diff --git a/build/media_source/plg_editors_codemirror/css/codemirror.css b/build/media_source/plg_editors_codemirror/css/codemirror.css
index 0b0c2b53db1d1..94f5143dec966 100644
--- a/build/media_source/plg_editors_codemirror/css/codemirror.css
+++ b/build/media_source/plg_editors_codemirror/css/codemirror.css
@@ -30,5 +30,13 @@ joomla-editor-codemirror.fullscreen .cm-editor {
   height: 90vh !important;
 }
 
+/* make the tabs a little more visible */
+.cm-tab {
+  font-size: 0;
+}
 
-
+.cm-tab::before {
+  content: '\21E5  ';
+  font-size: initial;
+  color: #cdcdcd;
+}