diff --git a/novelwriter/core/buildsettings.py b/novelwriter/core/buildsettings.py
index c2a04375..f1dbe57e 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/buildsettings.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/buildsettings.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ SETTINGS_TEMPLATE = {
     "odt.pageHeader":         (str, nwHeadFmt.ODT_AUTO),
     "odt.pageCountOffset":    (int, 0),
     "html.addStyles":         (bool, True),
+    "html.preserveTabs":      (bool, False),
 }
 
 SETTINGS_LABELS = {
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ SETTINGS_LABELS = {
 
     "html":                   QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Builds", "HTML (.html)"),
     "html.addStyles":         QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Builds", "Add CSS Styles"),
+    "html.preserveTabs":      QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Builds", "Preserve Tab Characters"),
 }
 
 
diff --git a/novelwriter/core/docbuild.py b/novelwriter/core/docbuild.py
index 8d6a0f21..d5d8f176 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/docbuild.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/docbuild.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class NWBuildDocument:
             else:
                 yield i, False
 
-        if self._build.getBool("format.replaceTabs"):
+        if not self._build.getBool("html.preserveTabs"):
             makeObj.replaceTabs()
 
         self._error = None
diff --git a/novelwriter/tools/manussettings.py b/novelwriter/tools/manussettings.py
index fe78f3b4..573e8483 100644
--- a/novelwriter/tools/manussettings.py
+++ b/novelwriter/tools/manussettings.py
@@ -1245,6 +1245,9 @@ class _OutputTab(NScrollableForm):
         self.htmlAddStyles = NSwitch(self, height=iPx)
         self.addRow(self._build.getLabel("html.addStyles"), self.htmlAddStyles)
 
+        self.htmlPreserveTabs = NSwitch(self, height=iPx)
+        self.addRow(self._build.getLabel("html.preserveTabs"), self.htmlPreserveTabs)
+
         # Finalise
         self.finalise()
 
@@ -1256,6 +1259,7 @@ class _OutputTab(NScrollableForm):
         self.odtPageHeader.setText(self._build.getStr("odt.pageHeader"))
         self.odtPageCountOffset.setValue(self._build.getInt("odt.pageCountOffset"))
         self.htmlAddStyles.setChecked(self._build.getBool("html.addStyles"))
+        self.htmlPreserveTabs.setChecked(self._build.getBool("html.preserveTabs"))
         return
 
     def saveContent(self) -> None:
@@ -1264,6 +1268,7 @@ class _OutputTab(NScrollableForm):
         self._build.setValue("odt.pageHeader", self.odtPageHeader.text())
         self._build.setValue("odt.pageCountOffset", self.odtPageCountOffset.value())
         self._build.setValue("html.addStyles", self.htmlAddStyles.isChecked())
+        self._build.setValue("html.preserveTabs", self.htmlPreserveTabs.isChecked())
         return
 
     ##