diff --git a/examples/multi_with_inset.rb b/examples/multi_with_inset.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01f6e93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/multi_with_inset.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# encoding: utf-8
+
+require 'tty-spinner'
+
+spinners = TTY::Spinner::Multi.new(message: "[:spinner] Top level spinner")
+
+sp1 = spinners.register "[:spinner] one"
+sp2 = spinners.register "[:spinner] two"
+sp3 = spinners.register "[:spinner] three"
+
+spinners.auto_spin
+sp1.auto_spin
+sp2.auto_spin
+sp3.auto_spin
+
+sleep(2)
+
+sp1.success
+sleep 1
+sp2.success
+
+sleep 1
+
+sp3.error
+
+spinners.error
diff --git a/lib/tty/spinner.rb b/lib/tty/spinner.rb
index ec72fd8..19b4eb2 100644
--- a/lib/tty/spinner.rb
+++ b/lib/tty/spinner.rb
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ def stop(stop_message = '')
       end
 
       write(data, true)
-      write("\n", false) unless @clear
+      write("\n", false) unless @clear || @multispinner
     ensure
       @state      = :stopped
       @done       = true
@@ -372,7 +372,11 @@ def execute_on_line
     def write(data, clear_first = false)
       execute_on_line do
         output.print(ECMA_CSI + '1' + ECMA_CHA) if clear_first
-        output.print(data)
+
+        # If there's a top level spinner, print with inset
+        characters_in = @multispinner.nil? ? "" : @multispinner.line_inset(self)
+
+        output.print(characters_in + data)
         output.flush
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/tty/spinner/multi.rb b/lib/tty/spinner/multi.rb
index b5b43d0..c19f847 100644
--- a/lib/tty/spinner/multi.rb
+++ b/lib/tty/spinner/multi.rb
@@ -18,11 +18,17 @@ class Multi
       def_delegators :@spinners, :each, :empty?, :length
 
       def initialize(options = {})
+        message = options.delete(:message)
         @options = options
 
         @create_spinner_lock = Mutex.new
 
         @spinners = []
+
+        unless message.nil?
+          @master_spinner = register(message)
+        end
+
         @callbacks = {
           success: [],
           error:   [],
@@ -47,6 +53,12 @@ def register(pattern, options = {})
         spinner
       end
 
+      def auto_spin
+        raise "No top level message given" if @master_spinner.nil?
+
+        @master_spinner.auto_spin
+      end
+
       # Find relative offset position to which to move the current cursor
       #
       # The position is found among the registered spinners given the current
@@ -69,6 +81,16 @@ def count_line_offset(index)
         end
       end
 
+      # Find the number of characters to move into the line before printing the
+      # spinner
+      #
+      # @api public
+      def line_inset(spinner)
+        return "    " if @master_spinner && spinner != @master_spinner
+
+        ""
+      end
+
       # Check if all spinners are done
       #
       # @return [Boolean]
@@ -108,6 +130,7 @@ def stop
       #
       # @api public
       def success
+        @master_spinner.success if @master_spinner
         @spinners.dup.each(&:success)
         emit :success
       end
@@ -116,6 +139,7 @@ def success
       #
       # @api public
       def error
+        @master_spinner.error if @master_spinner
         @spinners.dup.each(&:error)
         emit :error
       end
diff --git a/spec/unit/spin_spec.rb b/spec/unit/spin_spec.rb
index 0ca7d43..d050608 100644
--- a/spec/unit/spin_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/spin_spec.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
   it "spins with newline when it has a MultiSpinner" do
     multi_spinner = double("MultiSpinner")
     allow(multi_spinner).to receive(:count_line_offset).and_return(1, 1, 2, 1)
+    allow(multi_spinner).to receive(:line_inset).and_return("")
 
     spinner = TTY::Spinner.new(output: output, interval: 100)
     spinner.add_multispinner(multi_spinner, 0)