diff --git a/src/formatters/markdown.zig b/src/formatters/markdown.zig
index 980702a..630678a 100644
--- a/src/formatters/markdown.zig
+++ b/src/formatters/markdown.zig
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ pub const WriteContext = struct {
     write_element_fn: ?WriteElementFunction = null,
     /// Optional user data for custom handlers
     user_data: ?*anyopaque = null,
+    /// Optional number of spaces to convert tabs to.
+    convert_tab_size: ?u8 = null,
 };
 
 /// Configuration options for Markdown rendering.
@@ -98,6 +100,9 @@ pub const Options = struct {
     /// This data is available in the WriteContext and can be used by
     /// custom element handlers for application-specific rendering logic.
     user_data: ?*anyopaque = null,
+
+    /// Optional number of spaces to convert tabs to.
+    convert_tab_size: ?u8 = null,
 };
 
 pub const MarkdownElement = enum {
@@ -153,6 +158,7 @@ pub fn renderDocument(allocator: Allocator, doc: Document, writer: *std.io.Write
         .writer = writer,
         .write_element_fn = options.write_element_fn,
         .user_data = options.user_data,
+        .convert_tab_size = options.convert_tab_size,
     };
 
     try render(doc.root, &ctx);
@@ -282,16 +288,33 @@ pub fn writeListElement(node: Node, ctx: *const WriteContext) anyerror!void {
 }
 
 pub fn writeTextElement(node: Node, ctx: *const WriteContext) anyerror!void {
-    const text = try std.mem.replaceOwned(
+    var text: []const u8 = try node.getText();
+
+    const replaced_newlines = try std.mem.replaceOwned(
         u8,
         ctx.allocator,
-        try node.getText(),
+        text,
         "\n",
         "\n\n",
     );
-    defer ctx.allocator.free(text);
+    defer ctx.allocator.free(replaced_newlines);
+    text = replaced_newlines;
+
+    var replaced_tabs: ?[]const u8 = null;
+    defer if (replaced_tabs != null) ctx.allocator.free(replaced_tabs.?);
+    if (ctx.convert_tab_size) |convert_tab_size| {
+        replaced_tabs = try std.mem.replaceOwned(
+            u8,
+            ctx.allocator,
+            text,
+            "\t",
+            spaces[0..convert_tab_size],
+        );
+        text = replaced_tabs.?;
+    }
 
     try ctx.writer.writeAll(text);
+    try ctx.writer.flush();
 }
 
 pub fn writeListItemElement(node: Node, ctx: *const WriteContext) anyerror!void {
@@ -328,7 +351,22 @@ pub fn writeCodeElement(node: Node, ctx: *const WriteContext) !void {
 pub fn writeAllChildrenText(node: Node, ctx: *const WriteContext) !void {
     var it = node.iterator(.{ .type = .text });
     while (it.next()) |child| {
-        try ctx.writer.writeAll(try child.getText());
+        var text: []const u8 = try child.getText();
+
+        var replaced_tabs: ?[]const u8 = null;
+        defer if (replaced_tabs != null) ctx.allocator.free(replaced_tabs.?);
+        if (ctx.convert_tab_size) |convert_tab_size| {
+            replaced_tabs = try std.mem.replaceOwned(
+                u8,
+                ctx.allocator,
+                text,
+                "\t",
+                spaces[0..convert_tab_size],
+            );
+            text = replaced_tabs.?;
+        }
+
+        try ctx.writer.writeAll(text);
     }
 }
 
@@ -503,3 +541,5 @@ const Document = @import("../Document.zig");
 const std = @import("std");
 const testing = std.testing;
 const logger = std.log.scoped(.markdown_formatter);
+
+const spaces: []const u8 = " " ** 255;
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index fe5c5a6..a4818ab 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ pub const std_options: Options = .{
 var config = struct {
     input: ?[]const u8 = null,
     output: ?[]const u8 = null,
+    convert_tab_size: ?[]const u8 = null,
 }{};
 
 const StreamSource = enum {
@@ -34,6 +35,11 @@ pub fn main() !void {
                     .help = "output file",
                     .value_ref = r.mkRef(&config.output),
                 },
+                .{
+                    .long_name = "convert_tab_size",
+                    .help = "Convert tabs to given number of spaces within [0, 255]",
+                    .value_ref = r.mkRef(&config.convert_tab_size),
+                },
             }),
             .target = cli.CommandTarget{
                 .action = cli.CommandAction{ .exec = processConfig },
@@ -44,15 +50,22 @@ pub fn main() !void {
 }
 
 fn processConfig() !void {
+    const input_source: StreamSource = if (config.input == null) .stdin else .file;
+    const output_source: StreamDestination = if (config.output == null) .stdout else .file;
+    const convert_tab_size: ?u8 = if (config.convert_tab_size == null)
+        null
+    else
+        std.fmt.parseInt(u8, config.convert_tab_size.?, 10) catch {
+            std.log.err("convert_tab_size must be an integer in range of [0, 255]", .{});
+            return error.ConvertTabSizeInvalid;
+        };
+
     var input_file: File = undefined;
     defer input_file.close();
 
     var output_file: File = undefined;
     defer output_file.close();
 
-    const input_source: StreamSource = if (config.input == null) .stdin else .file;
-    const output_source: StreamDestination = if (config.output == null) .stdout else .file;
-
     switch (input_source) {
         .file => {
             input_file = try cwd().openFile(config.input.?, .{});
@@ -64,7 +77,7 @@ fn processConfig() !void {
 
     switch (output_source) {
         .file => {
-            output_file = try cwd().openFile(config.output.?, .{});
+            output_file = try cwd().createFile(config.output.?, .{});
         },
         .stdout => {
             output_file = std.fs.File.stdout();
@@ -74,17 +87,21 @@ fn processConfig() !void {
     var in_buf: [1024]u8 = undefined;
     var out_buf: [1024]u8 = undefined;
 
-    var reader = input_file.reader(&in_buf).interface;
-    var writer = output_file.writer(&out_buf).interface;
+    var file_reader = input_file.reader(&in_buf);
+    const reader = &file_reader.interface;
+    var file_writer = output_file.writer(&out_buf);
+    const writer = &file_writer.interface;
 
     var arena = ArenaAllocator.init(std.heap.page_allocator);
     defer arena.deinit();
     const allocator = arena.allocator();
 
-    const document = try lib.load(allocator, &reader, .{});
+    const document = try lib.load(allocator, reader, .{});
     defer document.deinit();
 
-    try renderDocument(allocator, document, &writer, .{});
+    try renderDocument(allocator, document, writer, .{
+        .convert_tab_size = convert_tab_size,
+    });
 }
 
 const cwd = std.fs.cwd;