diff --git a/example/editor.cpp b/example/editor.cpp
index b3a8cd1..6876e75 100644
--- a/example/editor.cpp
+++ b/example/editor.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <QTextEdit>
 #include <QTextStream>
 #include <QTemporaryFile>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 
 #define EDITOR(editor, call) \
     if (QPlainTextEdit *ed = qobject_cast<QPlainTextEdit *>(editor)) { \
@@ -475,6 +476,17 @@ void initHandler(FakeVimHandler *handler)
     handler->handleCommand(_("set autoindent"));
     handler->handleCommand(_("set smartindent"));
 
+    QString vimrc = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::HomeLocation)
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+        + "/_vimrc";
+#else
+        + "/.vimrc";
+#endif
+
+    if (QFile::exists(vimrc)) {
+        handler->handleCommand("source " + vimrc);
+    }
+
     handler->installEventFilter();
     handler->setupWidget();
 }