diff --git a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
index 13ff2156b..163b879f0 100644
--- a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 |<<tabs.close_mouse_button_on_bar,tabs.close_mouse_button_on_bar>>|How to behave when the close mouse button is pressed on the tab bar.
 |<<tabs.favicons.scale,tabs.favicons.scale>>|Scaling factor for favicons in the tab bar.
 |<<tabs.favicons.show,tabs.favicons.show>>|Show favicons in the tab bar.
-|<<tabs.indicator_padding,tabs.indicator_padding>>|Padding (in pixels) for tab indicators.
+|<<tabs.indicator.padding,tabs.indicator.padding>>|Padding (in pixels) for tab indicators.
 |<<tabs.last_close,tabs.last_close>>|How to behave when the last tab is closed.
 |<<tabs.mousewheel_switching,tabs.mousewheel_switching>>|Switch between tabs using the mouse wheel.
 |<<tabs.new_position.related,tabs.new_position.related>>|Position of new tabs opened from another tab.
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@
 |<<tabs.title.alignment,tabs.title.alignment>>|Alignment of the text inside of tabs.
 |<<tabs.title.format,tabs.title.format>>|Format to use for the tab title.
 |<<tabs.title.format_pinned,tabs.title.format_pinned>>|Format to use for the tab title for pinned tabs. The same placeholders like for `tabs.title.format` are defined.
-|<<tabs.width.bar,tabs.width.bar>>|Width (in pixels or as percentage of the window) of the tab bar if it's vertical.
-|<<tabs.width.indicator,tabs.width.indicator>>|Width (in pixels) of the progress indicator (0 to disable).
+|<<tabs.width,tabs.width>>|Width (in pixels or as percentage of the window) of the tab bar if it's vertical.
+|<<tabs.indicator.width,tabs.indicator.width>>|Width (in pixels) of the progress indicator (0 to disable).
 |<<tabs.wrap,tabs.wrap>>|Wrap when changing tabs.
 |<<url.auto_search,url.auto_search>>|What search to start when something else than a URL is entered.
 |<<url.default_page,url.default_page>>|Page to open if :open -t/-b/-w is used without URL.
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
index 1a9af49f6..64f8633cb 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
@@ -1197,13 +1197,16 @@ tabs.favicons.show:
   desc: Show favicons in the tab bar.
 
 tabs.indicator_padding:
+  renamed: tabs.indicator.padding
+
+tabs.indicator.padding:
   default:
     top: 2
     bottom: 2
     left: 0
     right: 4
   type: Padding
-  desc: Padding (in pixels) for tab indicators.
+  desc: Padding for tab indicators
 
 tabs.last_close:
   default: ignore
@@ -1330,6 +1333,9 @@ tabs.title.format_pinned:
     like for `tabs.title.format` are defined.
 
 tabs.width.bar:
+  renamed: tabs.width
+
+tabs.width:
   default: 20%
   type:
     name: PercOrInt
@@ -1340,11 +1346,14 @@ tabs.width.bar:
     it's vertical."
 
 tabs.width.indicator:
+  renamed: tabs.indicator.width
+
+tabs.indicator.width:
   default: 3
   type:
     name: Int
     minval: 0
-  desc: Width (in pixels) of the progress indicator (0 to disable).
+  desc: Width of the progress indicator (0 to disable).
 
 tabs.width.pinned:
   deleted: true
diff --git a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabwidget.py b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabwidget.py
index 4da38092e..e80327238 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabwidget.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabwidget.py
@@ -353,9 +353,9 @@ class TabBar(QTabBar):
             self.update()
 
         # Clear _minimum_tab_size_hint_helper cache when appropriate
-        if option in ["tabs.indicator_padding",
+        if option in ["tabs.indicator.padding",
                       "tabs.padding",
-                      "tabs.width.indicator"]:
+                      "tabs.indicator.width"]:
             self._minimum_tab_size_hint_helper.cache_clear()
 
     def _on_show_switching_delay_changed(self):
@@ -508,8 +508,8 @@ class TabBar(QTabBar):
         text_width = min(_text_to_width(text),
                          _text_to_width(tab_text))
         padding = config.val.tabs.padding
-        indicator_width = config.val.tabs.width.indicator
-        indicator_padding = config.val.tabs.indicator_padding
+        indicator_width = config.val.tabs.indicator.width
+        indicator_padding = config.val.tabs.indicator.padding
         padding_h = padding.left + padding.right
         # Only add padding if indicator exists
         if indicator_width != 0:
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ class TabBar(QTabBar):
         minimum_size = self.minimumTabSizeHint(index)
         height = minimum_size.height()
         if self.vertical:
-            confwidth = str(config.val.tabs.width.bar)
+            confwidth = str(config.val.tabs.width)
             if confwidth.endswith('%'):
                 main_window = objreg.get('main-window', scope='window',
                                          window=self._win_id)
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ class TabBarStyle(QCommonStyle):
             A Layout object with two QRects.
         """
         padding = config.val.tabs.padding
-        indicator_padding = config.val.tabs.indicator_padding
+        indicator_padding = config.val.tabs.indicator.padding
 
         text_rect = QRect(opt.rect)
         if not text_rect.isValid():
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ class TabBarStyle(QCommonStyle):
         text_rect.adjust(padding.left, padding.top, -padding.right,
                          -padding.bottom)
 
-        indicator_width = config.val.tabs.width.indicator
+        indicator_width = config.val.tabs.indicator.width
         if indicator_width == 0:
             indicator_rect = QRect()
         else: