diff --git a/lua/guess-indent/config.lua b/lua/guess-indent/config.lua
index 017c0a1..483e1cd 100644
--- a/lua/guess-indent/config.lua
+++ b/lua/guess-indent/config.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ local M = {}
 
 local default_config = {
   auto_cmd = true,
+  set_tabstop = true,
+  set_softtabstop = true,
   filetype_exclude = {
     "netrw",
     "tutor",
diff --git a/lua/guess-indent/init.lua b/lua/guess-indent/init.lua
index 31ef811..87f9c4b 100644
--- a/lua/guess-indent/init.lua
+++ b/lua/guess-indent/init.lua
@@ -66,15 +66,26 @@ local function set_indentation(indentation)
 
   if indentation == "tabs" then
     set_buffer_opt(0, "expandtab", false)
+    set_buffer_opt(0, "shiftwidth", 0)
+    if config.set_softtabstop then
+      set_buffer_opt(0, "softtabstop", 0)
+    end
     print("Did set indentation to tabs.")
+    vim.api.nvim_exec_autocmds("User", { pattern = "GuessIndentTabs" })
   elseif type(indentation) == "number" and indentation > 0 then
     set_buffer_opt(0, "expandtab", true)
-    set_buffer_opt(0, "tabstop", indentation)
-    set_buffer_opt(0, "softtabstop", indentation)
     set_buffer_opt(0, "shiftwidth", indentation)
+    if config.set_softtabstop then
+      set_buffer_opt(0, "softtabstop", indentation)
+    end
+    if config.set_tabstop then
+      set_buffer_opt(0, "tabstop", indentation)
+    end
     print("Did set indentation to", indentation, "spaces.")
+    vim.api.nvim_exec_autocmds("User", { pattern = "GuessIndentSpaces" })
   else
     print("Failed to detect indentation style.")
+    vim.api.nvim_exec_autocmds("User", { pattern = "GuessIndentNone" })
   end
 end