diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3418d8ee54..8a7f5c65c8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 avatar/*
+background/*
 files/*
 file/*
 _darcs/*
diff --git a/background/.gitignore b/background/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2