diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 32c5ba4..b23350a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ version 2.?.? (29 Jun 2023)
   This requires the \moderncvcolor to be issued BEFORE \moderncvstyle.
 - all styles: make the head options 'details' and 'nodetails' available to the user. (previously they were hidden). Oldstyle does not respond too well to nodetails.
 - casual style: make the head options 'alternate', 'details' and 'nodetails' available to the user. (previously they were hidden).
+- Setting \listitemsymbolspace allows custom spacing between list symbol and text item (for \cvlistitem and \cvlistdoubleitem).
 
 version 2.3.1 (21 Feb 2022)
 - Fix duplicate GitLab icon (#105).
diff --git a/moderncvbodyi.sty b/moderncvbodyi.sty
index 37ecee0..4f46194 100644
--- a/moderncvbodyi.sty
+++ b/moderncvbodyi.sty
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 \@initializelength{\listitemcolumnwidth}
 %   used by \cvlistdoubleitem
 \@initializelength{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth}
+\@initializelength{\listitemsymbolspace}          \settowidth{\listitemsymbolspace}{0pt}
 %   default moderncv \photo (change the definition such that by default the photo and its box align with the section bars
 \RenewDocumentCommand{\photo}{O{\hintscolumnwidth-0.8pt-2\fboxsep}O{0.4pt}m}{\def\@photowidth{#1}\def\@photoframewidth{#2}\def\@photo{#3}}%
 
@@ -98,14 +99,14 @@
     \begin{minipage}[t]{\doubleitemcolumnwidth}#5\end{minipage}}}
 
 \renewcommand*{\cvlistitem}[2][.25em]{%
-  \cvitem[#1]{}{\listitemsymbol\begin{minipage}[t]{\listitemcolumnwidth}#2\end{minipage}}}
+  \cvitem[#1]{}{\listitemsymbol\hspace{\listitemsymbolspace}\begin{minipage}[t]{\listitemcolumnwidth-\listitemsymbolspace}#2\end{minipage}}}
 
 \renewcommand*{\cvlistdoubleitem}[3][.25em]{%
-  \cvitem[#1]{}{\listitemsymbol\begin{minipage}[t]{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth}#2\end{minipage}%
+  \cvitem[#1]{}{\listitemsymbol\hspace{\listitemsymbolspace}\begin{minipage}[t]{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth-\listitemsymbolspace}#2\end{minipage}%
   \hfill% fill of \separatorcolumnwidth
   \ifthenelse{\equal{#3}{}}%
     {}%
-    {\listitemsymbol\begin{minipage}[t]{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth}#3\end{minipage}}}}
+    {\listitemsymbol\hspace{\listitemsymbolspace}\begin{minipage}[t]{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth-\listitemsymbolspace}#3\end{minipage}}}}
 
 \renewcommand*{\cventry}[7][.25em]{%
   \cvitem[#1]{#2}{%
diff --git a/moderncvbodyiii.sty b/moderncvbodyiii.sty
index 7b7c40b..453d821 100644
--- a/moderncvbodyiii.sty
+++ b/moderncvbodyiii.sty
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 \@initializelength{\listitemcolumnwidth}
 %   used by \cvlistdoubleitem
 \@initializelength{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth}
+\@initializelength{\listitemsymbolspace}          \settowidth{\listitemsymbolspace}{0pt}
 
 % commands
 \renewcommand*{\recomputecvbodylengths}{%
@@ -156,15 +157,15 @@
   \par\addvspace{#1}}
 
 \renewcommand*{\cvlistitem}[2][.25em]{%
-  \listitemsymbol\begin{minipage}[t]{\listitemcolumnwidth}#2\end{minipage}%
+  \listitemsymbol\hspace{\listitemsymbolspace}\begin{minipage}[t]{\listitemcolumnwidth-\listitemsymbolspace}#2\end{minipage}%
   \par\addvspace{#1}}
 
 \renewcommand*{\cvlistdoubleitem}[3][.25em]{%
-  \cvitem[#1]{}{\listitemsymbol\begin{minipage}[t]{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth}#2\end{minipage}%
+  \cvitem[#1]{}{\listitemsymbol\hspace{\listitemsymbolspace}\begin{minipage}[t]{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth-\listitemsymbolspace}#2\end{minipage}%
   \hfill% fill of \separatorcolumnwidth
   \ifstrempty{#3}%
     {}%
-    {\listitemsymbol\begin{minipage}[t]{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth}#3\end{minipage}}}}
+    {\listitemsymbol\hspace{\listitemsymbolspace}\begin{minipage}[t]{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth-\listitemsymbolspace}#3\end{minipage}}}}
 
 \renewcommand*{\cventry}[7][.25em]{
   \begin{tabular*}{\maincolumnwidth}{l@{\extracolsep{\fill}}r}%
diff --git a/moderncvbodyiv.sty b/moderncvbodyiv.sty
index a29d8c2..606d6d7 100644
--- a/moderncvbodyiv.sty
+++ b/moderncvbodyiv.sty
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 \@initializelength{\listitemcolumnwidth}
 %   used by \cvlistdoubleitem
 \@initializelength{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth}
+\@initializelength{\listitemsymbolspace}          \settowidth{\listitemsymbolspace}{0pt}
 
 % commands
 \renewcommand*{\recomputecvbodylengths}{%
@@ -88,14 +89,14 @@
   \par\addvspace{#1}}
 
 \renewcommand*{\cvlistitem}[2][.25em]{%
-  \cvitem[#1]{}{\listitemsymbol\begin{minipage}[t]{\listitemcolumnwidth}#2\end{minipage}}}
+  \cvitem[#1]{}{\listitemsymbol\hspace{\listitemsymbolspace}\begin{minipage}[t]{\listitemcolumnwidth-\listitemsymbolspace}#2\end{minipage}}}
 
 \renewcommand*{\cvlistdoubleitem}[3][.25em]{%
-  \cvitem[#1]{}{\listitemsymbol\begin{minipage}[t]{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth}#2\end{minipage}%
+  \cvitem[#1]{}{\listitemsymbol\hspace{\listitemsymbolspace}\begin{minipage}[t]{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth-\listitemsymbolspace}#2\end{minipage}%
   \hfill% fill of \separatorcolumnwidth
   \ifthenelse{\equal{#3}{}}%
     {}%
-    {\listitemsymbol\begin{minipage}[t]{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth}#3\end{minipage}}}}
+    {\listitemsymbol\hspace{\listitemsymbolspace}\begin{minipage}[t]{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth-\listitemsymbolspace}#3\end{minipage}}}}
 
 \@initializebox{\cventryyearbox}
 \@initializelength{\cventrytitleboxwidth}
diff --git a/moderncvbodyv.sty b/moderncvbodyv.sty
index 52ce05d..336dc83 100644
--- a/moderncvbodyv.sty
+++ b/moderncvbodyv.sty
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 %   used by \cvlistdoubleitem
 \@initializelength{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth}
 %\@initializelength{\listdoubleitemmaincolumnwidth}
+\@initializelength{\listitemsymbolspace}          \settowidth{\listitemsymbolspace}{0pt}
 
 % commands
 \@initializecommand{\recomputecvbodylengths}{%
@@ -118,14 +119,14 @@
     \begin{minipage}[t]{\doubleitemcolumnwidth}\ifthenelse{\equal{#4}{}}{}{\hintstyle{#4}: }#5\end{minipage}}}
 
 \renewcommand*{\cvlistitem}[2][.5ex]{%
-  \@cvitem[#1]{}{\listitemsymbol\begin{minipage}[t]{\listitemcolumnwidth}#2\end{minipage}}}
+  \@cvitem[#1]{}{\listitemsymbol\hspace{\listitemsymbolspace}\begin{minipage}[t]{\listitemcolumnwidth-\listitemsymbolspace}#2\end{minipage}}}
 
 \renewcommand*{\cvlistdoubleitem}[3][.5ex]{%
-  \@cvitem[#1]{}{\listitemsymbol\begin{minipage}[t]{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth}#2\end{minipage}%
+  \@cvitem[#1]{}{\listitemsymbol\hspace{\listitemsymbolspace}\begin{minipage}[t]{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth-\listitemsymbolspace}#2\end{minipage}%
   \hfill% fill of \separatorcolumnwidth
   \ifthenelse{\equal{#3}{}}%
     {}%
-    {\listitemsymbol\begin{minipage}[t]{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth}#3\end{minipage}}}}
+    {\listitemsymbol\hspace{\listitemsymbolspace}\begin{minipage}[t]{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth-\listitemsymbolspace}#3\end{minipage}}}}
 
 \@initializebox{\cventryyearbox}
 \@initializelength{\cventrytitleboxwidth}
diff --git a/moderncvbodyvi.sty b/moderncvbodyvi.sty
index 60f9997..b7f2525 100644
--- a/moderncvbodyvi.sty
+++ b/moderncvbodyvi.sty
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 \@initializelength{\listitemcolumnwidth}
 %   used by \cvlistdoubleitem
 \@initializelength{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth}
+\@initializelength{\listitemsymbolspace}          \settowidth{\listitemsymbolspace}{0pt}
 %   default moderncv \photo (change the definition such that by default the photo and its box align with the section bars
 \RenewDocumentCommand{\photo}{O{\hintscolumnwidth-0.8pt-2\fboxsep}O{0.4pt}m}{\def\@photowidth{#1}\def\@photoframewidth{#2}\def\@photo{#3}}%
 
@@ -105,14 +106,14 @@
     \begin{minipage}[t]{\doubleitemcolumnwidth}#5\end{minipage}}}
 
 \renewcommand*{\cvlistitem}[2][.25em]{%
-  \cvitem[#1]{}{\listitemsymbol\begin{minipage}[t]{\listitemcolumnwidth}#2\end{minipage}}}
+  \cvitem[#1]{}{\listitemsymbol\hspace{\listitemsymbolspace}\begin{minipage}[t]{\listitemcolumnwidth-\listitemsymbolspace}#2\end{minipage}}}
 
 \renewcommand*{\cvlistdoubleitem}[3][.25em]{%
-  \cvitem[#1]{}{\listitemsymbol\begin{minipage}[t]{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth}#2\end{minipage}%
+  \cvitem[#1]{}{\listitemsymbol\hspace{\listitemsymbolspace}\begin{minipage}[t]{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth-\listitemsymbolspace}#2\end{minipage}%
   \hfill% fill of \separatorcolumnwidth
   \ifthenelse{\equal{#3}{}}%
     {}%
-    {\listitemsymbol\begin{minipage}[t]{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth}#3\end{minipage}}}}
+    {\listitemsymbol\hspace{\listitemsymbolspace}\begin{minipage}[t]{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth-\listitemsymbolspace}#3\end{minipage}}}}
 
 \renewcommand*{\cventry}[7][.25em]{%
   \cvitem[#1]{\tl@milestone{#2}}{%
diff --git a/template.tex b/template.tex
index 48a7fce..7988dae 100644
--- a/template.tex
+++ b/template.tex
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 %\usepackage[scale=0.75]{geometry}
 %\setlength{\hintscolumnwidth}{3cm}                % if you want to change the width of the column with the dates
 %\setlength{\makecvheadnamewidth}{10cm}            % for the 'classic' style, if you want to force the width allocated to your name and avoid line breaks. be careful though, the length is normally calculated to avoid any overlap with your personal info; use this at your own typographical risks...
+%\setlength{\listitemsymbolspace}{10pt}            % set custom spacing between list symbol and text item (influences \cvlistitem and \cvlistdoubleitem)
 
 % the 'contemporary' style allows to append additional elements to the head background; uncomment and customize if needed
 %\def\@moderncvheadBackground{