diff --git a/scripts/qapi/.isort.cfg b/scripts/qapi/.isort.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..643caa1fbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/qapi/.isort.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[settings]
+force_grid_wrap=4
+force_sort_within_sections=True
+include_trailing_comma=True
+line_length=72
+lines_after_imports=2
+multi_line_output=3
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/expr.py b/scripts/qapi/expr.py
index bb4dc55f56..2fcaaa2497 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/expr.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/expr.py
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@
 # This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.
 # See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 
-import re
 from collections import OrderedDict
+import re
+
 from .common import c_name
 from .error import QAPISemError
 
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/introspect.py b/scripts/qapi/introspect.py
index 42016a7e66..fafec94e02 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/introspect.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/introspect.py
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@
     mcgen,
 )
 from .gen import QAPISchemaMonolithicCVisitor
-from .schema import (QAPISchemaArrayType, QAPISchemaBuiltinType,
-                     QAPISchemaType)
+from .schema import (
+    QAPISchemaArrayType,
+    QAPISchemaBuiltinType,
+    QAPISchemaType,
+)
 
 
 def _make_tree(obj, ifcond, features, extra=None):
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/parser.py b/scripts/qapi/parser.py
index 7298f5dbd1..e7b9d670ad 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/parser.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/parser.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 # This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.
 # See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 
+from collections import OrderedDict
 import os
 import re
-from collections import OrderedDict
 
 from .error import QAPIParseError, QAPISemError
 from .source import QAPISourceInfo
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/schema.py b/scripts/qapi/schema.py
index 676185d1a7..71ebb1e396 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/schema.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/schema.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 
 # TODO catching name collisions in generated code would be nice
 
+from collections import OrderedDict
 import os
 import re
-from collections import OrderedDict
 
 from .common import c_name, pointer_suffix
 from .error import QAPIError, QAPISemError