diff --git a/runtime/doc/filetype.txt b/runtime/doc/filetype.txt
index 2d2cafb494..cdb6f1d7f0 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/filetype.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/filetype.txt
@@ -604,6 +604,17 @@ in the preview window.  It is equivalent to calling "git diff --cached" plus
 any arguments given to the command.
 
 
+GO							*ft-go-plugin*
+
+By default the following options are set, based on Golang official docs: >
+
+	setlocal noexpandtab softtabstop=0 shiftwidth=0
+
+To disable this behavior, set the following variable in your vimrc: >
+
+	let g:go_recommended_style = 0
+
+
 GPROF							*ft-gprof-plugin*
 
 The gprof filetype plugin defines a mapping <C-]> to jump from a function
diff --git a/runtime/ftplugin/go.vim b/runtime/ftplugin/go.vim
index 61dc1a13b7..75f78cfa4b 100644
--- a/runtime/ftplugin/go.vim
+++ b/runtime/ftplugin/go.vim
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 " Language:	Go
 " Maintainer:	David Barnett (https://github.com/google/vim-ft-go)
 " Last Change:	2014 Aug 16
+" 2024 Jul 16 by Vim Project (add recommended indent style)
 
 if exists('b:did_ftplugin')
   finish
@@ -15,4 +16,9 @@ setlocal commentstring=//\ %s
 
 let b:undo_ftplugin = 'setl fo< com< cms<'
 
+if get(g:, 'go_recommended_style', 1)
+  setlocal noexpandtab softtabstop=0 shiftwidth=0
+  let b:undo_ftplugin ..= ' | setl et< sts< sw<'
+endif
+
 " vim: sw=2 sts=2 et