diff --git a/src/spikeinterface/widgets/traces.py b/src/spikeinterface/widgets/traces.py
index 86f2350a85..f5dadc780f 100644
--- a/src/spikeinterface/widgets/traces.py
+++ b/src/spikeinterface/widgets/traces.py
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ class TracesWidget(BaseWidget):
         If dict, keys should be the same as recording keys
     scale : float, default: 1
         Scale factor for the traces
+    vspacing_factor : float, default: 1.5
+        Vertical spacing between channels as a multiple of maximum channel amplitude
     with_colorbar : bool, default: True
         When mode is "map", a colorbar is added
     tile_size : int, default: 1500
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ def __init__(
         tile_size=1500,
         seconds_per_row=0.2,
         scale=1,
+        vspacing_factor=1.5,
         with_colorbar=True,
         add_legend=True,
         backend=None,
@@ -168,7 +171,7 @@ def __init__(
         traces0 = list_traces[0]
         mean_channel_std = np.mean(np.std(traces0, axis=0))
         max_channel_amp = np.max(np.max(np.abs(traces0), axis=0))
-        vspacing = max_channel_amp * 1.5
+        vspacing = max_channel_amp * vspacing_factor
 
         if rec0.get_channel_groups() is None:
             color_groups = False