Copy empty directories with `quarto use template`

I was excited to learn that part of project management can be automated with quarto use template. I try to keep file organization consistent for any new analysis project that I start, so it would be ideal to be able to copy empty directories from github repos.

The approach I tried was creating this github repo: https://github.com/robert-koetsier/r-analysis/tree/main, containing the _quarto.yml file that I want to copy for new projects, and several directories that only contain .gitkeep files to ensure that the directories are tracked by git. I prefer not keeping useless files for every project, so I included .gitkeep in a .quartoignore (otherwise these hidden .gitkeep files were not ignored!?) to prevent them from being copied.

When I quarto use template robert-koetsier/r-analysis in an empty directory only the _quarto.yml file is copied from the repo, no directories. Is there a way to include empty directories?

I'm using the Quarto CLI, v1.7.29, in git bash on windows 11.

Reproduce the issue with quarto use template robert-koetsier/r-analysis and the repository containing _quarto.yml, .quartoignore, and .gitkeep files. Trace the quarto use template entry point to see how repository contents and ignored files are copied. Done means empty directories from the template are present without copying the ignored .gitkeep files.