diff --git a/.clang-format b/.clang-format
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f213fec23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.clang-format
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+BasedOnStyle:		LLVM
+BreakBeforeBraces:	Linux
+IndentWidth:		8
+ContinuationIndentWidth: 8
+Standard:		Cpp11
+TabWidth:		8
+UseTab:			ForIndentation
+ColumnLimit:		80
+IndentCaseLabels:	false
+AllowShortCaseLabelsOnASingleLine:	true
+AlignTrailingComments:	true
+AlignOperands:		true
+AlignConsecutiveAssignments:	true
+AlignConsecutiveDeclarations:	true
+AllowAllParametersOfDeclarationOnNextLine: false
+AlwaysBreakAfterDefinitionReturnType: TopLevel
+CommentPragmas: 'Copyright'
+...
diff --git a/util/copyrights b/util/copyrights
index 70aa766f46..84485efe45 100644
--- a/util/copyrights
+++ b/util/copyrights
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+./.clang-format					X	2018
 ./.gitattributes				X	2015,2017,2018
 ./.gitignore					X	2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018
 ./.gitlab-ci.yml				X	2018