diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index b1f7ebc7..12d92a09 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ Still in development.
   ``.jpg`` and ``.JPG`` to ignore JPEG files when scanning. (Fixes:
   :issue:`525`)
 
+- The scanner now by default ignores ``*.nfo`` and ``*.html`` files too.
+
 **MPD frontend**
 
 - The MPD service is now published as a Zeroconf service if avahi-daemon is
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/local/ext.conf b/mopidy/backends/local/ext.conf
index f05a09c0..afc13c7d 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/local/ext.conf
+++ b/mopidy/backends/local/ext.conf
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ playlists_dir = $XDG_DATA_DIR/mopidy/local/playlists
 tag_cache_file = $XDG_DATA_DIR/mopidy/local/tag_cache
 scan_timeout = 1000
 excluded_file_extensions =
+  .html
   .jpeg
   .jpg
+  .log
+  .nfo
   .png
   .txt
-  .log