diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1d9b2dd..cfc56a9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ A GitHub action for styling files with [prettier](https://prettier.io).
 | commit_description | :x: | - | Custom git extended commit message, will be ignored if used with `same_commit` |
 | file_pattern | :x: | `*` | Custom git add file pattern, can't be used with only_changed! |
 | prettier_plugins | :x: | - | Install Prettier plugins, i.e. `"@prettier/plugin-php" "@prettier/plugin-other"`. Must be wrapped in quotes since @ is a reserved character in YAML. |
+| clean_node_folder | :x: | `true` | Delete the node_modules folder before committing |
 | only_changed | :x: | `false` | Only prettify changed files, can't be used with file_pattern! This command works only with the checkout action set to fetch depth '0' (see example 2)|
 | github_token | :x: | `${{ github.token }}` | The default [GITHUB_TOKEN](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/authentication-in-a-workflow#about-the-github_token-secret) or a [Personal Access Token](https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/creating-a-personal-access-token)
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index c709804..caa1c4d 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ inputs:
     description: GitHub Token or PAT token used to authenticate against a repository
     required: false
     default: ${{ github.token }}
+  clean_node_folder:
+    description: Remove the node_modules folder before committing changes
+    required: false
+    default: true
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -76,6 +80,7 @@ runs:
         INPUT_PRETTIER_PLUGINS: ${{ inputs.prettier_plugins }}
         INPUT_WORKING_DIRECTORY: ${{ inputs.working_directory }}
         INPUT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.github_token }}
+        INPUT_CLEAN_NODE_FOLDER: ${{ inputs.clean_node_folder }}
 
 branding:
   icon: "award"
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 2d267ed..fc3de7a 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -74,11 +74,14 @@ echo "Files:"
 prettier $INPUT_PRETTIER_OPTIONS \
   || { PRETTIER_RESULT=$?; echo "Problem running prettier with $INPUT_PRETTIER_OPTIONS"; exit 1; }
 
-# Ignore node modules and other action created files
-if [ -d 'node_modules' ]; then
-  rm -r node_modules/
-else
-  echo "No node_modules/ folder."
+# Removing the node_modules folder, so it doesn't get committed if it is not added in gitignore
+if $INPUT_CLEAN_NODE_FOLDER; then
+  echo "Deleting node_modules/ folder..."
+  if [ -d 'node_modules' ]; then
+    rm -r node_modules/
+  else
+    echo "No node_modules/ folder."
+  fi
 fi
 
 if [ -f 'package-lock.json' ]; then