diff --git a/filetypes.xml b/filetypes.xml
index 82ed8e4..75d2bd6 100644
--- a/filetypes.xml
+++ b/filetypes.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
       <mapping pattern="info" type="AUTO_DETECTED" />
       <mapping ext="gradle.kts" type="Kotlin" />
       <mapping ext="main.kts" type="Kotlin" />
+      <mapping pattern=".gitkeep" type="PLAIN_TEXT" />
       <mapping ext="so" type="PLAIN_TEXT" />
       <removed_mapping ext="apk" approved="true" type="ARCHIVE" />
       <removed_mapping ext="ignore" approved="true" type="IgnoreLang file" />