diff --git a/src/GitHub.Api/Application/ApplicationManagerBase.cs b/src/GitHub.Api/Application/ApplicationManagerBase.cs
index e009573d2..8b4bcbe5f 100644
--- a/src/GitHub.Api/Application/ApplicationManagerBase.cs
+++ b/src/GitHub.Api/Application/ApplicationManagerBase.cs
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ public void InitializeRepository()
                     GitClient.LfsInstall().RunSynchronously();
                     progress.UpdateProgress(30, 100, "Initializing...");
 
-                    AssemblyResources.ToFile(ResourceType.Generic, ".gitignore", targetPath, Environment);
+                    GenerateGitignore(targetPath);
                     AssemblyResources.ToFile(ResourceType.Generic, ".gitattributes", targetPath, Environment);
                     assetsGitignore.CreateFile();
                     GitClient.Add(filesForInitialCommit).RunSynchronously();
@@ -281,6 +281,11 @@ public void InitializeRepository()
             thread.Start();
         }
 
+        public void GenerateGitignore(NPath path)
+        {
+            AssemblyResources.ToFile(ResourceType.Generic, ".gitignore", path, Environment);
+        }
+
         private void ConfigureMergeSettings()
         {
             var unityYamlMergeExec =
diff --git a/src/GitHub.Api/Application/IApplicationManager.cs b/src/GitHub.Api/Application/IApplicationManager.cs
index 9b8b5f638..be7bafb39 100644
--- a/src/GitHub.Api/Application/IApplicationManager.cs
+++ b/src/GitHub.Api/Application/IApplicationManager.cs
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ public interface IApplicationManager : IDisposable
         bool IsBusy { get; }
         void Run();
         void InitializeRepository();
+        void GenerateGitignore(NPath path);
         event Action<IProgress> OnProgress;
         void SetupGit(GitInstaller.GitInstallationState state);
         void RestartRepository();
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/UnityExtension/Assets/Editor/GitHub.Unity/UI/SettingsView.cs b/src/UnityExtension/Assets/Editor/GitHub.Unity/UI/SettingsView.cs
index 890fb09c7..a596482f1 100644
--- a/src/UnityExtension/Assets/Editor/GitHub.Unity/UI/SettingsView.cs
+++ b/src/UnityExtension/Assets/Editor/GitHub.Unity/UI/SettingsView.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class SettingsView : Subview
         [SerializeField] private string newRepositoryRemoteUrl;
         [SerializeField] private string repositoryRemoteName;
         [SerializeField] private string repositoryRemoteUrl;
+        [SerializeField] private bool hasGitignoreFile;
         [SerializeField] private Vector2 scroll;
         [SerializeField] private UserSettingsView userSettingsView = new UserSettingsView();
         [SerializeField] private int webTimeout;
@@ -173,6 +174,8 @@ private void MaybeUpdateData()
                     newRepositoryRemoteUrl = repositoryRemoteUrl = currentRemote.Value.Url;
                 }
             }
+
+            hasGitignoreFile = System.IO.File.Exists(System.IO.Directory.GetParent(Application.dataPath) + "/.gitignore");
         }
 
         private void OnRepositorySettingsGUI()
@@ -207,6 +210,23 @@ private void OnRepositorySettingsGUI()
                 EditorGUI.EndDisabledGroup();
             }
             EditorGUI.EndDisabledGroup();
+
+            if (!hasGitignoreFile)
+            {
+                GUIStyle missingGitignoreStyle = new GUIStyle(EditorStyles.label);
+                missingGitignoreStyle.normal.textColor = Color.red;
+                GUILayout.Label(".gitignore file is missing", missingGitignoreStyle);
+
+                EditorGUI.BeginDisabledGroup(IsBusy);
+                {
+                    if (GUILayout.Button("Generate", GUILayout.ExpandWidth(false)))
+                    {
+                        NPath path = new NPath(System.IO.Directory.GetParent(Application.dataPath).FullName);
+                        Manager.GenerateGitignore(path);
+                    }
+                }
+                EditorGUI.EndDisabledGroup();
+            }
         }
 
         private void OnPrivacyGui()