diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 679ab8f45b..e3f52d7e81 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ contrib/dev/vagrant/storage/
 .project
 .pydevproject
 
+# Files generated by Visual Studio Code
+.vscode/
+
 # Files created by reno build
 releasenotes/build