diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5cbe783d38..88fcbca4f9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ logs
 /projects/core/web/js
 /projects/core/web/video
 /projects/core/web/files
+!/var/.gitkeep
 
 ###> symfony/framework-bundle ###
 /.env.local
diff --git a/var/.gitkeep b/var/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2