diff --git a/cmd/executor/cmd/root.go b/cmd/executor/cmd/root.go
index 3172a88d0..262856a76 100644
--- a/cmd/executor/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/executor/cmd/root.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pkg/dockerfile"
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pkg/executor"
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/fileutils"
 	"github.com/genuinetools/amicontained/container"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -62,10 +63,10 @@ var RootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if err := resolveSourceContext(); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "error resolving source context")
 		}
-		if err := removeIgnoredFiles(); err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "error removing .dockerignore files from build context")
+		if err := resolveDockerfilePath(); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "error resolving dockerfile path")
 		}
-		return resolveDockerfilePath()
+		return removeIgnoredFiles()
 	},
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		if !checkContained() {
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ func resolveDockerfilePath() error {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "getting absolute path for dockerfile")
 		}
 		opts.DockerfilePath = abs
-		return nil
+		return copyDockerfile()
 	}
 	// Otherwise, check if the path relative to the build context exists
 	if util.FilepathExists(filepath.Join(opts.SrcContext, opts.DockerfilePath)) {
@@ -153,11 +154,21 @@ func resolveDockerfilePath() error {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "getting absolute path for src context/dockerfile path")
 		}
 		opts.DockerfilePath = abs
-		return nil
+		return copyDockerfile()
 	}
 	return errors.New("please provide a valid path to a Dockerfile within the build context with --dockerfile")
 }
 
+// copy Dockerfile to /kaniko/Dockerfile so that if it's specified in the .dockerignore
+// it won't be copied into the image
+func copyDockerfile() error {
+	if err := util.CopyFile(opts.DockerfilePath, constants.DockerfilePath); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "copying dockerfile")
+	}
+	opts.DockerfilePath = constants.DockerfilePath
+	return nil
+}
+
 // resolveSourceContext unpacks the source context if it is a tar in a bucket
 // it resets srcContext to be the path to the unpacked build context within the image
 func resolveSourceContext() error {
@@ -197,33 +208,18 @@ func removeIgnoredFiles() error {
 		return err
 	}
 	logrus.Infof("Removing ignored files from build context: %s", ignore)
-	for r, i := range ignore {
-		ignore[r] = filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(opts.SrcContext, i))
+	files, err := util.RelativeFiles("", opts.SrcContext)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "getting all files in src context")
 	}
-	// remove all files in .dockerignore
-	return filepath.Walk(opts.SrcContext, func(path string, fi os.FileInfo, _ error) error {
-		if ignoreFile(path, ignore) {
-			if err := os.RemoveAll(path); err != nil {
-				// don't return error, because this path could have been removed already
-				logrus.Debugf("error removing %s from buildcontext", path)
+	for _, f := range files {
+		if rm, _ := fileutils.Matches(f, ignore); rm {
+			if err := os.RemoveAll(f); err != nil {
+				logrus.Errorf("Error removing %s from build context", f)
 			}
 		}
-		return nil
-	})
-}
-
-// ignoreFile returns true if the path matches any of the paths in ignore
-func ignoreFile(path string, ignore []string) bool {
-	for _, i := range ignore {
-		matched, err := filepath.Match(i, path)
-		if err != nil {
-			return false
-		}
-		if matched {
-			return true
-		}
 	}
-	return false
+	return nil
 }
 
 func exit(err error) {
diff --git a/integration/dockerignore.go b/integration/dockerignore.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f16f2fec7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/dockerignore.go
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2018 Google LLC
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package integration
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+var filesToIgnore = []string{"ignore/fo*", "!ignore/foobar", "ignore/Dockerfile_test_ignore"}
+
+const (
+	ignoreDir                = "ignore"
+	ignoreDockerfile         = "Dockerfile_test_ignore"
+	ignoreDockerfileContents = `FROM scratch
+	COPY . .`
+)
+
+// Set up a test dir to ignore with the structure:
+// ignore
+//  -- Dockerfile_test_ignore
+//  -- foo
+//  -- foobar
+
+func setupIgnoreTestDir() error {
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(ignoreDir, 0750); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// Create and write contents to dockerfile
+	path := filepath.Join(ignoreDir, ignoreDockerfile)
+	f, err := os.Create(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	if _, err := f.Write([]byte(ignoreDockerfileContents)); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	additionalFiles := []string{"ignore/foo", "ignore/foobar"}
+	for _, add := range additionalFiles {
+		a, err := os.Create(add)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer a.Close()
+	}
+	return generateDockerIgnore()
+}
+
+// generate the .dockerignore file
+func generateDockerIgnore() error {
+	f, err := os.Create(".dockerignore")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	contents := strings.Join(filesToIgnore, "\n")
+	if _, err := f.Write([]byte(contents)); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func generateDockerignoreImages(imageRepo string) error {
+
+	dockerfilePath := filepath.Join(ignoreDir, ignoreDockerfile)
+
+	dockerImage := strings.ToLower(imageRepo + dockerPrefix + ignoreDockerfile)
+	dockerCmd := exec.Command("docker", "build",
+		"-t", dockerImage,
+		"-f", path.Join(dockerfilePath),
+		".")
+	_, err := RunCommandWithoutTest(dockerCmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to build image %s with docker command \"%s\": %s", dockerImage, dockerCmd.Args, err)
+	}
+
+	_, ex, _, _ := runtime.Caller(0)
+	cwd := filepath.Dir(ex)
+	kanikoImage := GetKanikoImage(imageRepo, ignoreDockerfile)
+	kanikoCmd := exec.Command("docker",
+		"run",
+		"-v", os.Getenv("HOME")+"/.config/gcloud:/root/.config/gcloud",
+		"-v", cwd+":/workspace",
+		ExecutorImage,
+		"-f", path.Join(buildContextPath, dockerfilePath),
+		"-d", kanikoImage,
+		"-c", buildContextPath)
+
+	_, err = RunCommandWithoutTest(kanikoCmd)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/integration/images.go b/integration/images.go
index 1f392be57..f84705ca7 100644
--- a/integration/images.go
+++ b/integration/images.go
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ const (
 	buildContextPath = "/workspace"
 	cacheDir         = "/workspace/cache"
 	baseImageToCache = "gcr.io/google-appengine/debian9@sha256:1d6a9a6d106bd795098f60f4abb7083626354fa6735e81743c7f8cfca11259f0"
-	testDirPath      = "context/test"
 )
 
 // Arguments to build Dockerfiles with, used for both docker and kaniko builds
@@ -55,8 +54,6 @@ var argsMap = map[string][]string{
 	"Dockerfile_test_multistage": {"file=/foo2"},
 }
 
-var filesToIgnore = []string{"context/test/*"}
-
 // Arguments to build Dockerfiles with when building with docker
 var additionalDockerFlagsMap = map[string][]string{
 	"Dockerfile_test_target": {"--target=second"},
@@ -161,25 +158,12 @@ func (d *DockerFileBuilder) BuildImage(imageRepo, gcsBucket, dockerfilesPath, do
 			"."},
 			additionalFlags...)...,
 	)
-	if err := setupTestDir(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if err := generateDockerIgnore(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
 	_, err := RunCommandWithoutTest(dockerCmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to build image %s with docker command \"%s\": %s", dockerImage, dockerCmd.Args, err)
 	}
 
-	if err := setupTestDir(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if err := generateDockerIgnore(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	contextFlag := "-c"
 	contextPath := buildContextPath
 	for _, d := range bucketContextTests {
@@ -269,28 +253,3 @@ func (d *DockerFileBuilder) buildCachedImages(imageRepo, cacheRepo, dockerfilesP
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-func setupTestDir() error {
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(testDirPath, 0750); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	p := filepath.Join(testDirPath, "foo")
-	f, err := os.Create(p)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return f.Close()
-}
-
-func generateDockerIgnore() error {
-	f, err := os.Create(".dockerignore")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer f.Close()
-	contents := strings.Join(filesToIgnore, "\n")
-	if _, err := f.Write([]byte(contents)); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/integration/integration_test.go b/integration/integration_test.go
index 313d8f053..594663e8f 100644
--- a/integration/integration_test.go
+++ b/integration/integration_test.go
@@ -275,6 +275,31 @@ func TestCache(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDockerignore(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("test_%s", ignoreDockerfile), func(t *testing.T) {
+		if err := setupIgnoreTestDir(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("error setting up ignore test dir: %v", err)
+		}
+		if err := generateDockerignoreImages(config.imageRepo); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("error generating dockerignore test images: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		dockerImage := GetDockerImage(config.imageRepo, ignoreDockerfile)
+		kanikoImage := GetKanikoImage(config.imageRepo, ignoreDockerfile)
+
+		// container-diff
+		daemonDockerImage := daemonPrefix + dockerImage
+		containerdiffCmd := exec.Command("container-diff", "diff",
+			daemonDockerImage, kanikoImage,
+			"-q", "--type=file", "--type=metadata", "--json")
+		diff := RunCommand(containerdiffCmd, t)
+		t.Logf("diff = %s", string(diff))
+
+		expected := fmt.Sprintf(emptyContainerDiff, dockerImage, kanikoImage, dockerImage, kanikoImage)
+		checkContainerDiffOutput(t, diff, expected)
+	})
+}
+
 type fileDiff struct {
 	Name string
 	Size int
diff --git a/pkg/constants/constants.go b/pkg/constants/constants.go
index c3a4ac909..4b8a763eb 100644
--- a/pkg/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/constants/constants.go
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ const (
 
 	Author = "kaniko"
 
+	// DockerfilePath is the path the Dockerfile is copied to
+	DockerfilePath = "/kaniko/Dockerfile"
+
 	// ContextTar is the default name of the tar uploaded to GCS buckets
 	ContextTar = "context.tar.gz"
 
diff --git a/pkg/dockerfile/dockerfile.go b/pkg/dockerfile/dockerfile.go
index c2eb9bff7..fac939e07 100644
--- a/pkg/dockerfile/dockerfile.go
+++ b/pkg/dockerfile/dockerfile.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/builder/dockerignore"
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/frontend/dockerfile/instructions"
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/frontend/dockerfile/parser"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -183,9 +184,6 @@ func ParseDockerignore(opts *config.KanikoOptions) ([]string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "parsing .dockerignore")
 	}
-	return strings.FieldsFunc(string(contents), split), nil
-}
-
-func split(r rune) bool {
-	return r == '\n' || r == ' '
+	reader := bytes.NewBuffer(contents)
+	return dockerignore.ReadAll(reader)
 }