diff --git a/.emacs b/.emacs
index 951c9fd..f6dd4d4 100644
--- a/.emacs
+++ b/.emacs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 (load "~/.emacs.rc/latex-mode-rc.el")
 (load "~/.emacs.rc/agda2-mode-rc.el")
 (load "~/.emacs.rc/move-text-rc.el")
+(load "~/.emacs.rc/metals-rc.el")
 
 (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.ebi\\'" . lisp-mode))
 
diff --git a/.emacs.rc/metals-rc.el b/.emacs.rc/metals-rc.el
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed38eff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.emacs.rc/metals-rc.el
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+(package-initialize)
+
+(require 'package)
+
+;; Install use-package if not already installed
+(unless (package-installed-p 'use-package)
+  (package-refresh-contents)
+  (package-install 'use-package))
+
+(require 'use-package)
+
+;; Enable defer and ensure by default for use-package
+(setq use-package-always-defer t
+      use-package-always-ensure t)
+
+;; Enable scala-mode and sbt-mode
+(use-package scala-mode
+  :mode "\\.s\\(cala\\|bt\\)$")
+
+(use-package sbt-mode
+  :commands sbt-start sbt-command
+  :config
+  ;; WORKAROUND: https://github.com/ensime/emacs-sbt-mode/issues/31
+  ;; allows using SPACE when in the minibuffer
+  (substitute-key-definition
+   'minibuffer-complete-word
+   'self-insert-command
+   minibuffer-local-completion-map))
+
+;; Enable nice rendering of diagnostincs like compile errors.
+(use-package flycheck
+  :init (global-flycheck-mode))
+
+(use-package lsp-mode
+  ;; Optional - enable lsp-mode automatically in scala files
+  :hook (scala-mode . lsp)
+  :config (setq lsp-prefer-flymake nil))
+
+(use-package lsp-ui)
+
+;; Add company-lsp backend for metals
+(use-package company-lsp)