diff --git a/ftyperc b/ftyperc
index a7a8862..d71bf3e 100644
--- a/ftyperc
+++ b/ftyperc
@@ -847,3 +847,9 @@
 -pound_comment
 -semi_comment
 -syntax ini
+
+ Whitespace
+*.whitespace
+-syntax whitespace
+--force
+--spaces
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/whitespace.jsf b/whitespace.jsf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b11bf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/whitespace.jsf
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# JOE syntax highlight file for Whitespace
+
+=Idle		
+=Space		inverse red
+=Tab		inverse green
+
+:idle Idle
+	*		idle
+	" "		space		recolor=-1
+	"\t"		tab		recolor=-1
+
+:space Space
+	*		idle		noeat
+
+:tab Tab
+	*		idle		noeat