diff --git a/.gitpod.Dockerfile b/.gitpod.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..903ab28fe2f21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitpod.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+FROM gitpod/workspace-full
+
+USER gitpod
+
+RUN curl https://install.meteor.com/ | sh
diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d8b607d3f376a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+tasks:
+  - init: meteor npm install
+    command: meteor npm start
+ports:
+  - port: 3000
+    onOpen: open-preview
+image:
+  file: .gitpod.Dockerfile
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 86ad92ff9efad..f21f0276d0225 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 [![Codacy Badge](https://api.codacy.com/project/badge/grade/8580571ba024426d9649e9ab389bd5dd)](https://www.codacy.com/app/RocketChat/Rocket-chat)
 [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/badge.svg)](https://coveralls.io/r/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat)
 [![Code Climate](https://codeclimate.com/github/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/badges/gpa.svg)](https://codeclimate.com/github/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat)
+[![Gitpod Ready-to-Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/Gitpod-Ready--to--Code-blue?logo=gitpod)](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat) 
 [![MIT License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg?style=flat)](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/raw/master/LICENSE)
 
 * [**NEW!** Rocket.Chat Moving to a Single Codebase](#moving-to-one-codebase)