diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 053d2c1..1b378cd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ go 1.13
 require (
 	github.com/atotto/clipboard v0.1.2
 	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v0.13.1
+	github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v0.1.2
 	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.12
 	github.com/muesli/reflow v0.2.1-0.20210115123740-9e1d0d53df68
 	github.com/muesli/termenv v0.8.1
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20201016220609-9e8e0b390897 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201020230747-6e5568b54d1a // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 40b6cd3..5a6e8d3 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ github.com/atotto/clipboard v0.1.2 h1:YZCtFu5Ie8qX2VmVTBnrqLSiU9XOWwqNRmdT3gIQzb
 github.com/atotto/clipboard v0.1.2/go.mod h1:ZY9tmq7sm5xIbd9bOK4onWV4S6X0u6GY7Vn0Yu86PYI=
 github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v0.13.1 h1:huvX8mPaeMZ8DLulT50iEWRF+iitY5FNEDqDVLu69nM=
 github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v0.13.1/go.mod h1:tp9tr9Dadh0PLhgiwchE5zZJXm5543JYjHG9oY+5qSg=
+github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v0.1.2 h1:D+LUMg34W7n2pkuMrevKVxT7HXqnoRHm7IoomkX3/ZU=
+github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v0.1.2/go.mod h1:5D8zradw52m7QmxRF6QgwbwJi9je84g8MkWiGN07uKg=
 github.com/containerd/console v1.0.1 h1:u7SFAJyRqWcG6ogaMAx3KjSTy1e3hT9QxqX7Jco7dRc=
 github.com/containerd/console v1.0.1/go.mod h1:XUsP6YE/mKtz6bxc+I8UiKKTP04qjQL4qcS3XoQ5xkw=
 github.com/google/goterm v0.0.0-20190703233501-fc88cf888a3f/go.mod h1:nOFQdrUlIlx6M6ODdSpBj1NVA+VgLC6kmw60mkw34H4=
@@ -34,6 +36,6 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200116001909-b77594299b42/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200916030750-2334cc1a136f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201009025420-dfb3f7c4e634/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201020230747-6e5568b54d1a h1:e3IU37lwO4aq3uoRKINC7JikojFmE5gO7xhfxs8VC34=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201020230747-6e5568b54d1a/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210119212857-b64e53b001e4 h1:myAQVi0cGEoqQVR5POX+8RR2mrocKqNN1hmeMqhX27k=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210119212857-b64e53b001e4/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
diff --git a/spinner/spinner.go b/spinner/spinner.go
index 0c2a4d8..865a205 100644
--- a/spinner/spinner.go
+++ b/spinner/spinner.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
 	"github.com/muesli/reflow/ansi"
 	"github.com/muesli/termenv"
 )
@@ -64,17 +65,12 @@ type Model struct {
 	// Spinner settings to use. See type Spinner.
 	Spinner Spinner
 
-	// ForegroundColor sets the background color of the spinner. It can be
-	// a hex code or one of the 256 ANSI colors. If the terminal emulator can't
-	// support the color specified it will automatically degrade (per
-	// github.com/muesli/termenv).
-	ForegroundColor string
-
-	// BackgroundColor sets the background color of the spinner. It can be
-	// a hex code or one of the 256 ANSI colors. If the terminal emulator can't
-	// support the color specified it will automatically degrade (per
-	// github.com/muesli/termenv).
-	BackgroundColor string
+	// Style sets the styling for the spinner. Most of the time you'll just
+	// want foreground and background coloring, and potentially some padding.
+	//
+	// For an introduction to styling with Lip Gloss see:
+	// https://github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss
+	Style lipgloss.Style
 
 	// MinimumLifetime is the minimum amount of time the spinner can run. Any
 	// logic around this can be implemented in view that implements this
@@ -230,15 +226,7 @@ func (m Model) View() string {
 		frame = strings.Repeat(" ", ansi.PrintableRuneWidth(frame))
 	}
 
-	if m.ForegroundColor != "" || m.BackgroundColor != "" {
-		return termenv.
-			String(frame).
-			Foreground(color(m.ForegroundColor)).
-			Background(color(m.BackgroundColor)).
-			String()
-	}
-
-	return frame
+	return m.Style.Render(frame)
 }
 
 // Tick is the command used to advance the spinner one frame. Use this command