diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c51ac55911..7d4f47eba5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,7 @@ Cargo.lock
 # log files
 *.log
 log-*.txt
+
+# intellij files
+/.idea/
+/solana.iml
\ No newline at end of file