diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4c17a8eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# EditorConfig: maintain consistent coding styles for multiple
+# developers working on the same project across various editors and
+# IDEs, see https://EditorConfig.org
+
+# top-most EditorConfig file
+root = true
+
+# Unix-style newlines with a newline ending every file
+[*]
+end_of_line = lf
+insert_final_newline = true
+
+# Set default charset and 4 space indentation for all xml, xslt, xpl,
+# xprocspec and xspec files
+[*.{xml,xpl,xsl,xprocspec,xspec}]
+charset = utf-8
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 4
+
+
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-format.yml b/.github/workflows/check-format.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..208360e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-format.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: Check code conventions
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  check-code-conventions:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up JDK 11
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        with:
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: '11'
+      - name: Build with Maven
+        run: mvn --batch-mode editorconfig:check
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index daef2e1f..fec22530 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ The nordic migrator can be built with Maven,
 either directly (with for instance `mvn clean package`),
 or indirectly with Docker (with for instance `docker build .`).
 
+To check the code conventions use a special Maven plugin: `mvn
+editorconfig:check`. The conventions are defined in `.editorconfig`
+which is picked up by most editors, see https://editorconfig.org/. You
+can also fix the conventions in all files with `mvn
+editorconfig:format`.
+
 Releasing
 ---------
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 42391675..c026e6d4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -172,6 +172,28 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.ec4j.maven</groupId>
+                <artifactId>editorconfig-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>0.1.1</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>check</id>
+                        <phase>compile</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>check</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <excludes>
+		      <!-- You can exclude further files from processing: -->
+                      <exclude>src/test/**/*.epub</exclude>
+                      <exclude>**/*.otf</exclude>
+                      <exclude>documentation/*.odg</exclude>
+                    </excludes>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>