diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fb04eff75..d57e18629 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -87,7 +87,21 @@ benchmark-results
 
 # local performance investigation (never ship benchmark data or restored backups)
 .widget-performance/
-scripts/benchmarks/
+.bench/
 homarr-backup*.zip
 *.sqlite-wal
 *.sqlite-shm
+scripts/benchmarks/analyze-*.mjs
+scripts/benchmarks/attribute-memory.mts
+scripts/benchmarks/audit-widget-render.mjs
+scripts/benchmarks/build-compare.sh
+scripts/benchmarks/compare-stress-runs.mjs
+scripts/benchmarks/inspect-container.mts
+scripts/benchmarks/measure-*.mjs
+scripts/benchmarks/measure-*.mts
+scripts/benchmarks/memory-probe.cjs
+scripts/benchmarks/probe-fiber-tree.mts
+scripts/benchmarks/stress-restore*.mts
+scripts/benchmarks/stress-restore*.ts
+scripts/benchmarks/verify-context-menu.mts
+scripts/benchmarks/verify-react-profiling.mts