diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57becb87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# For more information about the properties used in
+# this file, please see the EditorConfig documentation:
+# https://editorconfig.org/
+
+root = true
+
+[*]
+charset = utf-8
+end_of_line = lf
+indent_size = 4
+indent_style = space
+insert_final_newline = true
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+
+[*.md]
+trim_trailing_whitespace = false
diff --git a/config/editorconfig.config.rc b/config/editorconfig.config.rc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57becb87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/editorconfig.config.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# For more information about the properties used in
+# this file, please see the EditorConfig documentation:
+# https://editorconfig.org/
+
+root = true
+
+[*]
+charset = utf-8
+end_of_line = lf
+indent_size = 4
+indent_style = space
+insert_final_newline = true
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+
+[*.md]
+trim_trailing_whitespace = false
diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index 8787f39e..b5256f55 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ function wipe_file_cfg(repo) {
         '.prettierrc.toml',
         '.prettier.config.js',
         'prettier.config.js',
+        '.editorconfig',
     ]
 
     wipe_cfg_list.map(cfg => {
@@ -75,6 +76,10 @@ function configure(repo) {
             path.join(__dirname, '../config/browserslist.config.rc'),
             path.join(repo, '.browserslistrc'),
         ],
+        [
+            path.join(__dirname, '../config/editorconfig.config.rc'),
+            path.join(repo, '.editorconfig'),
+        ],
     ].map(cfg => copy(cfg[0], cfg[1]))
 }