diff --git a/src/PowerShellEditorServices.Protocol/Server/LanguageServerSettings.cs b/src/PowerShellEditorServices.Protocol/Server/LanguageServerSettings.cs
index ec9fdd4ed..cea4c8351 100644
--- a/src/PowerShellEditorServices.Protocol/Server/LanguageServerSettings.cs
+++ b/src/PowerShellEditorServices.Protocol/Server/LanguageServerSettings.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public void Update(
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Code formatting presets. 
+    /// Code formatting presets.
     /// See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indent_style for details on indent and brace styles.
     /// </summary>
     public enum CodeFormattingPreset
@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@ private Hashtable GetCustomPSSASettingsHashtable(int tabSize, bool insertSpaces)
                     }},
                     {"PSUseConsistentIndentation", new Hashtable {
                         {"Enable", true},
-                        {"IndentationSize", tabSize}
+                        {"IndentationSize", tabSize},
+                        {"Kind", insertSpaces ? "space" : "tab"}
                     }},
                     {"PSUseConsistentWhitespace", new Hashtable {
                         {"Enable", true},