diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_package.rs b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_package.rs
index cdf6dfe8136..a6eba3dbe86 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_package.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_package.rs
@@ -290,7 +290,16 @@ fn check_repo_state(
             .filter(|file| {
                 let relative = file.strip_prefix(workdir).unwrap();
                 if let Ok(status) = repo.status_file(relative) {
-                    status != git2::Status::CURRENT
+                    if status == git2::Status::CURRENT {
+                        false
+                    } else {
+                        if relative.to_str().unwrap_or("") == "Cargo.lock" {
+                            // It is OK to include this file even if it is ignored.
+                            status != git2::Status::IGNORED
+                        } else {
+                            true
+                        }
+                    }
                 } else {
                     submodule_dirty(file)
                 }
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/publish_lockfile.rs b/tests/testsuite/publish_lockfile.rs
index 3daef142b27..2e49f4e0c76 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/publish_lockfile.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/publish_lockfile.rs
@@ -396,3 +396,58 @@ dependencies = [
         )
         .run();
 }
+
+#[cargo_test]
+fn ignore_lockfile() {
+    // With an explicit `include` list, but Cargo.lock in .gitignore, don't
+    // complain about `Cargo.lock` being ignored. Note that it is still
+    // included in the packaged regardless.
+    let (p, _r) = git::new_repo("foo", |p| {
+        p.file(
+            "Cargo.toml",
+            r#"
+                [package]
+                name = "foo"
+                version = "0.0.1"
+                authors = []
+                license = "MIT"
+                description = "foo"
+                documentation = "foo"
+                homepage = "foo"
+                repository = "foo"
+
+                include = [
+                    "src/main.rs"
+                ]
+            "#,
+        )
+        .file("src/main.rs", "fn main() {}")
+        .file(".gitignore", "Cargo.lock")
+    });
+    p.cargo("package -l")
+        .with_stdout(
+            "\
+.cargo_vcs_info.json
+Cargo.lock
+Cargo.toml
+src/main.rs
+",
+        )
+        .run();
+    p.cargo("generate-lockfile").run();
+    p.cargo("package -v")
+        .with_stderr(
+            "\
+[PACKAGING] foo v0.0.1 ([..])
+[ARCHIVING] Cargo.toml
+[ARCHIVING] src/main.rs
+[ARCHIVING] .cargo_vcs_info.json
+[ARCHIVING] Cargo.lock
+[VERIFYING] foo v0.0.1 ([..])
+[COMPILING] foo v0.0.1 ([..])
+[RUNNING] `rustc --crate-name foo src/main.rs [..]
+[FINISHED] dev [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in [..]
+",
+        )
+        .run();
+}