diff --git a/nsencoder.go b/nsencoder.go
index e2f506d..fb363de 100644
--- a/nsencoder.go
+++ b/nsencoder.go
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	// Define the shift and hex flags
+	// Define the shift, hex, and space flags
 	shift := flag.Int("s", 0, "Shift value for alphabet positions (can be negative)")
 	useHex := flag.Bool("x", false, "Encode numbers in hexadecimal")
+	encodeSpaces := flag.Bool("S", false, "Encode spaces as '00'")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	// Check if input is being piped or passed as an argument
@@ -58,6 +59,13 @@ func main() {
 		} else if unicode.IsDigit(char) {
 			// Collect digits to process as a whole number
 			currentNumber += string(char)
+		} else if char == ' ' && *encodeSpaces {
+			// Encode space as '00' if the -S flag is set
+			if currentNumber != "" {
+				appendNumber(&result, currentNumber, *useHex)
+				currentNumber = ""
+			}
+			result = append(result, "00")
 		} else {
 			// If there was a number being processed and now a non-digit/non-letter appears, append it
 			if currentNumber != "" {