diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
index 41a0e58cf..990487a2a 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ external_stlport
 nel_tools*
 ryzom_tools*
 
+#personal projects
+personal/
+
 #Dumps
 *.dmp
 
diff --git a/code/CMakeLists.txt b/code/CMakeLists.txt
index 0e72cc5f9..425f296f5 100644
--- a/code/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -475,6 +475,10 @@ IF(WITH_STUDIO)
   ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(studio)
 ENDIF()
 
+IF(WITH_PERSONAL)
+  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(personal)
+ENDIF()
+
 # To build the documention, you will have to enable it
 # and then do the equivalent of "make DoxygenDoc".
 IF(BUILD_DOCUMENTATION)
diff --git a/code/personal/README.md b/code/personal/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb2ebdf41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/personal/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+cmake option to include CMakeLists.txt from this directory is `-DWITH_PERSONAL=ON`
+
+Example:
+
+```
+ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(example)
+```
+