diff --git a/lily/constrained-breaking.cc b/lily/constrained-breaking.cc
index 6408db3..1c75ccc 100644
--- a/lily/constrained-breaking.cc
+++ b/lily/constrained-breaking.cc
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ Line_details::Line_details (Prob *pb, Output_def *paper)
   last_markup_line_  = to_boolean (last_scm);
   SCM first_scm = pb->get_property ("first-markup-line");
   first_markup_line_ = to_boolean (first_scm);
+  tight_spacing_ = to_boolean (pb->get_property ("tight-spacing"));
 }
 
 Real
diff --git a/lily/include/constrained-breaking.hh b/lily/include/constrained-breaking.hh
index d83d091..4f9c57b 100644
--- a/lily/include/constrained-breaking.hh
+++ b/lily/include/constrained-breaking.hh
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ struct Line_details {
   int compressed_nontitle_lines_count_;
   bool last_markup_line_;
   bool first_markup_line_;
+  bool tight_spacing_;
 
   Line_details ()
   {
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ struct Line_details {
     bottom_padding_ = 0;
     space_ = 0;
     inverse_hooke_ = 1;
+    tight_spacing_ = false;
     break_permission_ = ly_symbol2scm ("allow");
     page_permission_ = ly_symbol2scm ("allow");
     turn_permission_ = ly_symbol2scm ("allow");
diff --git a/lily/page-breaking.cc b/lily/page-breaking.cc
index d9235d8..ea0c8c5 100644
--- a/lily/page-breaking.cc
+++ b/lily/page-breaking.cc
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ compress_lines (const vector<Line_details> &orig)
 	{
 	  Line_details const &old = ret.back ();
 	  Line_details compressed = orig[i];
-	  Real padding = orig[i].title_ ? old.title_padding_ : old.padding_;
+	  Real padding = 0;
+	  if (!orig[i].tight_spacing_)
+	    orig[i].title_ ? old.title_padding_ : old.padding_;
 
 	  compressed.shape_ = orig[i].shape_.piggyback(old.shape_, padding);
           //compressed.shape_ = old.shape_.piggyback(orig[i].shape_, padding);
@@ -880,9 +882,10 @@ Page_breaking::min_page_count (vsize configuration, vsize first_page_num)
       Real ext_len;
       if (cur_rod_height > 0)
         {
-          padding = cached_line_details_[i].title_ ?
-            cached_line_details_[i-1].title_padding_ :
-            cached_line_details_[i-1].padding_;
+          if (!cached_line_details_[i].tight_spacing_)
+            padding = cached_line_details_[i].title_ ?
+              cached_line_details_[i-1].title_padding_ :
+              cached_line_details_[i-1].padding_;
           ext_len = cached_line_details_[i].tallness ();
         }
       else
diff --git a/lily/page-spacing.cc b/lily/page-spacing.cc
index c0825ab..2b863f5 100644
--- a/lily/page-spacing.cc
+++ b/lily/page-spacing.cc
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ Page_spacing::append_system (const Line_details &line)
       rod_height_ += line.full_height ();
       first_line_ = line;
     }
-  rod_height_ += line.title_ ? last_line_.title_padding_ : last_line_.padding_;
+  if (!line.tight_spacing_)
+    rod_height_ += line.title_ ? last_line_.title_padding_ : last_line_.padding_;
   spring_len_ += line.space_;
   inverse_spring_k_ += line.inverse_hooke_;
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ Page_spacing::append_system (const Line_details &line)
 void
 Page_spacing::prepend_system (const Line_details &line)
 {
-  if (rod_height_)
+  if (rod_height_ && !first_line_.tight_spacing_)
     rod_height_ += first_line_.title_ ? line.title_padding_ : line.padding_;
   else
     last_line_ = line;