diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 59a65b54d..743cb07ed 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 *.DS_Store
 *.codekit
 *.sass-cache
+*.volt.php
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/cache/README b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/cache/README
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1fd5404fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/cache/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cache directory for Phalcon Volt templates
\ No newline at end of file