diff --git a/src/rules.ts b/src/rules.ts
index aeb880c597..92fe66498a 100644
--- a/src/rules.ts
+++ b/src/rules.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ try {
 })();
 
 export const other = {
-  codeRemoveIndent: /^(?: {1,4}| {0,3}\t)/gm,
+  codeRemoveIndent: /^(?: {0,3}\t| {1,4})/gm,
   outputLinkReplace: /\\([\[\]])/g,
   indentCodeCompensation: /^(\s+)(?:```)/,
   beginningSpace: /^\s+/,
diff --git a/test/specs/new/tabs_indented_code.html b/test/specs/new/tabs_indented_code.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d036d907c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/specs/new/tabs_indented_code.html
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<pre><code>foo	baz		bim
+</code></pre>
+<p>sep</p>
+<pre><code>three spaces and a tab
+</code></pre>
+<p>sep</p>
+<pre><code>lone tab
+</code></pre>
+<p>sep</p>
+<pre><code>four spaces
+</code></pre>
+<p>sep</p>
+<pre><code> five spaces
+</code></pre>
diff --git a/test/specs/new/tabs_indented_code.md b/test/specs/new/tabs_indented_code.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86081e613d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/specs/new/tabs_indented_code.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+renderExact: true
+---
+  	foo	baz		bim
+
+sep
+
+   	three spaces and a tab
+
+sep
+
+	lone tab
+
+sep
+
+    four spaces
+
+sep
+
+     five spaces