diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9322540..6c6270e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ coverage/
 coverage.xml
 htmlcov/
 junit.xml
-reports/
+# Root build/coverage output only — anchored so it does not swallow component
+# source dirs named "reports" (e.g. a Joomla admin view src/View/Reports, tmpl/reports).
+/reports/
 test-results/
 tests/_output/
 .github/local/