diff --git a/dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el b/dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el
index 5e8e1ea..987717f 100644
--- a/dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el
@@ -192,24 +192,9 @@
 ;; Add new line if using C-n navigates to the end of the buffer
 (setq next-line-add-newlines t)
 
-;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-;; Fill column indicator (currently set to 120 characters)
-;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-(require 'fill-column-indicator)
-
-(setq fci-rule-color "red")
-(setq fci-rule-column 120)
-(setq fci-rule-width 1)
-(setq fci-rule-character ?\u2503) ; Solid line unicode character
-
-;; A hack to work around FCI wanting to put itself everywhere
-(define-globalized-minor-mode global-fci-mode fci-mode
-  (lambda ()
-    (unless buffer-read-only
-      (fci-mode t))))
-
-(global-fci-mode t)
+(require 'whitespace)
+(setq whitespace-style '(face lines-tail))
+(add-hook 'prog-mode-hook 'whitespace-mode)
 
 ;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ;; If python.el is loaded, change the rule column to 80 characters.
@@ -217,7 +202,7 @@
 
 (eval-after-load "python"
   '(progn
-     (setq fci-rule-column 80)))
+     (setq whitespace-line-column 80)))
 
 ;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ;; Expand region settings
@@ -344,19 +329,32 @@
 ;; Keep character limit to 80
 (eval-after-load "c-mode"
   '(progn
-    (setq fci-rule-column 80)))
+    (setq whitespace-line-column 80)))
+
+(eval-after-load "c++-mode"
+  '(progn
+     (setq whitespace-line-column 80)))
+
 
 (setq-default c-basic-offset 4)           ;; NASA Style Guide says 4 spaces is optimal
+(setq-default c++-basic-offset 4)         ;;
 (setq-default c-default-style "linux")    ;; Use Linux code style
+(setq-default c++-default-style "linux")  ;;
 
 (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'irony-mode)
+(add-hook 'c++-mode-hook 'irony-mode)
 
 ;; Backend for Company
 (defun my-c-mode-hook ()
   (eval-after-load 'company
     '(add-to-list 'company-backends 'company-irony)))
 
+(defun my-c++-mode-hook ()
+  (eval-after-load 'company
+    '(add-to-list 'company-backends 'company-irony)))
+
 (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'my-c-mode-hook)
+(add-hook 'c++-mode-hook 'my-c++-mode-hook)
 
 ;; I use meson mostly for C/C++ development so this hook lives here
 (add-hook 'meson-mode-hook 'company-mode)