diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 23ba8c4eb99..130ad00fe7e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ vendor/
 # TypeScript files
 tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
 
-# WooCommerce Plugin built files
-plugins/woocommerce/assets/css/
-plugins/woocommerce/assets/js/
-
 # wp-env config
 .wp-env.override.json
 
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/.gitignore b/plugins/woocommerce/.gitignore
index f14e49b6427..65ccaf64123 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/.gitignore
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/.gitignore
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ none
 .sass-cache/
 
 # All CSS
-/assets/css/*
+/assets/css/**
+/assets/css/*.css
 
 # All JS
-/assets/js/*
+/assets/js/**
+/assets/js/*.js
 
 # Behat/CLI Tests
 tests/cli/installer
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/assets/css/.gitkeep b/plugins/woocommerce/assets/css/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/assets/js/.gitkeep b/plugins/woocommerce/assets/js/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d