diff --git a/mood-line-segment-indentation.el b/mood-line-segment-indentation.el
index b2e8bff..3ec1eee 100644
--- a/mood-line-segment-indentation.el
+++ b/mood-line-segment-indentation.el
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ order provided)."
                                                 tab-width
                                               (or mode-offset tab-width))))
                         "  ")
-                'face 'mood-line-unimportant)))
+                'face 'mood-line-encoding)))
 
 ;; -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ;;
 ;;
diff --git a/mood-line.el b/mood-line.el
index f2db691..12e13a6 100644
--- a/mood-line.el
+++ b/mood-line.el
@@ -305,6 +305,11 @@ The `Face' may be either a face symbol or a property list of key-value pairs
   "Face for error status indicators."
   :group 'mood-line-faces)
 
+(defface mood-line-encoding
+  '((t (:inherit (shadow) :weight normal)))
+  "Face used for buffer/file encoding information."
+  :group 'mood-line-faces)
+
 (defface mood-line-unimportant
   '((t (:inherit (shadow) :weight normal)))
   "Face used for less important mode line elements."