diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2886f63..8930d87 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ Current Filter Setting (Following is applied sequentially)
   3. \tet\ is excluded
   4. \.cvs\ is excluded
   5. \.svn\ is excluded
+  6. \.git\ is excluded
 
 Current File extension and Language Settings
   C/C++=c,cxx,h,hpp,cpp,hxx
diff --git a/nsiqcppstyle_exe.py b/nsiqcppstyle_exe.py
index f3c519f..9e274cc 100755
--- a/nsiqcppstyle_exe.py
+++ b/nsiqcppstyle_exe.py
@@ -435,11 +435,13 @@ def __init__(self, fileFilterPath, filterStringList, extLangMap, varMap, activeF
         if len(filter.nsiqCppStyleRules) == 0:
             filter.AddExclude("/.svn/")
             filter.AddExclude("/.cvs/")
+            filter.AddExclude("/.git/")
             return
 
         for eachMapKey in self.filterMap:
             self.filterMap[eachMapKey].AddExclude("/.cvs/")
             self.filterMap[eachMapKey].AddExclude("/.svn/")
+            self.filterMap[eachMapKey].AddExclude("/.git/")
 
         if activeFilterName in self.filterMap:
             self.activeFilterName = activeFilterName