diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 02d3e8fe6d05e..718c51f8b7b05 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@ end_of_line = lf
 charset = utf-8
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
+
+# Markdown files sometimes need trailing whitespaces.
+[*.md]
+trim_trailing_whitespace = false