diff --git a/sync-exclude.lst b/sync-exclude.lst
index 21e1813bc4f57..a238434cd3b57 100644
--- a/sync-exclude.lst
+++ b/sync-exclude.lst
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ System Volume Information
 *.unison
 .nfs*
 
+# (default) metadata files created by Syncthing
+.stfolder
+.stignore
+.stversions
+
 My Saved Places.
 
 \#*#