diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0baa4fa1..da6827ca 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 *.swp
 *~$
 cscope.*
+compile_commands.json
+/.clangd
 tags
 /build
 /obj*
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e9cc0389..ef12c8c3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -205,6 +205,11 @@ endif (WITH_SYMBOL_VERSIONING AND ABIMAP_FOUND)
 
 add_custom_target(dist COMMAND ${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM} package_source DEPENDS ${_SYMBOL_TARGET})
 
+# Link compile database for clangd
+execute_process(COMMAND cmake -E create_symlink
+                "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/compile_commands.json"
+                "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/compile_commands.json")
+
 message(STATUS "********************************************")
 message(STATUS "********** ${PROJECT_NAME} build options : **********")