diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2b3d1fa723..3db0e4399a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ bootsnap-compile-cache/
 !/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot
 !/plugins/discourse-presence
 !/plugins/discourse-local-dates
+!/public/plugins/discourse-internet-explorer
 /plugins/*/auto_generated/
 
 /spec/fixtures/plugins/my_plugin/auto_generated
diff --git a/public/plugins/discourse-internet-explorer/.gitkeep b/public/plugins/discourse-internet-explorer/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2