diff --git a/src/core-interfaces.ts b/src/core-interfaces.ts
index a52d71a83..36284c6ea 100644
--- a/src/core-interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/core-interfaces.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ export type Color = HexColor | ThemeColor
 export type Margin = number | [number, number, number, number]
 export type HAlign = 'left' | 'center' | 'right' | 'justify'
 export type VAlign = 'top' | 'middle' | 'bottom'
+export type TabStopAlign = 'l' | 'r' | 'ctr' | 'dec'
+
 // used by charts, shape, text
 export interface BorderProps {
 	/**
@@ -381,6 +383,11 @@ export interface TextBaseProps {
 	 * @default 'top'
 	 */
 	valign?: VAlign
+
+	/**
+	 * tab stops
+	 */
+	tabStops?: (number | string | {position: number | string; alignment: TabStopAlign})[]
 }
 
 // image / media ==================================================================================
diff --git a/src/gen-xml.ts b/src/gen-xml.ts
index 0911e9a7a..a3b0ae314 100644
--- a/src/gen-xml.ts
+++ b/src/gen-xml.ts
@@ -820,7 +820,8 @@ function slideObjectRelationsToXml(slide: PresSlide | SlideLayout, defaultRels:
 function genXmlParagraphProperties(textObj: ISlideObject | TextProps, isDefault: boolean): string {
 	let strXmlBullet = '',
 		strXmlLnSpc = '',
-		strXmlParaSpc = ''
+		strXmlParaSpc = '',
+		strXmlTabStops = ''
 	let tag = isDefault ? 'a:lvl1pPr' : 'a:pPr'
 	let bulletMarL = valToPts(DEF_BULLET_MARGIN)
 
@@ -927,9 +928,19 @@ function genXmlParagraphProperties(textObj: ISlideObject | TextProps, isDefault:
 			strXmlBullet = '<a:buNone/>'
 		}
 
+		// OPTION: tabStops
+		if (textObj.options.tabStops?.length) {
+			let tabStopsXml = textObj.options.tabStops.map(stop => {
+				let pos = inch2Emu(typeof stop === "object" ? stop.position : stop)
+				let algn = typeof stop === "object" ? stop.alignment : 'l'
+				return `<a:tab pos="${pos}" algn="${algn}"/>`
+			}).join('')
+			strXmlTabStops = `<a:tabLst>${tabStopsXml}</a:tabLst>`
+		}
+
 		// B: Close Paragraph-Properties
 		// IMPORTANT: strXmlLnSpc, strXmlParaSpc, and strXmlBullet require strict ordering - anything out of order is ignored. (PPT-Online, PPT for Mac)
-		let childPropXml = strXmlLnSpc + strXmlParaSpc + strXmlBullet
+		let childPropXml = strXmlLnSpc + strXmlParaSpc + strXmlBullet + strXmlTabStops
 		if (isDefault) childPropXml += genXmlTextRunProperties(textObj.options, true)
 		if (childPropXml) {
 			paragraphPropXml += '>' + childPropXml + '</' + tag + '>'
diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index 272a68da7..f1c3a1da0 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -896,6 +896,7 @@ declare namespace PptxGenJS {
 	export type Margin = number | [number, number, number, number]
 	export type HAlign = 'left' | 'center' | 'right' | 'justify'
 	export type VAlign = 'top' | 'middle' | 'bottom'
+	export type TabStopAlign = 'l' | 'r' | 'ctr' | 'dec'
 	// used by charts, shape, text
 	export interface BorderProps {
 		/**
@@ -1193,6 +1194,10 @@ declare namespace PptxGenJS {
 		 * @default 'top'
 		 */
 		valign?: VAlign
+		/**
+		 * tab stops
+		 */
+		tabStops?: (number | string | {position: number | string; alignment: TabStopAlign})[]
 	}
 
 	// image / media ==================================================================================