diff --git a/hosts/common/home/default.nix b/hosts/common/home/default.nix
index 20a8a75a..f7b53a0c 100644
--- a/hosts/common/home/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/home/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     ./mpv.nix
     ./neovim.nix
     ./newsflash.nix
+    ./ripgrep.nix
     ./splatmoji.nix
     ./ssh.nix
     ./sublime-music.nix
diff --git a/hosts/common/home/ripgrep.nix b/hosts/common/home/ripgrep.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab46f2c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/common/home/ripgrep.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{ sane-lib, ... }:
+{
+  # .ignore file is read by ripgrep (rg), silver searcher (ag), maybe others.
+  # ignore translation files by default when searching, as they tend to have
+  # a LOT of duplicate text.
+  sane.user.fs.".ignore" = sane-lib.fs.wantedText ''
+    po/
+  '';
+}