diff --git a/.git-blame-ignore-revs b/.git-blame-ignore-revs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9178a49e256
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.git-blame-ignore-revs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# .git-blame-ignore-revs
+
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
diff --git a/build/files-checker.php b/build/files-checker.php
index 17216399ca4..44faca70fc8 100644
--- a/build/files-checker.php
+++ b/build/files-checker.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ $expectedFiles = [
 	'.eslintignore',
 	'.eslintrc.js',
 	'.git',
+	'.git-blame-ignore-revs',
 	'.gitattributes',
 	'.github',
 	'.gitignore',