diff --git a/middleman-core/features/frontmatter_page_settings.feature b/middleman-core/features/frontmatter_page_settings.feature
index c288a5a4..0ceed6ac 100644
--- a/middleman-core/features/frontmatter_page_settings.feature
+++ b/middleman-core/features/frontmatter_page_settings.feature
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Feature: Setting page settings through frontmatter
-  Scenario: Setting layout, ignoring, and disabling directory indexes through frontmatter
+  Scenario: Setting layout, ignoring, and disabling directory indexes through frontmatter (build)
     Given a successfully built app at "frontmatter-settings-app"
     Then the following files should exist:
       | build/proxied/index.html  |
@@ -7,4 +7,21 @@ Feature: Setting page settings through frontmatter
     And the file "build/alternate_layout/index.html" should contain "Alternate layout"
     And the following files should not exist:
       | build/ignored/index.html  |
-      | build/no_index/index.html |
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+      | build/no_index/index.html |
+    
+    
+  Scenario: Setting layout, ignoring, and disabling directory indexes through frontmatter (preview)
+    Given the Server is running at "frontmatter-settings-app"
+    # When I go to "/proxied/"
+    # Then I should not see "File Not Found"
+    When I go to "/no_index.html"
+    Then I should not see "File Not Found"
+    When I go to "/alternate_layout/"
+    Then I should not see "File Not Found"
+    And I should see "Alternate layout"
+    When I go to "/ignored.html"
+    Then I should see "File Not Found"
+    When I go to "/ignored/index.html"
+    Then I should see "File Not Found"
+    When I go to "/no_index/index.html"
+    Then I should see "File Not Found"
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diff --git a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/core_extensions/front_matter.rb b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/core_extensions/front_matter.rb
index e2bdff5f..49b15c08 100644
--- a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/core_extensions/front_matter.rb
+++ b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/core_extensions/front_matter.rb
@@ -112,9 +112,10 @@ module Middleman::CoreExtensions::FrontMatter
         p = @app.sitemap.page(path)
         file_path = p.source_file.sub(@app.source_dir, "")
         
-        if has_data?(file_path)
+        if !p.proxy? && has_data?(file_path)
           d = data(file_path)
           if d && d[0]
+            $stderr.puts "Should ignore #{path}", p.source_file
             d[0].has_key?("ignored") && d[0]["ignored"] == true
           else
             false