diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
index 9dc9b5be3..5357b51c2 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const { wsClient } = require('../ipc/network/ws-event-handlers');
 const { hasSubDirectories } = require('../utils/filesystem');
 
 const {
+  DEFAULT_GITIGNORE,
   writeFile,
   hasBruExtension,
   isDirectory,
@@ -160,6 +161,8 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher) => {
           throw new Error(`Invalid format: ${format}`);
         }
 
+        await writeFile(path.join(dirPath, '.gitignore'), DEFAULT_GITIGNORE);
+
         const { size, filesCount } = await getCollectionStats(dirPath);
         brunoConfig.size = size;
         brunoConfig.filesCount = filesCount;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/workspace.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/workspace.js
index 7926c69ef..57914954f 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/workspace.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/workspace.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const archiver = require('archiver');
 const extractZip = require('extract-zip');
 const { ipcMain, dialog } = require('electron');
 const isDev = require('electron-is-dev');
-const { createDirectory, sanitizeName } = require('../utils/filesystem');
+const { createDirectory, sanitizeName, writeFile, DEFAULT_GITIGNORE } = require('../utils/filesystem');
 const yaml = require('js-yaml');
 const LastOpenedWorkspaces = require('../store/last-opened-workspaces');
 const { defaultWorkspaceManager } = require('../store/default-workspace');
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ const registerWorkspaceIpc = (mainWindow, workspaceWatcher) => {
         const workspaceConfig = createWorkspaceConfig(workspaceName);
 
         await writeWorkspaceConfig(dirPath, workspaceConfig);
+        await writeFile(path.join(dirPath, '.gitignore'), DEFAULT_GITIGNORE);
 
         lastOpenedWorkspaces.add(dirPath);
 
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/filesystem.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/filesystem.js
index 90406d8dc..0d405419f 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/filesystem.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/filesystem.js
@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@ const { dialog } = require('electron');
 const isValidPathname = require('is-valid-path');
 const os = require('os');
 
+const DEFAULT_GITIGNORE = [
+  '# Secrets',
+  '.env*',
+  '',
+  '# Dependencies',
+  'node_modules',
+  '',
+  '# OS files',
+  '.DS_Store',
+  'Thumbs.db'
+].join('\n');
+
 const exists = async (p) => {
   try {
     await fsPromises.access(p);
@@ -456,6 +468,7 @@ const isCollectionRootBruFile = (pathname, collectionPath) => {
 };
 
 module.exports = {
+  DEFAULT_GITIGNORE,
   isValidPathname,
   exists,
   isSymbolicLink,