diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1f56396cc..9ac3b1226 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ Thumbs.db
 
 # IntelliJ specific files/directories
 out
-.idea
+.idea/*
+!.idea/icon.png
 *.ipr
 *.iws
 *.iml
diff --git a/.idea/icon.png b/.idea/icon.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a8e92d39
Binary files /dev/null and b/.idea/icon.png differ