diff --git a/docs/release-notes/rl-0.8.md b/docs/release-notes/rl-0.8.md
index 2934a94b..3642df7b 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/rl-0.8.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/rl-0.8.md
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@
 - Add lint (markdownlint-cli2) support for Markdown.
 - Add catppuccin integration for Bufferline, Lspsaga.
 - Add neo-tree integration for Bufferline.
+- Add more applicable filetypes to illuminate denylist.
 
 [tebuevd](https://github.com/tebuevd):
 
diff --git a/modules/plugins/ui/illuminate/illuminate.nix b/modules/plugins/ui/illuminate/illuminate.nix
index b910101f..4096e73c 100644
--- a/modules/plugins/ui/illuminate/illuminate.nix
+++ b/modules/plugins/ui/illuminate/illuminate.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ in {
     setupOpts = mkPluginSetupOption "vim-illuminate" {
       filetypes_denylist = mkOption {
         type = listOf str;
-        default = ["dirvish" "fugitive" "NvimTree" "TelescopePrompt"];
+        default = ["dirvish" "fugitive" "help" "neo-tree" "notify" "NvimTree" "TelescopePrompt"];
         description = "Filetypes to not illuminate, this overrides `filetypes_allowlist`";
       };
     };