diff --git a/IceCubesApp/App/Tabs/Settings/DisplaySettingsView.swift b/IceCubesApp/App/Tabs/Settings/DisplaySettingsView.swift
index 7327fc5f..9c27e098 100644
--- a/IceCubesApp/App/Tabs/Settings/DisplaySettingsView.swift
+++ b/IceCubesApp/App/Tabs/Settings/DisplaySettingsView.swift
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ struct DisplaySettingsView: View {
       }
       Toggle("settings.display.show-account-popover", isOn: $userPreferences.showAccountPopover)
       Toggle("Show Content Gradient", isOn: $theme.showContentGradient)
+      Toggle("Compact Layout", isOn: $theme.compactLayoutPadding)
     }
     #if !os(visionOS)
     .listRowBackground(theme.primaryBackgroundColor)
diff --git a/IceCubesApp/Resources/Localization/Localizable.xcstrings b/IceCubesApp/Resources/Localization/Localizable.xcstrings
index 09e42eb4..3525c08a 100644
--- a/IceCubesApp/Resources/Localization/Localizable.xcstrings
+++ b/IceCubesApp/Resources/Localization/Localizable.xcstrings
@@ -20951,6 +20951,9 @@
           }
         }
       }
+    },
+    "Compact Layout" : {
+
     },
     "Compose a post" : {
       "localizations" : {
diff --git a/Packages/DesignSystem/Sources/DesignSystem/DesignSystem.swift b/Packages/DesignSystem/Sources/DesignSystem/DesignSystem.swift
index 2c8e3d6f..ce06be8a 100644
--- a/Packages/DesignSystem/Sources/DesignSystem/DesignSystem.swift
+++ b/Packages/DesignSystem/Sources/DesignSystem/DesignSystem.swift
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import Foundation
 
 @MainActor
 public extension CGFloat {
-  static let layoutPadding: CGFloat = 20
+  static var layoutPadding: CGFloat {
+    Theme.shared.compactLayoutPadding ? 20 : 8
+  }
+  
   static let dividerPadding: CGFloat = 2
   static let scrollToViewHeight: CGFloat = 1
   static let statusColumnsSpacing: CGFloat = 8
diff --git a/Packages/DesignSystem/Sources/DesignSystem/Theme.swift b/Packages/DesignSystem/Sources/DesignSystem/Theme.swift
index e23a29dd..35847a22 100644
--- a/Packages/DesignSystem/Sources/DesignSystem/Theme.swift
+++ b/Packages/DesignSystem/Sources/DesignSystem/Theme.swift
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ public final class Theme {
       case lineSpacing
       case statusActionSecondary
       case contentGradient
+      case compactLayoutPadding
     }
 
     @AppStorage("is_previously_set") public var isThemePreviouslySet: Bool = false
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ public final class Theme {
     @AppStorage(ThemeKey.lineSpacing.rawValue) public var lineSpacing: Double = 1.2
     @AppStorage(ThemeKey.statusActionSecondary.rawValue) public var statusActionSecondary: StatusActionSecondary = .share
     @AppStorage(ThemeKey.contentGradient.rawValue) public var showContentGradient: Bool = true
+    @AppStorage(ThemeKey.compactLayoutPadding.rawValue) public var compactLayoutPadding: Bool = true
     @AppStorage("font_size_scale") public var fontSizeScale: Double = 1
     @AppStorage("chosen_font") public var chosenFontData: Data?
 
@@ -290,7 +292,13 @@ public final class Theme {
       themeStorage.showContentGradient = showContentGradient
     }
   }
-
+  
+  public var compactLayoutPadding: Bool {
+    didSet {
+      themeStorage.compactLayoutPadding = compactLayoutPadding
+    }
+  }
+  
   public var selectedSet: ColorSetName = .iceCubeDark
 
   public static let shared = Theme()
@@ -332,6 +340,7 @@ public final class Theme {
     chosenFontData = themeStorage.chosenFontData
     statusActionSecondary = themeStorage.statusActionSecondary
     showContentGradient = themeStorage.showContentGradient
+    compactLayoutPadding = themeStorage.compactLayoutPadding
     selectedSet = storedSet
 
     computeContrastingTintColor()