diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8f48d452dab..f6ce090b5fc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,3 +36,5 @@ _toaster_clones/
 downloads/
 sstate-cache/
 toaster.sqlite
+.vscode/
+vscode-bitbake-build/
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..517a86d1bfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+    "files.watcherExclude": {
+        "**/.git/**": true,
+        "**/cache/**": true,
+        "**/tmp*/**": true,
+        "**/downloads/**": true,
+        "**/sstate-cache/**": true,
+        "**/vscode-bitbake-build/**": true,
+        "**/workspace/sources/**": true,
+        "**/workspace/attic/**": true
+    },
+    "files.exclude": {
+        "**/.git/**": true,
+        "**/cache/**": true,
+        "**/tmp*/**": true,
+        "**/downloads/**": true,
+        "**/sstate-cache/**": true,
+        "**/vscode-bitbake-build/**": true,
+        "**/workspace/sources/**": true,
+        "**/workspace/attic/**": true
+    },
+    "python.analysis.exclude": [
+        "**/.git/**",
+        "**/cache/**",
+        "**/tmp*/**",
+        "**/downloads/**",
+        "**/sstate-cache/**",
+        "**/vscode-bitbake-build/**",
+        "**/workspace/sources/**",
+        "**/workspace/attic/**"
+    ]
+}