diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a9986c6a67..b9439f64fc 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ task ktlint(type: JavaExec, group: LifecycleBasePlugin.VERIFICATION_GROUP) {
   description = "Check Kotlin code style."
   classpath = configurations.ktlint
   main = 'com.pinterest.ktlint.Main'
-  args '*/src/**/*.kt'
+  args '*/src/**/*.kt', '--baseline=ktlint-baseline.xml'
 }
 
 allprojects {
diff --git a/ktlint-baseline.xml b/ktlint-baseline.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fdabf218f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ktlint-baseline.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<baseline version="1.0">
+	<file name="/ktlint/src/test/resources/TestBaselineExtraErrorFile.kt">
+		<error line="1" column="34" source="no-empty-class-body" />
+		<error line="2" column="1" source="no-blank-line-before-rbrace" />
+	</file>
+	<file name="/ktlint/src/test/resources/TestBaselineFile.kt">
+		<error line="1" column="24" source="no-empty-class-body" />
+		<error line="2" column="1" source="no-blank-line-before-rbrace" />
+	</file>
+</baseline>