diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ca3f23422f..a1118e1b1f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 .*
 !.gitignore
+!.helmignore
 !.gitattributes
 *.iml
 bin
diff --git a/install/helm/agones/.helmignore b/install/helm/agones/.helmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..542b3390d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/helm/agones/.helmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Patterns to ignore when building packages.
+# This supports shell glob matching, relative path matching, and
+# negation (prefixed with !). Only one pattern per line.
+.DS_Store
+# Common VCS dirs
+.git/
+.gitignore
+.bzr/
+.bzrignore
+.hg/
+.hgignore
+.svn/
+# Common backup files
+*.swp
+*.bak
+*.tmp
+*~
+# Various IDEs
+.project
+.idea/
+*.tmproj
\ No newline at end of file