diff --git a/default_config.toml b/default_config.toml
index 8d534ad..2307712 100644
--- a/default_config.toml
+++ b/default_config.toml
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@
 [other]
 fallback_icon = "🤨"
 deduplicate_icons = false
+separator = ": "
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index a1f5c92..57c83f6 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use std::io::{BufReader, Read, Write};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 const DEFAULT_FALLBACK_ICON: &str = "-";
+const DEFAULT_SEPARATOR: &str = ": ";
 const DEFAULT_CONFIG: &str = include_str!("../default_config.toml");
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ pub struct Config {
 #[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct Other {
     pub fallback_icon: Option<String>,
+    pub separator: Option<String>,
     pub deduplicate_icons: bool,
 }
 
@@ -46,6 +48,24 @@ impl Config {
             .unwrap_or(DEFAULT_FALLBACK_ICON)
     }
 
+    pub fn separator(&self) -> &str {
+        let sep = self.other.separator.as_deref();
+        if let Some(sep) = sep {
+            let fallback_icon = self.fallback_icon();
+            if let Some(icon) = self.mappings.values().find(|icon| icon.contains(sep)) {
+                error!("Can't use separator: \"{sep}\" as it is contained in icon: \"{icon}\".");
+                DEFAULT_SEPARATOR
+            } else if fallback_icon.contains(sep) {
+                error!("Can't use separator: \"{sep}\" as it is contained in fallback icon: \"{fallback_icon}\"");
+                DEFAULT_SEPARATOR
+            } else {
+                sep
+            }
+        } else {
+            DEFAULT_SEPARATOR
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn path() -> Result<PathBuf> {
         let mut user_path = dirs::config_dir().context("Could not find the configuration path")?;
         let mut system_path = PathBuf::from("/etc/xdg");
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index dd1d349..4e4fc09 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -116,18 +116,19 @@ fn run() -> Result<()> {
     loop {
         // TODO: watch for changes using inotify and read the config only when needed
         let config = Config::new()?;
+        let sep: &str = config.separator();
 
         let workspaces = wm.get_windows_in_each_workspace()?;
         for (name, windows) in workspaces {
             let new_name = pretty_windows(&config, &windows);
             let num = name
-                .split(':')
+                .split(sep)
                 .next()
                 .context("Unexpected workspace name")?;
             if new_name.is_empty() {
                 wm.rename_workspace(&name, num)?;
             } else {
-                wm.rename_workspace(&name, &format!("{num}: {new_name}"))?;
+                wm.rename_workspace(&name, &format!("{num}{sep}{new_name}"))?;
             }
         }