diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..3e4e48b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ab6c13d..282e0ab3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -66,3 +66,6 @@ typings/
 
 # default output report
 super-linter.report
+
+# Git directory (useful for .dockerignore)
+.git