diff --git a/.changeset/lovely-socks-cheat.md b/.changeset/lovely-socks-cheat.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a5eab4d96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lovely-socks-cheat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@toptal/picasso-provider': minor
+'@toptal/picasso': minor
+'@toptal/picasso-shared': minor
+---
+
+- add new spacing values to picasso's theme and to `picasso-shared`. See RFC: https://github.com/toptal/picasso/blob/master/docs/decisions/18-spacings.md
diff --git a/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/PicassoProvider.tsx b/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/PicassoProvider.tsx
index 0bec2534fa..ca7fe60074 100644
--- a/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/PicassoProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/PicassoProvider.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   typography,
   sizes,
   shadows,
+  spacings,
 } from './config'
 
 const picasso: ThemeOptions = {
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ const picasso: ThemeOptions = {
       notched: false,
     },
   },
+  spacings,
 }
 
 class Provider {
diff --git a/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/config/index.ts b/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/config/index.ts
index cee832252c..ccfb7bddc5 100644
--- a/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/config/index.ts
+++ b/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/config/index.ts
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ export {
 } from './breakpoints'
 export { default as layout } from './layout'
 export { default as shadows } from './shadows'
+export { default as spacings, SpacingEnum } from './spacings'
+export type { Sizes, SizeType, SpacingType, PicassoSpacing } from './spacings'
diff --git a/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/config/spacings.ts b/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/config/spacings.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7af750c486
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/config/spacings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+// BASE-aligned spacing values in "rem" units
+type PicassoSpacingValues = 0 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.75 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 3
+
+export type Sizes =
+  | 'xxsmall'
+  | 'xsmall'
+  | 'small'
+  | 'medium'
+  | 'large'
+  | 'xlarge'
+
+export type SizeType<T extends Sizes> = T
+
+/** @deprecated **/
+type DeprecatedSpacingType =
+  | number
+  | SizeType<'xsmall' | 'small' | 'medium' | 'large' | 'xlarge'>
+
+export type SpacingType = PicassoSpacing | DeprecatedSpacingType
+
+export enum SpacingEnum {
+  xsmall = 0.5,
+  small = 1,
+  medium = 1.5,
+  large = 2,
+  xlarge = 2.5,
+}
+
+class PicassoSpacing {
+  #value: PicassoSpacingValues
+
+  private constructor(value: PicassoSpacingValues) {
+    this.#value = value
+  }
+
+  static create(value: PicassoSpacingValues): PicassoSpacing {
+    return new PicassoSpacing(value)
+  }
+
+  valueOf(): PicassoSpacingValues {
+    return this.#value
+  }
+
+  toString(): string {
+    return this.#value.toString()
+  }
+}
+
+export type { PicassoSpacing }
+
+export const isPicassoSpacing = (
+  spacing: SpacingType
+): spacing is PicassoSpacing => spacing instanceof PicassoSpacing
+
+export const SPACING_0 = PicassoSpacing.create(0)
+export const SPACING_1 = PicassoSpacing.create(0.25)
+export const SPACING_2 = PicassoSpacing.create(0.5)
+export const SPACING_3 = PicassoSpacing.create(0.75)
+export const SPACING_4 = PicassoSpacing.create(1)
+export const SPACING_6 = PicassoSpacing.create(1.5)
+export const SPACING_8 = PicassoSpacing.create(2)
+export const SPACING_10 = PicassoSpacing.create(2.5)
+export const SPACING_12 = PicassoSpacing.create(3)
+
+export default {
+  SPACING_0,
+  SPACING_1,
+  SPACING_2,
+  SPACING_3,
+  SPACING_4,
+  SPACING_6,
+  SPACING_8,
+  SPACING_10,
+  SPACING_12,
+}
diff --git a/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/config/theme.ts b/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/config/theme.ts
index ef6d8d31dc..e3a3dccd91 100644
--- a/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/config/theme.ts
+++ b/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/config/theme.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 import type { BreakpointKeys } from './breakpoints'
 import type { Layout } from './layout'
 import type { Sizes } from './sizes'
+import type spacings from './spacings'
+import type { PicassoSpacing } from './spacings'
 
 declare module '@material-ui/core/styles' {
   interface Theme {
     layout: Layout
     sizes: Sizes
     screens: (...sizes: BreakpointKeys[]) => string
+    spacings: Record<keyof typeof spacings, PicassoSpacing>
+  }
+
+  interface ThemeOptions {
+    layout?: Layout
+    sizes?: Sizes
+    screens?: (...sizes: BreakpointKeys[]) => string
+    spacings?: Record<keyof typeof spacings, PicassoSpacing>
   }
 
   interface ThemeOptions {
diff --git a/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/utils/index.ts b/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/utils/index.ts
index be858e3bf6..6d30b7ea04 100644
--- a/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/utils/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export * from './generate-random-string'
 export * from './get-serverside-stylesheets'
+export * from './spacings'
diff --git a/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/utils/spacings.test.ts b/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/utils/spacings.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..108954f07f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/utils/spacings.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { isNumericSpacing, spacingToRem } from './spacings'
+import {
+  SPACING_0,
+  SPACING_1,
+  SPACING_2,
+  SPACING_3,
+  SPACING_4,
+  SPACING_6,
+  SPACING_8,
+  SPACING_10,
+  SPACING_12,
+} from '../config/spacings'
+
+describe('spacingUtils', () => {
+  describe('isNumericSpacing', () => {
+    describe('when spacing is undefined', () => {
+      it('returns false', () => {
+        expect(isNumericSpacing(undefined)).toBe(false)
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('when spacing is a number', () => {
+      it('returns true', () => {
+        expect(isNumericSpacing(1)).toBe(true)
+        expect(isNumericSpacing(2.5)).toBe(true)
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('when spacing is a new Picasso spacing', () => {
+      it('returns true', () => {
+        expect(isNumericSpacing(SPACING_0)).toBe(true)
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('when spacing is a string Picasso spacing', () => {
+      it('returns false', () => {
+        expect(isNumericSpacing('small')).toBe(false)
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('spacingToRem', () => {
+    describe('when spacing is a number', () => {
+      it('converts to rem', () => {
+        expect(spacingToRem(1)).toBe('1rem')
+        expect(spacingToRem(2.5)).toBe('2.5rem')
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('when spacing is a valid Picasso spacing', () => {
+      it('converts to rem', () => {
+        expect(spacingToRem(SPACING_0)).toBe('0rem')
+        expect(spacingToRem(SPACING_1)).toBe('0.25rem')
+        expect(spacingToRem(SPACING_2)).toBe('0.5rem')
+        expect(spacingToRem(SPACING_3)).toBe('0.75rem')
+        expect(spacingToRem(SPACING_4)).toBe('1rem')
+        expect(spacingToRem(SPACING_6)).toBe('1.5rem')
+        expect(spacingToRem(SPACING_8)).toBe('2rem')
+        expect(spacingToRem(SPACING_10)).toBe('2.5rem')
+        expect(spacingToRem(SPACING_12)).toBe('3rem')
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('when spacing is a string Picasso spacing', () => {
+      it('converts to rem', () => {
+        expect(spacingToRem('xsmall')).toBe('0.5rem')
+        expect(spacingToRem('small')).toBe('1rem')
+        expect(spacingToRem('medium')).toBe('1.5rem')
+        expect(spacingToRem('large')).toBe('2rem')
+        expect(spacingToRem('xlarge')).toBe('2.5rem')
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/utils/spacings.ts b/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/utils/spacings.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..843b6714a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/picasso-provider/src/Picasso/utils/spacings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import type { SizeType, SpacingType } from '../config/spacings'
+import { SpacingEnum, isPicassoSpacing } from '../config/spacings'
+
+const isNumericSpacing = (
+  spacing: SpacingType | undefined
+): spacing is number | SpacingType => {
+  const isNotNull = spacing != null
+  const isNumber = typeof spacing == 'number'
+
+  return isNotNull && (isNumber || isPicassoSpacing(spacing))
+}
+
+const spacingToRem = (spacing: SpacingType): string => {
+  return isNumericSpacing(spacing)
+    ? `${spacing}rem`
+    : `${SpacingEnum[spacing as SizeType<any>]}rem`
+}
+
+export { isNumericSpacing, spacingToRem }
diff --git a/packages/picasso-provider/src/index.ts b/packages/picasso-provider/src/index.ts
index c900b5f445..68bb218cfa 100644
--- a/packages/picasso-provider/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/picasso-provider/src/index.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ export {
   shadows,
   PicassoBreakpoints,
   BreakpointKeys,
+  spacings,
+  SpacingEnum,
+} from './Picasso/config'
+
+export type {
+  Sizes,
+  SizeType,
+  SpacingType,
+  PicassoSpacing,
 } from './Picasso/config'
 
 export { default as PicassoProvider } from './Picasso/PicassoProvider'
@@ -44,6 +53,8 @@ export {
   generateRandomString,
   generateRandomStringOrGetEmptyInTest,
   getServersideStylesheets,
+  isNumericSpacing,
+  spacingToRem,
 } from './Picasso/utils'
 
 export { default as Favicon } from './Favicon'
diff --git a/packages/picasso/src/Container/Container.tsx b/packages/picasso/src/Container/Container.tsx
index cd51bc5dfd..b228673113 100644
--- a/packages/picasso/src/Container/Container.tsx
+++ b/packages/picasso/src/Container/Container.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles'
 import type { PropTypes } from '@material-ui/core'
 import cx from 'classnames'
 import type { StandardProps, SpacingType } from '@toptal/picasso-shared'
-import { spacingToRem } from '@toptal/picasso-shared'
+import { spacingToRem, isNumericSpacing } from '@toptal/picasso-shared'
 
 import type { AlignItemsType, JustifyContentType, VariantType } from './styles'
 import styles from './styles'
@@ -101,12 +101,12 @@ export const Container = documentable(
       const classes = useStyles(props)
 
       const margins = {
-        ...(typeof top === 'number' && { marginTop: spacingToRem(top) }),
-        ...(typeof bottom === 'number' && {
+        ...(isNumericSpacing(top) && { marginTop: spacingToRem(top) }),
+        ...(isNumericSpacing(bottom) && {
           marginBottom: spacingToRem(bottom),
         }),
-        ...(typeof left === 'number' && { marginLeft: spacingToRem(left) }),
-        ...(typeof right === 'number' && { marginRight: spacingToRem(right) }),
+        ...(isNumericSpacing(left) && { marginLeft: spacingToRem(left) }),
+        ...(isNumericSpacing(right) && { marginRight: spacingToRem(right) }),
       }
 
       return (
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ export const Container = documentable(
           )}
           style={{
             ...margins,
-            ...(typeof padded === 'number' && {
+            ...(isNumericSpacing(padded) && {
               padding: spacingToRem(padded),
             }),
-            ...(typeof gap === 'number' && { gap: spacingToRem(gap) }),
+            ...(isNumericSpacing(gap) && { gap: spacingToRem(gap) }),
             ...style,
           }}
         >
diff --git a/packages/picasso/src/Container/story/Default.example.tsx b/packages/picasso/src/Container/story/Default.example.tsx
index fe80625eb9..09653a5be7 100644
--- a/packages/picasso/src/Container/story/Default.example.tsx
+++ b/packages/picasso/src/Container/story/Default.example.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import { Container } from '@toptal/picasso'
+import { SPACING_4, SPACING_8 } from '@toptal/picasso/utils'
 
 const Example = () => (
   <div>
-    <Container bottom='large'>Some text</Container>
-    <Container left='small'>Some more text with a small margin</Container>
+    <Container bottom={SPACING_8}>Some text</Container>
+    <Container left={SPACING_4}>Some more text with a small margin</Container>
   </div>
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/picasso/src/utils/index.ts b/packages/picasso/src/utils/index.ts
index 05bf1f4376..a27ccf9dda 100644
--- a/packages/picasso/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/picasso/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { alpha, lighten, darken } from '@toptal/picasso-shared'
+import { alpha, lighten, darken, spacings } from '@toptal/picasso-shared'
 
 import * as TransitionUtils from './Transitions'
 
@@ -66,3 +66,15 @@ export {
   useDeprecationWarning,
   usePropDeprecationWarning,
 } from './use-deprecation-warnings'
+
+export const {
+  SPACING_0,
+  SPACING_1,
+  SPACING_2,
+  SPACING_3,
+  SPACING_4,
+  SPACING_6,
+  SPACING_8,
+  SPACING_10,
+  SPACING_12,
+} = spacings
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/types.ts b/packages/shared/src/types.ts
index 64e942bef4..620b4b6556 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/types.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,20 @@ import type {
 
 import type { Classes } from './styles'
 
+export {
+  spacings,
+  SpacingEnum,
+  isNumericSpacing,
+  spacingToRem,
+} from '@toptal/picasso-provider'
+
+export type {
+  Sizes,
+  SizeType,
+  SpacingType,
+  PicassoSpacing,
+} from '@toptal/picasso-provider'
+
 export interface BaseProps {
   /** Classnames applied to root element */
   className?: string
@@ -52,8 +66,6 @@ export interface OverridableComponent<P = {}> extends NamedComponent<P> {
   ): JSX.Element | null
 }
 
-type Sizes = 'xxsmall' | 'xsmall' | 'small' | 'medium' | 'large' | 'xlarge'
-
 type BaseEnvironments = 'development' | 'staging' | 'production'
 type Environments = BaseEnvironments | 'temploy' | 'test'
 
@@ -62,23 +74,6 @@ export type EnvironmentType<T extends Environments = BaseEnvironments> =
   | T
   | BaseEnvironments
 
-export type SizeType<T extends Sizes> = T
-
-export type SpacingType =
-  | number
-  | SizeType<'xsmall' | 'small' | 'medium' | 'large' | 'xlarge'>
-
-export enum SpacingEnum {
-  xsmall = 0.5,
-  small = 1,
-  medium = 1.5,
-  large = 2,
-  xlarge = 2.5,
-}
-
-export const spacingToRem = (spacing: SpacingType) =>
-  typeof spacing === 'number' ? `${spacing}rem` : `${SpacingEnum[spacing]}rem`
-
 export type ButtonOrAnchorProps = AnchorHTMLAttributes<HTMLAnchorElement> &
   ButtonHTMLAttributes<HTMLButtonElement>