diff --git a/crates/typst/src/model/heading.rs b/crates/typst/src/model/heading.rs
index d3976948..0744687e 100644
--- a/crates/typst/src/model/heading.rs
+++ b/crates/typst/src/model/heading.rs
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ use std::num::NonZeroUsize;
 use crate::diag::SourceResult;
 use crate::engine::Engine;
 use crate::foundations::{
-    elem, Content, NativeElement, Packed, Show, ShowSet, Smart, StyleChain, Styles,
-    Synthesize,
+    elem, Content, NativeElement, Packed, Resolve, Show, ShowSet, Smart, StyleChain,
+    Styles, Synthesize,
 };
 use crate::introspection::{Count, Counter, CounterUpdate, Locatable};
-use crate::layout::{BlockElem, Em, HElem, VElem};
-use crate::model::{Numbering, Outlinable, Refable, Supplement};
+use crate::layout::{
+    Abs, Axes, BlockElem, Em, HElem, LayoutMultiple, Length, Regions, VElem,
+};
+use crate::model::{Numbering, Outlinable, ParElem, Refable, Supplement};
 use crate::text::{FontWeight, LocalName, SpaceElem, TextElem, TextSize};
 use crate::util::NonZeroExt;
 
@@ -163,6 +165,18 @@ pub struct HeadingElem {
     #[default(Smart::Auto)]
     pub bookmarked: Smart<bool>,
 
+    /// The indent all but the first line of a heading should have.
+    ///
+    /// The default value of `{auto}` indicates that the subsequent heading
+    /// lines will be indented based on the width of the numbering.
+    ///
+    /// ```example
+    /// #set heading(numbering: "1.")
+    /// #heading[A very, very, very, very, very, very long heading]
+    /// ```
+    #[default(Smart::Auto)]
+    pub hanging_indent: Smart<Length>,
+
     /// The heading's title.
     #[required]
     pub body: Content,
@@ -201,15 +215,39 @@ impl Synthesize for Packed<HeadingElem> {
 impl Show for Packed<HeadingElem> {
     #[typst_macros::time(name = "heading", span = self.span())]
     fn show(&self, engine: &mut Engine, styles: StyleChain) -> SourceResult<Content> {
+        const SPACING_TO_NUMBERING: Em = Em::new(0.3);
+
         let span = self.span();
         let mut realized = self.body().clone();
+
+        let hanging_indent = self.hanging_indent(styles);
+
+        let mut indent = match hanging_indent {
+            Smart::Custom(length) => length.resolve(styles),
+            Smart::Auto => Abs::zero(),
+        };
+
         if let Some(numbering) = (**self).numbering(styles).as_ref() {
-            realized = Counter::of(HeadingElem::elem())
+            let numbering = Counter::of(HeadingElem::elem())
                 .display_at_loc(engine, self.location().unwrap(), styles, numbering)?
-                .spanned(span)
-                + HElem::new(Em::new(0.3).into()).with_weak(true).pack()
+                .spanned(span);
+
+            if hanging_indent.is_auto() {
+                let pod = Regions::one(Axes::splat(Abs::inf()), Axes::splat(false));
+                let size = numbering.measure(engine, styles, pod)?.into_frame().size();
+
+                indent = size.x + SPACING_TO_NUMBERING.resolve(styles);
+            }
+
+            realized = numbering
+                + HElem::new(SPACING_TO_NUMBERING.into()).with_weak(true).pack()
                 + realized;
         }
+
+        if indent != Abs::zero() {
+            realized = realized.styled(ParElem::set_hanging_indent(indent.into()));
+        }
+
         Ok(BlockElem::new().with_body(Some(realized)).pack().spanned(span))
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ref/outline-first-line-indent.png b/tests/ref/outline-first-line-indent.png
index dd995f31..91a494f7 100644
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