diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9fcf3360c63fa..9aaa9d12c2a1b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ phpunit.xml
 # Composer support - only composer.json is to be in git, the rest is installed in each checkout.
 composer.phar
 /vendor/
+behat.yml
diff --git a/behat.yml.dist b/behat.yml.dist
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..60cf8071e6489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/behat.yml.dist
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+default:
+  paths:
+    features: lib/behat/features
+    bootstrap: lib/behat/features/bootstrap
+  context:
+    class: behat_init_context
+  extensions:
+    Behat\MinkExtension\Extension:
+      base_url: 'http://localhost:8000'
+      goutte: null
+      selenium2: null
+    Moodle\BehatExtension\Extension:
+      features: {  }
+      steps_definitions: {  }