diff --git a/.Xdefaults b/.Xdefaults
index 140654a..6f3c942 100644
--- a/.Xdefaults
+++ b/.Xdefaults
@@ -88,3 +88,12 @@ Xft.antialias: true
 Xft.rgba: rgb
 Xft.hinting: true
 Xft.hintstyle: hintslight
+
+!Emacs settings
+Emacs*background: #252a2b
+Emacs*cursorColor: #a40000
+Emacs*font: DejaVu Sans Mono:pixelsize=13
+Emacs*foreground: #eeeeec
+Emacs*menuBar: off
+Emacs*toolbar: off
+Emacs*useXIM: off