diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 5f8702cf89..b5217da4af 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ insert_final_newline = true
 charset = utf-8
 indent_style = space
 indent_size = 2
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true