diff --git a/.golangci.next.reference.yml b/.golangci.next.reference.yml
index 144550b4b25d..5870d1aef573 100644
--- a/.golangci.next.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.next.reference.yml
@@ -4022,6 +4022,9 @@ formatters:
       chain-split-dots: false
 
   exclusions:
+    # Log a warning if an exclusion path is unused.
+    # Default: false
+    warn-unused: true
     # Mode of the generated files analysis.
     #
     # - `strict`: sources are excluded by strictly following the Go generated file convention.
diff --git a/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json b/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json
index dedbf8676bb2..d561849627fd 100644
--- a/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json
+++ b/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json
@@ -4634,6 +4634,10 @@
               "items": {
                 "type": "string"
               }
+            },
+            "warn-unused": {
+              "type": "boolean",
+              "default": false
             }
           }
         }
diff --git a/pkg/config/formatters.go b/pkg/config/formatters.go
index 145ea861ab42..e1723ac101fd 100644
--- a/pkg/config/formatters.go
+++ b/pkg/config/formatters.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ func (f *Formatters) Validate() error {
 }
 
 type FormatterExclusions struct {
-	Generated string   `mapstructure:"generated"`
-	Paths     []string `mapstructure:"paths"`
+	Generated  string   `mapstructure:"generated"`
+	Paths      []string `mapstructure:"paths"`
+	WarnUnused bool     `mapstructure:"warn-unused"`
 }
diff --git a/pkg/goformat/runner.go b/pkg/goformat/runner.go
index 5e1a2a6b1075..fa1d1acc3019 100644
--- a/pkg/goformat/runner.go
+++ b/pkg/goformat/runner.go
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ func (c *Runner) Run(paths []string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	for pattern, count := range c.opts.excludedPathCounter {
+		if c.opts.warnUnused && count == 0 {
+			c.log.Warnf("The pattern %q match no issues", pattern)
+		} else {
+			c.log.Infof("Skipped %d issues by pattern %q", count, pattern)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -181,6 +189,9 @@ type RunnerOptions struct {
 	diff      bool
 	colors    bool
 	stdin     bool
+
+	warnUnused          bool
+	excludedPathCounter map[*regexp.Regexp]int
 }
 
 func NewRunnerOptions(cfg *config.Config, diff, diffColored, stdin bool) (RunnerOptions, error) {
@@ -190,11 +201,13 @@ func NewRunnerOptions(cfg *config.Config, diff, diffColored, stdin bool) (Runner
 	}
 
 	opts := RunnerOptions{
-		basePath:  basePath,
-		generated: cfg.Formatters.Exclusions.Generated,
-		diff:      diff || diffColored,
-		colors:    diffColored,
-		stdin:     stdin,
+		basePath:            basePath,
+		generated:           cfg.Formatters.Exclusions.Generated,
+		diff:                diff || diffColored,
+		colors:              diffColored,
+		stdin:               stdin,
+		excludedPathCounter: make(map[*regexp.Regexp]int),
+		warnUnused:          cfg.Formatters.Exclusions.WarnUnused,
 	}
 
 	for _, pattern := range cfg.Formatters.Exclusions.Paths {
@@ -204,6 +217,7 @@ func NewRunnerOptions(cfg *config.Config, diff, diffColored, stdin bool) (Runner
 		}
 
 		opts.patterns = append(opts.patterns, exp)
+		opts.excludedPathCounter[exp] = 0
 	}
 
 	return opts, nil
@@ -221,6 +235,7 @@ func (o RunnerOptions) MatchAnyPattern(path string) (bool, error) {
 
 	for _, pattern := range o.patterns {
 		if pattern.MatchString(rel) {
+			o.excludedPathCounter[pattern]++
 			return true, nil
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/exclusion_paths.go b/pkg/result/processors/exclusion_paths.go
index dafad44d1d3b..104c33eefa5b 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/exclusion_paths.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/exclusion_paths.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (p *ExclusionPaths) Process(issues []result.Issue) ([]result.Issue, error)
 func (p *ExclusionPaths) Finish() {
 	for pattern, count := range p.excludedPathCounter {
 		if p.warnUnused && count == 0 {
-			p.log.Warnf("The pattern %q match %d issues", pattern, count)
+			p.log.Warnf("The pattern %q match no issues", pattern)
 		} else {
 			p.log.Infof("Skipped %d issues by pattern %q", count, pattern)
 		}
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (p *ExclusionPaths) Finish() {
 
 	for pattern, count := range p.excludedPathExceptCounter {
 		if p.warnUnused && count == 0 {
-			p.log.Warnf("The pattern %q match %d issues", pattern, count)
+			p.log.Warnf("The pattern %q match no issues", pattern)
 		}
 	}
 }