diff --git a/fasttyper/components.py b/fasttyper/components.py
index 2d809f4..f7899e6 100644
--- a/fasttyper/components.py
+++ b/fasttyper/components.py
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ class TextBox(TextComponent):
         self.maxy, self.maxx = None, None
         self.usedy, self.usedx = None, None
 
+        self.left_margin = config.get("left_margin_percentage")
+
     def clear(self):
         self.elements = []
 
@@ -105,7 +107,11 @@ class TextBox(TextComponent):
 
     @property
     def max_line_x(self):
-        return self.maxx - 1
+        return int(self.maxx * (100 - self.left_margin - self.left_margin) / 100) - 1
+
+    @property
+    def padding(self):
+        return " " * int(1 + self.left_margin * self.maxx / 100)
 
     def prepare_text_element(self, element):
         lines = []
@@ -150,11 +156,10 @@ class TextBox(TextComponent):
             lines[-1] = lines[-1][: -len(next_word)]
 
         lines = lines[: self.maxy - self.usedy]
-        return "\n".join(lines)
+        return ("\n" + self.padding).join(lines)
 
     def pain_element(self, screen, element):
         self.usedy, self.usedx = screen.getyx()
-        self.maxy, self.maxx = screen.getmaxyx()
         text = self.prepare_text_element(element)
         self.paint_text(screen, text, element.color)
 
@@ -162,6 +167,8 @@ class TextBox(TextComponent):
             self.cursor_component.update(screen)
 
     def paint(self, screen, application):
+        self.maxy, self.maxx = screen.getmaxyx()
+        self.paint_text(screen, self.padding, 0)
 
         for element in self.elements:
             self.pain_element(screen, element)
diff --git a/fasttyper/config.py b/fasttyper/config.py
index 8318fb4..34bdd1e 100644
--- a/fasttyper/config.py
+++ b/fasttyper/config.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ class Config:
             "accuracy: {stats.accuracy:0.2f}%"
         ),
         "summary_datafile": "~/.cache/fasttyper/datafile.csv",
-        "top_margin_percentage": 0,
+        "top_margin_percentage": 30,
+        "left_margin_percentage": 10,
     }
 
     def __init__(self, configmap):
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b3c54c7..54b39fa 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.3.4
+current_version = 1.4.0
 
 [wheel]
 universal = 1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d0cd6cf..8cd65af 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
 
 setup(
     name="fasttyper",
-    version="1.3.4",
+    version="1.4.0",
     author="Piotr Domanski",
     author_email="pi.domanski@gmail.com",
     description="Minimalistic typing exercise",