diff --git a/highlight_whitespaces.py b/highlight_whitespaces.py
index 21f689a..a9b3c1f 100644
--- a/highlight_whitespaces.py
+++ b/highlight_whitespaces.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def is_find_results(view):
 # Return an array of regions matching whitespaces.
 def find_whitespaces_spaces(view):
     last_whitespace = bool(hws_settings.get('highlight_last_whitespace',DEFAULT_LAST_WHITESPACE))
-    regex = ' {2,}'
+    regex = ' {2,}|\t | \t'
     if last_whitespace:
         regex += '| {1,}$'