diff --git a/.cache/.gitkeep b/.cache/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2eca5aa47e73e..c1ccc55f72551 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ wp-tests-config.php
 /phpunit.xml
 /.phpcs.xml
 /phpcs.xml
+.cache/*
 /tests/phpunit/data/plugins/wordpress-importer
 /tests/phpunit/data/.trac-ticket-cache*
 /tests/qunit/compiled.html