diff --git a/docs/dev/Lua API.rst b/docs/dev/Lua API.rst
index 37d85f7f6..8ebb752c9 100644
--- a/docs/dev/Lua API.rst	
+++ b/docs/dev/Lua API.rst	
@@ -4918,11 +4918,11 @@ It has the following attributes:
     hotkey.
 :label_width: The number of spaces to allocate to the ``label`` (for use in
     aligning a column of ``CycleHotkeyLabel`` labels).
-:label_below: If ``true``, then the option value will apear below the label
+:label_below: If ``true``, then the option value will appear below the label
     instead of to the right of it. Defaults to ``false``.
 :val_gap: The size of the gap between the label text and the option value.
     Default is ``1``. If set to ``0``, there'll be no gap between the strings.
-    Note that ``val_gap`` is ignored if ``label_below`` is set to ``true``.
+    If ``label_below`` == ``true``, negative values will shift the value leftwards.
 :options: A list of strings or tables of
     ``{label=string or fn, value=val[, pen=pen]}``. String options use the same
     string for the label and value and use the default pen. The optional ``pen``
diff --git a/library/lua/gui/widgets.lua b/library/lua/gui/widgets.lua
index c7cde698c..210b71f7b 100644
--- a/library/lua/gui/widgets.lua
+++ b/library/lua/gui/widgets.lua
@@ -1502,7 +1502,7 @@ function CycleHotkeyLabel:init()
     self:setOption(self.initial_option)
 
     if self.label_below then
-        self.val_gap = 0 + (self.key_back and 1 or 0) + (self.key and 3 or 0)
+        self.val_gap = self.val_gap + (self.key_back and 1 or 0) + (self.key and 2 or 0)
     end
 
     self:setText{