diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 22935c244ce..ce63d46e1da 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ htmlcov
 
 # msgfmt sometimes leaves these behind in the root directory
 /*.mo
+
+# IntelliJ IDEA
+.idea/