diff --git a/tests/examples/overlay/.gitignore b/tests/examples/overlay/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33f530f3be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/examples/overlay/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+gtk-xoverlay
+qt-xoverlay
+qtgv-xoverlay