diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eb54d77d..756186c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ GIT_PROMPT_COMMAND_FAIL="${Red}✘-_LAST_COMMAND_STATE_ " # displays as ✘-1 fo
   on a per repository basis by creating a file named ``.bash-git-rc`` with the
   content ``FETCH_REMOTE_STATUS=0`` in the root of your git repository.
 
+- You can also ignore a repository completely by creating a file named ``.bash-git-rc`` with the
+  content ``GIT_PROMPT_IGNORE=1`` in the root of your git repository.
+
 - You can get help on the git prompt with the function ``git_prompt_help``.
   Examples are available with ``git_prompt_examples``.
   A list of all available named colors is available with `git_prompt_color_samples`
diff --git a/gitprompt.sh b/gitprompt.sh
index b5180559..cc71eef1 100755
--- a/gitprompt.sh
+++ b/gitprompt.sh
@@ -200,11 +200,18 @@ function setGitPrompt() {
     FETCH_REMOTE_STATUS=0
   fi
 
+  unset GIT_PROMPT_IGNORE
+
   if [[ -e "$repo/.bash-git-rc" ]]; then
     source "$repo/.bash-git-rc"
   fi
 
-  if [ "$FETCH_REMOTE_STATUS" = 1 ]; then
+  if [[ "$GIT_PROMPT_IGNORE" = 1 ]]; then
+    PS1="$EMPTY_PROMPT"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$FETCH_REMOTE_STATUS" = 1 ]]; then
     checkUpstream
   fi