diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index e218bbe25df..afd02555f59 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@
 /vendor/** -text -eol linguist-vendored
 /web_src/js/vendor/** -text -eol linguist-vendored
 Dockerfile.* linguist-language=Dockerfile
+Makefile.* linguist-language=Makefile
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7e8e5f84a72..11af4543bd2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -127,3 +127,6 @@ prime/
 
 # Ignore worktrees when working on multiple branches
 .worktrees/
+
+# A Makefile for custom make targets
+Makefile.local
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index de2a486ea1d..5dbf1417236 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -198,6 +198,10 @@ TEST_MSSQL_DBNAME ?= gitea
 TEST_MSSQL_USERNAME ?= sa
 TEST_MSSQL_PASSWORD ?= MwantsaSecurePassword1
 
+# Include local Makefile
+# Makefile.local is listed in .gitignore
+sinclude Makefile.local
+
 .PHONY: all
 all: build