diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/3947.md b/news/2 Fixes/3947.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7e2ba52b466a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/2 Fixes/3947.md	
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Match dots in ignorePatterns globs; fixes .venv not being ignored
+(thanks to [Russell Davis](https://github.com/russelldavis))
diff --git a/src/client/linters/lintingEngine.ts b/src/client/linters/lintingEngine.ts
index 066080250e7d..7f65cf410c2d 100644
--- a/src/client/linters/lintingEngine.ts
+++ b/src/client/linters/lintingEngine.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ export class LintingEngine implements ILintingEngine {
         const relativeFileName = typeof workspaceRootPath === 'string' ? path.relative(workspaceRootPath, document.fileName) : document.fileName;
 
         const settings = this.configurationService.getSettings(document.uri);
-        const ignoreMinmatches = settings.linting.ignorePatterns.map(pattern => new Minimatch(pattern));
+        // { dot: true } is important so dirs like `.venv` will be matched by globs
+        const ignoreMinmatches = settings.linting.ignorePatterns.map(pattern => new Minimatch(pattern, { dot: true }));
         if (ignoreMinmatches.some(matcher => matcher.match(document.fileName) || matcher.match(relativeFileName))) {
             return false;
         }