diff --git a/.config/nvim/init.vim b/.config/nvim/init.vim
index dce95ef..0d84e26 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/init.vim
+++ b/.config/nvim/init.vim
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.nim set filetype=nim
 
 " formatting options
 autocmd FileType java setlocal shiftwidth=2 softtabstop=2
+autocmd FileType markdown setlocal shiftwidth=2 softtabstop=2
 
 " formatting programs
 autocmd FileType c setlocal formatprg=astyle\ --mode=c\ --style=ansi