Index: java/org/apache/fop/render/rtf/rtflib/rtfdoc/RtfAttributes.java
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--- java/org/apache/fop/render/rtf/rtflib/rtfdoc/RtfAttributes.java	(revision 267190)
+++ java/org/apache/fop/render/rtf/rtflib/rtfdoc/RtfAttributes.java	(working copy)
@@ -215,4 +215,17 @@
             xslAttributes = new org.xml.sax.helpers.AttributesImpl(pAttribs);
         }
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Add integer value <code>addValue</code> to attribute with name <code>name</code>.
+     * If there is no such setted attribute, then value of this attribure is equal to 
+     * <code>addValue</code>.
+     * @param addValue the increment of value
+     * @param name the name of attribute
+     */
+    public void addIntegerValue(int addValue, String name) {
+        Integer value = (Integer) getValue(name);
+        int v = (value != null) ? value.intValue() : 0; 
+        set(name, v + addValue);
+    }
 }
Index: java/org/apache/fop/render/rtf/BorderAttributesConverter.java
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--- java/org/apache/fop/render/rtf/BorderAttributesConverter.java	(revision 267190)
+++ java/org/apache/fop/render/rtf/BorderAttributesConverter.java	(working copy)
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import org.apache.fop.fo.properties.CommonBorderPaddingBackground;
 import org.apache.fop.render.rtf.rtflib.rtfdoc.IBorderAttributes;
 import org.apache.fop.render.rtf.rtflib.rtfdoc.RtfAttributes;
+import org.apache.fop.render.rtf.rtflib.rtfdoc.RtfText;
 
 /** Constants for RTF border attribute names, and a static method for converting
  *  fo attribute strings. */
@@ -53,7 +54,24 @@
             attrs.set(convertAttributetoRtf(styleEnum));
             //division by 50 to convert millipoints to twips
             attrs.set(IBorderAttributes.BORDER_WIDTH, border.getBorderWidth(side, false)/50);
+            attrs.setTwips(IBorderAttributes.BORDER_SPACE, border.getPadding(side, false, null));
             attributes.set(controlWord, attrs);
+        } else {
+            // Here padding specified, but corresponding border is not available
+            
+            // Padding in millipoints
+            double paddingPt = border.getPadding(side, false, null) / 1000.0;
+            // Padding in twips
+            int padding = (int) Math.round(paddingPt * FoUnitsConverter.POINT_TO_TWIPS);
+            
+            // Add padding to corresponding space (space-before or space-after)
+            // if side == START or END, do nothing
+            if (side == CommonBorderPaddingBackground.BEFORE) {
+                attributes.addIntegerValue(padding, RtfText.SPACE_BEFORE);
+            }
+            if (side == CommonBorderPaddingBackground.AFTER) {
+                attributes.addIntegerValue(padding, RtfText.SPACE_AFTER);
+            }
         }
     }