diff --git a/h5p-default-storage.class.php b/h5p-default-storage.class.php
index a1cd27f..88a4776 100644
--- a/h5p-default-storage.class.php
+++ b/h5p-default-storage.class.php
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ class H5PDefaultStorage implements \H5PFileStorage {
       throw new \Exception('unabletocopy');
     }
 
+    $ignoredFiles = self::getIgnoredFiles("{$source}/.h5pignore");
+
     $dir = opendir($source);
     if ($dir === FALSE) {
       trigger_error('Unable to open directory ' . $source, E_USER_WARNING);
@@ -282,7 +284,7 @@ class H5PDefaultStorage implements \H5PFileStorage {
     }
 
     while (false !== ($file = readdir($dir))) {
-      if (($file != '.') && ($file != '..') && $file != '.git' && $file != '.gitignore') {
+      if (($file != '.') && ($file != '..') && $file != '.git' && $file != '.gitignore' && !in_array($file, $ignoredFiles)) {
         if (is_dir("{$source}/{$file}")) {
           self::copyFileTree("{$source}/{$file}", "{$destination}/{$file}");
         }
@@ -294,6 +296,25 @@ class H5PDefaultStorage implements \H5PFileStorage {
     closedir($dir);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Retrieve array of file names from file.
+   *
+   * @param string $file
+   * @return array Array with files that should be ignored
+   */
+  private static function getIgnoredFiles($file) {
+    if (file_exists($file) === FALSE) {
+      return array();
+    }
+
+    $contents = file_get_contents($file);
+    if ($contents === FALSE) {
+      return array();
+    }
+
+    return preg_split('/\s+/', $contents);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Recursive function that makes sure the specified directory exists and
    * is writable.