diff --git a/kirigami.qrc b/kirigami.qrc
--- a/kirigami.qrc
+++ b/kirigami.qrc
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
         <file alias="private/ActionMenuItem.qml">src/controls/private/ActionMenuItemQt59.qml</file>
         <file alias="private/ActionMenuItemBase.qml">src/controls/private/ActionMenuItemBase.qml</file>
         <file alias="Separator.qml">src/controls/Separator.qml</file>
+        <file alias="Spacer.qml">src/controls/Spacer.qml</file>
         <file alias="OverlayDrawer.qml">src/controls/OverlayDrawer.qml</file>
         <file alias="OverlaySheet.qml">src/controls/OverlaySheet.qml</file>
         <file alias="GlobalDrawer.qml">src/controls/GlobalDrawer.qml</file>
diff --git a/kirigami.qrc.in b/kirigami.qrc.in
--- a/kirigami.qrc.in
+++ b/kirigami.qrc.in
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
         <file alias="private/ActionMenuItem.qml">@kirigami_QML_DIR@/src/controls/private/@kirigami_ActionMenuItem@</file>
         <file alias="private/ActionMenuItemBase.qml">@kirigami_QML_DIR@/src/controls/private/ActionMenuItemBase.qml</file>
         <file alias="Separator.qml">@kirigami_QML_DIR@/src/controls/Separator.qml</file>
+        <file alias="Spacer.qml">@kirigami_QML_DIR@/src/controls/Spacer.qml</file>
         <file alias="OverlayDrawer.qml">@kirigami_QML_DIR@/src/controls/OverlayDrawer.qml</file>
         <file alias="OverlaySheet.qml">@kirigami_QML_DIR@/src/controls/OverlaySheet.qml</file>
         <file alias="GlobalDrawer.qml">@kirigami_QML_DIR@/src/controls/GlobalDrawer.qml</file>
diff --git a/src/controls/Spacer.qml b/src/controls/Spacer.qml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/controls/Spacer.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ *   Copyright 2018 Nate Graham <nate@kde.org>
+ *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
+ *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or
+ *   (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *   GNU Library General Public License for more details
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+import QtQuick 2.1
+import QtQuick.Layouts 1.2
+import org.kde.kirigami 2.4
+
+/**
+ * A simple spacer
+ *
+ * Useful for separating groups of elements or controls from one another
+ * with a pre-defined amount of whitespace (18px)
+ *
+ * @inherit QtQuick.Item
+ */
+
+Item {
+    width: Units.gridUnit
+    height: Units.gridUnit
+    Layout.preferredWidth: Units.gridUnit
+    Layout.preferredHeight: Units.gridUnit
+}
diff --git a/src/kirigamiplugin.cpp b/src/kirigamiplugin.cpp
--- a/src/kirigamiplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/kirigamiplugin.cpp
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
     qmlRegisterType(componentUrl(QStringLiteral("GlobalDrawer.qml")), uri, 2, 0, "GlobalDrawer");
     qmlRegisterType(componentUrl(QStringLiteral("Heading.qml")), uri, 2, 0, "Heading");
     qmlRegisterType(componentUrl(QStringLiteral("Separator.qml")), uri, 2, 0, "Separator");
+    qmlRegisterType(componentUrl(QStringLiteral("Spacer.qml")), uri, 2, 0, "Spacer");
     qmlRegisterType(componentUrl(QStringLiteral("PageRow.qml")), uri, 2, 0, "PageRow");
 
     qmlRegisterType<DesktopIcon>(uri, 2, 0, "Icon");
diff --git a/src/qmldir b/src/qmldir
--- a/src/qmldir
+++ b/src/qmldir
@@ -43,3 +43,4 @@
 ListItemDragHandle 2.5 ListItemDragHandle.qml
 ActionToolBar 2.5 ActionToolBar.qml
 BannerImage 2.5 private/BannerImage.qml
+Spacer 2.0 Spacer.qml