diff --git a/tests/check/elements/.gitignore b/tests/check/elements/.gitignore
index fa6ff7348d..176d8a7783 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/check/elements/.gitignore
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ rtp-payloading
 rtpbin
 rtpbin_buffer_list
 rtpjitterbuffer
+shapewipe
 souphttpsrc
 spectrum
 sunaudio
diff --git a/tests/examples/shapewipe/.gitignore b/tests/examples/shapewipe/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..746bc48c72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/examples/shapewipe/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+shapewipe-example