diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 97d1a6b9302..46e956c118f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ bootsnap-compile-cache/
 !/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot
 !/plugins/discourse-presence
 !/plugins/discourse-local-dates
+!/plugins/discourse-internet-explorer
 !/plugins/discourse-unsupported-browser
 /plugins/*/auto_generated/
 
diff --git a/plugins/discourse-internet-explorer/public/.gitkeep b/plugins/discourse-internet-explorer/public/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d