diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index f352578e..41a00115 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ coverage
 **/*.test.tsx
 **/*.spec.ts
 **/*.spec.tsx
+# EXCEPTION: Include smoke tests for the smoke tests image
+!apps/web/e2e/smoke/*.spec.ts
 
 # IDE
 .vscode