diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 2d3929b591..6e4eaa8e95 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ insert_final_newline = true
 
 # The settings for C (*.c and *.h) files are mirrored in .clang-format.  Keep
 # them in sync.
-[{*.{c,h,sh,bash,perl,pl,pm,txt,adoc},config.mak.*,Makefile}]
+[{*.{c,h,sh,bash,perl,pl,pm,txt,adoc},config.mak.*,Makefile,templates/hooks/*.sample}]
 indent_style = tab
 tab_width = 8
 
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 38b1c52fe0..556322be01 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md -whitespace
 /Documentation/user-manual.adoc conflict-marker-size=32
 /t/t????-*.sh conflict-marker-size=32
 /t/unit-tests/clar/test/expected/* whitespace=-blank-at-eof
+/templates/hooks/*.sample whitespace=indent,trail,space,incomplete text eol=lf