diff --git a/.changeset/young-queens-add.md b/.changeset/young-queens-add.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63d7b3908
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/young-queens-add.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@changesets/cli": patch
+---
+
+Ignored packages are no longer listed when adding a changeset.
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/add/__tests__/add.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/add/__tests__/add.ts
index 25f4934c4..d63be8326 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/add/__tests__/add.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/add/__tests__/add.ts
@@ -204,4 +204,18 @@ describe("Changesets", () => {
       })
     );
   });
+  it("should not include ignored packages in the prompt", async () => {
+    const cwd = await f.copy("internal-dependencies");
+
+    mockUserResponses({ releases: { "pkg-a": "patch" } });
+    await addChangeset(
+      cwd,
+      { empty: false },
+      { ...defaultConfig, ignore: ["pkg-b"] }
+    );
+
+    // @ts-ignore
+    const { choices } = askCheckboxPlus.mock.calls[0][1][0];
+    expect(choices).toEqual(["pkg-a", "pkg-c"]);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/add/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/add/index.ts
index e084a2b89..492cd6840 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/add/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/add/index.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ export default async function add(
   { empty, open }: { empty?: boolean; open?: boolean },
   config: Config
 ) {
-  const packages = await getPackages(cwd);
+  const packages = (await getPackages(cwd)).packages.filter(
+    pkg => !config.ignore.includes(pkg.packageJson.name)
+  );
   const changesetBase = path.resolve(cwd, ".changeset");
 
   let newChangeset: UnwrapPromise<ReturnType<typeof createChangeset>>;
@@ -39,10 +41,11 @@ export default async function add(
       ref: config.baseBranch
     });
     const changePackagesName = changedPackages
-      .filter(a => a)
-      .map(pkg => pkg.packageJson.name);
-    newChangeset = await createChangeset(changePackagesName, packages.packages);
-    printConfirmationMessage(newChangeset, packages.packages.length > 1);
+      .map(pkg => pkg.packageJson.name)
+      .filter(pkgName => config.ignore.includes(pkgName));
+
+    newChangeset = await createChangeset(changePackagesName, packages);
+    printConfirmationMessage(newChangeset, packages.length > 1);
 
     if (!newChangeset.confirmed) {
       newChangeset = {