diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e9b3517bc..b2ee4b6ed 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ test.php
 /libraries/*
 /nbproject/
 /nbproject/private/
-/resources/covers/*
 /resources/nzb/*
 /resources/tmp/*
 /templates_c/*
diff --git a/resources/covers/anime/.gitignore b/resources/covers/anime/.gitignore
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d6b7ef32c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/covers/anime/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/resources/covers/audio/.gitignore b/resources/covers/audio/.gitignore
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d6b7ef32c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/covers/audio/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/resources/covers/audiosample/.gitignore b/resources/covers/audiosample/.gitignore
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..cec9082b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/covers/audiosample/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*
+
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/resources/covers/book/.gitignore b/resources/covers/book/.gitignore
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d6b7ef32c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/covers/book/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/resources/covers/console/.gitignore b/resources/covers/console/.gitignore
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..172cc9f02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/covers/console/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
+!no-cover.jpg
diff --git a/resources/covers/console/no-cover.jpg b/resources/covers/console/no-cover.jpg
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..2d6359d4e
Binary files /dev/null and b/resources/covers/console/no-cover.jpg differ
diff --git a/resources/covers/games/.gitignore b/resources/covers/games/.gitignore
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d6b7ef32c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/covers/games/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/resources/covers/movies/.gitignore b/resources/covers/movies/.gitignore
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d6b7ef32c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/covers/movies/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/resources/covers/music/.gitignore b/resources/covers/music/.gitignore
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d6b7ef32c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/covers/music/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/resources/covers/preview/.gitignore b/resources/covers/preview/.gitignore
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d6b7ef32c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/covers/preview/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/resources/covers/sample/.gitignore b/resources/covers/sample/.gitignore
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d6b7ef32c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/covers/sample/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/resources/covers/tvrage/.gitignore b/resources/covers/tvrage/.gitignore
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d6b7ef32c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/covers/tvrage/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/resources/covers/tvshows/.gitignore b/resources/covers/tvshows/.gitignore
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d6b7ef32c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/covers/tvshows/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/resources/covers/video/.gitignore b/resources/covers/video/.gitignore
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d6b7ef32c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/covers/video/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/resources/covers/xxx/.gitignore b/resources/covers/xxx/.gitignore
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..82437b7a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/covers/xxx/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
+!no-cover.jpg
+!no-backdrop.jpg
diff --git a/resources/covers/xxx/no-backdrop.jpg b/resources/covers/xxx/no-backdrop.jpg
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..efd5e95f2
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diff --git a/resources/covers/xxx/no-cover.jpg b/resources/covers/xxx/no-cover.jpg
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..158955870
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