diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 27e17e3..42edebf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ helm-adaptive-history
 /smex-items
 /.smex-items
 /smex-save-file
+recentf
diff --git a/dotfiles/global_gitignore b/dotfiles/global_gitignore
index c983618..f8eacce 100644
--- a/dotfiles/global_gitignore
+++ b/dotfiles/global_gitignore
@@ -38,3 +38,6 @@ tramp
 
 # Notes file I tend to leave in projects
 project-notes.org
+
+# Recent files
+recentf