diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e201483a..ad898d39 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,3 +19,11 @@
 /tmp
 test.figures
 test.html
+
+# ignore most generated plots to make it easier to handle
+/tests/data/expected-results/stats-data-prep/jssom/inline-[0-9].svg
+/tests/data/expected-results/stats-data-prep/jssom/inline-[1-2][0-9].svg
+/tests/data/expected-results/stats-data-prep/tsom/inline-[0-9].svg
+/tests/data/expected-results/stats-data-prep/tsom/inline-[0-9][0-9].svg
+/tests/data/expected-results/stats-data-prep/tsom/inline-1[0-9][0-9].svg
+/tests/data/expected-results/stats-data-prep/tsom/inline-exe-*.svg