diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 771fd1a3c..3431088d9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ vendor/git-for-windows
 
 config/*
 !config/Readme.md
+!config/profile.d/README.md
 
 config_user/*
 
diff --git a/config/profile.d/README.md b/config/profile.d/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48831473a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/profile.d/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+## Profile.d Folder
+
+* Files in this folder named `*.{sh|cmd|ps1}`: Will be executed by the appropriate shell when starting the shell.