diff --git a/docker/.dockerignore b/docker/.dockerignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ea96656f..000000000
--- a/docker/.dockerignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-**/node_modules
-node_modules/
-
-**/venv
-venv/
-
-**/__pycache__
-__pycache__/
-
-**/assets/library
-../frontend/assets/library/
-
-**/.env
-.env
-
-**/romm_test
-romm_test/
-
-**/romm_mock
-romm_mock/
-
-**/.pytest_cache
-.pytest_cache/
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.dockerignore b/docker/Dockerfile.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ccb66cea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Configuration
+**/.env
+
+# Frontend
+**/assets/library/
+**/node_modules/
+
+# Backend
+backend/tests/
+**/venv/
+**/.venv/
+**/.mypy_cache/
+**/.pytest_cache/
+**/__pycache__/
+
+# Testing
+**/romm_test/
+**/romm_mock/