diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6dfebb00ae..a164f276f9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@
 /tmp/
 
 /spec/manageiq
+
+# ignore included plugins in bundler.d
+bundler.d/*
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 249e5a2837..25f9d2deb1 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ else
   exit 1
 end
 
+# Load other additional Gemfiles
+#   Developers can create a file ending in .rb under bundler.d/ to specify additional development dependencies
+Dir.glob(File.join(__dir__, 'bundler.d/*.rb')).each { |f| eval_gemfile(File.expand_path(f, __dir__)) }
diff --git a/bundler.d/.keep b/bundler.d/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2