diff --git a/pkg/flag/report_flags_test.go b/pkg/flag/report_flags_test.go
index b113d7c62f97..ab4baa53fbff 100644
--- a/pkg/flag/report_flags_test.go
+++ b/pkg/flag/report_flags_test.go
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func TestReportFlagGroup_ToOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("Error on non existing ignore file", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Cleanup(viper.Reset)
 
-		setValue(flag.IgnoreFileFlag.ConfigName, string("doesntexist"))
+		setValue(flag.IgnoreFileFlag.ConfigName, "doesntexist")
 		f := &flag.ReportFlagGroup{
 			IgnoreFile: flag.IgnoreFileFlag.Clone(),
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/result/ignore.go b/pkg/result/ignore.go
index dbd1cab83db9..4c17691f4e09 100644
--- a/pkg/result/ignore.go
+++ b/pkg/result/ignore.go
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ func ParseIgnoreFile(ctx context.Context, ignoreFile string) (IgnoreConfig, erro
 	var conf IgnoreConfig
 	if _, err := os.Stat(ignoreFile); errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
 		// .trivyignore doesn't necessarily exist
+		log.Debug("Specified ignore file does not exist", log.String("file", ignoreFile))
 		return IgnoreConfig{}, nil
 	} else if filepath.Ext(ignoreFile) == ".yml" || filepath.Ext(ignoreFile) == ".yaml" {
 		conf, err = parseIgnoreYAML(ignoreFile)
@@ -218,16 +219,17 @@ func ParseIgnoreFile(ctx context.Context, ignoreFile string) (IgnoreConfig, erro
 
 func parseIgnoreYAML(ignoreFile string) (IgnoreConfig, error) {
 	// Read .trivyignore.yaml
-	f, err := os.Open(ignoreFile)
+	b, err := os.ReadFile(ignoreFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return IgnoreConfig{}, xerrors.Errorf("file open error: %w", err)
 	}
-	defer f.Close()
 	log.Debug("Found an ignore yaml", log.FilePath(ignoreFile))
 
 	// Parse the YAML content
+	// We have to use Unmarshal() due to go-yaml returning an error with Decode()
+	// ref: https://github.com/go-yaml/yaml/issues/805
 	var ignoreConfig IgnoreConfig
-	if err = yaml.NewDecoder(f).Decode(&ignoreConfig); err != nil {
+	if err = yaml.Unmarshal(b, &ignoreConfig); err != nil {
 		return IgnoreConfig{}, xerrors.Errorf("yaml decode error: %w", err)
 	}
 	return ignoreConfig, nil
diff --git a/pkg/result/ignore_test.go b/pkg/result/ignore_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..68248d7e17b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/result/ignore_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package result
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestParseIgnoreFile(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("happy path valid config file", func(t *testing.T) {
+		got, err := ParseIgnoreFile(context.TODO(), "testdata/.trivyignore")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "testdata/.trivyignore", got.FilePath)
+
+		// IDs in .trivyignore are treated as IDs for all scanners
+		// as it is unclear which type of security issue they are
+		assert.Len(t, got.Vulnerabilities, 6)
+		assert.Len(t, got.Misconfigurations, 6)
+		assert.Len(t, got.Secrets, 6)
+		assert.Len(t, got.Licenses, 6)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("happy path valid YAML config file", func(t *testing.T) {
+		got, err := ParseIgnoreFile(context.TODO(), "testdata/.trivyignore.yaml")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "testdata/.trivyignore.yaml", got.FilePath)
+		assert.Len(t, got.Vulnerabilities, 5)
+		assert.Len(t, got.Misconfigurations, 3)
+		assert.Len(t, got.Secrets, 3)
+		assert.Len(t, got.Licenses, 1)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("empty YAML file passed", func(t *testing.T) {
+		f, err := os.CreateTemp("", "TestParseIgnoreFile-*.yaml")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer os.Remove(f.Name())
+
+		_, err = ParseIgnoreFile(context.TODO(), f.Name())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("invalid YAML file passed", func(t *testing.T) {
+		f, err := os.CreateTemp("", "TestParseIgnoreFile-*.yaml")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer os.Remove(f.Name())
+		_, _ = f.WriteString("this file is not a yaml file")
+
+		got, err := ParseIgnoreFile(context.TODO(), f.Name())
+		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "yaml decode error")
+		assert.Empty(t, got)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("invalid file passed", func(t *testing.T) {
+		f, err := os.CreateTemp("", "TestParseIgnoreFile-*")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer os.Remove(f.Name())
+		_, _ = f.WriteString("this file is not a valid trivyignore file")
+
+		_, err = ParseIgnoreFile(context.TODO(), f.Name())
+		require.NoError(t, err) // TODO(simar7): We don't verify correctness, should we?
+	})
+
+	t.Run("non existing file passed", func(t *testing.T) {
+		got, err := ParseIgnoreFile(context.TODO(), "does-not-exist.yaml")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Empty(t, got)
+	})
+
+}