diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 95effc9..5ce0b17 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ See `feedback-test --help` for more details.
 |----|-|-|-|-|
 | Indication of command starting | ✔️ | ✔️ | C | C |
 | Indication of time | ✔️ | C | C | C |
-| Clear screen between feedback | ✔️ | C | C | ✔️ |
+| Clear screen between feedback | ✔️ | C | C | C |
 | Gitignore-aware | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✖ |
 | Named feedback loops | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✖ | ✖ |
 | Configurable feedback loops | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖ | ✖ |
diff --git a/feedback/src/Feedback/Common/OptParse.hs b/feedback/src/Feedback/Common/OptParse.hs
index 3e25da2..234b44d 100644
--- a/feedback/src/Feedback/Common/OptParse.hs
+++ b/feedback/src/Feedback/Common/OptParse.hs
@@ -27,11 +27,30 @@ import Path.IO
 import Paths_feedback
 
 data LoopSettings = LoopSettings
-  { loopSettingRunSettings :: !RunSettings,
+  { loopSettingFilterSettings :: !FilterSettings,
+    loopSettingRunSettings :: !RunSettings,
     loopSettingOutputSettings :: !OutputSettings
   }
   deriving (Show, Eq, Generic)
 
+combineToLoopSettings :: Flags -> Environment -> Maybe OutputConfiguration -> LoopConfiguration -> IO LoopSettings
+combineToLoopSettings Flags {..} Environment {} mDefaultOutputConfig LoopConfiguration {..} = do
+  let filterSettingGitingore = fromMaybe True loopConfigGitignore
+  let loopSettingFilterSettings = FilterSettings {..}
+  let runSettingCommand = loopConfigCommand
+  let runSettingExtraEnv = loopConfigExtraEnv
+  runSettingWorkingDir <- mapM resolveDir' loopConfigWorkingDir
+
+  let loopSettingRunSettings = RunSettings {..}
+  let outputConfig = liftA2 (<>) loopConfigOutputConfiguration mDefaultOutputConfig
+  let loopSettingOutputSettings = combineToOutputSettings flagOutputFlags outputConfig
+  pure LoopSettings {..}
+
+data FilterSettings = FilterSettings
+  { filterSettingGitingore :: !Bool
+  }
+  deriving (Show, Eq, Generic)
+
 data RunSettings = RunSettings
   { runSettingCommand :: !Command,
     runSettingExtraEnv :: !(Map String String),
@@ -39,17 +58,6 @@ data RunSettings = RunSettings
   }
   deriving (Show, Eq, Generic)
 
-combineToLoopSettings :: Flags -> Environment -> Maybe OutputConfiguration -> LoopConfiguration -> IO LoopSettings
-combineToLoopSettings Flags {..} Environment {} mDefaultOutputConfig LoopConfiguration {..} = do
-  let runSettingCommand = loopConfigCommand
-  let runSettingExtraEnv = loopConfigExtraEnv
-  runSettingWorkingDir <- mapM resolveDir' loopConfigWorkingDir
-
-  let loopSettingRunSettings = RunSettings {..}
-  let outputConfig = liftA2 (<>) loopConfigOutputConfiguration mDefaultOutputConfig
-  let loopSettingOutputSettings = combineToOutputSettings flagOutputFlags outputConfig
-  pure LoopSettings {..}
-
 data OutputSettings = OutputSettings
   { outputSettingClear :: !Clear
   }
@@ -76,6 +84,7 @@ instance HasCodec Configuration where
 
 data LoopConfiguration = LoopConfiguration
   { loopConfigCommand :: !Command,
+    loopConfigGitignore :: !(Maybe Bool),
     loopConfigExtraEnv :: !(Map String String),
     loopConfigWorkingDir :: !(Maybe FilePath),
     loopConfigOutputConfiguration :: !(Maybe OutputConfiguration)
@@ -91,6 +100,7 @@ instance HasCodec LoopConfiguration where
           object "LoopConfiguration" $
             LoopConfiguration
               <$> commandObjectCodec .= loopConfigCommand
+              <*> optionalField "gitignore" "whether to ignore files that are not in the git repo" .= loopConfigGitignore
               <*> optionalFieldWithOmittedDefault "env" M.empty "extra environment variables to set" .= loopConfigExtraEnv
               <*> optionalField "working-dir" "where the process will be run" .= loopConfigWorkingDir
               <*> optionalField "output" "output configuration for this loop" .= loopConfigOutputConfiguration
@@ -108,6 +118,7 @@ makeLoopConfiguration :: Command -> LoopConfiguration
 makeLoopConfiguration c =
   LoopConfiguration
     { loopConfigCommand = c,
+      loopConfigGitignore = Nothing,
       loopConfigExtraEnv = M.empty,
       loopConfigWorkingDir = Nothing,
       loopConfigOutputConfiguration = Nothing
diff --git a/feedback/src/Feedback/Loop.hs b/feedback/src/Feedback/Loop.hs
index e54d7b8..ab3b74a 100644
--- a/feedback/src/Feedback/Loop.hs
+++ b/feedback/src/Feedback/Loop.hs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ runFeedbackLoop =
     -- 0.1 second debouncing, 0.001 was too little
     let conf = FS.defaultConfig {confDebounce = Debounce 0.1}
     FS.withManagerConf conf $ \watchManager -> do
-      eventFilter <- mkEventFilter here
+      eventFilter <- mkEventFilter here loopSettingFilterSettings
       stopListeningAction <-
         FS.watchTree
           watchManager
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ runFeedbackLoop =
         (outputWorker loopSettingOutputSettings outputChan)
       stopListeningAction
 
-mkEventFilter :: Path Abs Dir -> IO (FS.Event -> Bool)
-mkEventFilter here = do
-  mGitFiles <- gitLsFiles here
+mkEventFilter :: Path Abs Dir -> FilterSettings -> IO (FS.Event -> Bool)
+mkEventFilter here FilterSettings {..} = do
+  mGitFiles <- if filterSettingGitingore then gitLsFiles here else pure Nothing
   pure $ \event ->
     standardEventFilter here event
       && maybe True (eventPath event `S.member`) mGitFiles