diff --git a/prelude-editor.el b/prelude-editor.el
index f502307..603a38e 100644
--- a/prelude-editor.el
+++ b/prelude-editor.el
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@
 (require 'yasnippet) ;; not yasnippet-bundle
 (yas/initialize)
 
+;; projectile is a project management mode
+(require 'projectile)
+(projectile-global-mode t)
+
 (provide 'prelude-editor)
 
 ;;; prelude-editor.el ends here
diff --git a/prelude-packages.el b/prelude-packages.el
index a6ca545..b2ab514 100644
--- a/prelude-packages.el
+++ b/prelude-packages.el
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 ;; TODO find a way to get inf-ruby 2.2.2 into Marmalade
 (defvar prelude-packages
   '(clojure-mode coffee-mode deft gist haml-mode
-                 haskell-mode magit markdown-mode paredit
+                 haskell-mode magit markdown-mode paredit projectile
                  sass-mode scss-mode yaml-mode yari yasnippet)
   "A list of packages to ensure are installed at launch.")