diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index d385c5cddaf..b188bb6fb56 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Do not export those files in the Composer archive (lighter dependency)
 /.browserslistrc export-ignore
 /.codecov.yml export-ignore
+/.ddev/ export-ignore
 /.env.example export-ignore
 /.git-blame-ignore-revs export-ignore
 /.gitattributes export-ignore
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d05b3beee8a..dbd84bd5aad 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ node_modules/
 vendor/
 /bower_components
 cpresources/*
+.ddev/