diff --git a/docxtpl/inline_image.py b/docxtpl/inline_image.py
index f860749..e369d3f 100644
--- a/docxtpl/inline_image.py
+++ b/docxtpl/inline_image.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 @author: Eric Lapouyade
 """
-from docx.oxml import OxmlElement, parse_xml
+from docx.oxml import OxmlElement
 from docx.oxml.ns import qn
 
 
@@ -19,11 +19,20 @@ class InlineImage(object):
     width = None
     height = None
     anchor = None
+    spacing_left = None
+    spacing_right = None
+    spacing_top = None
+    spacing_bottom = None
 
-    def __init__(self, tpl, image_descriptor, width=None, height=None, anchor=None):
+    def __init__(self, tpl, image_descriptor, width=None, height=None, anchor=None, \
+                 spacing_left=None, spacing_right=None, spacing_top=None, spacing_bottom=None):
         self.tpl, self.image_descriptor = tpl, image_descriptor
         self.width, self.height = width, height
         self.anchor = anchor
+        self.spacing_left = spacing_left
+        self.spacing_right = spacing_right
+        self.spacing_top = spacing_top
+        self.spacing_bottom = spacing_bottom
 
     def _add_hyperlink(self, run, url, part):
         # Create a relationship for the hyperlink
@@ -54,18 +63,24 @@ def _insert_image(self):
             self.image_descriptor,
             self.width,
             self.height,
-        ).xml
+        )
+        if self.spacing_top is not None:
+            pic.set('distT', str(self.spacing_top))
+        if self.spacing_bottom is not None:
+            pic.set('distB', str(self.spacing_bottom))
+        if self.spacing_left is not None:
+            pic.set('distL', str(self.spacing_left))
+        if self.spacing_right is not None:
+            pic.set('distR', str(self.spacing_right))
         if self.anchor:
-            run = parse_xml(pic)
-            if run.xpath(".//a:blip"):
+            if pic.xpath(".//a:blip"):
                 hyperlink = self._add_hyperlink(
-                    run, self.anchor, self.tpl.current_rendering_part
+                    pic, self.anchor, self.tpl.current_rendering_part
                 )
-                pic = hyperlink.xml
-
+                pic = hyperlink
         return (
             "</w:t></w:r><w:r><w:drawing>%s</w:drawing></w:r><w:r>"
-            '<w:t xml:space="preserve">' % pic
+            '<w:t xml:space="preserve">' % pic.xml
         )
 
     def __unicode__(self):