diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/_static/.gitignore b/lib/spack/docs/_static/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5e7d2734cfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spack/docs/_static/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except this file
+!.gitignore