diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 59c3e66ce3..6c455cdf65 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ nailgun/static/css/styles.css
 
 .idea
 .DS_Store
+.tox
 
 *.egg-info
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9809bb96a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[tox]
+minversion = 1.6
+skipsdist = True
+setupdir = {toxinidir}/nailgun
+envlist = pep8
+
+[testenv:pep8]
+deps = hacking==0.7
+commands =
+    flake8 --ignore=E128,E501,F401,H302,H306 {posargs:nailgun}