diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3681a6045..b9b73c25d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,7 @@ e107_media/*
 e107_system/*
 /.settings
 e107_core/override
+
+# Ignore Vim swap files
+*.swp
+*.swo