diff --git a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatbaseindenter.cpp b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatbaseindenter.cpp
index 7b4549a9b41..6fa11690538 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatbaseindenter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatbaseindenter.cpp
@@ -1031,4 +1031,9 @@ void ClangFormatBaseIndenter::setOverriddenStyle(const clang::format::FormatStyl
     d->m_overriddenStyle = style;
 }
 
+bool ClangFormatBaseIndenter::respectsTabSettings() const
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
 } // namespace ClangFormat
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatbaseindenter.h b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatbaseindenter.h
index 8d72bd4e0fe..8511e0d13ed 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatbaseindenter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatbaseindenter.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ public:
     void setOverriddenPreferences(TextEditor::ICodeStylePreferences *preferences) final;
     void setOverriddenStyle(const clang::format::FormatStyle &style);
 
+    bool respectsTabSettings() const override;
+
 protected:
     virtual bool formatCodeInsteadOfIndent() const { return false; }
     virtual bool formatWhileTyping() const { return false; }
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatindenter.cpp b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatindenter.cpp
index 1b2d76813f1..5f30c77ebf9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatindenter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatindenter.cpp
@@ -235,4 +235,9 @@ std::optional<int> ClangFormatForwardingIndenter::margin() const
     return currentIndenter()->margin();
 }
 
+bool ClangFormatForwardingIndenter::respectsTabSettings() const
+{
+    return currentIndenter()->respectsTabSettings();
+}
+
 } // namespace ClangFormat
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatindenter.h b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatindenter.h
index be3d54e6c8d..19d4c997428 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatindenter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatindenter.h
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ public:
                           int cursorPositionInEditor = -1) override;
     std::optional<int> margin() const override;
 
+    bool respectsTabSettings() const override;
+
 private:
     TextEditor::Indenter *currentIndenter() const;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/indenter.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/indenter.h
index 645150fc6e6..c0acdb58248 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/indenter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/indenter.h
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ public:
 
     virtual std::optional<int> margin() const { return std::nullopt; }
 
+    virtual bool respectsTabSettings() const { return true; }
+
 protected:
     QTextDocument *m_doc;
     Utils::FilePath m_fileName;
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
index ac8e9800b40..5ddc6f1dcc1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
@@ -314,51 +314,54 @@ private:
         QTC_ASSERT(m_doc, return);
         auto menu = new QMenu;
         menu->addAction(ActionManager::command(Constants::AUTO_INDENT_SELECTION)->action());
-        auto documentSettings = menu->addMenu(Tr::tr("Document Settings"));
+        if (auto indenter = m_doc->indenter(); indenter && indenter->respectsTabSettings()) {
+            auto documentSettings = menu->addMenu(Tr::tr("Document Settings"));
 
-        auto modifyTabSettings = [this](std::function<void(TabSettings &tabSettings)> modifier) {
-            return [this, modifier]() {
-                auto ts = m_doc->tabSettings();
-                modifier(ts);
-                m_doc->setTabSettings(ts);
-            };
-        };
-        documentSettings->addAction(
-            Tr::tr("Auto detect"),
-            modifyTabSettings([doc = m_doc->document()](TabSettings &tabSettings) {
-                tabSettings = tabSettings.autoDetect(doc);
-            }));
-        auto tabSettings = documentSettings->addMenu(Tr::tr("Tab Settings"));
-        tabSettings->addAction(Tr::tr("Spaces"), modifyTabSettings([](TabSettings &tabSettings) {
-                                   tabSettings.m_tabPolicy = TabSettings::SpacesOnlyTabPolicy;
-                               }));
-        tabSettings->addAction(Tr::tr("Tabs"), modifyTabSettings([](TabSettings &tabSettings) {
-                                   tabSettings.m_tabPolicy = TabSettings::TabsOnlyTabPolicy;
-                               }));
-        auto indentSize = documentSettings->addMenu(Tr::tr("Indent Size"));
-        auto indentSizeGroup = new QActionGroup(indentSize);
-        indentSizeGroup->setExclusive(true);
-        for (int i = 1; i <= 8; ++i) {
-            auto action = indentSizeGroup->addAction(QString::number(i));
-            action->setCheckable(true);
-            action->setChecked(i == m_doc->tabSettings().m_indentSize);
-            connect(action, &QAction::triggered, modifyTabSettings([i](TabSettings &tabSettings) {
-                        tabSettings.m_indentSize = i;
-                    }));
+            auto modifyTabSettings =
+                [this](std::function<void(TabSettings & tabSettings)> modifier) {
+                    return [this, modifier]() {
+                        auto ts = m_doc->tabSettings();
+                        modifier(ts);
+                        m_doc->setTabSettings(ts);
+                    };
+                };
+            documentSettings->addAction(
+                Tr::tr("Auto detect"),
+                modifyTabSettings([doc = m_doc->document()](TabSettings &tabSettings) {
+                    tabSettings = tabSettings.autoDetect(doc);
+                }));
+            auto tabSettings = documentSettings->addMenu(Tr::tr("Tab Settings"));
+            tabSettings->addAction(Tr::tr("Spaces"), modifyTabSettings([](TabSettings &tabSettings) {
+                                       tabSettings.m_tabPolicy = TabSettings::SpacesOnlyTabPolicy;
+                                   }));
+            tabSettings->addAction(Tr::tr("Tabs"), modifyTabSettings([](TabSettings &tabSettings) {
+                                       tabSettings.m_tabPolicy = TabSettings::TabsOnlyTabPolicy;
+                                   }));
+            auto indentSize = documentSettings->addMenu(Tr::tr("Indent Size"));
+            auto indentSizeGroup = new QActionGroup(indentSize);
+            indentSizeGroup->setExclusive(true);
+            for (int i = 1; i <= 8; ++i) {
+                auto action = indentSizeGroup->addAction(QString::number(i));
+                action->setCheckable(true);
+                action->setChecked(i == m_doc->tabSettings().m_indentSize);
+                connect(action, &QAction::triggered, modifyTabSettings([i](TabSettings &tabSettings) {
+                            tabSettings.m_indentSize = i;
+                        }));
+            }
+            indentSize->addActions(indentSizeGroup->actions());
+            auto tabSize = documentSettings->addMenu(Tr::tr("Tab Size"));
+            auto tabSizeGroup = new QActionGroup(tabSize);
+            tabSizeGroup->setExclusive(true);
+            for (int i = 1; i <= 8; ++i) {
+                auto action = tabSizeGroup->addAction(QString::number(i));
+                action->setCheckable(true);
+                action->setChecked(i == m_doc->tabSettings().m_tabSize);
+                connect(action, &QAction::triggered, modifyTabSettings([i](TabSettings &tabSettings) {
+                            tabSettings.m_tabSize = i;
+                        }));
+                }
+                tabSize->addActions(tabSizeGroup->actions());
         }
-        indentSize->addActions(indentSizeGroup->actions());
-        auto tabSize = documentSettings->addMenu(Tr::tr("Tab Size"));
-        auto tabSizeGroup = new QActionGroup(tabSize);
-        tabSizeGroup->setExclusive(true);
-        for (int i = 1; i <= 8; ++i) {
-            auto action = tabSizeGroup->addAction(QString::number(i));
-            action->setCheckable(true);
-            action->setChecked(i == m_doc->tabSettings().m_tabSize);
-            connect(action, &QAction::triggered, modifyTabSettings([i](TabSettings &tabSettings) {
-                tabSettings.m_tabSize = i;
-            }));
-        }
-        tabSize->addActions(tabSizeGroup->actions());
 
         Id globalSettingsCategory;
         if (auto codeStyle = m_doc->codeStyle())