diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bb5e0a0cd..a74eeba06 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -47,11 +47,9 @@ build/.cmake/
 /screenshots
 /sounds
 /mods/*
-!/mods/minetest/
-/mods/minetest/*
-!/mods/minetest/mods_here.txt
-/worlds
-/world/
+!/mods/mods_here.txt
+/worlds/*
+!/worlds/worlds_here.txt
 /clientmods/*
 !/clientmods/preview/
 /client/mod_storage/
diff --git a/worlds/worlds_here.txt b/worlds/worlds_here.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0fec2849b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worlds/worlds_here.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+World directories are placed into this location. Each world should contain at least following files:
+
+ * map_meta.txt
+ * world.mt