diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 10de9ad..2b51005 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -142,7 +142,9 @@ dmypy.json
 *.qm
 *.qrc.cpp
 moc_*.cpp
+# Qt auto-generated UI files (but not our custom ui_elements.py, ui_utils.py, etc.)
 ui_*.py
+!src/ui/ui_*.py
 qrc_*.py
 
 # StormIRC specific