diff --git a/.changeset/perfect-experts-hammer.md b/.changeset/perfect-experts-hammer.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1c535ae85f91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/perfect-experts-hammer.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'create-svelte': patch
+---
+
+Do not gitignore `.env.example`
diff --git a/packages/create-svelte/templates/default/.gitignore b/packages/create-svelte/templates/default/.gitignore
index 3e210b6e27f8..64007bdd2864 100644
--- a/packages/create-svelte/templates/default/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/create-svelte/templates/default/.gitignore
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ node_modules
 /package
 .env
 .env.*
+!.env.example
 .vercel
 .output
diff --git a/packages/create-svelte/templates/skeleton/.gitignore b/packages/create-svelte/templates/skeleton/.gitignore
index bbde1f5040c3..f4401a32d242 100644
--- a/packages/create-svelte/templates/skeleton/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/create-svelte/templates/skeleton/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ node_modules
 /package
 .env
 .env.*
+!.env.example