diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/textindenter.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/textindenter.cpp
index 5684bcfc092..8ffbca4534d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/textindenter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/textindenter.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ int TextIndenter::indentFor(const QTextBlock &block,
     return tabSettings.indentationColumn(previousText);
 }
 
+void TextIndenter::autoIndent(const QTextCursor &cursor,
+                              const TabSettings &tabSettings,
+                              int cursorPositionInEditor)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(cursor);
+    Q_UNUSED(tabSettings);
+    Q_UNUSED(cursorPositionInEditor);
+}
+
 IndentationForBlock TextIndenter::indentationForBlocks(const QVector<QTextBlock> &blocks,
                                                        const TabSettings &tabSettings,
                                                        int /*cursorPositionInEditor*/)
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/textindenter.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/textindenter.h
index 98bf56c54d5..7198fbbc6fc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/textindenter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/textindenter.h
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ public:
                   const TabSettings &tabSettings,
                   int cursorPositionInEditor = -1) override;
 
+    void autoIndent(const QTextCursor &cursor,
+                    const TabSettings &tabSettings,
+                    int cursorPositionInEditor = -1) override;
+
     IndentationForBlock indentationForBlocks(const QVector<QTextBlock> &blocks,
                                              const TabSettings &tabSettings,
                                              int cursorPositionInEditor = -1) override;