diff --git a/book/src/configuration.md b/book/src/configuration.md
index 3b78481e31036..5032f2bcc0b14 100644
--- a/book/src/configuration.md
+++ b/book/src/configuration.md
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Its settings will be merged with the configuration directory `config.toml` and t
 | `workspace-lsp-roots` | Directories relative to the workspace root that are treated as LSP roots. Should only be set in `.helix/config.toml` | `[]` |
 | `default-line-ending` | The line ending to use for new documents. Can be `native`, `lf`, `crlf`, `ff`, `cr` or `nel`. `native` uses the platform's native line ending (`crlf` on Windows, otherwise `lf`). | `native` |
 | `insert-final-newline` | Whether to automatically insert a trailing line-ending on write if missing | `true` |
+| `indent-heuristic` | How the indentation for a newly inserted line is computed: `simple` just copies the indentation level from the previous line, `tree-sitter` computes the indentation based on the syntax tree and `hybrid` combines both approaches | `hybrid`
 
 ### `[editor.statusline]` Section
 
diff --git a/book/src/guides/indent.md b/book/src/guides/indent.md
index bd037bb053308..a65ac5ac1f48c 100644
--- a/book/src/guides/indent.md
+++ b/book/src/guides/indent.md
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ Note that it matters where these added indents begin. For example,
 multiple indent level increases that start on the same line only increase
 the total indent level by 1. See [Capture types](#capture-types).
 
+By default, Helix uses the `hybrid` indentation heuristic. This means that
+indent queries are not used to compute the expected absolute indentation of a
+line but rather the expected difference in indentation between the new and an
+already existing line. This difference is then added to the actual indentation
+of the already existing line. Since this makes errors in the indent queries
+harder to find, it is recommended to disable it when testing via
+`:set indent-heuristic tree-sitter`. The rest of this guide assumes that
+the `tree-sitter` heuristic is used.
+
 ## Indent queries
 
 When Helix is inserting a new line through `o`, `O`, or `<ret>`, to determine