diff --git a/.azure/pipelines/ci-public.yml b/.azure/pipelines/ci-public.yml
index 00ef92c8c00b..f075662ae69d 100644
--- a/.azure/pipelines/ci-public.yml
+++ b/.azure/pipelines/ci-public.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ parameters:
 variables:
 - name: DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE
   value: true
+- name: GRADLE_USER_HOME
+  value: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/.gradle
 - name: _TeamName
   value:  AspNetCore
 - name: _PublishUsingPipelines
diff --git a/.azure/pipelines/ci.yml b/.azure/pipelines/ci.yml
index 8ce211f0a907..b1dfbc20d544 100644
--- a/.azure/pipelines/ci.yml
+++ b/.azure/pipelines/ci.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ parameters:
 variables:
 - name: DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE
   value: true
+- name: GRADLE_USER_HOME
+  value: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/.gradle
 - name: _TeamName
   value:  AspNetCore
 - name: _PublishUsingPipelines
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 29f59c3a3e70..c6e8ed911f76 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ artifacts/
 bin/
 obj/
 .dotnet/
+.gradle/
 .nuget/
 .packages/
 .tools/