diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 36a1bb1c9..5fd14caf1 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ or hidden folders some tools use to store data.
     `._foo.pdf` and `._bar/foo.pdf`
 
     Defaults to
-    `[".DS_STORE/*", "._*", ".stfolder/*", ".stversions/*", ".localized/*", "desktop.ini", "@eaDir/*"]`.
+    `[".DS_Store", ".DS_STORE", "._*", ".stfolder/*", ".stversions/*", ".localized/*", "desktop.ini", "@eaDir/*", "Thumbs.db"]`.
 
 #### [`PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_BARCODE_SCANNER=<string>`](#PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_BARCODE_SCANNER) {#PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_BARCODE_SCANNER}
 
diff --git a/src/paperless/settings.py b/src/paperless/settings.py
index d2ee531fc..e936fc33e 100644
--- a/src/paperless/settings.py
+++ b/src/paperless/settings.py
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ CONSUMER_IGNORE_PATTERNS = list(
     json.loads(
         os.getenv(
             "PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_IGNORE_PATTERNS",
-            '[".DS_Store", ".DS_STORE", "._*", ".stfolder/*", ".stversions/*", ".localized/*", "desktop.ini", "@eaDir/*"]',
+            '[".DS_Store", ".DS_STORE", "._*", ".stfolder/*", ".stversions/*", ".localized/*", "desktop.ini", "@eaDir/*", "Thumbs.db"]',
         ),
     ),
 )