diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5e0f888..7b1ecfe 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,8 +15,14 @@
 /lib/redmine/scm/adapters/mercurial/redminehelper.pyo
 /log/*.log*
 /log/mongrel_debug
+/plugins/*
+!/plugins/README
 /public/dispatch.*
 /public/plugin_assets
+/public/themes/*
+!/public/themes/alternate
+!/public/themes/classic
+!/public/themes/README
 /tmp/*
 /tmp/cache/*
 /tmp/pdf/*