diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 9ee004d..bffd780 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -319,7 +319,21 @@ Interactively, force the recompile if called with a prefix."
 
 ;; and nicer
 (use-package adjust-parens
-  :hook (prog-mode . adjust-parens-mode))
+  :hook (prog-mode . adjust-parens-mode)
+  :config
+  (defun my/normal-state-lisp-indent-adjust-parens ()
+    "Like `lisp-indent-adjust-parens', but got to first char on line first."
+    (interactive)
+    (back-to-indentation)
+    (lisp-indent-adjust-parens))
+  (defun my/normal-state-lisp-dedent-adjust-parens ()
+    "Like `lisp-dedent-adjust-parens', but got to first char on line first."
+    (interactive)
+    (back-to-indentation)
+    (lisp-dedent-adjust-parens))
+  (evil-define-key 'normal adjust-parens-mode-map
+    (kbd "<tab>") #'my/normal-state-lisp-indent-adjust-parens
+    (kbd "<backtab>") #'my/normal-state-lisp-dedent-adjust-parens))
 
 ;; for when the files are just too large
 (use-package vlf