diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 69bc8e6..b6904b2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -134,6 +134,19 @@ bundler.transform({
 bundler.bundle().pipe(process.stdout)
 ```
 
+For any files/directories containing a dot, you can pass in the `dot: true`
+[option for minimatch](https://github.com/isaacs/minimatch#dot)
+
+```javascript
+bundler.transform({
+  global: true,
+  ignore: [
+    '**/node_modules/sql.js/**'
+  ],
+  dot: true
+}, 'uglifyify')
+```
+
 ## Source Maps
 
 Uglifyify supports source maps, so you can minify your code and still see the
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 7f4115e..56ab27b 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function uglifyify(file, opts) {
 
   delete opts._flags
 
-  if (ignore(file, opts.ignore)) {
+  if (ignore(file, opts.ignore, opts.dot)) {
     return through()
   }
 
@@ -102,13 +102,15 @@ function uglifyify(file, opts) {
   }
 }
 
-function ignore(file, list) {
+function ignore(file, list, dot) {
   if (!list) return
 
   list = Array.isArray(list) ? list : [list]
 
   return list.some(function(pattern) {
-    var match = minimatch(pattern)
+    var match = minimatch(pattern, {
+      dot: dot
+    })
     return match.match(file)
   })
 }