diff --git a/.changeset/pretty-snakes-burn.md b/.changeset/pretty-snakes-burn.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..655c4f70dd90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/pretty-snakes-burn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'create-svelte': patch
+---
+
+Git ignore files with a .env. prefix
diff --git a/packages/create-svelte/templates/default/.gitignore b/packages/create-svelte/templates/default/.gitignore
index 28426480040a..3e210b6e27f8 100644
--- a/packages/create-svelte/templates/default/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/create-svelte/templates/default/.gitignore
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ node_modules
 /.svelte-kit
 /package
 .env
+.env.*
 .vercel
 .output
diff --git a/packages/create-svelte/templates/skeleton/.gitignore b/packages/create-svelte/templates/skeleton/.gitignore
index 75631d294e31..bbde1f5040c3 100644
--- a/packages/create-svelte/templates/skeleton/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/create-svelte/templates/skeleton/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ node_modules
 /.svelte-kit
 /package
 .env
+.env.*