diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/ScreenArranger.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/ScreenArranger.cs
index b6241bdb4a..2d0195b9ca 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/ScreenArranger.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/ScreenArranger.cs
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@
 	/// </summary>
 	public static class ScreenArranger
 	{
-		// TODO: pad lines
-		// TOOD: pass in int[] to reuse buffer
-		public static unsafe int[] Stack(VideoScreen screen1, VideoScreen screen2, int padLines)
+		// TODO: pass in int[] to reuse buffer
+		public static unsafe int[] Stack(VideoScreen screen1, VideoScreen screen2, int screenGap)
 		{
-			var ret = new int[screen1.Width * (screen1.Height + screen2.Height)];
+			var ret = new int[screen1.Width * (screen1.Height + screen2.Height + screenGap)];
 			for (int i = 0; i < screen1.Length; i++)
 			{
 				ret[i] = screen1.Buffer[i];
@@ -33,13 +32,15 @@
 
 			for (int i = 0; i < screen2.Length; i++)
 			{
-				ret[screen1.Length + i] = screen2.Buffer[i];
+				ret[screen1.Length + i + (screen1.Width * screenGap)] = screen2.Buffer[i];
 			}
 
 			return ret;
 		}
 
-		// Simply populates a buffer with a single screen
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Simply populates a buffer with a single screen
+		/// </summary>
 		public static unsafe int[] Copy(VideoScreen screen1)
 		{
 			var ret = new int[screen1.Length];
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NDS/MelonDS_Settable.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NDS/MelonDS_Settable.cs
index 93aa0c24e6..d2ce2fc5be 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NDS/MelonDS_Settable.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NDS/MelonDS_Settable.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 using System;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
@@ -87,15 +89,20 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Nintendo.NDS
 
 		public class MelonSettings
 		{
+			[DisplayName("Screen Configuration")]
+			[Description("Adjusts the orientation of the 2 displays")]
 			public VideoScreenOptions ScreenOptions { get; set; } = VideoScreenOptions.Default;
 
+			[DisplayName("Screen Gap")]
+			public int ScreenGap { get; set; }
+
 			public Point? TouchScreenStart() =>
 				ScreenOptions switch
 				{
 					VideoScreenOptions.TopOnly => null,
 					VideoScreenOptions.SideBySideLR => new Point(NativeWidth, 0),
 					VideoScreenOptions.SideBySideRL => new Point(0, 0),
-					_ => new Point(0, NativeHeight)
+					_ => new Point(0, NativeHeight + ScreenGap)
 				};
 			
 
@@ -115,7 +122,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Nintendo.NDS
 					VideoScreenOptions.TopOnly => NativeHeight,
 					VideoScreenOptions.SideBySideLR => NativeHeight,
 					VideoScreenOptions.SideBySideRL => NativeHeight,
-					_ => NativeHeight * 2
+					_ => (NativeHeight * 2) + ScreenGap
 				};
 		}
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NDS/MelonDS_VideoProvider.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NDS/MelonDS_VideoProvider.cs
index 4d6b9c276b..0eb77834eb 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NDS/MelonDS_VideoProvider.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NDS/MelonDS_VideoProvider.cs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Nintendo.NDS
 					VideoScreenOptions.TopOnly => ScreenArranger.Copy(TopScreen),
 					VideoScreenOptions.SideBySideLR => ScreenArranger.SideBySide(TopScreen, BottomScreen),
 					VideoScreenOptions.SideBySideRL => ScreenArranger.SideBySide(BottomScreen, TopScreen),
-				_ => ScreenArranger.Stack(TopScreen, BottomScreen, 0)
+				_ => ScreenArranger.Stack(TopScreen, BottomScreen, _settings.ScreenGap)
 				};
 			}