diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 41c12d81df..9f2732947f 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Tell git what files are txt
-*.py  text
+*.py  text diff=python
+*.pyj  text diff=python
 *.recipe  text diff=python
 *.coffee  text
 *.js      text