diff --git a/autotests/ksqueezedtextlabelautotest.cpp b/autotests/ksqueezedtextlabelautotest.cpp
--- a/autotests/ksqueezedtextlabelautotest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/ksqueezedtextlabelautotest.cpp
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@
     QVERIFY(!label->isSqueezed());
 
     label->setProperty(attribute.toLatin1().data(), amount);
-    QTest::qWaitForWindowExposed(label.data());
 
     QVERIFY(label->isSqueezed());
 
diff --git a/src/ksqueezedtextlabel.h b/src/ksqueezedtextlabel.h
--- a/src/ksqueezedtextlabel.h
+++ b/src/ksqueezedtextlabel.h
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(Qt::TextElideMode textElideMode READ textElideMode WRITE setTextElideMode)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int indent READ indent WRITE setIndent)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int margin READ margin WRITE setMargin)
 
 public:
     /**
@@ -100,6 +102,36 @@
      */
     QSize sizeHint() const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the indentation of the label.
+     *
+     * @param indent the amount of indentation in pixels
+     *
+     * Reimplementation of QLabel::setIndent().
+     *
+     * @warning The corresponding function in the base class is not virtual.
+     * Therefore make sure to call this function on objects of type KSqueezedTextLabel,
+     * as shown in the @ref non-virtual-warning "example in the class description".
+     *
+     * @since 5.39
+     */
+    void setIndent(int indent);
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the margin of the label.
+     *
+     * @param margin the margin size in pixels
+     *
+     * Reimplementation of QLabel::setMargin().
+     *
+     * @warning The corresponding function in the base class is not virtual.
+     * Therefore make sure to call this function on objects of type KSqueezedTextLabel,
+     * as shown in the @ref non-virtual-warning "example in the class description".
+     *
+     * @since 5.39
+     */
+    void setMargin(int margin);
+
     /**
      * Overridden for internal reasons; the API remains unaffected.
      */
diff --git a/src/ksqueezedtextlabel.cpp b/src/ksqueezedtextlabel.cpp
--- a/src/ksqueezedtextlabel.cpp
+++ b/src/ksqueezedtextlabel.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,18 @@
     return QSize(textWidth + chromeWidth, QLabel::sizeHint().height());
 }
 
+void KSqueezedTextLabel::setIndent(int indent)
+{
+    QLabel::setIndent(indent);
+    squeezeTextToLabel();
+}
+
+void KSqueezedTextLabel::setMargin(int margin)
+{
+    QLabel::setMargin(margin);
+    squeezeTextToLabel();
+}
+
 void KSqueezedTextLabel::setText(const QString &text)
 {
     d->fullText = text;