diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 0fefdf647c38330b535991336ead3ffbd90bac87..1012087d4713eeeed96628ad8638ad419115f81a 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -4,3 +4,11 @@
 *.gif binary
 *.ico binary
 *.xcf binary
+
+.gitattributes export-ignore
+.gitignore export-ignore
+.editorconfig export-ignore
+.travis.yml export-ignore
+_test export-ignore
+_cs export-ignore
+lib/plugins/testing export-ignore