diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ef42e55d313..c02362fc6a1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ local.properties
 *.iml
 /packages/react-native/android/*
 !/packages/react-native/android/README.md
+.kotlin/
 
 # Node
 node_modules
diff --git a/packages/gradle-plugin/.gitignore b/packages/gradle-plugin/.gitignore
index cff89e3edb9..9b48ed83708 100644
--- a/packages/gradle-plugin/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/gradle-plugin/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ react-native-gradle-plugin/build/
 settings-plugin/build/
 shared/build/
 shared-testutil/build/
+.kotlin/