diff --git a/less/type.less b/less/type.less
index 68ba6017bf184d805a39530f0acd5cbb1495e522..f5c2cd84640b46229eb305e3865d093fc7d42a4e 100644
--- a/less/type.less
+++ b/less/type.less
@@ -176,12 +176,12 @@ ol {
 // Inline turns list items into inline-block
 .list-inline {
   .list-unstyled();
-  margin-left: -5px;
+  margin-left: -@list-inline-spacing;
 
   > li {
     display: inline-block;
-    padding-left: 5px;
-    padding-right: 5px;
+    padding-left: @list-inline-spacing;
+    padding-right: @list-inline-spacing;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/less/variables.less b/less/variables.less
index b5fb9d02cf5197e50517a60dae2e3447a032cfe5..5a4105beea522b5233aecdf355f7f675db41af45 100644
--- a/less/variables.less
+++ b/less/variables.less
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@
 @headings-line-height:    1.1;
 @headings-color:          inherit;
 
+//** Spacing between the elements of an inline list.
+@list-inline-spacing:     5px;
 
 //== Iconography
 //