diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b4ed01bf..20ad0087 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ yarn-error.log
 .vscode
 packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/mocks/*/tmp
 packages/**/dist
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/docs/apps.md b/docs/apps.md
index 60aa171f..14b543d4 100644
--- a/docs/apps.md
+++ b/docs/apps.md
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 
 zcli apps commands helps with managing Zendesk apps workflow.
 
+* [`zcli apps:bump [APPPATH]`](#zcli-appsbump-apppath)
+* [`zcli apps:clean [APPPATH]`](#zcli-appsclean-apppath)
+* [`zcli apps:create APPDIRECTORIES`](#zcli-appscreate-appdirectories)
+* [`zcli apps:new`](#zcli-appsnew)
+* [`zcli apps:package APPDIRECTORY`](#zcli-appspackage-appdirectory)
+* [`zcli apps:server APPDIRECTORIES`](#zcli-appsserver-appdirectories)
+* [`zcli apps:update APPDIRECTORIES`](#zcli-appsupdate-appdirectories)
+* [`zcli apps:validate APPDIRECTORY`](#zcli-appsvalidate-appdirectory)
+
+## Configuration
+
 NOTE: You can set your apps config/settings in `zcli.apps.config.json` at the root of your app directory ie
 
 ```
@@ -20,14 +31,12 @@ NOTE: You can set your apps config/settings in `zcli.apps.config.json` at the ro
 
 See [these mock apps](https://github.com/zendesk/zcli/tree/master/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/mocks) for more references of `zcli.apps.config.json`.
 
-* [`zcli apps:bump [APPPATH]`](#zcli-appsbump-apppath)
-* [`zcli apps:clean [APPPATH]`](#zcli-appsclean-apppath)
-* [`zcli apps:create APPDIRECTORIES`](#zcli-appscreate-appdirectories)
-* [`zcli apps:new`](#zcli-appsnew)
-* [`zcli apps:package APPDIRECTORY`](#zcli-appspackage-appdirectory)
-* [`zcli apps:server APPDIRECTORIES`](#zcli-appsserver-appdirectories)
-* [`zcli apps:update APPDIRECTORIES`](#zcli-appsupdate-appdirectories)
-* [`zcli apps:validate APPDIRECTORY`](#zcli-appsvalidate-appdirectory)
+If you wish to specify files/folders to be ignored as part of the packaging process, create a .zcliignore file in your apps root directory. Patterns following the gitignore specification included in a .zcliignore file will be excluded from packaging when any of the following commands are executed:
+
+* zcli apps:package
+* zcli apps:create
+* zcli apps:update
+* zcli apps:validate
 
 ## `zcli apps:bump [APPPATH]`
 
diff --git a/packages/zcli-apps/src/lib/package.ts b/packages/zcli-apps/src/lib/package.ts
index fb84810b..8243fc89 100644
--- a/packages/zcli-apps/src/lib/package.ts
+++ b/packages/zcli-apps/src/lib/package.ts
@@ -24,11 +24,19 @@ export const createAppPkg = async (
 
   archive.pipe(output)
 
-  // ignore tmp dir
+  let archiveIgnore = ['tmp/**']
+
+  if (fs.pathExistsSync(`${appPath}/.zcliignore`)) {
+    archiveIgnore = archiveIgnore.concat(fs.readFileSync(`${appPath}/.zcliignore`).toString().replace(/\r\n/g, '\n').split('\n').filter((item) => {
+      return (item.trim().startsWith('#') ? null : item.trim())
+    }))
+  }
+
   archive.glob('**', {
     cwd: appPath,
-    ignore: ['tmp/**']
+    ignore: archiveIgnore
   })
+
   await archive.finalize()
 
   if (!fs.pathExistsSync(pkgPath)) {
diff --git a/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/mocks/single_product_ignore/.zcliignore b/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/mocks/single_product_ignore/.zcliignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1da21d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/mocks/single_product_ignore/.zcliignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+assets/logo-small.png
+assets/iframe.html
+assets/icon_nav_bar.svg
+manifest.json
+testFolder/ignoreFolder
+testFolder/1gn0r3m3.jpg
diff --git a/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/mocks/single_product_ignore/assets/icon_nav_bar.svg b/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/mocks/single_product_ignore/assets/icon_nav_bar.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ea73912
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diff --git a/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/mocks/single_product_ignore/assets/icon_ticket_editor.svg b/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/mocks/single_product_ignore/assets/icon_ticket_editor.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/mocks/single_product_ignore/assets/iframe.html b/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/mocks/single_product_ignore/assets/iframe.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8119fb7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/mocks/single_product_ignore/assets/iframe.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+app 1 Iframe
diff --git a/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/mocks/single_product_ignore/assets/logo-small.png b/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/mocks/single_product_ignore/assets/logo-small.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/mocks/single_product_ignore/assets/testFolder/1gn0r3m3.jpg b/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/mocks/single_product_ignore/assets/testFolder/1gn0r3m3.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/mocks/single_product_ignore/manifest.json b/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/mocks/single_product_ignore/manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d523e0de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/mocks/single_product_ignore/manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "name": "Test App 1",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "Zendesk",
+    "email": "support@zendesk.com",
+    "url": "https://help.zendesk.com"
+  },
+  "defaultLocale": "en",
+  "private": true,
+  "location": {
+    "support": {
+      "ticket_editor": "assets/iframe.html",
+      "nav_bar": "assets/iframe.html"
+    }
+  },
+  "version": "1.0",
+  "frameworkVersion": "2.0"
+}
diff --git a/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/mocks/single_product_ignore/zcli.apps.config.json b/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/mocks/single_product_ignore/zcli.apps.config.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..67bb252a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/mocks/single_product_ignore/zcli.apps.config.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"app_id":123456}
diff --git a/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/package.test.ts b/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/package.test.ts
index cc933923..31a2c4e7 100644
--- a/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/package.test.ts
+++ b/packages/zcli-apps/tests/functional/package.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { expect, test } from '@oclif/test'
 import * as path from 'path'
+import * as fs from 'fs'
+import * as readline from 'readline'
+import * as AdmZip from 'adm-zip'
 
 describe('package', function () {
   const appPath = path.join(__dirname, 'mocks/single_product_app')
@@ -16,7 +19,7 @@ describe('package', function () {
     })
     .stdout()
     .command(['apps:package', appPath])
-    .it('should display success message package is created', ctx => {
+    .it('should display success message if package is created', ctx => {
       const pkgPath = path.join(path.relative(process.cwd(), appPath), 'tmp', 'app')
       expect(ctx.stdout).to.contain(`Package created at ${pkgPath}`)
     })
@@ -36,3 +39,53 @@ describe('package', function () {
     .catch(err => expect(err.message).to.contain('Error: invalid location'))
     .it('should display error message if package fails to create')
 })
+
+describe('zcliignore', function () {
+  const appPath = path.join(__dirname, 'mocks/single_product_ignore')
+  const tmpPath = path.join(appPath, 'tmp')
+
+  const file = readline.createInterface({
+    input: fs.createReadStream(path.join(appPath, '.zcliignore')),
+    output: process.stdout,
+    terminal: false
+  })
+
+  const ignoreArr: string[] = [] // array that holds each line of the .ignore file
+
+  file.on('line', (line) => {
+    ignoreArr.push(line) // add to array dynamically
+  })
+
+  after(async () => {
+    fs.readdir(tmpPath, (err, files) => {
+      if (err) throw err
+
+      for (const file of files) {
+        fs.unlink(path.join(tmpPath, file), (err) => {
+          if (err) throw err
+        })
+      }
+    })
+  })
+
+  test
+    .env({
+      ZENDESK_SUBDOMAIN: 'z3ntest',
+      ZENDESK_EMAIL: 'admin@z3ntest.com',
+      ZENDESK_PASSWORD: '123456' // the universal password
+    })
+    .nock('https://z3ntest.zendesk.com', api => {
+      api
+        .post('/api/v2/apps/validate')
+        .reply(200)
+    })
+    .stdout()
+    .command(['apps:package', appPath])
+    .it('should not include certain files as specified in .zcliignore', async () => {
+      const packagePath = path.join(tmpPath, (fs.readdirSync(tmpPath).find(fn => fn.startsWith('app'))) + '')
+      const zip = new AdmZip(packagePath)
+      for (const zipEntry of zip.getEntries()) {
+        expect(ignoreArr.includes(zipEntry.name)).to.eq(false)
+      }
+    })
+})
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