diff --git a/CMake.gitignore b/CMake.gitignore
index 11c76431e1..1f99f9d2f5 100644
--- a/CMake.gitignore
+++ b/CMake.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,10 @@ compile_commands.json
 CTestTestfile.cmake
 _deps
 CMakeUserPresets.json
+
+# CLion
+#  JetBrains specific template is maintained in a separate JetBrains.gitignore that can
+#  be found at https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/Global/JetBrains.gitignore
+#  and can be added to the global gitignore or merged into this file.  For a more nuclear
+#  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
+#cmake-build-*