diff --git a/.tiltignore b/.tiltignore
index f10e14abd57..6f49a09b886 100644
--- a/.tiltignore
+++ b/.tiltignore
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-templates
\ No newline at end of file
+# Ignore everything under ./templates
+templates
+
+# Allow only yaml templates under ./templates
+!templates/*.yaml
\ No newline at end of file