diff --git a/deploy/lib/server_config.rb b/deploy/lib/server_config.rb
index b295d308..6aa09cc5 100644
--- a/deploy/lib/server_config.rb
+++ b/deploy/lib/server_config.rb
@@ -1130,12 +1130,14 @@ def deploy_src
     load_html_as_xml = @properties['ml.load-html-as-xml']
     load_js_as_binary = @properties['ml.load-js-as-binary']
     load_css_as_binary = @properties['ml.load-css-as-binary']
+    folders_to_ignore = @properties['ml.ignore-folders']
 
     modules_databases.each do |dest_db|
       ignore_us = []
       ignore_us << "^#{test_dir}.*$" unless test_dir.blank? || deploy_tests?(dest_db)
       ignore_us << "^#{app_config_file}$"
       ignore_us << "^#{test_config_file}$"
+      ignore_us << "^#{folders_to_ignore}$" unless folders_to_ignore.blank?
 
       src_permissions = permissions(@properties['ml.app-role'], Roxy::ContentCapability::ER)
 
diff --git a/deploy/sample/build.sample.properties b/deploy/sample/build.sample.properties
index e0970f2a..cf411b37 100644
--- a/deploy/sample/build.sample.properties
+++ b/deploy/sample/build.sample.properties
@@ -154,3 +154,6 @@ local-server=localhost
 #
 mlcp-home=/usr/local/mlcp
 mlcp-vmargs=-Xmx512m
+
+# folder to ignore when deploying into modules database
+# ignore-folders=.*/src/(node_modules|.tmp)/.*