diff --git a/initializr-generator-spring/src/main/java/io/spring/initializr/generator/spring/scm/git/GitIgnore.java b/initializr-generator-spring/src/main/java/io/spring/initializr/generator/spring/scm/git/GitIgnore.java
index 43e7fb48..9a3c615e 100644
--- a/initializr-generator-spring/src/main/java/io/spring/initializr/generator/spring/scm/git/GitIgnore.java
+++ b/initializr-generator-spring/src/main/java/io/spring/initializr/generator/spring/scm/git/GitIgnore.java
@@ -39,17 +39,22 @@ public class GitIgnore {
 
 	private final GitIgnoreSection netBeans = new GitIgnoreSection("NetBeans");
 
+	private final GitIgnoreSection visualStudioCode = new GitIgnoreSection(
+			"Visual Studio Code");
+
 	public void write(PrintWriter writer) throws IOException {
 		this.general.write(writer);
 		this.sts.write(writer);
 		this.intellijIdea.write(writer);
 		this.netBeans.write(writer);
+		this.visualStudioCode.write(writer);
 	}
 
 	public boolean isEmpty() {
 		return this.general.getItems().isEmpty() && this.sts.getItems().isEmpty()
 				&& this.intellijIdea.getItems().isEmpty()
-				&& this.netBeans.getItems().isEmpty();
+				&& this.netBeans.getItems().isEmpty()
+				&& this.visualStudioCode.getItems().isEmpty();
 	}
 
 	public GitIgnoreSection getGeneral() {
@@ -68,6 +73,10 @@ public class GitIgnore {
 		return this.netBeans;
 	}
 
+	public GitIgnoreSection getVisualStudioCode() {
+		return this.visualStudioCode;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Representation of a section of a {@code .gitignore} file.
 	 */
diff --git a/initializr-generator-spring/src/main/java/io/spring/initializr/generator/spring/scm/git/GitProjectGenerationConfiguration.java b/initializr-generator-spring/src/main/java/io/spring/initializr/generator/spring/scm/git/GitProjectGenerationConfiguration.java
index 1df92bdc..e80bd65f 100644
--- a/initializr-generator-spring/src/main/java/io/spring/initializr/generator/spring/scm/git/GitProjectGenerationConfiguration.java
+++ b/initializr-generator-spring/src/main/java/io/spring/initializr/generator/spring/scm/git/GitProjectGenerationConfiguration.java
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ public class GitProjectGenerationConfiguration {
 		gitIgnore.getIntellijIdea().add(".idea", "*.iws", "*.iml", "*.ipr");
 		gitIgnore.getNetBeans().add("/nbproject/private/", "/nbbuild/", "/dist/",
 				"/nbdist/", "/.nb-gradle/");
+		gitIgnore.getVisualStudioCode().add(".vscode/");
 		return gitIgnore;
 	}
 
diff --git a/initializr-generator-spring/src/test/java/io/spring/initializr/generator/spring/scm/git/GitProjectGenerationConfigurationTests.java b/initializr-generator-spring/src/test/java/io/spring/initializr/generator/spring/scm/git/GitProjectGenerationConfigurationTests.java
index a4668ae6..7dd911ff 100644
--- a/initializr-generator-spring/src/test/java/io/spring/initializr/generator/spring/scm/git/GitProjectGenerationConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/initializr-generator-spring/src/test/java/io/spring/initializr/generator/spring/scm/git/GitProjectGenerationConfigurationTests.java
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ class GitProjectGenerationConfigurationTests {
 		ProjectDescription description = new ProjectDescription();
 		description.setBuildSystem(new GradleBuildSystem());
 		assertThat(generateGitIgnore(description)).contains("### STS ###",
-				"### IntelliJ IDEA ###", "### NetBeans ###");
+				"### IntelliJ IDEA ###", "### NetBeans ###",
+				"### Visual Studio Code ###");
 	}
 
 	@Test