diff --git a/docx-core/src/documents/elements/mod.rs b/docx-core/src/documents/elements/mod.rs
index 1feecb9..ab74f73 100644
--- a/docx-core/src/documents/elements/mod.rs
+++ b/docx-core/src/documents/elements/mod.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ mod shading;
 mod shape;
 mod spec_vanish;
 mod start;
+mod stretch;
 mod strike;
 mod structured_data_tag;
 mod structured_data_tag_property;
@@ -232,6 +233,7 @@ pub use shading::*;
 pub use shape::*;
 pub use spec_vanish::*;
 pub use start::*;
+pub use stretch::*;
 pub use strike::*;
 pub use structured_data_tag::*;
 pub use structured_data_tag_property::*;
diff --git a/docx-core/src/documents/elements/run.rs b/docx-core/src/documents/elements/run.rs
index eef316e..f130f10 100644
--- a/docx-core/src/documents/elements/run.rs
+++ b/docx-core/src/documents/elements/run.rs
@@ -263,6 +263,11 @@ impl Run {
         self
     }
 
+    pub fn stretch(mut self, v: i32) -> Run {
+        self.run_property = self.run_property.stretch(v);
+        self
+    }
+
     pub fn color(mut self, color: impl Into<String>) -> Run {
         self.run_property = self.run_property.color(color);
         self
diff --git a/docx-core/src/documents/elements/run_property.rs b/docx-core/src/documents/elements/run_property.rs
index 9529710..3cee94c 100644
--- a/docx-core/src/documents/elements/run_property.rs
+++ b/docx-core/src/documents/elements/run_property.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ pub struct RunProperty {
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub character_spacing: Option<CharacterSpacing>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub stretch: Option<Stretch>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub fonts: Option<RunFonts>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub text_border: Option<TextBorder>,
@@ -169,6 +171,11 @@ impl RunProperty {
         self
     }
 
+    pub fn stretch(mut self, v: i32) -> RunProperty {
+        self.stretch = Some(Stretch::new(v));
+        self
+    }
+
     pub fn text_border(mut self, b: TextBorder) -> Self {
         self.text_border = Some(b);
         self
@@ -222,6 +229,7 @@ impl BuildXML for RunProperty {
             .add_optional_child(&self.del)?
             .add_optional_child(&self.vert_align)?
             .add_optional_child(&self.character_spacing)?
+            .add_optional_child(&self.stretch)?
             .add_optional_child(&self.style)?
             .add_optional_child(&self.positional_tab)?
             .add_optional_child(&self.shading)?
@@ -318,6 +326,16 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_stretch() {
+        let c = RunProperty::new().stretch(80);
+        let b = c.build();
+        assert_eq!(
+            str::from_utf8(&b).unwrap(),
+            r#"<w:rPr><w:w w:val="80" /></w:rPr>"#
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_ptab() {
         let c = RunProperty::new().ptab(PositionalTab::new(
diff --git a/docx-core/src/documents/elements/stretch.rs b/docx-core/src/documents/elements/stretch.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e029050
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docx-core/src/documents/elements/stretch.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+use crate::documents::BuildXML;
+use crate::xml_builder::*;
+use std::io::Write;
+
+use serde::*;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Stretch {
+    value: i32,
+}
+
+impl Stretch {
+    pub fn new(s: i32) -> Stretch {
+        Self { value: s }
+    }
+}
+
+impl BuildXML for Stretch {
+    fn build_to<W: Write>(
+        &self,
+        stream: xml::writer::EventWriter<W>,
+    ) -> xml::writer::Result<xml::writer::EventWriter<W>> {
+        XMLBuilder::from(stream).w(self.value)?.into_inner()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Serialize for Stretch {
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    where
+        S: Serializer,
+    {
+        serializer.serialize_i32(self.value)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+
+    use super::*;
+    #[cfg(test)]
+    use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
+    use std::str;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_stretch() {
+        let b = Stretch::new(200).build();
+        assert_eq!(str::from_utf8(&b).unwrap(), r#"<w:w w:val="200" />"#);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_stretch_json() {
+        let s = Stretch { value: 100 };
+        assert_eq!(serde_json::to_string(&s).unwrap(), r#"100"#);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/docx-core/src/xml_builder/elements.rs b/docx-core/src/xml_builder/elements.rs
index 04ec5cd..250eb67 100644
--- a/docx-core/src/xml_builder/elements.rs
+++ b/docx-core/src/xml_builder/elements.rs
@@ -278,6 +278,12 @@ impl<W: Write> XMLBuilder<W> {
             .close()
     }
 
+    // i.e. <w:w ... >
+    pub(crate) fn w(self, s: i32) -> Result<Self> {
+        self.write(XmlEvent::start_element("w:w").attr("w:val", &format!("{}", s)))?
+            .close()
+    }
+
     // i.e. <w:spacing ... >
     pub(crate) fn line_spacing(
         self,