diff --git a/core/siren-core-modules.el b/core/siren-core-modules.el
index 91f1fdc..1c7aeb9 100644
--- a/core/siren-core-modules.el
+++ b/core/siren-core-modules.el
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 ;; Editor
 (require 'siren-browse-kill-ring)
+(require 'siren-display-indentation)
 (require 'siren-helm-command)
 (require 'siren-ido)
 (require 'siren-linum)
diff --git a/modules/editor/siren-display-indentation.el b/modules/editor/siren-display-indentation.el
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7346da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/editor/siren-display-indentation.el
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+;;; siren-display-indentation.el --- jimeh's Emacs Siren: indent guides setup
+
+;;; Commentary:
+
+;; Setup for rendering indent guides.
+
+;;; Code:
+
+(require 'siren-highlight-indent-guides)
+
+(defun siren-display-indentation (&optional arg)
+  "Activate or deactivate indentation guides.
+Optional ARG is passed directly to mode toggle function."
+  (highlight-indent-guides-mode (or arg t)))
+
+(provide 'siren-display-indentation)
+;;; siren-display-indentation.el ends here
diff --git a/modules/editor/siren-highlight-indent-guides.el b/modules/editor/siren-highlight-indent-guides.el
index 65e1dfc..3725a43 100644
--- a/modules/editor/siren-highlight-indent-guides.el
+++ b/modules/editor/siren-highlight-indent-guides.el
@@ -9,7 +9,19 @@
 (use-package highlight-indent-guides
   :defer t
   :commands highlight-indent-guides-mode
-  :diminish highlight-indent-guides-mode)
+  :diminish highlight-indent-guides-mode
+
+  :hook
+  (prog-mode . highlight-indent-guides-mode)
+
+  :custom
+  (highlight-indent-guides-auto-even-face-perc 3)
+  (highlight-indent-guides-auto-odd-face-perc 2.5)
+  (highlight-indent-guides-auto-top-even-face-perc 12)
+  (highlight-indent-guides-auto-top-odd-face-perc 10)
+  (highlight-indent-guides-character ?\u2502)
+  (highlight-indent-guides-method 'column)
+  (highlight-indent-guides-responsive 'top))
 
 (provide 'siren-highlight-indent-guides)
 ;;; siren-highlight-indent-guides.el ends here
diff --git a/modules/editor/siren-highlight-indentation.el b/modules/editor/siren-highlight-indentation.el
index 9f72d06..7cd38a6 100644
--- a/modules/editor/siren-highlight-indentation.el
+++ b/modules/editor/siren-highlight-indentation.el
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@
 (use-package highlight-indentation
   :defer t
   :diminish (highlight-indentation-mode
-             highlight-indentation-current-column-mode))
+             highlight-indentation-current-column-mode)
+
+  :hook
+  (prog-mode . highlight-indent-guides-mode))
 
 (provide 'siren-highlight-indentation)
 ;;; siren-highlight-indentation.el ends here
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-coffee.el b/modules/languages/siren-coffee.el
index 21efc9f..4379c08 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-coffee.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-coffee.el
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
          (coffee-cos-mode t))
 
     (setq tab-width 2)
-    (highlight-indentation-current-column-mode)
     (subword-mode +1)))
 
 (provide 'siren-coffee)
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-conf.el b/modules/languages/siren-conf.el
index dcf60a7..97f9639 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-conf.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-conf.el
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 
 ;;; Code:
 
+(require 'siren-display-indentation)
 (require 'siren-fci)
 (require 'siren-flyspell)
 (require 'siren-linum)
 (require 'siren-prog-mode)
 (require 'siren-flycheck)
-(require 'siren-highlight-indentation)
 (require 'siren-highlight-symbol)
 (require 'siren-smartparens)
 
@@ -24,11 +24,10 @@
     (siren-prog-mode-setup)
     (setq tab-width 2)
 
+    (siren-display-indentation)
     (fci-mode)
     (flycheck-mode)
     (flyspell-prog-mode)
-    (highlight-indentation-current-column-mode)
-    (highlight-indentation-set-offset 2)
     (highlight-symbol-mode)
     (linum-mode)
     (smartparens-mode)))
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-css.el b/modules/languages/siren-css.el
index 2ff064e..90d196a 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-css.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-css.el
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
     (company-mode +1)
     (lsp)
-    (highlight-indentation-current-column-mode +1)
     (rainbow-mode +1)))
 
 (provide 'siren-css)
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-cucumber.el b/modules/languages/siren-cucumber.el
index 839a6e0..70b5df2 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-cucumber.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-cucumber.el
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 
 ;;; Code:
 
+(require 'siren-display-indentation)
 (require 'siren-fci)
 (require 'siren-flyspell)
 (require 'siren-linum)
 (require 'siren-prog-mode)
 (require 'siren-flycheck)
-(require 'siren-highlight-indentation)
 (require 'siren-highlight-symbol)
 (require 'siren-smartparens)
 
@@ -25,11 +25,10 @@
     (siren-prog-mode-setup)
     (setq tab-width 2)
 
+    (siren-display-indentation)
     (fci-mode)
     (flycheck-mode)
     (flyspell-prog-mode)
-    (highlight-indentation-current-column-mode)
-    (highlight-indentation-set-offset 2)
     (highlight-symbol-mode)
     (linum-mode)
     (smartparens-mode)))
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-emacs-lisp.el b/modules/languages/siren-emacs-lisp.el
index 47dfc28..267be95 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-emacs-lisp.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-emacs-lisp.el
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 
 (defun siren-emacs-lisp-mode-setup ()
   "Sensible defaults for `emacs-lisp-mode'."
-  (highlight-indent-guides-mode)
   ;; (run-hooks 'siren-lisp-coding-hook)
   ;; (eldoc-mode +1)
   ;; (siren-recompile-elc-on-save)
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-golang.el b/modules/languages/siren-golang.el
index 851d973..15e5b5c 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-golang.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-golang.el
@@ -35,11 +35,10 @@
         (setq gofmt-command goimports)))
 
     (setq tab-width 4)
-    (whitespace-toggle-options '(tabs))
 
+    (highlight-symbol-mode -1)
     (company-mode +1)
     (lsp)
-    (highlight-symbol-mode -1)
     (hs-minor-mode 1)
     (hideshowvis-enable)
     (subword-mode +1))
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-groovy.el b/modules/languages/siren-groovy.el
index dadaffb..520ca98 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-groovy.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-groovy.el
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
           groovy-indent-offset 4
           tab-width 4)
 
-    (highlight-indentation-current-column-mode)
     (subword-mode +1)))
 
 (provide 'siren-groovy)
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-haml.el b/modules/languages/siren-haml.el
index e818ec3..dc057ac 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-haml.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-haml.el
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@
 
   :init
   (defun siren-haml-mode-setup ()
-    (setq tab-width 2)
-    (highlight-indentation-set-offset 2)
-    (highlight-indentation-current-column-mode +1)))
+    (setq tab-width 2)))
 
 (provide 'siren-haml)
 ;;; siren-haml.el ends here
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-js.el b/modules/languages/siren-js.el
index 079dabc..f262d3f 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-js.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-js.el
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
     (lsp)
     (subword-mode +1)
     (hs-minor-mode 1)
-    (highlight-indentation-current-column-mode)
     (hideshowvis-enable)
 
     (let ((map js-mode-map))
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-json.el b/modules/languages/siren-json.el
index 1bc3fc8..3ef3c69 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-json.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-json.el
@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@
     "Default tweaks for `json-mode'."
 
     (let ((width 2))
-      (setq js-indent-level width)
-      (setq json-reformat:indent-width width)
-      (setq tab-width width)
-      (highlight-indentation-set-offset width))
+      (setq js-indent-level width
+            json-reformat:indent-width width
+            tab-width width))
 
     (setq flycheck-checker 'json-jsonlint)))
 
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-jsx.el b/modules/languages/siren-jsx.el
index e4840b5..6730620 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-jsx.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-jsx.el
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
     (company-mode +1)
     (subword-mode +1)
     (hs-minor-mode +1)
-    (highlight-indentation-current-column-mode +1)
     (hideshowvis-enable)))
 
 (provide 'siren-jsx)
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-lisp.el b/modules/languages/siren-lisp.el
index efe9fe2..65fd960 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-lisp.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-lisp.el
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 
 ;;; Code:
 
-(require 'siren-highlight-indent-guides)
-
 ;; Lisp configuration
 (define-key read-expression-map (kbd "TAB") 'completion-at-point)
 
@@ -22,7 +20,6 @@
 
 ;; interactive modes don't need whitespace checks
 (defun siren-interactive-lisp-coding-hook ()
-  (highlight-indent-guides-mode)
   (whitespace-mode -1))
 
 (provide 'siren-lisp)
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-lua.el b/modules/languages/siren-lua.el
index 2b0b258..3b25c59 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-lua.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-lua.el
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     (setq lua-indent-level 2
           whitespace-action '(auto-cleanup))
 
-    (highlight-indentation-current-column-mode)
     (subword-mode +1)))
 
 (provide 'siren-lua)
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-makefile.el b/modules/languages/siren-makefile.el
index 0824cb7..491d2da 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-makefile.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-makefile.el
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@
 
   (defun siren-makefile-mode-setup ()
     (subword-mode +1)
-    (setq tab-width 4)
-    (highlight-indentation-set-offset 4)
-    (highlight-indentation-current-column-mode)))
+    (setq tab-width 4)))
 
 (provide 'siren-makefile)
 ;;; siren-makefile.el ends here
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-php.el b/modules/languages/siren-php.el
index 28dfd59..8fdd81f 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-php.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-php.el
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 ;;; Code:
 
 (require 'siren-folding)
-(require 'siren-highlight-indentation)
 (require 'siren-rainbow)
 
 (use-package php-mode
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@
     (rainbow-mode +1)
     (company-mode +1)
     (subword-mode +1)
-    (highlight-indentation-current-column-mode)
     (hs-minor-mode 1)
     (hideshowvis-enable)))
 
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-plantuml.el b/modules/languages/siren-plantuml.el
index f7c601a..95dc073 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-plantuml.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-plantuml.el
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 
 ;;; Code:
 
-(require 'siren-highlight-indentation)
-
 (use-package plantuml-mode
   :mode "\\.uml\\'"
   :hook
@@ -16,10 +14,7 @@
   :init
   (defun siren-plantuml-mode-setup ()
     (setq tab-width 2
-          plantuml-jar-path "/usr/local/opt/plantuml/libexec/plantuml.jar")
-
-    (highlight-indentation-set-offset 2)
-    (highlight-indentation-current-column-mode)))
+          plantuml-jar-path "/usr/local/opt/plantuml/libexec/plantuml.jar")))
 
 (provide 'siren-plantuml)
 ;;; siren-plantuml.el ends here
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-ruby.el b/modules/languages/siren-ruby.el
index 88ddbc3..10290c2 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-ruby.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-ruby.el
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 (require 'siren-company)
 (require 'siren-folding)
-(require 'siren-highlight-indentation)
 (require 'siren-projectile)
 (require 'siren-realgud)
 (require 'siren-smartparens)
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@
     (company-mode +1)
     (hs-minor-mode 1)
     (hideshowvis-enable)
-    (highlight-indentation-current-column-mode)
     (subword-mode +1))
 
   :config
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-rust.el b/modules/languages/siren-rust.el
index aafc079..4ae901d 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-rust.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-rust.el
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 ;;; Code:
 
 (require 'siren-folding)
-(require 'siren-highlight-indentation)
 (require 'siren-lsp)
 
 (use-package rust-mode
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@
     (lsp-mode)
     (hs-minor-mode 1)
     (hideshowvis-enable)
-    (highlight-indentation-current-column-mode)
     (subword-mode +1)))
 
 (use-package cargo
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-sh.el b/modules/languages/siren-sh.el
index 967ffa6..327f6ac 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-sh.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-sh.el
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 
 ;;; Code:
 
-(require 'siren-highlight-indentation)
-
 (use-package sh-script
   :ensure nil ;; loaded from emacs built-ins
   :mode
@@ -25,8 +23,6 @@
           whitespace-action '(auto-cleanup))
 
     (subword-mode +1)
-    (highlight-indentation-set-offset 2)
-    (highlight-indentation-current-column-mode)
     (define-key sh-mode-map (kbd "RET") 'newline-and-indent)))
 
 (provide 'siren-sh)
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-slim.el b/modules/languages/siren-slim.el
index 553332c..a53590a 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-slim.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-slim.el
@@ -6,15 +6,12 @@
 
 ;;; Code:
 
-(require 'siren-highlight-indentation)
-
 (use-package slim-mode
   :mode "\\.slim\\'"
   :hook (slim-mode . siren-slim-mode-hook)
 
   :init
-  (defun siren-slim-mode-setup ()
-    (highlight-indentation-current-column-mode)))
+  (defun siren-slim-mode-setup ()))
 
 (provide 'siren-slim)
 ;;; siren-slim.el ends here
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-sql.el b/modules/languages/siren-sql.el
index cf24d7b..d7c4bef 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-sql.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-sql.el
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
   (defun siren-sql-mode-setup ()
     (setq tab-width 2)
 
-    (company-mode +1)
-    (highlight-indentation-current-column-mode +1)))
+    (company-mode +1)))
 
 (use-package sqlformat
   :hook
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-thrift.el b/modules/languages/siren-thrift.el
index b3ad8a7..0edc95a 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-thrift.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-thrift.el
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 (require 'siren-linum)
 (require 'siren-prog-mode)
 (require 'siren-flycheck)
-(require 'siren-highlight-indentation)
 (require 'siren-highlight-symbol)
 (require 'siren-smartparens)
 
@@ -27,8 +26,6 @@
     (fci-mode)
     (flycheck-mode)
     (flyspell-prog-mode)
-    (highlight-indentation-current-column-mode)
-    (highlight-indentation-set-offset 2)
     (highlight-symbol-mode)
     (linum-mode)
     (smartparens-mode)
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-typescript.el b/modules/languages/siren-typescript.el
index ad934f8..abe9b7b 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-typescript.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-typescript.el
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 (require 'siren-company)
 (require 'siren-folding)
 (require 'siren-flycheck)
-(require 'siren-highlight-indentation)
 (require 'siren-prettier-js)
 (require 'siren-web-mode)
 
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@
     (lsp)
     (subword-mode +1)
     (hs-minor-mode 1)
-    (highlight-indentation-current-column-mode)
     (hideshowvis-enable)
 
     (let ((map typescript-mode-map))
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-web-mode.el b/modules/languages/siren-web-mode.el
index 6269585..a51332d 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-web-mode.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-web-mode.el
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 (require 'siren-company)
 (require 'siren-fci)
 (require 'siren-folding)
-(require 'siren-highlight-indentation)
 
 (use-package web-mode
   :mode
@@ -40,8 +39,6 @@
     (fci-mode -1)
     (hideshowvis-enable)
     (hs-minor-mode +1)
-    (highlight-indentation-current-column-mode)
-    (highlight-indentation-set-offset 2)
     (subword-mode +1)))
 
 (use-package web-beautify
diff --git a/modules/languages/siren-yaml.el b/modules/languages/siren-yaml.el
index 4ffc9a7..198525b 100644
--- a/modules/languages/siren-yaml.el
+++ b/modules/languages/siren-yaml.el
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
 ;;; Code:
 
+(require 'siren-display-indentation)
 (require 'siren-fci)
 (require 'siren-flyspell)
-(require 'siren-highlight-indentation)
 (require 'siren-linum)
 (require 'siren-prog-mode)
 (require 'siren-smartparens)
@@ -27,10 +27,9 @@
     (setq tab-width 2
           whitespace-action '(auto-cleanup))
 
+    (siren-display-indentation)
     (fci-mode)
     (flyspell-mode)
-    (highlight-indentation-current-column-mode)
-    (highlight-indentation-set-offset 2)
     (linum-mode t)
     (smartparens-mode +1)
     (subword-mode +1)))
diff --git a/modules/org-mode/siren-org-mode.el b/modules/org-mode/siren-org-mode.el
index 3150dbf..d1c0e99 100644
--- a/modules/org-mode/siren-org-mode.el
+++ b/modules/org-mode/siren-org-mode.el
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 ;;; Code:
 
+(require 'siren-display-indentation)
 (require 'siren-fci)
 (require 'siren-flyspell)
 (require 'siren-linum)
@@ -35,12 +36,13 @@
           whitespace-action '(auto-cleanup))
 
     (setcar (nthcdr 4 org-emphasis-regexp-components) 20)
-    (org-set-emph-re 'org-emphasis-regexp-components org-emphasis-regexp-components)
+    (org-set-emph-re 'org-emphasis-regexp-components
+                     org-emphasis-regexp-components)
 
     (linum-mode t)
     (flyspell-mode)
     (fci-mode)
-    (highlight-indentation-current-column-mode)
+    (siren-display-indentation)
     (smartparens-mode +1)
     (visual-line-mode +1)
     (whitespace-mode +1)))