diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1d0275d10..1257ab371 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 *.swp
 *~
 .DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
 .project
 .svn
 .nvm-version
diff --git a/src/workspace-view.coffee b/src/workspace-view.coffee
index cfea0ecbb..32c2f0802 100644
--- a/src/workspace-view.coffee
+++ b/src/workspace-view.coffee
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class WorkspaceView extends View
   @version: 4
 
   @configDefaults:
-    ignoredNames: [".git", ".svn", ".DS_Store"]
+    ignoredNames: [".git", ".svn", ".DS_Store", "Thumbs.db"]
     excludeVcsIgnoredPaths: true
     disabledPackages: []
     themes: ['atom-dark-ui', 'atom-dark-syntax']