diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 991d43e2..f4296173 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ charset = utf-8
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
 end_of_line = lf
+
+[*.md]
+trim_trailing_whitespace = false