diff --git a/src/widgets/dlistview.cpp b/src/widgets/dlistview.cpp
index 74a3315a9..d39ca27c8 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/dlistview.cpp
@@ -776,6 +776,14 @@ void DListView::setBackgroundType(DStyledItemDelegate::BackgroundType background
 {
     if (DStyledItemDelegate *d = qobject_cast<DStyledItemDelegate *>(itemDelegate())) {
         d->setBackgroundType(backgroundType);
+
+        if (d->spacing() < 0) {
+            if (d->backgroundType() == DStyledItemDelegate::RoundedBackground) {
+                d->setItemSpacing(10);
+            } else if (d->backgroundType() == DStyledItemDelegate::ClipCornerBackground) {
+                d->setItemSpacing(1);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/dstyleditemdelegate.cpp b/src/widgets/dstyleditemdelegate.cpp
index 93ea277fd..fbdaf819b 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dstyleditemdelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/dstyleditemdelegate.cpp
@@ -516,23 +516,17 @@ class DStyledItemDelegatePrivate : public DCORE_NAMESPACE::DObjectPrivate
         }
     }
 
-
-    inline int itemSpacing() const
+    inline int spacing() const
     {
-        if (spacing >= 0) 
-            return spacing;
-        const auto type = backgroundType & DStyledItemDelegate::BackgroundType_Mask;
-        if (type == DStyledItemDelegate::RoundedBackground)
-            return 10;
-        if (type == DStyledItemDelegate::ClipCornerBackground)
-            return 1;
-        return 0;
+        if (itemSpacing < 0) 
+            return 0;
+        return itemSpacing;
     }
 
     DStyledItemDelegate::BackgroundType backgroundType = DStyledItemDelegate::NoBackground;
     QMargins margins;
     QSize itemSize;
-    int spacing = -1;
+    int itemSpacing = -1;
     QMap<QModelIndex, QList<QPair<QAction*, QRect>>> clickableActionMap;
     QAction *pressedAction = nullptr;
     QList<QPointer<QWidget>> lastWidgets;
@@ -1189,9 +1183,9 @@ QSize DStyledItemDelegate::sizeHint(const QStyleOptionViewItem &option, const QM
     const QListView * lv = qobject_cast<const QListView*>(option.widget);
     if (lv) {
         if (lv->flow() == QListView::LeftToRight) {
-            size.rwidth() += d->itemSpacing();
+            size.rwidth() += d->spacing();
         } else {
-            size.rheight() += d->itemSpacing();
+            size.rheight() += d->spacing();
         }
     }
 
@@ -1266,7 +1260,7 @@ int DStyledItemDelegate::spacing() const
 {
     D_DC(DStyledItemDelegate);
 
-    return d->itemSpacing();
+    return d->itemSpacing;
 }
 
 void DStyledItemDelegate::setBackgroundType(DStyledItemDelegate::BackgroundType type)
@@ -1310,7 +1304,7 @@ void DStyledItemDelegate::setItemSpacing(int spacing)
 {
     D_D(DStyledItemDelegate);
 
-    d->spacing = spacing;
+    d->itemSpacing = spacing;
 }
 
 void DStyledItemDelegate::initStyleOption(QStyleOptionViewItem *option, const QModelIndex &index) const
@@ -1366,9 +1360,9 @@ void DStyledItemDelegate::initStyleOption(QStyleOptionViewItem *option, const QM
     const QListView * lv = qobject_cast<const QListView*>(option->widget);
     if (lv) {
         if (lv->flow() == QListView::LeftToRight) {
-            option->rect.adjust(0, 0, 0 - d->itemSpacing(), 0);
+            option->rect.adjust(0, 0, 0 - d->spacing(), 0);
         } else {
-            option->rect.adjust(0, 0, 0, 0 - d->itemSpacing());
+            option->rect.adjust(0, 0, 0, 0 - d->spacing());
         }
         if (lv->window() && lv->window()->isActiveWindow()) {
             option->state |= QStyle::State_Active;