diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2dbadbcccf4e..dd5a1d4431db 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -176,6 +176,3 @@ fix_*.patch
 
 # [Experimental] Generated TS type definitions
 /packages/**/types_generated/
-
-/packages/debugger-shell/build/
-/packages/*/dist/
diff --git a/packages/debugger-shell/.gitignore b/packages/debugger-shell/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c02830f8d724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/debugger-shell/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Dependencies
+/node_modules
+
+# Build output
+/build
+/dist