diff --git a/bids-validator/bids_validator/rules/file_level_rules.json b/bids-validator/bids_validator/rules/file_level_rules.json
index 83f3fd4e8..a220fcb5c 100644
--- a/bids-validator/bids_validator/rules/file_level_rules.json
+++ b/bids-validator/bids_validator/rules/file_level_rules.json
@@ -488,6 +488,8 @@
         "_events\\.tsv",
         "_channels\\.json",
         "_channels\\.tsv",
+        "_electrodes\\.json",
+        "_electrodes\\.tsv",
         "_meg\\.json",
         "_coordsystem\\.json",
         "_photo\\.jpg",