diff --git a/src/map/IMG/rastertile.cpp b/src/map/IMG/rastertile.cpp
index 12c31572..81ef1e26 100644
--- a/src/map/IMG/rastertile.cpp
+++ b/src/map/IMG/rastertile.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 using namespace IMG;
 
+#define ICON_PADDING 2
+
 #define AREA(rect) \
 	(rect.size().width() * rect.size().height())
 
@@ -450,7 +452,8 @@ void RasterTile::processPoints(QList<TextItem*> &textItems)
 			continue;
 
 		TextPointItem *item = new TextPointItem(QPoint(point.coordinates.lon(),
-		  point.coordinates.lat()), label, fnt, img, color, &haloColor);
+		  point.coordinates.lat()), label, fnt, img, color, &haloColor, 0,
+		  ICON_PADDING);
 		if (item->isValid() && !item->collides(textItems))
 			textItems.append(item);
 		else
diff --git a/src/map/textpointitem.cpp b/src/map/textpointitem.cpp
index ed11e119..5e02d69e 100644
--- a/src/map/textpointitem.cpp
+++ b/src/map/textpointitem.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ static void expand(QRectF &rect, int width)
 
 TextPointItem::TextPointItem(const QPoint &point, const QString *text,
   const QFont *font, const QImage *img, const QColor *color,
-  const QColor *haloColor, const QColor *bgColor)
+  const QColor *haloColor, const QColor *bgColor, int padding)
   : TextItem(font ? text : 0), _font(font), _img(img), _color(color),
   _haloColor(haloColor), _bgColor(bgColor)
 {
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ TextPointItem::TextPointItem(const QPoint &point, const QString *text,
 			expand(_textRect, _font->pixelSize() * MIN_BOX_WIDTH);
 	}
 
-	setPos(point);
+	setPos(point, padding);
 }
 
-void TextPointItem::setPos(const QPoint &point)
+void TextPointItem::setPos(const QPoint &point, int padding)
 {
 	QPainterPath shape;
 	QRectF iconRect;
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ void TextPointItem::setPos(const QPoint &point)
 		QSizeF s(_img->size() / _img->devicePixelRatioF());
 		iconRect = QRectF(QPointF(point.x() - s.width() / 2,
 		  point.y() - s.height()/2), s);
-		_textRect.moveTopLeft(QPointF(point.x() + s.width()/2, point.y()
-		  - _textRect.height()/2));
+		_textRect.moveTopLeft(QPointF(point.x() + s.width()/2 + padding,
+		  point.y() - _textRect.height()/2));
 	} else
 		_textRect.moveCenter(point);
 
diff --git a/src/map/textpointitem.h b/src/map/textpointitem.h
index cf950863..0f068b0a 100644
--- a/src/map/textpointitem.h
+++ b/src/map/textpointitem.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public:
 	TextPointItem() : TextItem(0), _font(0), _img(0) {}
 	TextPointItem(const QPoint &point, const QString *text, const QFont *font,
 	  const QImage *img, const QColor *color, const QColor *haloColor,
-	  const QColor *bgColor = 0);
+	  const QColor *bgColor = 0, int padding = 0);
 
 	bool isValid() const {return !_rect.isEmpty();}
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public:
 	QPainterPath shape() const {return _shape;}
 	void paint(QPainter *painter) const;
 
-	void setPos(const QPoint &point);
+	void setPos(const QPoint &point, int padding = 0);
 
 private:
 	const QFont *_font;