diff --git a/cmd/add.go b/cmd/add.go
index 377ff1d..f06b94c 100644
--- a/cmd/add.go
+++ b/cmd/add.go
@@ -89,13 +89,7 @@ var addCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			// check if the arg is the target of excluding path
 			cleanedArg := filepath.Clean(arg)
 			cleanedArg = strings.ReplaceAll(cleanedArg, `\`, "/")
-			isExcluded := false
-			for _, excludePath := range client.ExcludePaths {
-				if excludePath == cleanedArg {
-					isExcluded = true
-				}
-			}
-			if isExcluded {
+			if client.Ignore.IsIncluded(cleanedArg) {
 				continue
 			}
 
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 982aff7..4343005 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -72,12 +72,17 @@ func init() {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	r, err := store.NewRefs(rootGoitPath)
+	refs, err := store.NewRefs(rootGoitPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	client = store.NewClient(config, index, head, r, rootGoitPath)
+	ignore, err := store.NewIgnore(rootGoitPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	client = store.NewClient(config, index, head, refs, ignore, rootGoitPath)
 
 	gLogger = log.NewGoitLogger(client.RootGoitPath)
 
diff --git a/internal/store/client.go b/internal/store/client.go
index 1fffe19..1973bfa 100644
--- a/internal/store/client.go
+++ b/internal/store/client.go
@@ -5,17 +5,17 @@ type Client struct {
 	Idx          *Index
 	Head         *Head
 	Refs         *Refs
+	Ignore       *Ignore
 	RootGoitPath string
-	ExcludePaths []string
 }
 
-func NewClient(config *Config, index *Index, head *Head, refs *Refs, rootGoitPath string) *Client {
+func NewClient(config *Config, index *Index, head *Head, refs *Refs, ignore *Ignore, rootGoitPath string) *Client {
 	return &Client{
 		Conf:         config,
 		Idx:          index,
 		Head:         head,
 		Refs:         refs,
+		Ignore:       ignore,
 		RootGoitPath: rootGoitPath,
-		ExcludePaths: []string{".goit"},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/store/ignore.go b/internal/store/ignore.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ca4951
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/store/ignore.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package store
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+var (
+	directoryRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`.*\/`)
+)
+
+type Ignore struct {
+	paths []string
+}
+
+func NewIgnore(rootGoitPath string) (*Ignore, error) {
+	i := newIgnore()
+	if err := i.load(rootGoitPath); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return i, nil
+}
+
+func newIgnore() *Ignore {
+	return &Ignore{
+		paths: []string{`\.goit/.*`},
+	}
+}
+
+func (i *Ignore) load(rootGoitPath string) error {
+	goitignorePath := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(rootGoitPath), ".goitignore")
+	if _, err := os.Stat(goitignorePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	f, err := os.Open(goitignorePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("fail to open %s: %w", goitignorePath, err)
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(f)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		text := scanner.Text()
+		var replacedText string
+		if directoryRegexp.MatchString(text) {
+			replacedText = fmt.Sprintf("%s.*", text)
+		} else {
+			replacedText = strings.ReplaceAll(text, ".", `\.`)
+			replacedText = strings.ReplaceAll(replacedText, "*", ".*")
+		}
+		i.paths = append(i.paths, replacedText)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// return true if the parameter is included in ignore list
+func (i *Ignore) IsIncluded(path string) bool {
+	target := path
+	info, _ := os.Stat(path)
+	if info.IsDir() && !directoryRegexp.MatchString(path) {
+		target = fmt.Sprintf("%s/", path)
+	}
+	for _, exFile := range i.paths {
+		exRegexp := regexp.MustCompile(exFile)
+		if exRegexp.MatchString(target) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/internal/store/ignore_test.go b/internal/store/ignore_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fd5b54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/store/ignore_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package store
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestNewIgnore(t *testing.T) {
+	type fields struct {
+		content string
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		fields  fields
+		want    *Ignore
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "success: empty",
+			fields: fields{
+				content: "",
+			},
+			want: &Ignore{
+				paths: []string{`\.goit/.*`},
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "success: some ignore list",
+			fields: fields{
+				content: "*.exe\ndir/",
+			},
+			want: &Ignore{
+				paths: []string{`\.goit/.*`, `.*\.exe`, `dir/.*`},
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+
+			goitignorePath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, ".goitignore")
+			f, err := os.Create(goitignorePath)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Log(err)
+			}
+			_, err = f.WriteString(tt.fields.content)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Log(err)
+			}
+			f.Close()
+
+			goitPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, ".goit")
+			i, err := NewIgnore(goitPath)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("got = %v, want = %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(i, tt.want) {
+				t.Errorf("got = %v, want = %v", i, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/testdata/.goitignore b/testdata/.goitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6105d9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/.goitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*.exe
+dir/dir2/
\ No newline at end of file