diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 0f099897b..5d1263484 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ end_of_line = lf
 charset = utf-8
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
+
+[*.md]
+trim_trailing_whitespace = false