diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0163712c89559..b7ad2bba74104 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ build-idea/
 out/
 
 # include shared intellij config
-!.idea/scopes/x_pack.xml
+!.idea/checkstyle-idea.xml
+!.idea/eclipseCodeFormatter.xml
+!.idea/externalDependencies.xml
 !.idea/inspectionProfiles/Project_Default.xml
 !.idea/runConfigurations/Debug_Elasticsearch.xml
-!.idea/checkstyle-idea.xml
+!.idea/scopes/x_pack.xml
 
 # These files are generated in the main tree by IntelliJ
 benchmarks/src/main/generated/*
diff --git a/.idea/externalDependencies.xml b/.idea/externalDependencies.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..975fe828794b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/externalDependencies.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="ExternalDependencies">
+    <plugin id="EclipseCodeFormatter" />
+    <plugin id="CheckStyle-IDEA" />
+  </component>
+</project>