diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index debad77ec2..08f2d8f754 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -74,3 +74,7 @@ metastore/
 warehouse/
 TempStatsStore/
 sql/hive-thriftserver/test_warehouses
+
+# For R session data
+.RHistory
+.RData