diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d2553d65ff..68e3e83745 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ typings/
 *.sublime-*
 .vscode/*
 !.vscode/launch.json
+!.vscode/settings.json
 
 # OSX
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b10bf0ca57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "eslint.workingDirectories": [
+    {
+      "pattern": "./ghost/*/"
+    }
+  ],
+  "search.exclude": {
+    "**/*.js.snap": true,
+    "**/.git": true,
+    "**/build/*": true,
+    "**/coverage/**": true,
+    "**/dist/**": true,
+    "**/ghost.map": true,
+    "**/node_modules": true,
+    "ghost/core/core/built/**": true
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file