diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/.gitignore b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/.gitignore
index bbd93c90e3..456e71bf8b 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/.gitignore
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-# Please do not ignore *.js files. Some xmodules are written in JS.
+# Ignore .js files in this folder as they are compiled from coffeescript
+# For each of the xmodules subdirectories, add a .gitignore file that
+# will version any *.js file that is specifically written, not compiled.
+*.js
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/capa/.gitignore b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/capa/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13b8deb002
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/capa/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+!imageinput.js
+!schematic.js
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/graphical_slider_tool/.gitignore b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/graphical_slider_tool/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4aa116a26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/graphical_slider_tool/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+!*.js
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/poll/.gitignore b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/poll/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4aa116a26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/poll/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+!*.js
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/sequence/display/.gitignore b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/sequence/display/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4aa116a26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/sequence/display/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+!*.js
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display/.gitignore b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7a88ce092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/videoalpha/display/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+!html5_video.js