diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3ce94d9b..6b8c7b4f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,3 +38,8 @@ INSTALL(
     TARGETS sway
     RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
 )
+
+INSTALL(
+    FILES ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/config
+    DESTINATION /etc/sway/
+)
diff --git a/config b/config
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..114aa6bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+# Default config for sway
+#
+# Sway is a work in progress implementation of i3 for wayland.
+# Note that some of these defaults may be unimplemented.
+#
+# Please see http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html for a complete reference!
+
+# Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font
+# is used in the bar {} block below.
+font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 8
+
+# use these keys for focus, movement, and resize directions when reaching for
+# the arrows is not convenient
+set $up l
+set $down k
+set $left j
+set $right semicolon
+
+# use Mouse+Mod1 to drag floating windows to their wanted position
+floating_modifier Mod1
+
+# start a terminal
+bindsym Mod1+Return exec urxvt
+
+# kill focused window
+bindsym Mod1+Shift+q kill
+
+# start dmenu (a program launcher)
+bindsym Mod1+d exec dmenu_run
+
+# change focus
+bindsym Mod1+$left focus left
+bindsym Mod1+$down focus down
+bindsym Mod1+$up focus up
+bindsym Mod1+$right focus right
+
+# alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:
+bindsym Mod1+Left focus left
+bindsym Mod1+Down focus down
+bindsym Mod1+Up focus up
+bindsym Mod1+Right focus right
+
+# move focused window
+bindsym Mod1+Shift+$left move left
+bindsym Mod1+Shift+$down move down
+bindsym Mod1+Shift+$up move up
+bindsym Mod1+Shift+$right move right
+
+# alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:
+bindsym Mod1+Shift+Left move left
+bindsym Mod1+Shift+Down move down
+bindsym Mod1+Shift+Up move up
+bindsym Mod1+Shift+Right move right
+
+# split in horizontal orientation
+bindsym Mod1+h splith
+
+# split in vertical orientation
+bindsym Mod1+v splitv
+
+# enter fullscreen mode for the focused container
+bindsym Mod1+f fullscreen
+
+# change container layout (stacked, tabbed, toggle split)
+bindsym Mod1+s layout stacking
+bindsym Mod1+w layout tabbed
+bindsym Mod1+e layout toggle split
+
+# toggle tiling / floating
+bindsym Mod1+Shift+space floating toggle
+
+# change focus between tiling / floating windows
+bindsym Mod1+space focus mode_toggle
+
+# focus the parent container
+bindsym Mod1+a focus parent
+
+# focus the child container
+#bindsym Mod1+d focus child
+
+# move the currently focused window to the scratchpad
+bindsym Mod1+Shift+minus move scratchpad
+
+# Show the next scratchpad window or hide the focused scratchpad window.
+# If there are multiple scratchpad windows, this command cycles through them.
+bindsym Mod1+minus scratchpad show
+
+# switch to workspace
+bindsym Mod1+1 workspace 1
+bindsym Mod1+2 workspace 2
+bindsym Mod1+3 workspace 3
+bindsym Mod1+4 workspace 4
+bindsym Mod1+5 workspace 5
+bindsym Mod1+6 workspace 6
+bindsym Mod1+7 workspace 7
+bindsym Mod1+8 workspace 8
+bindsym Mod1+9 workspace 9
+bindsym Mod1+0 workspace 10
+
+# move focused container to workspace
+bindsym Mod1+Shift+1 move container to workspace 1
+bindsym Mod1+Shift+2 move container to workspace 2
+bindsym Mod1+Shift+3 move container to workspace 3
+bindsym Mod1+Shift+4 move container to workspace 4
+bindsym Mod1+Shift+5 move container to workspace 5
+bindsym Mod1+Shift+6 move container to workspace 6
+bindsym Mod1+Shift+7 move container to workspace 7
+bindsym Mod1+Shift+8 move container to workspace 8
+bindsym Mod1+Shift+9 move container to workspace 9
+bindsym Mod1+Shift+0 move container to workspace 10
+
+# reload the configuration file
+bindsym Mod1+Shift+c reload
+# restart sway inplace (preserves your layout/session, can be used to upgrade sway)
+bindsym Mod1+Shift+r restart
+# exit sway (logs you out of your wayland session)
+bindsym Mod1+Shift+e exit