diff --git a/src/core/utils/building/get-internal-config.ts b/src/core/utils/building/get-internal-config.ts
index cbc991c3..83c4d13a 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/building/get-internal-config.ts
+++ b/src/core/utils/building/get-internal-config.ts
@@ -241,8 +241,9 @@ function resolveInternalZipConfig(
     sourcesTemplate: '{{name}}-{{version}}-sources.zip',
     artifactTemplate: '{{name}}-{{version}}-{{browser}}.zip',
     sourcesRoot: root,
+    includeSources: [],
     ...mergedConfig.zip,
-    ignoredSources: [
+    excludeSources: [
       '**/node_modules',
       // WXT files
       '**/web-ext.config.ts',
@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ function resolveInternalZipConfig(
       '**/__tests__/**',
       '**/*.+(test|spec).?(c|m)+(j|t)s?(x)',
       // From user
-      ...(mergedConfig.zip?.ignoredSources ?? []),
+      ...(mergedConfig.zip?.excludeSources ?? []),
     ],
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/core/utils/testing/fake-objects.ts b/src/core/utils/testing/fake-objects.ts
index aaa9317e..626ba557 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/testing/fake-objects.ts
+++ b/src/core/utils/testing/fake-objects.ts
@@ -232,7 +232,8 @@ export const fakeInternalConfig = fakeObjectCreator<InternalConfig>(() => {
     },
     zip: {
       artifactTemplate: '{{name}}-{{version}}.zip',
-      ignoredSources: [],
+      includeSources: [],
+      excludeSources: [],
       sourcesRoot: fakeDir(),
       sourcesTemplate: '{{name}}-sources.zip',
       name: faker.person.firstName().toLowerCase(),
diff --git a/src/core/zip.ts b/src/core/zip.ts
index b7f6047a..323a2b50 100644
--- a/src/core/zip.ts
+++ b/src/core/zip.ts
@@ -62,10 +62,15 @@ export async function zip(config?: InlineConfig): Promise<string[]> {
       saveTo: sourcesZipPath,
       filter(path) {
         const relativePath = relative(internalConfig.zip.sourcesRoot, path);
-        const matchedPattern = internalConfig.zip.ignoredSources.find(
-          (pattern) => minimatch(relativePath, pattern),
+
+        return (
+          internalConfig.zip.includeSources.some((pattern) =>
+            minimatch(relativePath, pattern),
+          ) ||
+          !internalConfig.zip.excludeSources.some((pattern) =>
+            minimatch(relativePath, pattern),
+          )
         );
-        return matchedPattern == null;
       },
     });
     zipFiles.push(sourcesZipPath);
diff --git a/src/types/external.ts b/src/types/external.ts
index 47212325..b1adff43 100644
--- a/src/types/external.ts
+++ b/src/types/external.ts
@@ -143,6 +143,19 @@ export interface InlineConfig {
      * @default config.root
      */
     sourcesRoot?: string;
+    /**
+     * [Minimatch](https://www.npmjs.com/package/minimatch) patterns of files to include when
+     * creating a ZIP of all your source code for Firefox. Patterns are relative to your
+     * `config.zip.sourcesRoot`.
+     *
+     * This setting overrides `excludeSources`. So if a file matches both lists, it is included in the ZIP.
+     *
+     * @example
+     * [
+     *   "coverage", // Ignore the coverage directory in the `sourcesRoot`
+     * ]
+     */
+    includeSources?: string[];
     /**
      * [Minimatch](https://www.npmjs.com/package/minimatch) patterns of files to exclude when
      * creating a ZIP of all your source code for Firefox. Patterns are relative to your
@@ -155,7 +168,7 @@ export interface InlineConfig {
      *   "coverage", // Ignore the coverage directory in the `sourcesRoot`
      * ]
      */
-    ignoredSources?: string[];
+    excludeSources?: string[];
   };
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/types/internal.ts b/src/types/internal.ts
index 769d0406..3d7601a6 100644
--- a/src/types/internal.ts
+++ b/src/types/internal.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ export interface InternalConfig {
     name?: string;
     artifactTemplate: string;
     sourcesTemplate: string;
-    ignoredSources: string[];
+    includeSources: string[];
+    excludeSources: string[];
     sourcesRoot: string;
   };
   transformManifest: (manifest: Manifest.WebExtensionManifest) => void;