diff --git a/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/SvgTextEditor.h b/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/SvgTextEditor.h
--- a/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/SvgTextEditor.h
+++ b/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/SvgTextEditor.h
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@
     void setModified(bool modified);
     void dialogButtonClicked(QAbstractButton *button);
 
+    void setLetterSpacing(double value);
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
 
     void textUpdated(const QString &svg, const QString &defs);
diff --git a/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/SvgTextEditor.cpp b/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/SvgTextEditor.cpp
--- a/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/SvgTextEditor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/SvgTextEditor.cpp
@@ -618,6 +618,13 @@
      m_textEditorWidget.richTextEdit->textCursor().mergeBlockFormat(format);
 }
 
+void SvgTextEditor::setLetterSpacing(double value)
+{
+    QTextCharFormat format = m_textEditorWidget.richTextEdit->textCursor().charFormat();
+    format.setFontLetterSpacingType(QFont::AbsoluteSpacing);
+    format.setFontLetterSpacing(value);
+    m_textEditorWidget.richTextEdit->mergeCurrentCharFormat(format);
+}
 
 void SvgTextEditor::alignLeft()
 {
@@ -1064,6 +1071,16 @@
     actionCollection()->addAction("svg_line_height", lineHeight);
     m_richTextActions << lineHeight;
     actionRegistry->propertizeAction("svg_line_height", lineHeight);
+
+    QWidgetAction *letterSpacing = new QWidgetAction(this);
+    QDoubleSpinBox *spnLetterSpacing = new QDoubleSpinBox();
+    spnLetterSpacing->setRange(-100.0,100.0);
+    spnLetterSpacing->setSingleStep(2.0);
+    connect(spnLetterSpacing,SIGNAL(valueChanged(double)),SLOT(setLetterSpacing(double)));
+    letterSpacing->setDefaultWidget(spnLetterSpacing);
+    actionCollection()->addAction("svg_letter_spacing", letterSpacing);
+    m_richTextActions << letterSpacing;
+    actionRegistry->propertizeAction("svg_letter_spacing",letterSpacing);
 }
 
 void SvgTextEditor::enableRichTextActions(bool enable)
diff --git a/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/SvgTextTool.action b/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/SvgTextTool.action
--- a/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/SvgTextTool.action
+++ b/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/SvgTextTool.action
@@ -222,6 +222,16 @@
       <isCheckable>false</isCheckable>
       <text>Line Height</text>
     </Action>
+    <Action name="svg_letter_spacing">
+      <iconText>Letter Spacing</iconText>
+      <shortcut>Ctrl+Shift+S</shortcut>
+      <toolTip>Letter Spacing in pts</toolTip>
+      <icon></icon>
+      <whatsThis/>
+      <statusTip/>
+      <isCheckable>false</isCheckable>
+      <text>Letter Spacing</text>
+    </Action>
     <Action name="svg_settings">
       <iconText>Settings</iconText>
       <shortcut></shortcut>
diff --git a/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/svgtexttool.xmlgui b/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/svgtexttool.xmlgui
--- a/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/svgtexttool.xmlgui
+++ b/plugins/tools/svgtexttool/svgtexttool.xmlgui
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
     <Action name="svg_font"/>
     <Action name="svg_font_size"/>
     <Action name="svg_line_height"/>
+    <Action name="svg_letter_spacing"/>
     <Action name="svg_font_color"/>
     <Action name="svg_format_textcolor"/>
     <Action name="svg_weight_bold"/>