diff --git a/rc/extra/editorconfig.kak b/rc/extra/editorconfig.kak
index 18fc3e9e..9421e033 100644
--- a/rc/extra/editorconfig.kak
+++ b/rc/extra/editorconfig.kak
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 # http://editorconfig.org/#file-format-details
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
+# Detection
+# ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
+
+hook global BufCreate .*[.](editorconfig) %{
+    set-option buffer filetype ini
+    set-option buffer static_words indent_style indent_size tab_width \
+    end_of_line charset insert_final_newline trim_trailing_whitespace root \
+    latin1 utf-8 utf-8-bom utf-16be utf-16le lf cr crlf unset space tab 
+}
+
 declare-option -hidden bool editorconfig_trim_trailing_whitespace false
 
 define-command editorconfig-load -params ..1 -docstring "editorconfig-load [file]: set formatting behavior according to editorconfig" %{