diff --git a/spec/fixtures/git/working-dir/ignored.txt b/spec/fixtures/git/working-dir/ignored.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ee8bb6eb..000000000
--- a/spec/fixtures/git/working-dir/ignored.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-i am ignored
diff --git a/src/packages/status-bar/lib/status-bar-view.coffee b/src/packages/status-bar/lib/status-bar-view.coffee
index 55be1b519..b32fb259e 100644
--- a/src/packages/status-bar/lib/status-bar-view.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/status-bar/lib/status-bar-view.coffee
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ class StatusBarView extends View
     else if git.isStatusNew(status)
       @gitStatusIcon.addClass('new-status-icon')
       @gitStatusIcon.text("+#{@buffer.getLineCount()}")
+    else if git.isPathIgnored(path)
+      @gitStatusIcon.addClass('ignored-status-icon')
+      @gitStatusIcon.text('')
 
   updatePathText: ->
     if path = @editor.getPath()
diff --git a/src/packages/status-bar/spec/status-bar-spec.coffee b/src/packages/status-bar/spec/status-bar-spec.coffee
index c0520e54f..2e03eec13 100644
--- a/src/packages/status-bar/spec/status-bar-spec.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/status-bar/spec/status-bar-spec.coffee
@@ -124,12 +124,14 @@ describe "StatusBar", ->
       expect(statusBar.branchLabel.text()).toBe ''
 
   describe "git status label", ->
-    [repo, path, originalPathText, newPath] = []
+    [repo, path, originalPathText, newPath, ignoredPath] = []
 
     beforeEach ->
       path = require.resolve('fixtures/git/working-dir/file.txt')
       newPath = fs.join(fs.resolveOnLoadPath('fixtures/git/working-dir'), 'new.txt')
       fs.write(newPath, "I'm new here")
+      ignoredPath = fs.join(fs.resolveOnLoadPath('fixtures/git/working-dir'), 'ignored.txt')
+      fs.write(ignoredPath, 'ignored.txt')
       git.getPathStatus(path)
       git.getPathStatus(newPath)
       originalPathText = fs.read(path)
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ describe "StatusBar", ->
     afterEach ->
       fs.write(path, originalPathText)
       fs.remove(newPath) if fs.exists(newPath)
+      fs.remove(ignoredPath) if fs.exists(ignoredPath)
 
     it "displays the modified icon for a changed file", ->
       fs.write(path, "i've changed for the worse")
@@ -153,6 +156,10 @@ describe "StatusBar", ->
       rootView.open(newPath)
       expect(statusBar.gitStatusIcon).toHaveClass('new-status-icon')
 
+    it "displays the ignored icon for an ignored file", ->
+      rootView.open(ignoredPath)
+      expect(statusBar.gitStatusIcon).toHaveClass('ignored-status-icon')
+
     it "updates when a status-changed event occurs", ->
       fs.write(path, "i've changed for the worse")
       git.getPathStatus(path)
diff --git a/static/status-bar.less b/static/status-bar.less
index f30dd48c8..8ec139f34 100644
--- a/static/status-bar.less
+++ b/static/status-bar.less
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@
   content: "\f26b";
 }
 
+.status-bar .ignored-status-icon:before {
+  content: "\f099";
+  margin-right: 0px;
+}
+
 .status-bar .commits-behind-label:before {
   margin-top: -3px;
   margin-left: 3px;
diff --git a/themes/atom-dark-ui/status-bar.css b/themes/atom-dark-ui/status-bar.css
index 1c0af57e0..3ab4934e6 100644
--- a/themes/atom-dark-ui/status-bar.css
+++ b/themes/atom-dark-ui/status-bar.css
@@ -20,3 +20,8 @@
   color: #5293d8;
   display: inline-block;
 }
+
+.status-bar .git-status.octicons.ignored-status-icon {
+  color: #969696;
+  display: inline-block;
+}
diff --git a/themes/atom-light-ui/status-bar.css b/themes/atom-light-ui/status-bar.css
index 145d90845..2ef7d2ae9 100644
--- a/themes/atom-light-ui/status-bar.css
+++ b/themes/atom-light-ui/status-bar.css
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
   display: inline-block;
 }
 
+.status-bar .git-status.octicons.ignored-status-icon {
+  color: #333;
+  display: inline-block;
+}
+
 .status-bar .grammar-name:hover {
   color: #000;
   border: 1px solid rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.2);