diff --git a/after/ftplugin/markdown.vim b/after/ftplugin/markdown.vim
index 583e0a5..c332ff4 100644
--- a/after/ftplugin/markdown.vim
+++ b/after/ftplugin/markdown.vim
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 set concealcursor=c
+set tabstop=2       " number of visual spaces per TAB
+set softtabstop=2   " number of spaces in tab when editing
+set shiftwidth=2    " number of spaces to use for autoindent
+set expandtab       " expand tab to spaces so that tabs are spaces