diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 92dcbb3..11d7168 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,37 +1,67 @@
 {
-  "name": "polacode",
-  "displayName": "Polacode",
-  "description": "📸  Polaroid for your code",
-  "version": "0.2.2",
-  "repository": {
-    "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/octref/polacode.git"
-  },
-  "publisher": "pnp",
-  "keywords": [
-    "polacode",
-    "polaroid",
-    "screenshot",
-    "snippet",
-    "share"
-  ],
-  "galleryBanner": {
-    "color": "#fbfbfb",
-    "theme": "light"
-  },
-  "icon": "icon.png",
-  "categories": ["Other"],
-  "engines": {
-    "vscode": "^1.19.0"
-  },
-  "activationEvents": ["onCommand:polacode.activate"],
-  "main": "./src/extension",
-  "contributes": {
-    "commands": [
-      {
-        "command": "polacode.activate",
-        "title": "Polacode 📸"
-      }
-    ]
-  }
+	"name": "polacode",
+	"displayName": "Polacode",
+	"description": "📸  Polaroid for your code",
+	"version": "0.2.2",
+	"repository": {
+		"type": "git",
+		"url": "https://github.com/octref/polacode.git"
+	},
+	"publisher": "pnp",
+	"keywords": [
+		"polacode",
+		"polaroid",
+		"screenshot",
+		"snippet",
+		"share"
+	],
+	"galleryBanner": {
+		"color": "#fbfbfb",
+		"theme": "light"
+	},
+	"icon": "icon.png",
+	"categories": ["Other"],
+	"engines": {
+		"vscode": "^1.19.0"
+	},
+	"activationEvents": ["onCommand:polacode.activate"],
+	"main": "./src/extension",
+	"contributes": {
+		"commands": [
+			{
+				"command": "polacode.activate",
+				"title": "Polacode 📸"
+			}
+		],
+		"configuration": {
+			"title": "Polacode Custom Styles",
+			"properties": {
+				"polacode.container.paddingLeft": {
+					"type": "number",
+					"default": "22",
+					"description": "Specifies the padding left that will be applied to the container"
+				},
+				"polacode.container.paddingRight": {
+					"type": "number",
+					"default": "22",
+					"description": "Specifies the padding right that will be applied to the container"
+				},
+				"polacode.container.paddingTop": {
+					"type": "number",
+					"default": "22",
+					"description": "Specifies the padding top that will be applied to the container"
+				},
+				"polacode.container.paddingBottom": {
+					"type": "number",
+					"default": "22",
+					"description": "Specifies the padding bottom that will be applied to the container"
+				},
+				"polacode.container.backgroundColor": {
+					"type": "string",
+					"default": "#f2f2f2",
+					"description": "Specifies the background color that will be applied to the container"
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/extension.js b/src/extension.js
index cd5e357..014733c 100644
--- a/src/extension.js
+++ b/src/extension.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const vscode = require('vscode')
 const path = require('path')
 const { writeFileSync } = require('fs')
 const { homedir } = require('os')
+const customizations = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration("polacode").container;
 
 const writeSerializedBlobToFile = (serializeBlob, fileName) => {
   const bytes = new Uint8Array(serializeBlob.split(','))
@@ -40,7 +41,8 @@ function activate(context) {
         vscode.commands.executeCommand('_workbench.htmlPreview.postMessage', indexUri, {
           type: 'init',
           fontFamily,
-          bgColor
+          bgColor,
+          customizations
         })
       })
   })
diff --git a/src/webview/index.js b/src/webview/index.js
index 2138e6b..4be2198 100644
--- a/src/webview/index.js
+++ b/src/webview/index.js
@@ -156,15 +156,16 @@ obturateur.addEventListener('mouseover', () => {
 window.addEventListener('message', e => {
   if (e) {
     if (e.data.type === 'init') {
-      const { fontFamily, bgColor } = e.data
+      const { fontFamily, bgColor, customizations } = e.data
 
       const initialHtml = getInitialHtml(fontFamily)
       snippetNode.innerHTML = initialHtml
 
-      // update backdrop color, using bgColor from last pasted snippet
-      // cannot deduce from initialHtml since it's always using Nord color
+      // update container padding and background color using user settings
+      snippetContainerNode.style.padding = `${customizations.paddingTop}px ${customizations.paddingRight}px ${customizations.paddingBottom}px ${customizations.paddingLeft}px`;
+
       if (isDark(bgColor)) {
-        snippetContainerNode.style.backgroundColor = '#f2f2f2'
+        snippetContainerNode.style.backgroundColor = customizations.backgroundColor
       } else {
         snippetContainerNode.style.background = 'none'
       }