diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 80fb6e484e3ce7493dabac02bfde2aece6cfc815..665a0414e7083eba32e13df3923e43b6520da3e3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,3 +15,6 @@ __pycache__/
 Thumbs.db
 ehthumbs.db
 Desktop.ini
+
+# external addons
+cycles/