diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
index c66c5a4f..d8d6e181 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
@@ -168,7 +168,10 @@ return {
     "lukas-reineke/indent-blankline.nvim",
     event = { "BufReadPost", "BufNewFile" },
     opts = {
-      indent = { char = "│" },
+      indent = {
+        char = "│",
+        tab_char = "│",
+      },
       scope = { enabled = false },
       exclude = {
         filetypes = {