diff --git a/choose/choose.go b/choose/choose.go
index 48f8857..c6be614 100644
--- a/choose/choose.go
+++ b/choose/choose.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/paginator"
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/ordered"
 )
 
 func defaultKeymap() keymap {
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ func (k keymap) ShortHelp() []key.Binding {
 
 type model struct {
 	height           int
+	padding          []int
 	cursor           string
 	selectedPrefix   string
 	unselectedPrefix string
@@ -157,10 +159,10 @@ func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 				m.paginator.PrevPage()
 			}
 		case key.Matches(msg, km.Right):
-			m.index = clamp(m.index+m.height, 0, len(m.items)-1)
+			m.index = ordered.Clamp(m.index+m.height, 0, len(m.items)-1)
 			m.paginator.NextPage()
 		case key.Matches(msg, km.Left):
-			m.index = clamp(m.index-m.height, 0, len(m.items)-1)
+			m.index = ordered.Clamp(m.index-m.height, 0, len(m.items)-1)
 			m.paginator.PrevPage()
 		case key.Matches(msg, km.End):
 			m.index = len(m.items) - 1
@@ -280,15 +282,8 @@ func (m model) View() string {
 		parts = append(parts, "", m.help.View(m.keymap))
 	}
 
-	return lipgloss.JoinVertical(lipgloss.Left, parts...)
-}
-
-func clamp(x, low, high int) int {
-	if x < low {
-		return low
-	}
-	if x > high {
-		return high
-	}
-	return x
+	view := lipgloss.JoinVertical(lipgloss.Left, parts...)
+	return lipgloss.NewStyle().
+		Padding(m.padding...).
+		Render(view)
 }
diff --git a/choose/command.go b/choose/command.go
index 8821258..70b8a9f 100644
--- a/choose/command.go
+++ b/choose/command.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/internal/stdin"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/internal/timeout"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/internal/tty"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/style"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
 )
 
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ func (o Options) Run() error {
 
 	// Use the pagination model to display the current and total number of
 	// pages.
+	top, right, bottom, left := style.ParsePadding(o.Padding)
 	pager := paginator.New()
 	pager.SetTotalPages((len(items) + o.Height - 1) / o.Height)
 	pager.PerPage = o.Height
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ func (o Options) Run() error {
 		index:             startingIndex,
 		currentOrder:      currentOrder,
 		height:            o.Height,
+		padding:           []int{top, right, bottom, left},
 		cursor:            o.Cursor,
 		header:            o.Header,
 		selectedPrefix:    o.SelectedPrefix,
diff --git a/choose/options.go b/choose/options.go
index 4af1744..abfca22 100644
--- a/choose/options.go
+++ b/choose/options.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	OutputDelimiter  string        `help:"Option delimiter when writing to STDOUT" default:"\n" env:"GUM_CHOOSE_OUTPUT_DELIMITER"`
 	LabelDelimiter   string        `help:"Allows to set a delimiter, so options can be set as label:value" default:"" env:"GUM_CHOOSE_LABEL_DELIMITER"`
 	StripANSI        bool          `help:"Strip ANSI sequences when reading from STDIN" default:"true" negatable:"" env:"GUM_CHOOSE_STRIP_ANSI"`
+	Padding          string        `help:"Padding" default:"${defaultPadding}" group:"Style Flags" env:"GUM_CHOOSE_PADDING"`
 
 	CursorStyle       style.Styles `embed:"" prefix:"cursor." set:"defaultForeground=212" envprefix:"GUM_CHOOSE_CURSOR_"`
 	HeaderStyle       style.Styles `embed:"" prefix:"header." set:"defaultForeground=99" envprefix:"GUM_CHOOSE_HEADER_"`
diff --git a/confirm/command.go b/confirm/command.go
index e1f30bc..fc0a02b 100644
--- a/confirm/command.go
+++ b/confirm/command.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/internal/exit"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/internal/stdin"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/internal/timeout"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/style"
 )
 
 // Run provides a shell script interface for prompting a user to confirm an
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ func (o Options) Run() error {
 	ctx, cancel := timeout.Context(o.Timeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
+	top, right, bottom, left := style.ParsePadding(o.Padding)
 	m := model{
 		affirmative:      o.Affirmative,
 		negative:         o.Negative,
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ func (o Options) Run() error {
 		selectedStyle:    o.SelectedStyle.ToLipgloss(),
 		unselectedStyle:  o.UnselectedStyle.ToLipgloss(),
 		promptStyle:      o.PromptStyle.ToLipgloss(),
+		padding:          []int{top, right, bottom, left},
 	}
 	tm, err := tea.NewProgram(
 		m,
diff --git a/confirm/confirm.go b/confirm/confirm.go
index c32ade9..ac35c39 100644
--- a/confirm/confirm.go
+++ b/confirm/confirm.go
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ type model struct {
 	promptStyle     lipgloss.Style
 	selectedStyle   lipgloss.Style
 	unselectedStyle lipgloss.Style
+	padding         []int
 }
 
 func (m model) Init() tea.Cmd { return nil }
@@ -149,18 +150,19 @@ func (m model) View() string {
 		neg = ""
 	}
 
-	if m.showHelp {
-		return lipgloss.JoinVertical(
-			lipgloss.Left,
-			m.promptStyle.Render(m.prompt)+"\n",
-			lipgloss.JoinHorizontal(lipgloss.Left, aff, neg),
-			"\n"+m.help.View(m.keys),
-		)
+	parts := []string{
+		m.promptStyle.Render(m.prompt) + "\n",
+		lipgloss.JoinHorizontal(lipgloss.Left, aff, neg),
 	}
 
-	return lipgloss.JoinVertical(
-		lipgloss.Left,
-		m.promptStyle.Render(m.prompt)+"\n",
-		lipgloss.JoinHorizontal(lipgloss.Left, aff, neg),
-	)
+	if m.showHelp {
+		parts = append(parts, "", m.help.View(m.keys))
+	}
+
+	return lipgloss.NewStyle().
+		Padding(m.padding...).
+		Render(lipgloss.JoinVertical(
+			lipgloss.Left,
+			parts...,
+		))
 }
diff --git a/confirm/options.go b/confirm/options.go
index b38d7e0..9740885 100644
--- a/confirm/options.go
+++ b/confirm/options.go
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ type Options struct {
 	UnselectedStyle style.Styles  `embed:"" prefix:"unselected." help:"The style of the unselected action" set:"defaultBackground=235" set:"defaultForeground=254" set:"defaultPadding=0 3" set:"defaultMargin=0 1" envprefix:"GUM_CONFIRM_UNSELECTED_"`
 	ShowHelp        bool          `help:"Show help key binds" negatable:"" default:"true" env:"GUM_CONFIRM_SHOW_HELP"`
 	Timeout         time.Duration `help:"Timeout until confirm returns selected value or default if provided" default:"0s" env:"GUM_CONFIRM_TIMEOUT"`
+	Padding         string        `help:"Padding" default:"${defaultPadding}" group:"Style Flags" env:"GUM_CONFIRM_PADDING"`
 }
diff --git a/file/command.go b/file/command.go
index 09b53c1..b7cc546 100644
--- a/file/command.go
+++ b/file/command.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/help"
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/internal/timeout"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/style"
 )
 
 // Run is the interface to picking a file.
@@ -46,8 +47,10 @@ func (o Options) Run() error {
 	fp.Styles.Permission = o.PermissionsStyle.ToLipgloss()
 	fp.Styles.Selected = o.SelectedStyle.ToLipgloss()
 	fp.Styles.FileSize = o.FileSizeStyle.ToLipgloss()
+	top, right, bottom, left := style.ParsePadding(o.Padding)
 	m := model{
 		filepicker:  fp,
+		padding:     []int{top, right, bottom, left},
 		showHelp:    o.ShowHelp,
 		help:        help.New(),
 		keymap:      defaultKeymap(),
diff --git a/file/file.go b/file/file.go
index f7b142b..33c8233 100644
--- a/file/file.go
+++ b/file/file.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ type model struct {
 	selectedPath string
 	quitting     bool
 	showHelp     bool
+	padding      []int
 	help         help.Model
 	keymap       keymap
 }
@@ -68,9 +69,11 @@ func (m model) Init() tea.Cmd { return m.filepicker.Init() }
 func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
+		height := msg.Height - m.padding[0] - m.padding[2]
 		if m.showHelp {
-			m.filepicker.Height -= lipgloss.Height(m.helpView()) //nolint:staticcheck
+			height -= lipgloss.Height(m.helpView())
 		}
+		m.filepicker.SetHeight(height)
 	case tea.KeyMsg:
 		switch {
 		case key.Matches(msg, keyAbort):
@@ -103,7 +106,12 @@ func (m model) View() string {
 	if m.showHelp {
 		parts = append(parts, m.helpView())
 	}
-	return lipgloss.JoinVertical(lipgloss.Left, parts...)
+	return lipgloss.NewStyle().
+		Padding(m.padding...).
+		Render(lipgloss.JoinVertical(
+			lipgloss.Left,
+			parts...,
+		))
 }
 
 func (m model) helpView() string {
diff --git a/file/options.go b/file/options.go
index 72bfb8f..61c9ced 100644
--- a/file/options.go
+++ b/file/options.go
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ type Options struct {
 	SelectedStyle    style.Styles `embed:"" prefix:"selected." help:"The style to use for the selected item" set:"defaultBold=true" set:"defaultForeground=212" envprefix:"GUM_FILE_SELECTED_"`                    //nolint:staticcheck
 	FileSizeStyle    style.Styles `embed:"" prefix:"file-size." help:"The style to use for file sizes" set:"defaultWidth=8" set:"defaultAlign=right" set:"defaultForeground=240"  envprefix:"GUM_FILE_FILE_SIZE_"` //nolint:staticcheck
 	HeaderStyle      style.Styles `embed:"" prefix:"header." set:"defaultForeground=99" envprefix:"GUM_FILE_HEADER_"`
+	Padding          string       `help:"Padding" default:"${defaultPadding}" group:"Style Flags" env:"GUM_FILE_PADDING"`
 }
diff --git a/filter/command.go b/filter/command.go
index 4185100..6c9b2a3 100644
--- a/filter/command.go
+++ b/filter/command.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/internal/stdin"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/internal/timeout"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/internal/tty"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/style"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi"
 	"github.com/sahilm/fuzzy"
 )
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ func (o Options) Run() error {
 		km.ToggleAndNext.SetEnabled(true)
 		km.ToggleAll.SetEnabled(true)
 	}
-
+	top, right, bottom, left := style.ParsePadding(o.Padding)
 	m := model{
 		choices:               choices,
 		filteringChoices:      filteringChoices,
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ func (o Options) Run() error {
 		textStyle:             o.TextStyle.ToLipgloss(),
 		cursorTextStyle:       o.CursorTextStyle.ToLipgloss(),
 		height:                o.Height,
+		padding:               []int{top, right, bottom, left},
 		selected:              make(map[string]struct{}),
 		limit:                 o.Limit,
 		reverse:               o.Reverse,
diff --git a/filter/filter.go b/filter/filter.go
index 176659a..5e433cd 100644
--- a/filter/filter.go
+++ b/filter/filter.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/viewport"
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/ordered"
 	"github.com/rivo/uniseg"
 	"github.com/sahilm/fuzzy"
 )
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ type model struct {
 	selectedPrefix        string
 	unselectedPrefix      string
 	height                int
+	padding               []int
 	quitting              bool
 	headerStyle           lipgloss.Style
 	matchStyle            lipgloss.Style
@@ -230,33 +232,35 @@ func (m model) View() string {
 
 	m.viewport.SetContent(s.String())
 
-	help := ""
-	if m.showHelp {
-		help = m.helpView()
-	}
-
 	// View the input and the filtered choices
 	header := m.headerStyle.Render(m.header)
 	if m.reverse {
-		view := m.viewport.View() + "\n" + m.textinput.View()
-		if m.showHelp {
-			view += help
-		}
+		view := m.viewport.View()
 		if m.header != "" {
-			return lipgloss.JoinVertical(lipgloss.Left, view, header)
+			view += "\n" + header
 		}
-
-		return view
+		view += "\n" + m.textinput.View()
+		if m.showHelp {
+			view += m.helpView()
+		}
+		return lipgloss.NewStyle().
+			Padding(m.padding...).
+			Render(view)
 	}
 
 	view := m.textinput.View() + "\n" + m.viewport.View()
 	if m.showHelp {
-		view += help
+		view += m.helpView()
 	}
 	if m.header != "" {
-		return lipgloss.JoinVertical(lipgloss.Left, header, view)
+		return lipgloss.NewStyle().
+			Padding(m.padding...).
+			Render(header + "\n" + view)
 	}
-	return view
+
+	return lipgloss.NewStyle().
+		Padding(m.padding...).
+		Render(view)
 }
 
 func (m model) helpView() string {
@@ -279,10 +283,11 @@ func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		if m.showHelp {
 			m.viewport.Height = m.viewport.Height - lipgloss.Height(m.helpView())
 		}
-		m.viewport.Width = msg.Width
-		m.textinput.Width = msg.Width
+		m.viewport.Height = m.viewport.Height - m.padding[0] - m.padding[2]
+		m.viewport.Width = msg.Width - m.padding[1] - m.padding[3]
+		m.textinput.Width = msg.Width - m.padding[1] - m.padding[3]
 		if m.reverse {
-			m.viewport.YOffset = clamp(0, len(m.matches), len(m.matches)-m.viewport.Height)
+			m.viewport.YOffset = ordered.Clamp(len(m.matches)-m.viewport.Height, 0, len(m.matches))
 		}
 	case tea.KeyMsg:
 		km := m.keymap
@@ -374,7 +379,7 @@ func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 			// it remains at a constant position relative to the cursor.
 			if m.reverse {
 				maxYOffset := max(0, len(m.matches)-m.viewport.Height)
-				m.viewport.YOffset = clamp(0, maxYOffset, len(m.matches)-yOffsetFromBottom)
+				m.viewport.YOffset = ordered.Clamp(len(m.matches)-yOffsetFromBottom, 0, maxYOffset)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -388,7 +393,7 @@ func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 
 	// It's possible that filtering items have caused fewer matches. So, ensure
 	// that the selected index is within the bounds of the number of matches.
-	m.cursor = clamp(0, len(m.matches)-1, m.cursor)
+	m.cursor = ordered.Clamp(m.cursor, 0, len(m.matches)-1)
 	return m, tea.Batch(cmd, icmd)
 }
 
@@ -499,16 +504,6 @@ func exactMatches(search string, choices []string) []fuzzy.Match {
 	return matches
 }
 
-func clamp(low, high, val int) int {
-	if val < low {
-		return low
-	}
-	if val > high {
-		return high
-	}
-	return val
-}
-
 func matchedRanges(in []int) [][2]int {
 	if len(in) == 0 {
 		return [][2]int{}
diff --git a/filter/options.go b/filter/options.go
index e63644b..26eb3ea 100644
--- a/filter/options.go
+++ b/filter/options.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	InputDelimiter        string        `help:"Option delimiter when reading from STDIN" default:"\n" env:"GUM_FILTER_INPUT_DELIMITER"`
 	OutputDelimiter       string        `help:"Option delimiter when writing to STDOUT" default:"\n" env:"GUM_FILTER_OUTPUT_DELIMITER"`
 	StripANSI             bool          `help:"Strip ANSI sequences when reading from STDIN" default:"true" negatable:"" env:"GUM_FILTER_STRIP_ANSI"`
+	Padding               string        `help:"Padding" default:"${defaultPadding}" group:"Style Flags" env:"GUM_FILTER_PADDING"`
 
 	// Deprecated: use [FuzzySort]. This will be removed at some point.
 	Sort bool `help:"Sort fuzzy results by their scores" default:"true" env:"GUM_FILTER_FUZZY_SORT" negatable:"" hidden:""`
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a7530c0..397fb65 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/charmbracelet/log v0.4.2
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.10.1
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/editor v0.1.0
+	github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/ordered v0.1.0
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/term v0.2.1
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/xpty v0.1.2
 	github.com/muesli/roff v0.1.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 70a52a1..d2db102 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ github.com/charmbracelet/x/errors v0.0.0-20240508181413-e8d8b6e2de86 h1:JSt3B+U9
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/errors v0.0.0-20240508181413-e8d8b6e2de86/go.mod h1:2P0UgXMEa6TsToMSuFqKFQR+fZTO9CNGUNokkPatT/0=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/golden v0.0.0-20241011142426-46044092ad91 h1:payRxjMjKgx2PaCWLZ4p3ro9y97+TVLZNaRZgJwSVDQ=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/golden v0.0.0-20241011142426-46044092ad91/go.mod h1:wDlXFlCrmJ8J+swcL/MnGUuYnqgQdW9rhSD61oNMb6U=
+github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/ordered v0.1.0 h1:55/qLwjIh0gL0Vni+QAWk7T/qRVP6sBf+2agPBgnOFE=
+github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/ordered v0.1.0/go.mod h1:5UHwmG+is5THxMyCJHNPCn2/ecI07aKNrW+LcResjJ8=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/slice v0.0.0-20250327172914-2fdc97757edf h1:rLG0Yb6MQSDKdB52aGX55JT1oi0P0Kuaj7wi1bLUpnI=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/slice v0.0.0-20250327172914-2fdc97757edf/go.mod h1:B3UgsnsBZS/eX42BlaNiJkD1pPOUa+oF1IYC6Yd2CEU=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/term v0.2.1 h1:AQeHeLZ1OqSXhrAWpYUtZyX1T3zVxfpZuEQMIQaGIAQ=
diff --git a/input/command.go b/input/command.go
index 7d96e72..0900d8d 100644
--- a/input/command.go
+++ b/input/command.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/cursor"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/internal/stdin"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/internal/timeout"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/style"
 )
 
 // Run provides a shell script interface for the text input bubble.
@@ -43,10 +44,12 @@ func (o Options) Run() error {
 		i.EchoCharacter = '•'
 	}
 
+	top, right, bottom, left := style.ParsePadding(o.Padding)
 	m := model{
 		textinput:   i,
 		header:      o.Header,
 		headerStyle: o.HeaderStyle.ToLipgloss(),
+		padding:     []int{top, right, bottom, left},
 		autoWidth:   o.Width < 1,
 		showHelp:    o.ShowHelp,
 		help:        help.New(),
diff --git a/input/input.go b/input/input.go
index 505b052..f63ac6a 100644
--- a/input/input.go
+++ b/input/input.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ func (k keymap) ShortHelp() []key.Binding {
 type model struct {
 	autoWidth   bool
 	header      string
+	padding     []int
 	headerStyle lipgloss.Style
 	textinput   textinput.Model
 	quitting    bool
@@ -53,27 +54,30 @@ func (m model) View() string {
 	if m.quitting {
 		return ""
 	}
+	var parts []string
 	if m.header != "" {
-		header := m.headerStyle.Render(m.header)
-		return lipgloss.JoinVertical(lipgloss.Left, header, m.textinput.View())
+		parts = append(parts, m.headerStyle.Render(m.header))
 	}
 
-	if !m.showHelp {
-		return m.textinput.View()
+	parts = append(parts, m.textinput.View())
+	if m.showHelp {
+		parts = append(parts, "", m.help.View(m.keymap))
 	}
-	return lipgloss.JoinVertical(
-		lipgloss.Top,
-		m.textinput.View(),
-		"",
-		m.help.View(m.keymap),
-	)
+	return lipgloss.NewStyle().
+		Padding(m.padding...).
+		Render(lipgloss.JoinVertical(
+			lipgloss.Top,
+			parts...,
+		))
 }
 
 func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
 		if m.autoWidth {
-			m.textinput.Width = msg.Width - lipgloss.Width(m.textinput.Prompt) - 1
+			m.textinput.Width = msg.Width - 1 -
+				lipgloss.Width(m.textinput.Prompt) -
+				m.padding[1] - m.padding[3]
 		}
 	case tea.KeyMsg:
 		switch msg.String() {
diff --git a/input/options.go b/input/options.go
index 7463adb..57cbf53 100644
--- a/input/options.go
+++ b/input/options.go
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ type Options struct {
 	HeaderStyle      style.Styles  `embed:"" prefix:"header." set:"defaultForeground=240" envprefix:"GUM_INPUT_HEADER_"`
 	Timeout          time.Duration `help:"Timeout until input aborts" default:"0s" env:"GUM_INPUT_TIMEOUT"`
 	StripANSI        bool          `help:"Strip ANSI sequences when reading from STDIN" default:"true" negatable:"" env:"GUM_INPUT_STRIP_ANSI"`
+	Padding          string        `help:"Padding" default:"${defaultPadding}" group:"Style Flags" env:"GUM_INPUT_PADDING"`
 }
diff --git a/spin/command.go b/spin/command.go
index 08cb3bd..cff2797 100644
--- a/spin/command.go
+++ b/spin/command.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/internal/exit"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/internal/timeout"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/style"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/x/term"
 )
 
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ func (o Options) Run() error {
 	s := spinner.New()
 	s.Style = o.SpinnerStyle.ToLipgloss()
 	s.Spinner = spinnerMap[o.Spinner]
+	top, right, bottom, left := style.ParsePadding(o.Padding)
 	m := model{
 		spinner:    s,
 		title:      o.TitleStyle.ToLipgloss().Render(o.Title),
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ func (o Options) Run() error {
 		showStderr: (o.ShowOutput || o.ShowStderr) && isErrTTY,
 		showError:  o.ShowError,
 		isTTY:      isErrTTY,
+		padding:    []int{top, right, bottom, left},
 	}
 
 	ctx, cancel := timeout.Context(o.Timeout)
diff --git a/spin/options.go b/spin/options.go
index 5243eab..702cc2a 100644
--- a/spin/options.go
+++ b/spin/options.go
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ type Options struct {
 	TitleStyle   style.Styles  `embed:"" prefix:"title." envprefix:"GUM_SPIN_TITLE_"`
 	Align        string        `help:"Alignment of spinner with regard to the title" short:"a" type:"align" enum:"left,right" default:"left" env:"GUM_SPIN_ALIGN"`
 	Timeout      time.Duration `help:"Timeout until spin command aborts" default:"0s" env:"GUM_SPIN_TIMEOUT"`
+	Padding      string        `help:"Padding" default:"${defaultPadding}" group:"Style Flags" env:"GUM_SPIN_PADDING"`
 }
diff --git a/spin/spin.go b/spin/spin.go
index ee7ea7d..6e41690 100644
--- a/spin/spin.go
+++ b/spin/spin.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/spinner"
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/x/term"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/x/xpty"
 )
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 type model struct {
 	spinner    spinner.Model
 	title      string
+	padding    []int
 	align      string
 	command    []string
 	quitting   bool
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ func commandStart(command []string) tea.Cmd {
 			args = command[1:]
 		}
 
-		executing = exec.Command(command[0], args...) //nolint:gosec
+		executing = exec.CommandContext(context.Background(), command[0], args...) //nolint:gosec
 		executing.Stdin = os.Stdin
 
 		isTerminal := term.IsTerminal(os.Stdout.Fd())
@@ -167,7 +169,9 @@ func (m model) View() string {
 	} else {
 		header = m.title + " " + m.spinner.View()
 	}
-	return header + "\n" + out
+	return lipgloss.NewStyle().
+		Padding(m.padding...).
+		Render(header, "", out)
 }
 
 func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
diff --git a/style/lipgloss.go b/style/lipgloss.go
index 9ba52a2..07ad0c8 100644
--- a/style/lipgloss.go
+++ b/style/lipgloss.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func (s Styles) ToLipgloss() lipgloss.Style {
 		Height(s.Height).
 		Width(s.Width).
 		Margin(parseMargin(s.Margin)).
-		Padding(parsePadding(s.Padding)).
+		Padding(ParsePadding(s.Padding)).
 		Bold(s.Bold).
 		Faint(s.Faint).
 		Italic(s.Italic).
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (s StylesNotHidden) ToLipgloss() lipgloss.Style {
 		Height(s.Height).
 		Width(s.Width).
 		Margin(parseMargin(s.Margin)).
-		Padding(parsePadding(s.Padding)).
+		Padding(ParsePadding(s.Padding)).
 		Bold(s.Bold).
 		Faint(s.Faint).
 		Italic(s.Italic).
diff --git a/style/spacing.go b/style/spacing.go
index d7f1238..57ea7db 100644
--- a/style/spacing.go
+++ b/style/spacing.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ const (
 	maxTokens  = 4
 )
 
-// parsePadding parses 1 - 4 integers from a string and returns them in a top,
+// ParsePadding parses 1 - 4 integers from a string and returns them in a top,
 // right, bottom, left order for use in the lipgloss.Padding() method.
-func parsePadding(s string) (int, int, int, int) {
+func ParsePadding(s string) (int, int, int, int) {
 	var ints [maxTokens]int
 
 	tokens := strings.Split(s, " ")
@@ -48,4 +48,4 @@ func parsePadding(s string) (int, int, int, int) {
 
 // parseMargin is an alias for parsePadding since they involve the same logic
 // to parse integers to the same format.
-var parseMargin = parsePadding
+var parseMargin = ParsePadding
diff --git a/table/command.go b/table/command.go
index 4ee0fb9..479cd93 100644
--- a/table/command.go
+++ b/table/command.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ func (o Options) Run() error {
 	}
 
 	defaultStyles := table.DefaultStyles()
+	top, right, bottom, left := style.ParsePadding(o.Padding)
 
 	styles := table.Styles{
 		Cell:     defaultStyles.Cell.Inherit(o.CellStyle.ToLipgloss()),
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ func (o Options) Run() error {
 		table.WithStyles(styles),
 	}
 	if o.Height > 0 {
-		opts = append(opts, table.WithHeight(o.Height))
+		opts = append(opts, table.WithHeight(o.Height-top-bottom))
 	}
 
 	table := table.New(opts...)
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ func (o Options) Run() error {
 		hideCount: o.HideCount,
 		help:      help.New(),
 		keymap:    defaultKeymap(),
+		padding:   []int{top, right, bottom, left},
 	}
 	tm, err := tea.NewProgram(
 		m,
diff --git a/table/options.go b/table/options.go
index 58efaa4..d7a241f 100644
--- a/table/options.go
+++ b/table/options.go
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@ type Options struct {
 	SelectedStyle style.Styles  `embed:"" prefix:"selected." set:"defaultForeground=212" envprefix:"GUM_TABLE_SELECTED_"`
 	ReturnColumn  int           `short:"r" help:"Which column number should be returned instead of whole row as string. Default=0 returns whole Row" default:"0"`
 	Timeout       time.Duration `help:"Timeout until choose returns selected element" default:"0s" env:"GUM_TABLE_TIMEOUT"`
+	Padding       string        `help:"Padding" default:"${defaultPadding}" group:"Style Flags" env:"GUM_TABLE_PADDING"`
 }
diff --git a/table/table.go b/table/table.go
index 9c6ed72..c0d389f 100644
--- a/table/table.go
+++ b/table/table.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/key"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/table"
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
 )
 
 type keymap struct {
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ type model struct {
 	hideCount bool
 	help      help.Model
 	keymap    keymap
+	padding   []int
 }
 
 func (m model) Init() tea.Cmd { return nil }
@@ -122,7 +124,9 @@ func (m model) View() string {
 	if m.showHelp {
 		s += "\n" + m.countView() + m.help.View(m.keymap)
 	}
-	return s
+	return lipgloss.NewStyle().
+		Padding(m.padding...).
+		Render(s)
 }
 
 func numLen(i int) int {
diff --git a/write/command.go b/write/command.go
index adc3c69..6a745fb 100644
--- a/write/command.go
+++ b/write/command.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/cursor"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/internal/stdin"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/internal/timeout"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/gum/style"
 )
 
 // Run provides a shell script interface for the text area bubble.
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ func (o Options) Run() error {
 	a.ShowLineNumbers = o.ShowLineNumbers
 	a.CharLimit = o.CharLimit
 	a.MaxHeight = o.MaxLines
+	top, right, bottom, left := style.ParsePadding(o.Padding)
 
 	style := textarea.Style{
 		Base:             o.BaseStyle.ToLipgloss(),
@@ -46,8 +48,8 @@ func (o Options) Run() error {
 	a.Cursor.Style = o.CursorStyle.ToLipgloss()
 	a.Cursor.SetMode(cursor.Modes[o.CursorMode])
 
-	a.SetWidth(o.Width)
-	a.SetHeight(o.Height)
+	a.SetWidth(max(0, o.Width-left-right))
+	a.SetHeight(max(0, o.Height-top-bottom))
 	a.SetValue(o.Value)
 
 	m := model{
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ func (o Options) Run() error {
 		help:        help.New(),
 		showHelp:    o.ShowHelp,
 		keymap:      defaultKeymap(),
+		padding:     []int{top, right, bottom, left},
 	}
 
 	m.textarea.KeyMap.InsertNewline = m.keymap.InsertNewline
diff --git a/write/options.go b/write/options.go
index 16653eb..63c7b0c 100644
--- a/write/options.go
+++ b/write/options.go
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ type Options struct {
 	HeaderStyle           style.Styles `embed:"" prefix:"header." set:"defaultForeground=240" envprefix:"GUM_WRITE_HEADER_"`
 	PlaceholderStyle      style.Styles `embed:"" prefix:"placeholder." set:"defaultForeground=240" envprefix:"GUM_WRITE_PLACEHOLDER_"`
 	PromptStyle           style.Styles `embed:"" prefix:"prompt." set:"defaultForeground=7" envprefix:"GUM_WRITE_PROMPT_"`
+	Padding               string       `help:"Padding" default:"${defaultPadding}" group:"Style Flags" env:"GUM_WRITE_PADDING"`
 }
diff --git a/write/write.go b/write/write.go
index 323dc91..614ecaf 100644
--- a/write/write.go
+++ b/write/write.go
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ type model struct {
 	showHelp    bool
 	help        help.Model
 	keymap      keymap
+	padding     []int
 }
 
 func (m model) Init() tea.Cmd { return textarea.Blink }
@@ -96,14 +97,19 @@ func (m model) View() string {
 	if m.showHelp {
 		parts = append(parts, "", m.help.View(m.keymap))
 	}
-	return lipgloss.JoinVertical(lipgloss.Left, parts...)
+	return lipgloss.NewStyle().
+		Padding(m.padding...).
+		Render(lipgloss.JoinVertical(
+			lipgloss.Left,
+			parts...,
+		))
 }
 
 func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
 		if m.autoWidth {
-			m.textarea.SetWidth(msg.Width)
+			m.textarea.SetWidth(msg.Width - m.padding[1] - m.padding[3])
 		}
 	case tea.FocusMsg, tea.BlurMsg:
 		var cmd tea.Cmd