diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/src/babel/dir.js b/packages/babel-cli/src/babel/dir.js
index 4e8a48daa6..9b199b98a4 100644
--- a/packages/babel-cli/src/babel/dir.js
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/src/babel/dir.js
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ import fs from "fs";
 import * as util from "./util";
 import { type CmdOptions } from "./options";
 
+const FILE_TYPE = Object.freeze({
+  NON_COMPILABLE: "NON_COMPILABLE",
+  COMPILED: "COMPILED",
+  IGNORED: "IGNORED",
+  ERR_COMPILATION: "ERR_COMPILATION",
+});
+
 function outputFileSync(filePath: string, data: string | Buffer): void {
   makeDirSync(path.dirname(filePath));
   fs.writeFileSync(filePath, data);
@@ -20,11 +27,14 @@ export default async function({
 }: CmdOptions): Promise<void> {
   const filenames = cliOptions.filenames;
 
-  async function write(src: string, base: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  async function write(
+    src: string,
+    base: string,
+  ): Promise<$Keys<typeof FILE_TYPE>> {
     let relative = path.relative(base, src);
 
     if (!util.isCompilableExtension(relative, cliOptions.extensions)) {
-      return false;
+      return FILE_TYPE.NON_COMPILABLE;
     }
 
     relative = util.withExtension(
@@ -47,7 +57,7 @@ export default async function({
         ),
       );
 
-      if (!res) return false;
+      if (!res) return FILE_TYPE.IGNORED;
 
       // we've requested explicit sourcemaps to be written to disk
       if (
@@ -68,11 +78,11 @@ export default async function({
         console.log(src + " -> " + dest);
       }
 
-      return true;
+      return FILE_TYPE.COMPILED;
     } catch (err) {
       if (cliOptions.watch) {
         console.error(err);
-        return false;
+        return FILE_TYPE.ERR_COMPILATION;
       }
 
       throw err;
@@ -89,13 +99,16 @@ export default async function({
   async function handleFile(src: string, base: string): Promise<boolean> {
     const written = await write(src, base);
 
-    if (!written && cliOptions.copyFiles) {
+    if (
+      (cliOptions.copyFiles && written === FILE_TYPE.NON_COMPILABLE) ||
+      (cliOptions.copyIgnored && written === FILE_TYPE.IGNORED)
+    ) {
       const filename = path.relative(base, src);
       const dest = getDest(filename, base);
       outputFileSync(dest, fs.readFileSync(src));
       util.chmod(src, dest);
     }
-    return written;
+    return written === FILE_TYPE.COMPILED;
   }
 
   async function handle(filenameOrDir: string): Promise<number> {
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/src/babel/options.js b/packages/babel-cli/src/babel/options.js
index e32144c678..6e4dfeaed2 100644
--- a/packages/babel-cli/src/babel/options.js
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/src/babel/options.js
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ commander.option(
   "Use a specific extension for the output files",
 );
 
+commander.option(
+  "--copy-ignored",
+  "Include ignored files when copying non-compilable files.",
+);
+
 commander.version(pkg.version + " (@babel/core " + version + ")");
 commander.usage("[options] <files ...>");
 // register an empty action handler so that commander.js can throw on
@@ -315,6 +320,7 @@ export default function parseArgv(args: Array<string>): CmdOptions | null {
       quiet: opts.quiet,
       deleteDirOnStart: opts.deleteDirOnStart,
       sourceMapTarget: opts.sourceMapTarget,
+      copyIgnored: opts.copyIgnored,
     },
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/.babelrc b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/.babelrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1fb07ff86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/.babelrc	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "ignore": ["src/foo"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/in-files/src/.foorc b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/in-files/src/.foorc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/in-files/src/README.md b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/in-files/src/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore/out-files/lib/foo/.foo.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/in-files/src/foo/.foo.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore/out-files/lib/foo/.foo.js
rename to packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/in-files/src/foo/.foo.js
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore/out-files/lib/foo/index.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/in-files/src/foo/index.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore/out-files/lib/foo/index.js
rename to packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/in-files/src/foo/index.js
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with only/out-files/lib/index.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/in-files/src/index.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with only/out-files/lib/index.js
rename to packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/in-files/src/index.js
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/options.json b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb94e945f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/options.json	
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "args": [
+    "src",
+    "--out-dir",
+    "lib",
+    "--copy-files",
+    "--include-dotfiles",
+    "--verbose"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/out-files/lib/.foorc b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/out-files/lib/.foorc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/out-files/lib/README.md b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/out-files/lib/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/out-files/lib/index.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/out-files/lib/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1073b618d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/out-files/lib/index.js	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+"use strict";
+
+index;
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/stdout.txt b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/stdout.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84a430432e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files --include-dotfiles with ignore in babelrc/stdout.txt	
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+src/index.js -> lib/index.js
+Successfully compiled 1 file with Babel.
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/.babelignore b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/.babelignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b4ba6ce4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/.babelignore	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+src/foo
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/in-files/src/.foorc b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/in-files/src/.foorc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/in-files/src/README.md b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/in-files/src/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore/out-files/lib/foo/bar.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/in-files/src/foo/bar.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore/out-files/lib/foo/bar.js
rename to packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/in-files/src/foo/bar.js
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only/out-files/lib/index.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/in-files/src/index.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only/out-files/lib/index.js
rename to packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/in-files/src/index.js
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/options.json b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d16d70e6ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/options.json	
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "args": [
+    "src",
+    "--out-dir",
+    "lib",
+    "--copy-files",
+    "--copy-ignored",
+    "--verbose"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/out-files/lib/README.md b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/out-files/lib/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/out-files/lib/foo/bar.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/out-files/lib/foo/bar.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e46160df1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/out-files/lib/foo/bar.js	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bar;
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/out-files/lib/index.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/out-files/lib/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1073b618d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/out-files/lib/index.js	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+"use strict";
+
+index;
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/stdout.txt b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/stdout.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84a430432e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelignore/stdout.txt	
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+src/index.js -> lib/index.js
+Successfully compiled 1 file with Babel.
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/.babelrc b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/.babelrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1fb07ff86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/.babelrc	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "ignore": ["src/foo"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/in-files/src/.foorc b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/in-files/src/.foorc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/in-files/src/README.md b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/in-files/src/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/in-files/src/foo/bar.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/in-files/src/foo/bar.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e46160df1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/in-files/src/foo/bar.js	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bar;
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/in-files/src/index.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/in-files/src/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6788558ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/in-files/src/index.js	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+index;
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/options.json b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d16d70e6ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/options.json	
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "args": [
+    "src",
+    "--out-dir",
+    "lib",
+    "--copy-files",
+    "--copy-ignored",
+    "--verbose"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/out-files/lib/README.md b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/out-files/lib/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/out-files/lib/foo/bar.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/out-files/lib/foo/bar.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e46160df1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/out-files/lib/foo/bar.js	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bar;
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/out-files/lib/index.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/out-files/lib/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1073b618d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/out-files/lib/index.js	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+"use strict";
+
+index;
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/stdout.txt b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/stdout.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84a430432e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore and copyIgnored in babelrc/stdout.txt	
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+src/index.js -> lib/index.js
+Successfully compiled 1 file with Babel.
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelignore/.babelignore b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelignore/.babelignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b4ba6ce4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelignore/.babelignore	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+src/foo
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelignore/in-files/src/.foorc b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelignore/in-files/src/.foorc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelignore/in-files/src/README.md b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelignore/in-files/src/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelignore/in-files/src/foo/bar.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelignore/in-files/src/foo/bar.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e46160df1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelignore/in-files/src/foo/bar.js	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bar;
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelignore/in-files/src/index.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelignore/in-files/src/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6788558ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelignore/in-files/src/index.js	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+index;
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelignore/options.json b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelignore/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39e3d0dc26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelignore/options.json	
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "args": [
+    "src",
+    "--out-dir",
+    "lib",
+    "--copy-files",
+    "--verbose"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelignore/out-files/lib/README.md b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelignore/out-files/lib/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelignore/out-files/lib/index.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelignore/out-files/lib/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1073b618d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelignore/out-files/lib/index.js	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+"use strict";
+
+index;
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelignore/stdout.txt b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelignore/stdout.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84a430432e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelignore/stdout.txt	
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+src/index.js -> lib/index.js
+Successfully compiled 1 file with Babel.
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelrc/.babelrc b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelrc/.babelrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1fb07ff86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelrc/.babelrc	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "ignore": ["src/foo"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelrc/in-files/src/.foorc b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelrc/in-files/src/.foorc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelrc/in-files/src/README.md b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelrc/in-files/src/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelrc/in-files/src/foo/bar.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelrc/in-files/src/foo/bar.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e46160df1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelrc/in-files/src/foo/bar.js	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bar;
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelrc/in-files/src/index.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelrc/in-files/src/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6788558ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelrc/in-files/src/index.js	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+index;
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelrc/options.json b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelrc/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39e3d0dc26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelrc/options.json	
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "args": [
+    "src",
+    "--out-dir",
+    "lib",
+    "--copy-files",
+    "--verbose"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelrc/out-files/lib/README.md b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelrc/out-files/lib/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelrc/out-files/lib/index.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelrc/out-files/lib/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1073b618d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelrc/out-files/lib/index.js	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+"use strict";
+
+index;
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelrc/stdout.txt b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelrc/stdout.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84a430432e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore in babelrc/stdout.txt	
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+src/index.js -> lib/index.js
+Successfully compiled 1 file with Babel.
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore with copyIgnored/in-files/src/.foorc b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore with copyIgnored/in-files/src/.foorc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore with copyIgnored/in-files/src/README.md b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore with copyIgnored/in-files/src/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore with copyIgnored/in-files/src/foo/bar.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore with copyIgnored/in-files/src/foo/bar.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e46160df1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore with copyIgnored/in-files/src/foo/bar.js	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bar;
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore with copyIgnored/in-files/src/index.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore with copyIgnored/in-files/src/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6788558ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore with copyIgnored/in-files/src/index.js	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+index;
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore with copyIgnored/options.json b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore with copyIgnored/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f49a79c08f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore with copyIgnored/options.json	
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "args": [
+    "src",
+    "--out-dir",
+    "lib",
+    "--copy-files",
+    "--ignore",
+    "src/foo",
+    "--copy-ignored",
+    "--verbose"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore with copyIgnored/out-files/lib/README.md b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore with copyIgnored/out-files/lib/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore with copyIgnored/out-files/lib/foo/bar.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore with copyIgnored/out-files/lib/foo/bar.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e46160df1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore with copyIgnored/out-files/lib/foo/bar.js	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bar;
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore with copyIgnored/out-files/lib/index.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore with copyIgnored/out-files/lib/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb5e86b12e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore with copyIgnored/out-files/lib/index.js	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+"use strict";
+
+index;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore with copyIgnored/stdout.txt b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore with copyIgnored/stdout.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84a430432e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with ignore with copyIgnored/stdout.txt	
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+src/index.js -> lib/index.js
+Successfully compiled 1 file with Babel.
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only copy copyIgnored/in-files/src/.foorc b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only copy copyIgnored/in-files/src/.foorc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only copy copyIgnored/in-files/src/README.md b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only copy copyIgnored/in-files/src/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only copy copyIgnored/in-files/src/foo/bar.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only copy copyIgnored/in-files/src/foo/bar.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e46160df1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only copy copyIgnored/in-files/src/foo/bar.js	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bar;
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only copy copyIgnored/in-files/src/index.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only copy copyIgnored/in-files/src/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6788558ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only copy copyIgnored/in-files/src/index.js	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+index;
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only copy copyIgnored/options.json b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only copy copyIgnored/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3adb3c91b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only copy copyIgnored/options.json	
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "args": [
+    "src",
+    "--out-dir",
+    "lib",
+    "--copy-files",
+    "--only",
+    "src/foo/*",
+    "--copy-ignored",
+    "--verbose"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only copy copyIgnored/out-files/lib/README.md b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only copy copyIgnored/out-files/lib/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only copy copyIgnored/out-files/lib/foo/bar.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only copy copyIgnored/out-files/lib/foo/bar.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ed075a193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only copy copyIgnored/out-files/lib/foo/bar.js	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+"use strict";
+
+bar;
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only copy copyIgnored/out-files/lib/index.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only copy copyIgnored/out-files/lib/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6788558ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only copy copyIgnored/out-files/lib/index.js	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+index;
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only copy copyIgnored/stdout.txt b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only copy copyIgnored/stdout.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..673dafc748
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/--copy-files with only copy copyIgnored/stdout.txt	
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+src/foo/bar.js -> lib/foo/bar.js
+Successfully compiled 1 file with Babel.
diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/index.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/index.js
index 88d5967401..e7ee2cbb6f 100644
--- a/packages/babel-cli/test/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/index.js
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ const assertTest = function(stdout, stderr, opts, cwd) {
       if (
         // saveInFiles always creates an empty .babelrc, so lets exclude for now
         filename !== ".babelrc" &&
+        filename !== ".babelignore" &&
         !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(opts.inFiles, filename)
       ) {
         const expected = opts.outFiles[filename];
@@ -239,9 +240,15 @@ fs.readdirSync(fixtureLoc).forEach(function(binName) {
       opts.inFiles = readDir(path.join(testLoc, "in-files"), fileFilter);
 
       const babelrcLoc = path.join(testLoc, ".babelrc");
+      const babelIgnoreLoc = path.join(testLoc, ".babelignore");
       if (fs.existsSync(babelrcLoc)) {
         // copy .babelrc file to tmp directory
         opts.inFiles[".babelrc"] = helper.readFile(babelrcLoc);
+        opts.inFiles[".babelignore"] = helper.readFile(babelIgnoreLoc);
+      }
+      if (fs.existsSync(babelIgnoreLoc)) {
+        // copy .babelignore file to tmp directory
+        opts.inFiles[".babelignore"] = helper.readFile(babelIgnoreLoc);
       }
 
       it(testName, buildTest(binName, testName, opts), 20000);