diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-eslint/index.js b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-eslint/index.js
index addc5d0358..aee5893e62 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-eslint/index.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-eslint/index.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ module.exports = (api, options) => {
         '.eslintrc.yml',
         '.eslintrc.json',
         '.eslintrc',
+        '.eslintignore',
         'package.json'
       ]
     )