diff --git a/packages/kbn-plugin-generator/sao_template/template/gitignore b/packages/kbn-plugin-generator/sao_template/template/gitignore
index a9f22092da63b1..db28fed19376d5 100755
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-generator/sao_template/template/gitignore
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-generator/sao_template/template/gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 npm-debug.log*
 node_modules
 /build/
+<%_ if (generateScss) { -%>
+/public/app.css
+<%_ } -%>