diff --git a/packages/volto/.eslintignore b/packages/volto/.eslintignore
index be7c7c3125..02b29a414d 100644
--- a/packages/volto/.eslintignore
+++ b/packages/volto/.eslintignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 /types/
 !types/react-router-hash-link.d.ts
 cypress/fixtures/
+!.storybook
diff --git a/packages/volto/news/7894.internal b/packages/volto/news/7894.internal
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93a391fbb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/volto/news/7894.internal
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Exclude `.storybook` from ESLint's default hidden directory ignore list via `.eslintignore` to allow linting of Storybook configuration files. @Shyam-Raghuwanshi