diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 141e8c9c9..7b1cbadda 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ charset = utf-8
 
 end_of_line = lf
 insert_final_newline = true
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 
 # 4 space indentation
 indent_style = space