diff --git a/.changeset/honest-moles-bet.md b/.changeset/honest-moles-bet.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22e0cb4533
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/honest-moles-bet.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node': patch
+---
+
+Update pull request creation filter to include .gitignore files in the created pull request
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/src/actions/bitbucketCloudPullRequest.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/src/actions/bitbucketCloudPullRequest.ts
index eba9c74a6a..b59aaa4e41 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/src/actions/bitbucketCloudPullRequest.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/src/actions/bitbucketCloudPullRequest.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
   addFiles,
   cloneRepo,
   parseRepoUrl,
+  isNotGitDirectoryOrContents,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
@@ -413,9 +414,7 @@ export function createPublishBitbucketCloudPullRequestAction(options: {
         // copy files
         fs.cpSync(sourceDir, tempDir, {
           recursive: true,
-          filter: path => {
-            return !(path.indexOf('.git') > -1);
-          },
+          filter: isNotGitDirectoryOrContents,
         });
 
         await addFiles({
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/actions/bitbucketServerPullRequest.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/actions/bitbucketServerPullRequest.ts
index 71c16beaa7..f91d30cd75 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/actions/bitbucketServerPullRequest.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/actions/bitbucketServerPullRequest.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
   addFiles,
   cloneRepo,
   parseRepoUrl,
+  isNotGitDirectoryOrContents,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
@@ -453,9 +454,7 @@ export function createPublishBitbucketServerPullRequestAction(options: {
         // copy files
         fs.cpSync(sourceDir, tempDir, {
           recursive: true,
-          filter: path => {
-            return !(path.indexOf('.git') > -1);
-          },
+          filter: isNotGitDirectoryOrContents,
         });
 
         await addFiles({
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-node/report.api.md b/plugins/scaffolder-node/report.api.md
index f2e8501527..9a1c856573 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-node/report.api.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-node/report.api.md
@@ -316,6 +316,9 @@ export function initRepoAndPush(input: {
   commitHash: string;
 }>;
 
+// @public
+export function isNotGitDirectoryOrContents(path: string): boolean;
+
 // @public (undocumented)
 export const parseRepoUrl: (
   repoUrl: string,
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/index.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/index.ts
index c1c8551c53..686d89d844 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/index.ts
@@ -33,4 +33,8 @@ export {
   createBranch,
   cloneRepo,
 } from './gitHelpers';
-export { parseRepoUrl, getRepoSourceDirectory } from './util';
+export {
+  parseRepoUrl,
+  getRepoSourceDirectory,
+  isNotGitDirectoryOrContents,
+} from './util';
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/util.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/util.test.ts
index 4b1e787bbc..792e306d00 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/util.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/util.test.ts
@@ -244,4 +244,30 @@ describe('scaffolder action utils', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('isNotGitDirectoryOrContents', () => {
+    it('should filter .git directory and its contents but keep other files', () => {
+      // Import the function to test
+      const { isNotGitDirectoryOrContents } = require('./util');
+
+      // Should filter out .git directory
+      expect(isNotGitDirectoryOrContents('.git')).toBe(false);
+
+      // Should filter out .git directory in subdirectories
+      expect(isNotGitDirectoryOrContents('subdir/.git')).toBe(false);
+
+      // Should filter out files inside .git directory
+      expect(isNotGitDirectoryOrContents('.git/config')).toBe(false);
+      expect(isNotGitDirectoryOrContents('subdir/.git/config')).toBe(false);
+
+      // Should keep .gitignore and other non-.git-directory files
+      expect(isNotGitDirectoryOrContents('.gitignore')).toBe(true);
+      expect(isNotGitDirectoryOrContents('src/components/GitHubIcon.js')).toBe(
+        true,
+      );
+      expect(isNotGitDirectoryOrContents('.github/workflows/ci.yml')).toBe(
+        true,
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/util.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/util.ts
index 12f73b0c6c..57141e9c24 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/util.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/util.ts
@@ -186,3 +186,12 @@ export const parseSchemas = (
     outputSchema: action.schema.output,
   };
 };
+
+/**
+ * Filter function to exclude the .git directory and its contents
+ * while keeping other files like .gitignore
+ * @public
+ */
+export function isNotGitDirectoryOrContents(path: string): boolean {
+  return !(path.endsWith('.git') || path.includes('.git/'));
+}