diff --git a/dvc/stage/__init__.py b/dvc/stage/__init__.py
index 6d19d4f93..c749f0340 100644
--- a/dvc/stage/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/stage/__init__.py
@@ -568,6 +568,8 @@ class Stage(params.StageParams):
             if kwargs.get("checkpoint_func", None) or no_download:
                 allow_missing = True
             self.save(allow_missing=allow_missing)
+            if no_download:
+                self.ignore_outs()
             if not no_commit:
                 self.commit(allow_missing=allow_missing)
 
diff --git a/tests/func/test_import_url.py b/tests/func/test_import_url.py
index 84af3abeb..9aea7e1ba 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_import_url.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_import_url.py
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ def test_import_url_to_remote_status(tmp_dir, dvc, local_cloud, local_remote):
     assert len(status) == 0
 
 
-def test_import_url_no_download(tmp_dir, dvc, local_workspace):
+def test_import_url_no_download(tmp_dir, scm, dvc, local_workspace):
     local_workspace.gen("file", "file content")
     dst = tmp_dir / "file"
     stage = dvc.imp_url(
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ def test_import_url_no_download(tmp_dir, dvc, local_workspace):
     assert stage.deps[0].hash_info.value == "d10b4c3ff123b26dc068d43a8bef2d23"
 
     assert not dst.exists()
+    assert scm.is_ignored(dst)
 
     out = stage.outs[0]
     assert not out.hash_info