diff --git a/.changeset/tender-parrots-peel.md b/.changeset/tender-parrots-peel.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..566467e143
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tender-parrots-peel.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Added `*.session.sql` Visual Studio Code database functionality files to `.gitignore` in the default template. This is optional but potentially helpful if your developers use Visual Studio Code; you can add a line with that exact value to your own root `.gitignore` if you want the same.
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 256cef00c2..b7bfe7a84d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -149,3 +149,6 @@ cypress/cypress/*
 
 # Possible leftover from build:api-reports
 tsconfig.tmp.json
+
+# vscode database functionality support files
+*.session.sql
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/.gitignore.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/.gitignore.hbs
index fdc2a5dfb2..d452ac2932 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/.gitignore.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/.gitignore.hbs
@@ -46,3 +46,6 @@ site
 
 # Sensitive credentials
 *-credentials.yaml
+
+# vscode database functionality support files
+*.session.sql