diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 95fc6e52000..120181d6e1e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ dependency-reduced-pom.xml
 *.iml
 
 ## Directory-based project format:
-.idea/
+.idea/*
+!.idea/icon.png
 # if you remove the above rule, at least ignore the following:
 
 # User-specific stuff:
diff --git a/.idea/icon.png b/.idea/icon.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0f1d8ff4434
Binary files /dev/null and b/.idea/icon.png differ