diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4bef5b43a..ee2d5cb41 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ cmake-build-relwithdebinfo/
 cmake-build-minsizerel/
 cmake-build-release/
 
-.vscode/*
-!.vscode/launch.json
-!.vscode/tasks.json
 .vs/
 
 # Ignore local cache used by e.g. clangd
diff --git a/.vscode/.gitignore b/.vscode/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b537ac9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
+
+!launch.json
+!tasks.json