diff --git a/profiles/develop/kakoune/default.nix b/profiles/develop/kakoune/default.nix
index 24bfabb..90e8360 100644
--- a/profiles/develop/kakoune/default.nix
+++ b/profiles/develop/kakoune/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
     clang-tools
+    editorconfig-core-c
     kak-lsp
     kakoune-config
     kakoune-unwrapped
diff --git a/profiles/develop/kakoune/kakrc b/profiles/develop/kakoune/kakrc
index 626e15a..3a5d21c 100644
--- a/profiles/develop/kakoune/kakrc
+++ b/profiles/develop/kakoune/kakrc
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ hook global BufWritePre ^[^*]+$ %{
   try %{ execute-keys -draft \%@s\h+$<ret>d }
 }
 
+# use .editorconfig
+hook global WinCreate .* %{editorconfig-load}
+
 # useful mappings
 map global normal <a-q> ': delete-buffer<ret>'
 map global normal <c-s> ': write<ret>'