diff --git a/modules/ui/indent-guides/config.el b/modules/ui/indent-guides/config.el
index 28c439ea5..f7f1c240e 100644
--- a/modules/ui/indent-guides/config.el
+++ b/modules/ui/indent-guides/config.el
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
   :init
   (setq highlight-indent-guides-method 'character)
   :config
+  (when (daemonp)
+    (highlight-indent-guides-auto-set-faces))
+
   ;; Don't display first level of indentation
   (defun +indent-guides-for-all-but-first-column (level responsive display)
     (unless (< level 1)