diff --git a/lib/notare/builder.rb b/lib/notare/builder.rb
index 44d385f..35142d0 100644
--- a/lib/notare/builder.rb
+++ b/lib/notare/builder.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 
 module Notare
   module Builder
-    def p(text = nil, style: nil, &block)
-      para = Nodes::Paragraph.new(style: resolve_style(style))
+    def p(text = nil, style: nil, spacing_before: nil, spacing_after: nil, &block)
+      para = Nodes::Paragraph.new(style: resolve_style(style),
+                                  spacing_before: spacing_before,
+                                  spacing_after: spacing_after)
       if block
         with_target(para, &block)
       elsif text
diff --git a/lib/notare/nodes/paragraph.rb b/lib/notare/nodes/paragraph.rb
index ee04f47..3caef04 100644
--- a/lib/notare/nodes/paragraph.rb
+++ b/lib/notare/nodes/paragraph.rb
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 module Notare
   module Nodes
     class Paragraph < Base
-      attr_reader :runs, :style
+      attr_reader :runs, :style, :spacing_before, :spacing_after
 
-      def initialize(runs = [], style: nil)
+      def initialize(runs = [], style: nil, spacing_before: nil, spacing_after: nil)
         super()
         @runs = runs
         @style = style
+        @spacing_before = spacing_before
+        @spacing_after = spacing_after
       end
 
       def add_run(run)
diff --git a/lib/notare/version.rb b/lib/notare/version.rb
index 041d5f4..4ecec06 100644
--- a/lib/notare/version.rb
+++ b/lib/notare/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Notare
-  VERSION = "0.0.7"
+  VERSION = "0.0.8"
 end
diff --git a/lib/notare/xml/document_xml.rb b/lib/notare/xml/document_xml.rb
index 5101f2b..4a3c542 100644
--- a/lib/notare/xml/document_xml.rb
+++ b/lib/notare/xml/document_xml.rb
@@ -52,9 +52,18 @@ module Notare
 
       def render_paragraph(xml, para)
         xml["w"].p do
-          if para.style
+          has_style = para.style
+          has_spacing = para.spacing_before || para.spacing_after
+
+          if has_style || has_spacing
             xml["w"].pPr do
-              xml["w"].pStyle("w:val" => para.style.style_id)
+              xml["w"].pStyle("w:val" => para.style.style_id) if has_style
+              if has_spacing
+                spacing_attrs = {}
+                spacing_attrs["w:before"] = para.spacing_before.to_s if para.spacing_before
+                spacing_attrs["w:after"] = para.spacing_after.to_s if para.spacing_after
+                xml["w"].spacing(spacing_attrs)
+              end
             end
           end
           para.runs.each { |run| render_run(xml, run) }