case LM_ButtonSpacing:
-      return 1;
+      return narrowSpacing ? 1:3;
 
       case LM_ButtonMarginTop:
       return 0;
@@ -815,6 +816,15 @@ namespace Oxygen
 
   }
 
+  //_________________________________________________________
+  QString OxygenClient::defaultButtonsLeft() const
+  { return KCommonDecoration::defaultButtonsLeft(); }
+
+
+  //_________________________________________________________
+  QString OxygenClient::defaultButtonsRight() const
+  { return "HIAX"; }
+
   //________________________________________________________________
   void OxygenClient::updateWindowShape()
   {
diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.h b/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.h
index 584ecda7e8..357a75feb1 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.h
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.h
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ namespace Oxygen
 
         //@}
 
+        //! default buttons located on the left
+        virtual QString defaultButtonsLeft() const;
+
+        //! default buttons located on the right
+        virtual QString defaultButtonsRight() const;
+
         //!@name status change methods (overloaded from KCommonDecorationUnstable)
         //@{
 
diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygenconfiguration.cpp b/clients/oxygen/oxygenconfiguration.cpp
index 9d24327d31..dde7fdeef1 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenconfiguration.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ namespace Oxygen
     hideTitleBar_( false ),
     useOxygenShadows_( true ),
     useAnimations_( true ),
-    animationsDuration_( 150 )
+    animationsDuration_( 150 ),
+    useNarrowButtonSpacing_( false )
   {}
 
   //__________________________________________________
@@ -106,6 +107,11 @@ namespace Oxygen
     setAnimationsDuration( group.readEntry(
       OxygenConfig::ANIMATIONS_DURATION,
       defaultConfiguration.animationsDuration() ) );
+
+    // buttonSpacing
+    setUseNarrowButtonSpacing( group.readEntry(
+      OxygenConfig::NARROW_BUTTON_SPACING,
+      defaultConfiguration.useNarrowButtonSpacing() ) );
   }
 
   //__________________________________________________
@@ -124,6 +130,7 @@ namespace Oxygen
     group.writeEntry( OxygenConfig::USE_OXYGEN_SHADOWS, useOxygenShadows() );
     group.writeEntry( OxygenConfig::USE_ANIMATIONS, useAnimations() );
     group.writeEntry( OxygenConfig::ANIMATIONS_DURATION, animationsDuration() );
+    group.writeEntry( OxygenConfig::NARROW_BUTTON_SPACING, useNarrowButtonSpacing() );
   }
 
   //__________________________________________________
@@ -290,7 +297,8 @@ namespace Oxygen
       hideTitleBar() == other.hideTitleBar() &&
       useOxygenShadows() == other.useOxygenShadows() &&
       useAnimations() == other.useAnimations() &&
-      animationsDuration() == other.animationsDuration();
+      animationsDuration() == other.animationsDuration() &&
+      useNarrowButtonSpacing() == other.useNarrowButtonSpacing();
 
   }
 
diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygenconfiguration.h b/clients/oxygen/oxygenconfiguration.h
index 129df7b2a1..7cd1661668 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenconfiguration.h
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenconfiguration.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ namespace OxygenConfig
   static const QString HIDE_TITLEBAR = "HideTitleBar";
   static const QString USE_ANIMATIONS = "UseAnimations";
   static const QString ANIMATIONS_DURATION = "AnimationsDuration";
+  static const QString NARROW_BUTTON_SPACING = "UseNarrowButtonSpacing";
 
 }
 
@@ -144,6 +145,12 @@ namespace Oxygen
     virtual void setButtonSize( ButtonSize value )
     { buttonSize_ = value; }
 
+    virtual bool useNarrowButtonSpacing( void ) const
+    { return useNarrowButtonSpacing_; }
+
+    virtual void  setUseNarrowButtonSpacing( bool value )
+    { useNarrowButtonSpacing_ = value; }
+
     //@}
 
     //!@name frame border
@@ -293,6 +300,9 @@ namespace Oxygen
     //! animations
     int animationsDuration_;
 
+    //! narrow button spacing
+    bool useNarrowButtonSpacing_;
+
   };
 
 }