diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0bd5fa7e9..1714facbf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@
 npm-debug.log*
 yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
+
+# intelliJ workspace folder
+.idea