diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/mobi/reader.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/mobi/reader.py
index b39c4483ec..ec55e67899 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/mobi/reader.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/mobi/reader.py
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class MobiReader(object):
         self.base_css_rules = textwrap.dedent('''
                 blockquote { margin: 0em 0em 0em 2em; text-align: justify }
 
-                p { margin: 0em; text-align: justify }
+                p { margin: 0em; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.5em }
 
                 .bold { font-weight: bold }