diff --git a/src/assets/asset.ts b/src/assets/asset.ts
index 2057131b..91f82981 100644
--- a/src/assets/asset.ts
+++ b/src/assets/asset.ts
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ export function load<T>(prom: Promise<T>): Asset<T> {
 // create assets
 export type AssetsCtx = ReturnType<typeof initAssets>;
 
-export const initAssets = (ggl: GfxCtx) => {
+export const initAssets = (ggl: GfxCtx, spriteAtlasPadding: number) => {
     const assets = {
         urlPrefix: "",
         // asset holders
@@ -225,7 +225,12 @@ export const initAssets = (ggl: GfxCtx) => {
         shaders: new AssetBucket<ShaderData>(),
         custom: new AssetBucket<any>(),
         music: {} as Record<string, string>,
-        packer: new TexPacker(ggl, SPRITE_ATLAS_WIDTH, SPRITE_ATLAS_HEIGHT),
+        packer: new TexPacker(
+            ggl,
+            SPRITE_ATLAS_WIDTH,
+            SPRITE_ATLAS_HEIGHT,
+            spriteAtlasPadding,
+        ),
         // if we finished initially loading all assets
         loaded: false,
     };
diff --git a/src/gfx/classes/TexPacker.ts b/src/gfx/classes/TexPacker.ts
index 6af9ba49..8addbd30 100644
--- a/src/gfx/classes/TexPacker.ts
+++ b/src/gfx/classes/TexPacker.ts
@@ -17,14 +17,16 @@ export default class TexPacker {
     private y: number = 0;
     private curHeight: number = 0;
     private gfx: GfxCtx;
+    private padding: number;
 
-    constructor(gfx: GfxCtx, w: number, h: number) {
+    constructor(gfx: GfxCtx, w: number, h: number, padding: number) {
         this.gfx = gfx;
         this.canvas = document.createElement("canvas");
         this.canvas.width = w;
         this.canvas.height = h;
         this.textures = [Texture.fromImage(gfx, this.canvas)];
         this.bigTextures = [];
+        this.padding = padding;
 
         const context2D = this.canvas.getContext("2d");
         if (!context2D) throw new Error("Failed to get 2d context");
@@ -33,21 +35,26 @@ export default class TexPacker {
     }
 
     add(img: ImageSource): [Texture, Quad, number] {
-        if (img.width > this.canvas.width || img.height > this.canvas.height) {
+        const paddedWidth = img.width + this.padding * 2;
+        const paddedHeight = img.height + this.padding * 2;
+
+        if (
+            paddedWidth > this.canvas.width || paddedHeight > this.canvas.height
+        ) {
             const tex = Texture.fromImage(this.gfx, img);
             this.bigTextures.push(tex);
             return [tex, new Quad(0, 0, 1, 1), 0];
         }
 
         // next row
-        if (this.x + img.width > this.canvas.width) {
+        if (this.x + paddedWidth > this.canvas.width) {
             this.x = 0;
             this.y += this.curHeight;
             this.curHeight = 0;
         }
 
         // next texture
-        if (this.y + img.height > this.canvas.height) {
+        if (this.y + paddedHeight > this.canvas.height) {
             this.c2d.clearRect(0, 0, this.canvas.width, this.canvas.height);
             this.textures.push(Texture.fromImage(this.gfx, this.canvas));
             this.x = 0;
@@ -56,14 +63,12 @@ export default class TexPacker {
         }
 
         const curTex = this.textures[this.textures.length - 1];
-        const pos = new Vec2(this.x, this.y);
-        const differenceWidth = this.canvas.width - this.x;
-        const differenceHeight = this.canvas.height - this.y;
+        const pos = new Vec2(this.x + this.padding, this.y + this.padding);
 
-        this.x += img.width;
+        this.x += paddedWidth;
 
-        if (img.height > this.curHeight) {
-            this.curHeight = img.height;
+        if (paddedHeight > this.curHeight) {
+            this.curHeight = paddedHeight;
         }
 
         if (img instanceof ImageData) {
diff --git a/src/kaplay.ts b/src/kaplay.ts
index ba356517..34db2687 100644
--- a/src/kaplay.ts
+++ b/src/kaplay.ts
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ const kaplay = <
     _k.gfx = gfx;
     const audio = initAudio();
     _k.audio = audio;
-    const assets = initAssets(ggl);
+    const assets = initAssets(ggl, gopt.spriteAtlasPadding ?? 0);
     _k.assets = assets;
     const game = initGame();
     _k.game = game;
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index f0af3b2f..b5c0f787 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -5963,6 +5963,11 @@ export interface KAPLAYOpt<
      * @experimental This feature is in experimental phase, it will be fully released in v3001.1.0
      */
     tagsAsComponents?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Padding used when adding sprites to texture atlas.
+     * @default 0
+     */
+    spriteAtlasPadding?: number;
 }
 
 /**