diff --git a/core/core-ui.el b/core/core-ui.el
index 997b7558c..76bf74e90 100644
--- a/core/core-ui.el
+++ b/core/core-ui.el
@@ -217,6 +217,10 @@ file."
   :config (setq rainbow-delimiters-max-face-count 3)
   :init (add-hook 'lisp-mode-hook #'rainbow-delimiters-mode))
 
+;; indicators for empty lines past EOF
+(def-package! vi-tilde-fringe :demand t
+  :config (global-vi-tilde-fringe-mode t))
+
 ;; For a distractions-free-like UI, that dynamically resizes margets and can
 ;; center a buffer.
 (def-package! visual-fill-column
diff --git a/core/packages.el b/core/packages.el
index 976a528d2..5fdf714e1 100644
--- a/core/packages.el
+++ b/core/packages.el
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 (package! highlight-numbers)
 (package! hlinum)
 (package! rainbow-delimiters)
+(package! vi-tilde-fringe)
 (package! visual-fill-column)
 
 ;; core-popups.el