diff --git a/base/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/jakarta/rs/base/ProviderBase.java b/base/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/jakarta/rs/base/ProviderBase.java
index 05415d0..f4a0da3 100644
--- a/base/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/jakarta/rs/base/ProviderBase.java
+++ b/base/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/jakarta/rs/base/ProviderBase.java
@@ -565,7 +565,12 @@ public void writeTo(Object value, Class<?> type, Type genericType, Annotation[]
         try {
             // Want indentation?
             if (writer.isEnabled(SerializationFeature.INDENT_OUTPUT)) {
-                g.useDefaultPrettyPrinter();
+                PrettyPrinter defaultPrettyPrinter = writer.getConfig().getDefaultPrettyPrinter();
+                if (defaultPrettyPrinter != null) {
+                    g.setPrettyPrinter(defaultPrettyPrinter);
+                } else {
+                    g.useDefaultPrettyPrinter();
+                }
             }
             JavaType rootType = null;
 
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
index 036318e..672ab4a 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Sub-modules:
 #36: Narrow types to format specific (e.g. CBORMapper) when resolving
   via JAX-RS Providers
  (suggested by Kevin W)
+#41: Configure `PrettyPrinter` not correctly propagated to underlying
+  `JsonGenerator`
 * Woodstox dependency now 7.1.0
 
 2.18.2 (27-Nov-2024)