diff --git a/app/plasma/extended/theme.cpp b/app/plasma/extended/theme.cpp
index 84b626782..1e51b889e 100644
--- a/app/plasma/extended/theme.cpp
+++ b/app/plasma/extended/theme.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ void Theme::load()
 {
     loadThemePaths();
     updateBackgrounds();
+    updateSeperatorAreaMarginsValues();
 }
 
 Theme::~Theme()
@@ -131,6 +132,27 @@ void Theme::setOutlineWidth(int width)
     emit outlineWidthChanged();
 }
 
+int Theme::separatorAreaMarginTop() const
+{
+    return m_separatorAreaMarginTop;
+}
+
+int Theme::separatorAreaMarginLeft() const
+{
+    return m_separatorAreaMarginLeft;
+}
+
+int Theme::separatorAreaMarginBottom() const
+{
+    return m_separatorAreaMarginBottom;
+}
+
+int Theme::separatorAreaMarginRight() const
+{
+    return m_separatorAreaMarginRight;
+}
+
+
 PanelBackground *Theme::backgroundTopEdge() const
 {
     return m_backgroundTopEdge;
@@ -485,6 +507,44 @@ const CornerRegions &Theme::cornersMask(const int &radius)
     return m_cornerRegions[radius];
 }
 
+void Theme::updateSeperatorAreaMarginsValues()
+{
+    m_separatorAreaMarginTop = 0;
+    m_separatorAreaMarginLeft = 0;
+    m_separatorAreaMarginBottom = 0;
+    m_separatorAreaMarginRight = 0;
+
+    Plasma::Svg *svg = new Plasma::Svg(this);
+    svg->setImagePath(QStringLiteral("widgets/panel-background"));
+
+    bool hasThickSeparatorMargins = svg->hasElement("thick-center");
+
+    if (hasThickSeparatorMargins) {
+        int topMargin = svg->hasElement("hint-top-margin") ? svg->elementSize("hint-top-margin").height() : 0;
+        int leftMargin = svg->hasElement("hint-left-margin") ? svg->elementSize("hint-left-margin").width() : 0;
+        int bottomMargin = svg->hasElement("hint-bottom-margin") ? svg->elementSize("hint-bottom-margin").height() : 0;
+        int rightMargin = svg->hasElement("hint-right-margin") ? svg->elementSize("hint-right-margin").width() : 0;
+
+        int thickTopMargin = svg->hasElement("thick-hint-top-margin") ? svg->elementSize("thick-hint-top-margin").height() : 0;
+        int thickLeftMargin = svg->hasElement("thick-hint-left-margin") ? svg->elementSize("thick-hint-left-margin").width() : 0;
+        int thickBottomMargin = svg->hasElement("thick-hint-bottom-margin") ? svg->elementSize("thick-hint-bottom-margin").height() : 0;
+        int thickRightMargin = svg->hasElement("thick-hint-right-margin") ? svg->elementSize("thick-hint-right-margin").width() : 0;
+
+        m_separatorAreaMarginTop = qMax(0, thickTopMargin - topMargin);
+        m_separatorAreaMarginLeft = qMax(0, thickLeftMargin - leftMargin);
+        m_separatorAreaMarginBottom = qMax(0, thickBottomMargin - bottomMargin);
+        m_separatorAreaMarginRight = qMax(0, thickRightMargin - rightMargin);
+    }
+
+    qDebug() << "PLASMA THEME SEPARATOR AREA MARGINS ::" <<
+                m_separatorAreaMarginTop << m_separatorAreaMarginLeft <<
+                m_separatorAreaMarginBottom << m_separatorAreaMarginRight;
+
+    svg->deleteLater();
+
+    emit separatorAreaMarginsChanged();
+}
+
 void Theme::loadConfig()
 {
     setOutlineWidth(m_themeGroup.readEntry("outlineWidth", 1));
diff --git a/app/plasma/extended/theme.h b/app/plasma/extended/theme.h
index d8f2a2907..39a9b1b1e 100644
--- a/app/plasma/extended/theme.h
+++ b/app/plasma/extended/theme.h
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ class Theme: public QObject
 
     Q_PROPERTY(int outlineWidth READ outlineWidth NOTIFY outlineWidthChanged)
 
+    Q_PROPERTY(int separatorAreaMarginTop READ separatorAreaMarginTop NOTIFY separatorAreaMarginsChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int separatorAreaMarginLeft READ separatorAreaMarginLeft NOTIFY separatorAreaMarginsChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int separatorAreaMarginBottom READ separatorAreaMarginBottom NOTIFY separatorAreaMarginsChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int separatorAreaMarginRight READ separatorAreaMarginRight NOTIFY separatorAreaMarginsChanged)
+
     Q_PROPERTY(Latte::PlasmaExtended::PanelBackground *backgroundTopEdge READ backgroundTopEdge NOTIFY backgroundsChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(Latte::PlasmaExtended::PanelBackground *backgroundLeftEdge READ backgroundLeftEdge NOTIFY backgroundsChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(Latte::PlasmaExtended::PanelBackground *backgroundBottomEdge READ backgroundBottomEdge NOTIFY backgroundsChanged)
@@ -89,6 +94,11 @@ public:
     int outlineWidth() const;
     void setOutlineWidth(int width);
 
+    int separatorAreaMarginTop() const;
+    int separatorAreaMarginLeft() const;
+    int separatorAreaMarginBottom() const;
+    int separatorAreaMarginRight() const;
+
     PanelBackground *backgroundTopEdge() const;
     PanelBackground *backgroundLeftEdge() const;
     PanelBackground *backgroundBottomEdge() const;
@@ -107,6 +117,7 @@ signals:
     void compositingChanged();
     void hasShadowChanged();
     void outlineWidthChanged();
+    void separatorAreaMarginsChanged();
     void themeChanged();
 
 private slots:
@@ -125,6 +136,7 @@ private:
     void updateDefaultSchemeValues();
     void updateReversedScheme();
     void updateReversedSchemeValues();
+    void updateSeperatorAreaMarginsValues();
 
     void qmlRegisterTypes();
 
@@ -135,6 +147,11 @@ private:
 
     int m_outlineWidth{1};
 
+    int m_separatorAreaMarginTop{0};
+    int m_separatorAreaMarginLeft{0};
+    int m_separatorAreaMarginBottom{0};
+    int m_separatorAreaMarginRight{0};
+
     QString m_themePath;
     QString m_themeWidgetsPath;
     QString m_defaultSchemePath;