diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/files/__dot__gitignore.template b/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/files/__dot__gitignore.template
index cc7b141350ff..b1d225e26e57 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/files/__dot__gitignore.template
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/files/__dot__gitignore.template
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ yarn-error.log
 /libpeerconnection.log
 testem.log
 /typings
+__screenshots__/
 
 # System files
 .DS_Store