diff --git a/demo/src/main/res/layout/listview_item.xml b/demo/src/main/res/layout/listview_item.xml
index 54cc383..db12e97 100644
--- a/demo/src/main/res/layout/listview_item.xml
+++ b/demo/src/main/res/layout/listview_item.xml
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent">
     <com.daimajia.swipe.SwipeLayout
+        xmlns:swipe="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
         android:id="@+id/swipe"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        swipe:horizontalSwipeOffset="25dp"
         >
 
         <LinearLayout
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/daimajia/swipe/SwipeLayout.java b/library/src/main/java/com/daimajia/swipe/SwipeLayout.java
index 0fa4825..b125c02 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/daimajia/swipe/SwipeLayout.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/daimajia/swipe/SwipeLayout.java
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ public class SwipeLayout extends FrameLayout {
     private DragEdge mDragEdge;
     private ShowMode mShowMode;
 
+    private float mHorizontalSwipeOffset;
+    private float mVerticalSwipeOffset;
+
     private List<SwipeListener> mSwipeListeners = new ArrayList<SwipeListener>();
     private List<SwipeDenier> mSwipeDeniers = new ArrayList<SwipeDenier>();
     private Map<View, ArrayList<OnRevealListener>> mRevealListeners = new HashMap<View, ArrayList<OnRevealListener>>();
@@ -65,6 +68,8 @@ public class SwipeLayout extends FrameLayout {
 
         TypedArray a = context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.SwipeLayout);
         int ordinal = a.getInt(R.styleable.SwipeLayout_drag_edge, DragEdge.Right.ordinal());
+        mHorizontalSwipeOffset =a.getDimension(R.styleable.SwipeLayout_horizontalSwipeOffset,0);
+        mVerticalSwipeOffset =a.getDimension(R.styleable.SwipeLayout_verticalSwipeOffset,0);
         mDragEdge = DragEdge.values()[ordinal];
         ordinal = a.getInt(R.styleable.SwipeLayout_show_mode, ShowMode.PullOut.ordinal());
         mShowMode = ShowMode.values()[ordinal];
@@ -657,9 +662,9 @@ public class SwipeLayout extends FrameLayout {
         super.onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
 
         if(mDragEdge == DragEdge.Left || mDragEdge == DragEdge.Right)
-            mDragDistance = getBottomView().getMeasuredWidth();
+            mDragDistance = getBottomView().getMeasuredWidth()-dp2px(mHorizontalSwipeOffset);
         else
-            mDragDistance = getBottomView().getMeasuredHeight();
+            mDragDistance = getBottomView().getMeasuredHeight()-dp2px(mVerticalSwipeOffset);
     }
 
     private boolean mTouchConsumedByChild = false;
diff --git a/library/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml b/library/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
index c574ff7..9f69031 100644
--- a/library/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/library/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
             <enum name="top" value="2"/>
             <enum name="bottom" value="3"/>
         </attr>
+ 	<attr name="horizontalSwipeOffset" format="dimension"/>
+        <attr name="verticalSwipeOffset" format="dimension"/>
         <attr name="show_mode" format="enum">
             <enum name="lay_down" value="0"/>
             <enum name="pull_out" value="1"/>