diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 96fc9851f..410eae1fb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -47,3 +47,6 @@ app.*.map.json
 # screenshot generation
 /test_driver/assets/screenshots/
 /screenshots/
+
+# generated files
+/lib/l10ngen/app_localizations*
diff --git a/lib/l10ngen/.gitkeep b/lib/l10ngen/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb