diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index beccd25f79..3c3435b2c3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,4 +16,55 @@ project/plugins/project/
 .scala_dependencies
 .worksheet
 .idea/*
-*.iml
\ No newline at end of file
+*.iml
+
+# secp256k1 ignore files
+bench_inv
+bench_ecdh
+bench_sign
+bench_verify
+bench_schnorr_verify
+bench_recover
+bench_internal
+tests
+exhaustive_tests
+gen_context
+*.exe
+*.so
+*.a
+!.gitignore
+
+Makefile
+configure
+.libs/
+Makefile.in
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache/
+config.log
+config.status
+*.tar.gz
+*.la
+libtool
+.deps/
+.dirstamp
+*.lo
+*.o
+*~
+src/libsecp256k1-config.h
+src/libsecp256k1-config.h.in
+src/ecmult_static_context.h
+build-aux/config.guess
+build-aux/config.sub
+build-aux/depcomp
+build-aux/install-sh
+build-aux/ltmain.sh
+build-aux/m4/libtool.m4
+build-aux/m4/lt~obsolete.m4
+build-aux/m4/ltoptions.m4
+build-aux/m4/ltsugar.m4
+build-aux/m4/ltversion.m4
+build-aux/missing
+build-aux/compile
+build-aux/test-driver
+src/stamp-h1
+libsecp256k1.pc