diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
index c42f7635..5305768b 100644
--- a/.npmignore
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@
 /*
 # Except this files/folders
 !.editorconfig
+!.gitignore
+!.npmignore
+!docs
+!lib
 !LICENSE
 !package.json
 !package-lock.json
 !README.md
 !scripts
+!templates
 !tsconfig.json
 !tslint.json
diff --git a/src/configuration.ts b/src/configuration.ts
index 4e1b8dd5..a4f7ca71 100644
--- a/src/configuration.ts
+++ b/src/configuration.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {join} from 'path';
 export const NEEDED_FILES = [
   '.editorconfig',
   '.gitignore',
-  '.npmignore',
+  join('templates', '.npmignore'),
   join('templates', 'tsconfig.json'),
   join('templates', 'tslint.json'),
 ];
diff --git a/templates/.npmignore b/templates/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5132c90c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Ignore all files/folders by default
+# See https://stackoverflow.com/a/29932318
+/*
+# Except this files/folders
+!docs
+!lib
+!LICENSE
+!package.json
+!package-lock.json
+!README.md
+!tsconfig.json
+!tslint.json