diff --git a/src/app/general-config-panel.coffee b/src/app/general-config-panel.coffee
index f1b2a18a2..480090257 100644
--- a/src/app/general-config-panel.coffee
+++ b/src/app/general-config-panel.coffee
@@ -5,5 +5,9 @@ class GeneralConfigPanel extends ConfigPanel
   @content: ->
     @div class: 'config-panel', =>
       @div class: 'row', =>
-        @label for: 'core.autosave', "Autosave on Unfocus:"
+        @label for: 'core.hideGitIgnoredFiles', "Hide files in .gitignore:"
+        @input id: 'core.hideGitIgnoredFiles', type: 'checkbox'
+
+      @div class: 'row', =>
+        @label for: 'core.autosave', "Autosave on unfocus:"
         @input id: 'core.autosave', type: 'checkbox'