diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/dap.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/dap.rs
index e26dc08dcf01..cc013d1e6b0c 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/dap.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/dap.rs
@@ -339,8 +339,12 @@ fn debug_parameter_prompt(
     .to_owned();
 
     let completer = match field_type {
-        "filename" => ui::completers::filename,
-        "directory" => ui::completers::directory,
+        "filename" => |editor: &Editor, input: &str| {
+            ui::completers::filename_with_git_ignore(editor, input, false)
+        },
+        "directory" => |editor: &Editor, input: &str| {
+            ui::completers::directory_with_git_ignore(editor, input, false)
+        },
         _ => ui::completers::none,
     };
 
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs
index 215794e3c7ef..2d15fb32fa8c 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs
@@ -345,7 +345,15 @@ pub mod completers {
     }
 
     pub fn filename(editor: &Editor, input: &str) -> Vec<Completion> {
-        filename_impl(editor, input, |entry| {
+        filename_with_git_ignore(editor, input, true)
+    }
+
+    pub fn filename_with_git_ignore(
+        editor: &Editor,
+        input: &str,
+        git_ignore: bool,
+    ) -> Vec<Completion> {
+        filename_impl(editor, input, git_ignore, |entry| {
             let is_dir = entry.file_type().map_or(false, |entry| entry.is_dir());
 
             if is_dir {
@@ -416,7 +424,15 @@ pub mod completers {
     }
 
     pub fn directory(editor: &Editor, input: &str) -> Vec<Completion> {
-        filename_impl(editor, input, |entry| {
+        directory_with_git_ignore(editor, input, true)
+    }
+
+    pub fn directory_with_git_ignore(
+        editor: &Editor,
+        input: &str,
+        git_ignore: bool,
+    ) -> Vec<Completion> {
+        filename_impl(editor, input, git_ignore, |entry| {
             let is_dir = entry.file_type().map_or(false, |entry| entry.is_dir());
 
             if is_dir {
@@ -439,7 +455,12 @@ pub mod completers {
     }
 
     // TODO: we could return an iter/lazy thing so it can fetch as many as it needs.
-    fn filename_impl<F>(_editor: &Editor, input: &str, filter_fn: F) -> Vec<Completion>
+    fn filename_impl<F>(
+        _editor: &Editor,
+        input: &str,
+        git_ignore: bool,
+        filter_fn: F,
+    ) -> Vec<Completion>
     where
         F: Fn(&ignore::DirEntry) -> FileMatch,
     {
@@ -482,6 +503,7 @@ pub mod completers {
         let mut files: Vec<_> = WalkBuilder::new(&dir)
             .hidden(false)
             .follow_links(false) // We're scanning over depth 1
+            .git_ignore(git_ignore)
             .max_depth(Some(1))
             .build()
             .filter_map(|file| {