diff --git a/docs/03_options.md b/docs/03_options.md
index 393d4a15..3d1af9a9 100644
--- a/docs/03_options.md
+++ b/docs/03_options.md
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ The `version` option value (`'1.2'` by default) may be overridden by any documen
 | --------------- | --------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | anchorPrefix    | `string`                                      | Default prefix for anchors. By default `'a'`, resulting in anchors `a1`, `a2`, etc.                                                                                     |
 | customTags      | `Tag[] ⎮ function`                            | Array of [additional tags](#custom-data-types) to include in the schema                                                                                                 |
+| indent          | `number`                                      | The number of spaces to use when indenting code. By default `2`.                                                                                                        |
+| indentSeq       | `boolean`                                     | Whether block sequences should be indented. By default `true`.                                                                                                          |
 | keepBlobsInJSON | `boolean`                                     | Allow non-JSON JavaScript objects to remain in the `toJSON` output. Relevant with the YAML 1.1 `!!timestamp` and `!!binary` tags as well as BigInts. By default `true`. |
 | keepCstNodes    | `boolean`                                     | Include references in the AST to each node's corresponding CST node. By default `false`.                                                                                |
 | keepNodeTypes   | `boolean`                                     | Store the original node type when parsing documents. By default `true`.                                                                                                 |
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 2c85042d..7bd17f20 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,18 @@ export interface Options extends Schema.Options {
    * Default: `'a'`, resulting in anchors `a1`, `a2`, etc.
    */
   anchorPrefix?: string
+  /**
+   * The number of spaces to use when indenting code.
+   *
+   * Default: `2`
+   */
+  indent?: number
+  /**
+   * Whether block sequences should be indented.
+   *
+   * Default: `true`
+   */
+  indentSeq?: boolean
   /**
    * Allow non-JSON JavaScript objects to remain in the `toJSON` output.
    * Relevant with the YAML 1.1 `!!timestamp` and `!!binary` tags as well as BigInts.
diff --git a/playground b/playground
index 9d69d93c..68d9d637 160000
--- a/playground
+++ b/playground
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 9d69d93ce153f9c8ff64ae4d0aae34a481f03b20
+Subproject commit 68d9d6376bea61b21b4e885910c151dca8b30dd1
diff --git a/src/Document.js b/src/Document.js
index 8c1eb1fa..494f8cf4 100644
--- a/src/Document.js
+++ b/src/Document.js
@@ -543,7 +543,13 @@ export class Document {
     const keep =
       keepBlobsInJSON &&
       (typeof arg !== 'string' || !(this.contents instanceof Scalar))
-    const ctx = { doc: this, keep, mapAsMap: keep && !!mapAsMap, maxAliasCount }
+    const ctx = {
+      doc: this,
+      indentStep: '  ',
+      keep,
+      mapAsMap: keep && !!mapAsMap,
+      maxAliasCount
+    }
     const anchorNames = Object.keys(this.anchors.map)
     if (anchorNames.length > 0)
       ctx.anchors = anchorNames.map(name => ({
@@ -558,6 +564,11 @@ export class Document {
   toString() {
     if (this.errors.length > 0)
       throw new Error('Document with errors cannot be stringified')
+    const indentSize = this.options.indent
+    if (!Number.isInteger(indentSize) || indentSize <= 0) {
+      const s = JSON.stringify(indentSize)
+      throw new Error(`"indent" option must be a positive integer, not ${s}`)
+    }
     this.setSchema()
     const lines = []
     let hasDirectives = false
@@ -585,7 +596,8 @@ export class Document {
     const ctx = {
       anchors: {},
       doc: this,
-      indent: ''
+      indent: '',
+      indentStep: ' '.repeat(indentSize)
     }
     let chompKeep = false
     let contentComment = null
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index e7599d50..4835b33d 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import { warn } from './warnings'
 const defaultOptions = {
   anchorPrefix: 'a',
   customTags: null,
+  indent: 2,
+  indentSeq: true,
   keepCstNodes: false,
   keepNodeTypes: true,
   keepBlobsInJSON: true,
diff --git a/src/schema/Collection.js b/src/schema/Collection.js
index 1291cfa6..9ba1e169 100644
--- a/src/schema/Collection.js
+++ b/src/schema/Collection.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { addComment } from '../addComment'
+import { Type } from '../constants'
 import { Node } from './Node'
-import { Pair } from './Pair'
 import { Scalar } from './Scalar'
 
 function collectionFromPath(schema, path, value) {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export class Collection extends Node {
 
   hasAllNullValues() {
     return this.items.every(node => {
-      if (!(node instanceof Pair)) return false
+      if (!node || node.type !== 'PAIR') return false
       const n = node.value
       return (
         n == null ||
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ export class Collection extends Node {
     onComment,
     onChompKeep
   ) {
-    const { doc, indent } = ctx
+    const { doc, indent, indentStep } = ctx
     const inFlow =
-      (this.type && this.type.substr(0, 4) === 'FLOW') || ctx.inFlow
-    if (inFlow) itemIndent += '  '
+      this.type === Type.FLOW_MAP || this.type === Type.FLOW_SEQ || ctx.inFlow
+    if (inFlow) itemIndent += indentStep
     const allNullValues = isMap && this.hasAllNullValues()
     ctx = Object.assign({}, ctx, {
       allNullValues,
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ export class Collection extends Node {
       ) {
         str = start
         for (const s of strings) {
-          str += s ? `\n  ${indent}${s}` : '\n'
+          str += s ? `\n${indentStep}${indent}${s}` : '\n'
         }
         str += `\n${indent}${end}`
       } else {
diff --git a/src/schema/Pair.js b/src/schema/Pair.js
index 64ffccb0..3d2aa576 100644
--- a/src/schema/Pair.js
+++ b/src/schema/Pair.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { toJSON } from '../toJSON'
 import { Collection } from './Collection'
 import { Node } from './Node'
 import { Scalar } from './Scalar'
+import { YAMLSeq } from './Seq'
 
 const stringifyKey = (key, jsKey, ctx) => {
   if (jsKey === null) return ''
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ const stringifyKey = (key, jsKey, ctx) => {
       anchors: {},
       doc: ctx.doc,
       indent: '',
+      indentStep: ctx.indentStep,
       inFlow: true,
       inStringifyKey: true
     })
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ export class Pair extends Node {
 
   toString(ctx, onComment, onChompKeep) {
     if (!ctx || !ctx.doc) return JSON.stringify(this)
-    const { simpleKeys } = ctx.doc.options
+    const { indent: indentSize, indentSeq, simpleKeys } = ctx.doc.options
     let { key, value } = this
     let keyComment = key instanceof Node && key.comment
     if (simpleKeys) {
@@ -83,10 +85,10 @@ export class Pair extends Node {
         key instanceof Collection ||
         key.type === Type.BLOCK_FOLDED ||
         key.type === Type.BLOCK_LITERAL)
-    const { doc, indent } = ctx
+    const { doc, indent, indentStep } = ctx
     ctx = Object.assign({}, ctx, {
       implicitKey: !explicitKey,
-      indent: indent + '  '
+      indent: indent + indentStep
     })
     let chompKeep = false
     let str = doc.schema.stringify(
@@ -125,6 +127,19 @@ export class Pair extends Node {
     if (!explicitKey && !this.comment && value instanceof Scalar)
       ctx.indentAtStart = str.length + 1
     chompKeep = false
+    if (
+      !indentSeq &&
+      indentSize >= 2 &&
+      !ctx.inFlow &&
+      !explicitKey &&
+      value instanceof YAMLSeq &&
+      value.type !== Type.FLOW_SEQ &&
+      !value.tag &&
+      !doc.anchors.getName(value)
+    ) {
+      // If indentSeq === false, consider '- ' as part of indentation where possible
+      ctx.indent = ctx.indent.substr(2)
+    }
     const valueStr = doc.schema.stringify(
       value,
       ctx,
diff --git a/tests/doc/stringify.js b/tests/doc/stringify.js
index 82351a66..6eb5bd88 100644
--- a/tests/doc/stringify.js
+++ b/tests/doc/stringify.js
@@ -522,3 +522,103 @@ describe('sortMapEntries', () => {
     expect(String(doc)).toBe('a: 1\nb: 2\nbb: 4\nc: 3\n')
   })
 })
+
+describe('custom indent', () => {
+  let obj
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    const seq = YAML.createNode(['a'])
+    seq.commentBefore = 'sc'
+    const map = YAML.createNode({ foo: 'bar', seq })
+    map.commentBefore = 'mc'
+    obj = { array: [{ a: 1, b: 2 }], map }
+  })
+
+  test('indent: 0', () => {
+    expect(() => YAML.stringify(obj, { indent: 0 })).toThrow(
+      /must be a positive integer/
+    )
+  })
+
+  test('indent: 1', () => {
+    expect(YAML.stringify(obj, { indent: 1 })).toBe(
+      source`
+       array:
+        - a: 1
+          b: 2
+       map:
+        #mc
+        foo: bar
+        seq:
+         #sc
+         - a
+      ` + '\n'
+    )
+  })
+
+  test('indent: 4', () => {
+    expect(YAML.stringify(obj, { indent: 4 })).toBe(
+      source`
+          array:
+              - a: 1
+                b: 2
+          map:
+              #mc
+              foo: bar
+              seq:
+                  #sc
+                  - a
+      ` + '\n'
+    )
+  })
+})
+
+describe('indentSeq: false', () => {
+  let obj
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    const seq = YAML.createNode(['a'])
+    seq.commentBefore = 'sc'
+    obj = { array: [{ a: 1, b: 2 }], map: { seq } }
+  })
+
+  test('indent: 1', () => {
+    expect(YAML.stringify(obj, { indent: 1, indentSeq: false })).toBe(
+      source`
+        array:
+         - a: 1
+           b: 2
+        map:
+         seq:
+          #sc
+          - a
+      ` + '\n'
+    )
+  })
+
+  test('indent: 2', () => {
+    expect(YAML.stringify(obj, { indent: 2, indentSeq: false })).toBe(
+      source`
+        array:
+        - a: 1
+          b: 2
+        map:
+          seq:
+            #sc
+          - a
+      ` + '\n'
+    )
+  })
+
+  test('indent: 4', () => {
+    expect(YAML.stringify(obj, { indent: 4, indentSeq: false })).toBe(
+      source`
+        array:
+          - a: 1
+            b: 2
+        map:
+            seq:
+                #sc
+              - a
+      ` + '\n'
+    )
+  })
+})