diff --git a/.jshintignore b/.jshintignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e10f1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jshintignore
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+core/misc/backbone
+core/misc/ckeditor
+core/misc/create
+core/misc/farbtastic
+core/misc/html5.js
+core/misc/jquery.ba-bbq.js
+core/misc/jquery.form.js
+core/misc/jquery.js
+core/misc/jquery.once.js
+core/misc/modernizr
+core/misc/normalize
+core/misc/ui
+core/misc/underscore
+core/misc/vie
+core/modules/tour/js/jquery.joyride-2.0.3.js
+core/vendor
+sites/*/files
diff --git a/.jshintrc b/.jshintrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3460a97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jshintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "browser"   : true,
+  "curly"     : true,
+  "eqeqeq"    : true,
+  "expr"      : true,
+  "forin"     : true,
+  "latedef"   : true,
+  "newcap"    : true,
+  "noarg"     : true,
+  "trailing"  : true,
+  "undef"     : true,
+  "predef"    : [
+    "Drupal",
+    "drupalSettings",
+    "jQuery",
+    "_",
+    "matchMedia",
+    "Backbone",
+    "VIE",
+    "CKEDITOR"
+  ]
+}