diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 4f253cd8..fbbe730b 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -133,11 +133,20 @@ Top level keys
 ``ignore``
     A case-insensitive list of filenames in the news fragments directory to ignore.
 
+    ``None`` by default.
+
     ``towncrier check`` will fail if there are any news fragment files that have invalid filenames, except for those in the list. ``towncrier build`` will likewise fail, but only if this list has been configured (set to an empty list if there are no files to ignore).
 
-    Some filenames such as .gitignore, README.rst. README.md, and the template file, are automatically ignored.
+    The following filenames are automatically ignored, case insensitive.
+
+    -   ``.gitignore``
+    -   ``.gitkeep``
+    -   ``.keep``
+    -   ``README``
+    -   ``README.md``
+    -   ``README.rst``
+    -   the template file itself
 
-    ``None`` by default.
 
 Extra top level keys for Python projects
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/src/towncrier/_builder.py b/src/towncrier/_builder.py
index d1f65f98..c775d74e 100644
--- a/src/towncrier/_builder.py
+++ b/src/towncrier/_builder.py
@@ -114,7 +114,14 @@ def find_fragments(
 
     If strict, raise ClickException if any fragments have an invalid name.
     """
-    ignored_files = {".gitignore", ".keep", "readme", "readme.md", "readme.rst"}
+    ignored_files = {
+        ".gitignore",
+        ".gitkeep",
+        ".keep",
+        "readme",
+        "readme.md",
+        "readme.rst",
+    }
     if isinstance(config.template, str):
         # Template can be a tuple of (package_name, resource_name).
         #
diff --git a/src/towncrier/newsfragments/643.feature b/src/towncrier/newsfragments/643.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35a13bce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/towncrier/newsfragments/643.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add ``.gitkeep`` as an ignored filename.