diff --git a/local-cli/generator/templates/_gitignore b/local-cli/generator/templates/_gitignore
index 42c9490e5..eb1535e41 100644
--- a/local-cli/generator/templates/_gitignore
+++ b/local-cli/generator/templates/_gitignore
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ project.xcworkspace
 
 # Android/IJ
 #
+*.iml
 .idea
 .gradle
 local.properties