diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b1d26d45..955a86c2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # $Id$
 
+2006-11-15
+	* Change linkstatus display for use_spacer.  Closes bug #1577580.
+
 2006-11-14
 	* Fix compile error with --disable-x11.
 	* Add new timed thread abstraction routines.
diff --git a/src/conky.c b/src/conky.c
index 9cde1d9c..617a46cc 100644
--- a/src/conky.c
+++ b/src/conky.c
@@ -3446,8 +3446,14 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size, struct text_object *
 
 				}
 				OBJ(linkstatus) {
-					snprintf(p, p_max_size, "%d",
+					if (!use_spacer) {
+						snprintf(p, p_max_size, "%d",
 							obj->data.net->linkstatus);
+					} else
+					{
+						snprintf(p, 6, "%d     ",
+							obj->data.net->linkstatus);
+					}
 				}
 #if defined(IMLIB2) && defined(X11)
 				OBJ(image) {