diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f6d5003..5257dd1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project
 adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [2.2.0] - 2022-10-17
+
+### Added
+
+- Add feature to exclude files from strict check based on `exclude` config property
+
 ## [2.1.0] - 2022-10-14
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 71034ec..b8c8300 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ comment. To make these files strict too, just remove its' ignore comments.
 
 ## Configuration
 
-Plugin takes one extra non-mandatory argument `paths` that is an array of relative or absolute paths
-of directories that should be included. To add strict mode to files from ignored paths you can
-insert `//@ts-strict` comment.
+Plugin takes extra, non-mandatory arguments `paths` and `exlude`. Both of them take an array of
+relative or absolute paths that should be included (property `paths`) or excluded (property
+`exclude`). To add strict mode to files from ignored paths you can insert `//@ts-strict` comment.
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ insert `//@ts-strict` comment.
         "paths": [
           "./src",
           "/absolute/path/to/source/"
+        ],
+        "exclude": [
+          "./src/tests",
+          "./src/fileToExclude.ts"
         ]
       }
     ]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8cf1c42..b07949a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "typescript-strict-plugin",
-  "version": "2.1.0",
+  "version": "2.2.0",
   "description": "Typescript tools that help with migration to the strict mode",
   "author": "Allegro",
   "contributors": [
diff --git a/src/common/__tests__/isFileStrict.spec.ts b/src/common/__tests__/isFileStrict.spec.ts
index ac6c4c8..a3b8024 100644
--- a/src/common/__tests__/isFileStrict.spec.ts
+++ b/src/common/__tests__/isFileStrict.spec.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,20 @@ describe('isFileStrict', () => {
     expect(result).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it('should return true when strict comment is present and file is excluded', () => {
+    // given
+    isCommentPresent.mockImplementation((comment) => comment === '@ts-strict');
+    const config: Config = {
+      exclude: [filePath],
+    };
+
+    // when
+    const result = isFileStrict({ filePath, isCommentPresent, config });
+
+    // then
+    expect(result).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it('should return false when both strict and ignore update-strict-comments are present', () => {
     // given
     isCommentPresent.mockImplementation(
@@ -110,6 +124,20 @@ describe('isFileStrict', () => {
     expect(result).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it('should return false when file is on path and in exclude', () => {
+    // given
+    const config: Config = {
+      paths: ['otherFilePath', filePath, 'otherFilePath'],
+      exclude: [filePath],
+    };
+
+    // when
+    const result = isFileStrict({ filePath, isCommentPresent, config });
+
+    // then
+    expect(result).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it('should return true when path config is empty', () => {
     // given
     const config: Config = {
@@ -122,4 +150,32 @@ describe('isFileStrict', () => {
     // then
     expect(result).toBe(true);
   });
+
+  it('should return false when path config is empty and file is excluded', () => {
+    // given
+    const config: Config = {
+      paths: [],
+      exclude: [filePath],
+    };
+
+    // when
+    const result = isFileStrict({ filePath, isCommentPresent, config });
+
+    // then
+    expect(result).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return true when path config is empty and different file is excluded (check for false-positive)', () => {
+    // given
+    const config: Config = {
+      paths: [],
+      exclude: ['otherFile'],
+    };
+
+    // when
+    const result = isFileStrict({ filePath, isCommentPresent, config });
+
+    // then
+    expect(result).toBe(true);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/common/isFileExcludedByPath.ts b/src/common/isFileExcludedByPath.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4153288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/isFileExcludedByPath.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { isFileOnPath } from './isFileOnPath';
+
+interface IsFileExcludedByPathParams {
+  filePath: string;
+  projectPath?: string;
+  configExclude?: string[];
+}
+
+export function isFileExcludedByPath({
+  filePath,
+  projectPath,
+  configExclude,
+}: IsFileExcludedByPathParams): boolean {
+  if (configExclude === undefined) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return configExclude?.some((path) =>
+    isFileOnPath({
+      filePath,
+      targetPath: path,
+      projectPath,
+    }),
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/common/isFileStrict.ts b/src/common/isFileStrict.ts
index 9ed08a6..f336cfa 100644
--- a/src/common/isFileStrict.ts
+++ b/src/common/isFileStrict.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Config } from './types';
 import { isFileStrictByPath } from './isFileStrictByPath';
 import { TS_STRICT_COMMENT, TS_STRICT_IGNORE_COMMENT } from './constants';
+import { isFileExcludedByPath } from './isFileExcludedByPath';
 
 type IsFileStrictConfig = {
   filePath: string;
@@ -24,6 +25,18 @@ export function isFileStrict({
     return true;
   }
 
+  const configExclude = config?.exclude ?? [];
+
+  if (
+    isFileExcludedByPath({
+      filePath,
+      configExclude,
+      projectPath,
+    })
+  ) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   const configPaths = config?.paths ?? [];
   const fileStrictByPath = isFileStrictByPath({ filePath, configPaths, projectPath });
 
diff --git a/src/common/types.ts b/src/common/types.ts
index 08fae91..1b4e16b 100644
--- a/src/common/types.ts
+++ b/src/common/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export interface Config {
   paths?: string[];
+  exclude?: string[];
 }