diff --git a/data/config b/data/config
index d1a513a..0802366 100644
--- a/data/config
+++ b/data/config
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 # - After the value
 #
 # String variables can be escaped ([Notation in config] -> "Result"):
-# - foo\\bar -> "foo<backspace>bar"
+# - foo\\bar -> "foo<backlash>bar"
 # - foo\nbar -> "foo<newline>bar"
+# - foo\sbar -> "foo bar"
 
 # The following three options control the ordering of the widgets.
 # Reordering can cause slight margin inconsistencies,
diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index b61c265..488f67a 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ void ApplyProperty<std::string>(std::string& propertyToSet, const std::string_vi
     Utils::Replace(propertyToSet, "\\n", "\n");
     Utils::Replace(propertyToSet, "\\\\", "\\");
     Utils::Replace(propertyToSet, "\\t", "\t");
+    Utils::Replace(propertyToSet, "\\s", " ");
 }
 
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