diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 291801a7396..d795040754c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 /app/phpunit.xml
 /app/spool/*
 /vendor/*
+!/vendor/.htaccess
 /bin/*
 /composer.phar
 /bundles
@@ -22,4 +23,4 @@
 /build/packaging
 /build/packages/*
 !/build/packages/.placeholder
-/mockup
+/mockup
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vendor/.htaccess b/vendor/.htaccess
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3418e55a683
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/.htaccess
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+deny from all
\ No newline at end of file