diff --git a/mode-customizations.el b/mode-customizations.el
index 6c28836..a270694 100644
--- a/mode-customizations.el
+++ b/mode-customizations.el
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 (load-file (get-config-path "mode-customizations/erlang-mode.el"))
 (load-file (get-config-path "mode-customizations/feature-mode.el"))
 (load-file (get-config-path "mode-customizations/git-commit-mode.el"))
+(load-file (get-config-path "mode-customizations/go-mode.el"))
 (load-file (get-config-path "mode-customizations/haml-mode.el"))
 (load-file (get-config-path "mode-customizations/html-mode.el"))
 (load-file (get-config-path "mode-customizations/js-mode.el"))
diff --git a/mode-customizations/go-mode.el b/mode-customizations/go-mode.el
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0e3467
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mode-customizations/go-mode.el
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+(defun customizations-for-go-mode ()
+  (interactive)
+  (flyspell-prog-mode)
+  (flycheck-mode)
+  (linum-mode t)
+  (fci-mode)
+  (auto-complete-mode)
+  (whitespace-mode)
+  (subword-mode)
+  (setq tab-width 4)
+  (setq highlight-indentation-offset 4)
+  (highlight-indentation-mode)
+  (highlight-indentation-current-column-mode))
+
+(add-hook 'go-mode-hook 'customizations-for-go-mode)
+(add-hook 'before-save-hook #'gofmt-before-save)
diff --git a/packages.el b/packages.el
index 7c9d4dc..79fc75c 100644
--- a/packages.el
+++ b/packages.el
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@
     full-ack
     gitconfig-mode
     github-browse-file
+    go-autocomplete
+    go-mode
+    go-projectile
+    go-snippets
     grizzl
     haml-mode
     helm
@@ -171,7 +175,13 @@
     (if window-system (ecb-activate)))
 
   ;; Load Auto-Complete
-  (require 'auto-complete)
+  (when (require 'auto-complete nil 'noerror)
+    (require 'auto-complete-config)
+    (ac-config-default)
+    (ac-flyspell-workaround)
+
+    ;; load go-autocomplete
+    (require 'go-autocomplete nil 'noerror))
 
   ;; Load browse-kill-ring
   (require 'browse-kill-ring)
@@ -198,6 +208,9 @@
   ;; Load full-ack
   (require 'full-ack)
 
+  ;; load go-projectile
+  (require 'go-projectile nil 'noerror)
+
   ;; Load yasnippet
   (when (require 'yasnippet nil 'noerror)
     (yas/global-mode t))