diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 93d4ccda41..fe0939c6f5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ public/css/*.css
 public/themes/*
 *.sublime-project
 *.sublime-workspace
+plugins/*
diff --git a/plugins/.gitignore b/plugins/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2