diff --git a/Umbraco.gitignore b/Umbraco.gitignore
index f762672e..75970e0c 100644
--- a/Umbraco.gitignore
+++ b/Umbraco.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,8 @@ Cached/
 
 # Ignore Umbraco content cache file
 **/App_Data/umbraco.config
+
+# Don't ignore Umbraco packages (VisualStudio.gitignore mistakes this for a NuGet packages folder)
+# Make sure to include details from VisualStudio.gitignore BEFORE this
+!**/App_Data/[Pp]ackages/
+!**/[Uu]mbraco/developer/[Pp]ackages