diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..585e2abc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# http://editorconfig.org
+
+root = true
+
+[*]
+charset = utf-8
+end_of_line = lf
+insert_final_newline = true
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+
+[*.{py,rst,ini}]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 4
+
+[*.{html,css,scss,json,yml}]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 2
+
+[*.md]
+trim_trailing_whitespace = false
+
+[Makefile]
+indent_style = tab