diff --git a/buildCommit.js b/buildCommit.js
index d17d7ff..c99e3f0 100644
--- a/buildCommit.js
+++ b/buildCommit.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const addFooter = (footer, config) => {
 
   const footerPrefix = config && config.footerPrefix ? config.footerPrefix : 'ISSUES CLOSED:';
 
-  return `\n\n${footerPrefix} ${addBreaklinesIfNeeded(footer, config.breaklineChar)}`;
+  return `\n\n${footerPrefix}${config.addWhiteSpaceToFooterPrefix === false ? '' : ' '}${addBreaklinesIfNeeded(footer, config.breaklineChar)}`;
 };
 
 const escapeSpecialChars = result => {
diff --git a/cz-config-EXAMPLE.js b/cz-config-EXAMPLE.js
index 2fedffd..54aafb0 100644
--- a/cz-config-EXAMPLE.js
+++ b/cz-config-EXAMPLE.js
@@ -67,5 +67,6 @@ module.exports = {
   subjectLimit: 100,
   // breaklineChar: '|', // It is supported for fields body and footer.
   // footerPrefix : 'ISSUES CLOSED:'
+  // addWhiteSpaceToFooterPrefix: true,
   // askForBreakingChangeFirst : true, // default is false
 };
diff --git a/spec/buildCommitSpec.js b/spec/buildCommitSpec.js
index fc21ebd..41e4a80 100644
--- a/spec/buildCommitSpec.js
+++ b/spec/buildCommitSpec.js
@@ -98,4 +98,48 @@ line 2`;
       expect(buildCommit(answersNoScope, options)).toEqual(expecteMessage);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('adds to footer', () => {
+    
+    it('custom footer prefix', () => {
+      const expectedMessage = `feat: this is a new feature\n
+body
+
+foo bar`;
+
+      const answers = {
+        type: 'feat',
+        subject: 'this is a new feature',
+        body: 'body',
+        footer: 'bar',
+      };
+
+      const options = {
+        footerPrefix: 'foo'
+      };
+
+      expect(buildCommit(answers, options)).toEqual(expectedMessage);
+    });
+
+    it('a prefix without trailing whitespace if user opts out', () => {
+      const expectedMessage = `feat: this is a new feature\n
+body
+
+foobar`;
+
+      const answers = {
+        type: 'feat',
+        subject: 'this is a new feature',
+        body: 'body',
+        footer: 'bar',
+      };
+      
+      const options = {
+        addWhiteSpaceToFooterPrefix: false,
+        footerPrefix: 'foo'
+      };
+      expect(buildCommit(answers, options)).toEqual(expectedMessage);
+    });
+
+  })
 });