diff --git a/routers/web/repo/view.go b/routers/web/repo/view.go
index cdfb4b9906107..65c8ab92cf257 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/view.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/view.go
@@ -374,6 +374,11 @@ func renderFile(ctx *context.Context, entry *git.TreeEntry, treeLink, rawLink st
 	ctx.Data["FileName"] = blob.Name()
 	ctx.Data["RawFileLink"] = rawLink + "/" + util.PathEscapeSegments(ctx.Repo.TreePath)
 
+	if ctx.Repo.TreePath == ".editorconfig" {
+		_, editorconfigErr := ctx.Repo.GetEditorconfig()
+		ctx.Data["FileError"] = editorconfigErr
+	}
+
 	buf := make([]byte, 1024)
 	n, _ := util.ReadAtMost(dataRc, buf)
 	buf = buf[:n]
diff --git a/templates/repo/view_file.tmpl b/templates/repo/view_file.tmpl
index f06521046e2fb..2b4f279cb6e36 100644
--- a/templates/repo/view_file.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/view_file.tmpl
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 <div class="{{TabSizeClass .Editorconfig .FileName}} non-diff-file-content">
+	{{- if .FileError}}
+		<div class="ui warning message">
+			<div class="text left">
+				<div>{{.FileError}}</div>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	{{end}}
 	<h4 class="file-header ui top attached header df ac sb">
 		<div class="file-header-left df ac pr-4">
 			{{if .ReadmeInList}}