diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index b22eb49d3..b6cdfd12e 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@ root = true
 [*.xml]
 indent_style = space
 indent_size = 1
+
+# match the format used by abapGit
+[*.abap]
+charset = utf-8
+end_of_line = lf