diff --git a/VisualStudio.gitignore b/VisualStudio.gitignore
index f6755c5a86e84563590e11e45fd2a6753c23d50d..52103c3dcb3abd208b9938a6070e44bf41c6ce7d 100644
--- a/VisualStudio.gitignore
+++ b/VisualStudio.gitignore
@@ -154,8 +154,13 @@ csx/
 # Windows Store app package directory
 AppPackages/
 
-# Others
+# Visual Studio cache files
+# files ending in .cache can be ignored
 *.[Cc]ache
+# but keep track of directories ending in .cache
+!*.[Cc]ache/
+
+# Others
 ClientBin/
 [Ss]tyle[Cc]op.*
 ~$*