diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 43182a35..eac47ff6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ user_setups/active/*
 build_output/*
 build_output/firmware/*.bin
 build_output/firmware/*.exe
+src/custom/*
+!src/custom/README.md
 
 ## Test result files
 *.xml
diff --git a/src/custom/README.md b/src/custom/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57bdb7d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/custom/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Files and customizations in this folder will be ignored by version control.
+
+Use this folder to place:
+- Custom font source files
+- Custom boot screen
+- ...
\ No newline at end of file