diff --git a/imports/fix.go b/imports/fix.go
index a241c2976..c74bdd2c0 100644
--- a/imports/fix.go
+++ b/imports/fix.go
@@ -462,6 +462,9 @@ func shouldTraverse(dir string, fi os.FileInfo) bool {
 	if !ts.IsDir() {
 		return false
 	}
+	if skipDir(ts) {
+		return false
+	}
 
 	realParent, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(dir)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/imports/fix_test.go b/imports/fix_test.go
index f75a1d630..f984fd410 100644
--- a/imports/fix_test.go
+++ b/imports/fix_test.go
@@ -889,6 +889,40 @@ var (
 			t.Fatalf("results differ\nGOT:\n%s\nWANT:\n%s\n", got, output)
 		}
 	})
+
+	// Add a .goimportsignore and ensure it is respected.
+	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(newGoPath+"/src/.goimportsignore", []byte("x/mypkg\n"), 0666); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	withEmptyGoPath(func() {
+		build.Default.GOPATH = newGoPath
+
+		input := `package p
+
+var (
+	_ = fmt.Print
+	_ = mypkg.Foo
+)
+`
+		output := `package p
+
+import "fmt"
+
+var (
+	_ = fmt.Print
+	_ = mypkg.Foo
+)
+`
+		buf, err := Process(newGoPath+"/src/myotherpkg/toformat.go", []byte(input), &Options{})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if got := string(buf); got != output {
+			t.Fatalf("ignored results differ\nGOT:\n%s\nWANT:\n%s\n", got, output)
+		}
+	})
+
 }
 
 // Test for correctly identifying the name of a vendored package when it