diff --git a/Global/Linux.gitignore b/Global/Linux.gitignore
index 5932ea17971d04e6f54b1edbde796f1a9048a0e1..f709203dbd548231d2485e102a0e70a2bfaceb79 100644
--- a/Global/Linux.gitignore
+++ b/Global/Linux.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 *~
 
+# temporary files which can be created if a process still has a deleted file handle open
+.fuse_hidden*
+
 # KDE directory preferences
 .directory