diff --git a/.dir-locals.el b/.dir-locals.el
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6889fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dir-locals.el
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+;;; Directory Local Variables
+;;; For more information see (info "(emacs) Directory Variables")
+
+((magit-status-mode . ((magit-todos-exclude-globs . ("themes/academic/")))))
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9dfee83..ea2c05b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 public/
 .idea/
 resources/
+flycheck_.dir-locals.elc