diff --git a/awesomerc.1.txt b/awesomerc.1.txt
index 16d8a809..472a2351 100644
--- a/awesomerc.1.txt
+++ b/awesomerc.1.txt
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ This widget shows one or more progress-bars.
     Set width.
 *height*::
     Set height (i.e. 0.9 = 90%)
-*padding_left*::
-    Empty space on the left.
+*padding*::
+    Empty space on both sides.
 *x*::
     Horizontal offset (auto-alignment if not set).
 *y*::
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ screen <integer> [MULTI]
             gap = <integer>
             width = <integer>
             height = <float>
-            padding_left = <integer>
+            padding = <integer>
             x = <integer> y = <integer>
             mouse [MULTI]
             {
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 223815d7..dc5d3738 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ config_parse(const char *confpatharg)
         CFG_SEC((char *) "bar", widget_progressbar_bar_opts, CFGF_MULTI),
         CFG_INT((char *) "width", 100, CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_INT((char *) "gap", 2, CFGF_NONE),
-        CFG_INT((char *) "padding_left", 0, CFGF_NONE),
+        CFG_INT((char *) "padding", 0, CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_FLOAT((char *) "height", 0.67, CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_END()
     };
diff --git a/widgets/progressbar.c b/widgets/progressbar.c
index f35b0d0f..f4ec1f45 100644
--- a/widgets/progressbar.c
+++ b/widgets/progressbar.c
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ typedef struct
     int *percent;
     /** Width of the bars */
     int width;
-    /** Left padding */
-    int padding_left;
+    /** Padding */
+    int padding;
     /** Pixel between bars */
     int gap;
     /** Number of bars */
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ progressbar_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset,
     if (!(d->bars))
         return 0;
 
-    width = d->width - d->padding_left;
+    width = d->width - 2 * d->padding;
 
     if(!widget->user_supplied_x)
         widget->area.x = widget_calculate_offset(widget->statusbar->width,
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ progressbar_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset,
 
     margin_top = (int) (widget->statusbar->height * (1 - d->height)) / 2 + 0.5 + widget->area.y;
     pb_height = (int) ((widget->statusbar->height * d->height - (d->gap * (d->bars - 1))) / d->bars + 0.5); 
-    left_offset = widget->area.x + d->padding_left;
+    left_offset = widget->area.x + d->padding;
 
     for(i = 0; i < d->bars; i++)
     {
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ progressbar_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
 
     d->height = cfg_getfloat(config, "height");
     d->gap = cfg_getint(config, "gap");
-    d->padding_left = cfg_getint(config, "padding_left");
+    d->padding = cfg_getint(config, "padding");
 
     return w;
 }