diff --git a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/TextStyleConverter.java b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/TextStyleConverter.java
index 8efc857..4cb57ec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/TextStyleConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/TextStyleConverter.java
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ public class TextStyleConverter extends StyleWithPropertiesConverterHelper {
     // Use default font?
     private boolean bConvertFont = false;
     //convert letter spacing
-    private boolean addLetterSpacing = false;
+    private Double minLetterSpacing = null;
+
 
     /** Create a new <code>TextStyleConverter</code>
      *  @param ofr an <code>OfficeReader</code> to read style information from
@@ -94,7 +95,11 @@ public class TextStyleConverter extends StyleWithPropertiesConverterHelper {
         	}
         }
         this.bConvertFont = !config.useDefaultFont();
-        this.addLetterSpacing = config.exportLetterSpacing();
+        
+        String minLS =  config.minLetterSpacing().replaceAll("[a-zA-Z]", "");
+        if (!minLS.equals("")) {
+        	this.minLetterSpacing = Double.parseDouble(minLS);
+        }
     }
 
     /** Apply a link style, using a combination of two text styles
@@ -387,7 +392,18 @@ public class TextStyleConverter extends StyleWithPropertiesConverterHelper {
   
         // Letter spacing: This property fit with css
         s = style.getProperty(XMLString.FO_LETTER_SPACING,bInherit);
-	    if (s!=null && addLetterSpacing ) { props.addValue("letter-spacing",scale(s)); }
+        if ( s != null ) {
+        	if ( minLetterSpacing != null ) {
+        		String onlyNums = scale(s).replaceAll("[a-zA-Z]", "");
+        		Double curLS = Double.parseDouble(onlyNums);
+        		if ( minLetterSpacing < curLS ) {
+        			props.addValue("letter-spacing",scale(s));
+        		}
+        	} else {
+        		props.addValue("letter-spacing",scale(s));	
+        	}
+        	 
+      	}
   
         // Capitalization: This property fit with css
         s = style.getProperty(XMLString.FO_TEXT_TRANSFORM,bInherit);
diff --git a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/XhtmlConfig.java b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/XhtmlConfig.java
index 1f47ff5..52e78a5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/XhtmlConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/XhtmlConfig.java
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public class XhtmlConfig extends writer2latex.base.ConfigBase {
     private static final int DOCUMENT_ICON = 58;
     private static final int HEADING_TAGS = 59;
     private static final int PAGE_TAGS = 60;
-    private static final int EXPORT_LETTER_SPACING = 61;
+    private static final int MIN_LETTER_SPACING = 61;
 
     protected ComplexOption xheading = addComplexOption("heading-map");
     protected ComplexOption xpar = addComplexOption("paragraph-map");
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ public class XhtmlConfig extends writer2latex.base.ConfigBase {
         options[DOCUMENT_ICON] = new Option("document_icon","");
         options[HEADING_TAGS] = new Option("heading_tags","sections");
         options[PAGE_TAGS] = new Option("page_tags","div");
-        options[EXPORT_LETTER_SPACING] = new BooleanOption("export_letter_spacing","false");
+        options[MIN_LETTER_SPACING] = new Option("min_letter_spacing","");
 
     }
     
@@ -446,8 +446,7 @@ public class XhtmlConfig extends writer2latex.base.ConfigBase {
     	}
     	return options[HEADING_TAGS].getString(); }
     public String getPageTags() { return options[PAGE_TAGS].getString(); }
-    public boolean exportLetterSpacing() { return ((BooleanOption) options[EXPORT_LETTER_SPACING]).getValue(); }
-
+    public String minLetterSpacing() { return ( options[MIN_LETTER_SPACING]).getString(); }
     
     public XhtmlStyleMap getXParStyleMap() { return getStyleMap(xpar); }
     public XhtmlStyleMap getXHeadingStyleMap() { return getStyleMap(xheading); }