diff --git a/R.gitignore b/R.gitignore
index 49037a0b7cb23b852e2137060b55b1df4bea173b..ffef9f8f2b5285101c1c27f7858fe8b8481f5cc2 100644
--- a/R.gitignore
+++ b/R.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
 # Example code in package build process
 *-Ex.R
 
+# Output files from R CMD build
+/*.tar.gz
+
+# Output files from R CMD check
+/*.Rcheck/
+
 # RStudio files
 .Rproj.user/