diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/ScitillaComponent/ScintillaEditView.h b/PowerEditor/src/ScitillaComponent/ScintillaEditView.h
index 291eee52f..43a8582e6 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/ScitillaComponent/ScintillaEditView.h
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/ScitillaComponent/ScintillaEditView.h
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ public:
 
 	void showWSAndTab(bool willBeShowed = true) {
 		execute(SCI_SETVIEWWS, willBeShowed?SCWS_VISIBLEALWAYS:SCWS_INVISIBLE);
+		execute(SCI_SETWHITESPACESIZE, 2, 0);
 	};
 
 	void showEOL(bool willBeShowed = true) {