diff --git a/ext/bg/data/options-schema.json b/ext/bg/data/options-schema.json
index 224b93f8..d4bd3c21 100644
--- a/ext/bg/data/options-schema.json
+++ b/ext/bg/data/options-schema.json
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@
                                     "enableScanningParser",
                                     "enableMecabParser",
                                     "selectedParser",
+                                    "termSpacing",
                                     "readingMode"
                                 ],
                                 "properties": {
@@ -396,6 +397,10 @@
                                         "type": ["string", "null"],
                                         "default": null
                                     },
+                                    "termSpacing": {
+                                        "type": "boolean",
+                                        "default": true
+                                    },
                                     "readingMode": {
                                         "type": "string",
                                         "enum": ["hiragana", "katakana", "romaji", "none"],
diff --git a/ext/bg/js/search-query-parser.js b/ext/bg/js/search-query-parser.js
index 8115dd46..e8e6d11f 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/search-query-parser.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/search-query-parser.js
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ class QueryParser extends TextScanner {
         ];
     }
 
+    setOptions(options) {
+        super.setOptions(options);
+        this.queryParser.dataset.termSpacing = `${options.parsing.termSpacing}`;
+    }
+
     refreshSelectedParser() {
         if (this.parseResults.length > 0) {
             if (this.selectedParser === null) {
diff --git a/ext/bg/js/settings/main.js b/ext/bg/js/settings/main.js
index ac255978..bed57f7d 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/settings/main.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/settings/main.js
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ async function formRead(options) {
 
     options.parsing.enableScanningParser = $('#parsing-scan-enable').prop('checked');
     options.parsing.enableMecabParser = $('#parsing-mecab-enable').prop('checked');
+    options.parsing.termSpacing = $('#parsing-term-spacing').prop('checked');
     options.parsing.readingMode = $('#parsing-reading-mode').val();
 
     const optionsAnkiEnableOld = options.anki.enable;
diff --git a/ext/bg/settings.html b/ext/bg/settings.html
index 4b73e02c..f73f79c8 100644
--- a/ext/bg/settings.html
+++ b/ext/bg/settings.html
@@ -451,6 +451,10 @@
                     <label><input type="checkbox" id="parsing-mecab-enable"> Enable text parsing using MeCab</label>
                 </div>
 
+                <div class="checkbox">
+                    <label><input type="checkbox" id="parsing-term-spacing"> Enable small spaces between parsed words</label>
+                </div>
+
                 <div class="form-group">
                     <label for="parsing-reading-mode">Reading mode</label>
                     <select class="form-control" id="parsing-reading-mode">
diff --git a/ext/mixed/css/display.css b/ext/mixed/css/display.css
index ea0eb260..add2583e 100644
--- a/ext/mixed/css/display.css
+++ b/ext/mixed/css/display.css
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ html:root[data-yomichan-page=float] .navigation-header:not([hidden])~.navigation
     font-size: 2em;
 }
 
-.query-parser-term {
+#query-parser[data-term-spacing=true] .query-parser-term {
     margin-right: 0.2em;
 }