diff --git a/pkg/zeaburpack/image.go b/pkg/zeaburpack/image.go
index 9e5c1691..006dda72 100644
--- a/pkg/zeaburpack/image.go
+++ b/pkg/zeaburpack/image.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package zeaburpack
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ func buildImage(opt *buildImageOptions) error {
 	newDockerfile := strings.Join(lines, "\n")
 
 	tempDir := os.TempDir()
+	srcDIr := opt.AbsPath
 	buildID := strconv.Itoa(rand.Int())
 
 	err := os.MkdirAll(path.Join(tempDir, buildID), 0o755)
@@ -105,12 +107,47 @@ func buildImage(opt *buildImageOptions) error {
 	}
 
 	dockerIgnore := []string{".next", "node_modules", ".zeabur"}
-	dockerIgnorePath := path.Join(tempDir, buildID, ".dockerignore")
+	dockerIgnorePath := path.Join(srcDIr, ".dockerignore")
+	isDockerIgnoreExists := false
+	// if .dockerignore exists, we need to append the content to the end of the file
+	if fileExists(dockerIgnorePath) {
+		isDockerIgnoreExists = true
+		err := backupFile(dockerIgnorePath, dockerIgnorePath+".bak")
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("copy .dockerignore: %w", err)
+		}
+		dockerIgnoreFile, err := os.ReadFile(path.Join(srcDIr, ".dockerignore"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("read .dockerignore: %w", err)
+		}
+		dockerIgnore = append(dockerIgnore, strings.Split(string(dockerIgnoreFile), "\n")...)
+		err = appendToFile(dockerIgnorePath, strings.Join(dockerIgnore, "\n"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("append .dockerignore: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+	// if .dockerignore does not exist, we need to create it
 	err = os.WriteFile(dockerIgnorePath, []byte(strings.Join(dockerIgnore, "\n")), 0o644)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("write .dockerignore: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	defer func() {
+		if !isDockerIgnoreExists {
+			// remove the .dockerignore file we created
+			err := os.Remove(dockerIgnorePath)
+			if err != nil {
+				println("failed to remove .dockerignore: " + err.Error())
+			}
+		} else {
+			// restore the .dockerignore file
+			err = os.Rename(dockerIgnorePath+".bak", dockerIgnorePath)
+			if err != nil {
+				println("failed to restore .dockerignore: " + err.Error())
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
 	dockerCmd := []string{
 		"buildx",
 		"build",
@@ -178,3 +215,44 @@ func buildImage(opt *buildImageOptions) error {
 
 	return cmd.Wait()
 }
+
+func fileExists(filename string) bool {
+	_, err := os.Stat(filename)
+	return !os.IsNotExist(err)
+}
+
+func appendToFile(filename, content string) error {
+	file, err := os.OpenFile(filename, os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	_, err = file.WriteString(content)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func backupFile(sourceFile, destinationFile string) error {
+	source, err := os.Open(sourceFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer source.Close()
+
+	destination, err := os.Create(destinationFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer destination.Close()
+
+	_, err = io.Copy(destination, source)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}