diff --git a/protected/vendor/.gitignore b/protected/vendor/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86d0cb2726
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protected/vendor/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except this file
+!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file