diff --git a/app/Concerns/ConfiguresForLintOrFix.php b/app/Concerns/ConfiguresForLintOrFix.php
index 3b85565..7b40575 100644
--- a/app/Concerns/ConfiguresForLintOrFix.php
+++ b/app/Concerns/ConfiguresForLintOrFix.php
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ protected function configure(): void
                         mode: InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED,
                         description: 'Only fix files that have changed since branching off from the given branch',
                     ),
+                    new InputOption(
+                        name: 'exclude',
+                        mode: InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED,
+                        description: 'Exclude paths (comma separated)',
+                    ),
                 ]
             );
     }
diff --git a/app/Providers/DusterServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/DusterServiceProvider.php
index 9132088..564087e 100644
--- a/app/Providers/DusterServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/DusterServiceProvider.php
@@ -21,13 +21,14 @@ public function register(): void
             };
 
             $dusterConfig = DusterConfig::loadLocal();
+            $excludeFromCli = array_filter(explode(',', (string) $input->getOption('exclude')));
 
             return new DusterConfig([
                 'paths' => Project::paths($input),
                 'using' => $input->getOption('using'),
                 'mode' => $mode,
                 'include' => $dusterConfig['include'] ?? [],
-                'exclude' => $dusterConfig['exclude'] ?? [],
+                'exclude' => array_merge($dusterConfig['exclude'] ?? [], $excludeFromCli),
                 'scripts' => $dusterConfig['scripts'] ?? [],
             ]);
         });
diff --git a/app/Providers/PintServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/PintServiceProvider.php
index 969f4b0..00a3eee 100644
--- a/app/Providers/PintServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/PintServiceProvider.php
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ public function register(): void
                 base_path('standards/pint.json'),
             ])->first(fn ($path) => file_exists($path));
 
-            $dusterConfig = DusterConfig::scopeConfigPaths(DusterConfig::loadLocal());
+            $dusterConfig = resolve(DusterConfig::class);
 
-            return new PintConfigurationJsonRepository($config, null, $dusterConfig['exclude']);
+            return new PintConfigurationJsonRepository($config, null, $dusterConfig->get('exclude', []));
         });
 
         $this->app->singleton(PathsRepository::class, fn () => new GitPathsRepository(
diff --git a/tests/Feature/LintCommandTest.php b/tests/Feature/LintCommandTest.php
index 8076fab..1c44af8 100755
--- a/tests/Feature/LintCommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/LintCommandTest.php
@@ -141,6 +141,18 @@
         ->not->toContain('Linting using PHP CS Fixer');
 });
 
+it('excludes paths passed via --exclude option', function () {
+    [$statusCode, $output] = run('lint', [
+        'path' => base_path('tests'),
+        '--exclude' => 'Fixtures/PintFixableIssues',
+        '--using' => 'pint',
+    ]);
+
+    expect($output)
+        ->toContain('Linting using Pint')
+        ->not->toContain('PintFixableIssues');
+});
+
 it('lints multiple provided files', function () {
     [$statusCode, $output] = run('lint', [
         'path' => [