diff --git a/mode-customizations/coffee-mode.el b/mode-customizations/coffee-mode.el
index 8ebff44..ef0daea 100644
--- a/mode-customizations/coffee-mode.el
+++ b/mode-customizations/coffee-mode.el
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   (linum-mode t)
   (fci-mode)
   (auto-complete-mode)
+  (whitespace-mode)
   (subword-mode)
   (setq tab-width 2)
   (setq highlight-indentation-offset 2)