diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index 585273a3a4b..fbf3c6a99a4 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@
 
     #RewriteBase /magento/
 
+############################################
+## Prevent serving "hidden" files like git repository
+
+    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} /\.
+    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ / [R=404,L]
+
 ############################################
 ## uncomment next line to enable light API calls processing