diff --git a/src/text-editor.js b/src/text-editor.js
index 186e27cef..a9a51c9b2 100644
--- a/src/text-editor.js
+++ b/src/text-editor.js
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ class TextEditor {
       initialScrollTopRow: this.getScrollTopRow(),
       initialScrollLeftColumn: this.getScrollLeftColumn(),
 
+      tabLength: this.displayLayer.tabLength,
       atomicSoftTabs: this.displayLayer.atomicSoftTabs,
       softWrapHangingIndentLength: this.displayLayer.softWrapHangingIndent,