diff --git a/Node.gitignore b/Node.gitignore
index bc7fc557..4b187ffa 100644
--- a/Node.gitignore
+++ b/Node.gitignore
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ coverage
 # Grunt intermediate storage (http://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files)
 .grunt
 
+# Bower dependency directory (https://bower.io/)
+bower_components
+
 # node-waf configuration
 .lock-wscript