diff --git a/src/main/paradox/settings.md b/src/main/paradox/settings.md
index cd81572..4e3683c 100644
--- a/src/main/paradox/settings.md
+++ b/src/main/paradox/settings.md
@@ -26,4 +26,10 @@ The different levels of checking available are:
 
 * **Description:** Excludes the specified dependencies from the lockfile.
 * **Accepts:** `sbt.librarymanagement.ModuleFilter`
-* **Default:** `DependencyFilter.fnToModuleFilter(_ => false)` (no exclusions)
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+* **Default:** `DependencyFilter.fnToModuleFilter(_ => false)` (no exclusions)
+
+### dependencyLockConfigurationFilter
+
+* **Description:** Excludes the specified configurations from the lockfile.
+* **Accepts:** `sbt.librarymanagement.ConfigurationFilter`
+* **Default:** `DependencyFilter.fnToConfigurationFilter(_ => false)` (no exclusions)
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diff --git a/src/main/scala/software/purpledragon/sbt/lock/DependencyLockPlugin.scala b/src/main/scala/software/purpledragon/sbt/lock/DependencyLockPlugin.scala
index 5c07c9e..0955630 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/software/purpledragon/sbt/lock/DependencyLockPlugin.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/software/purpledragon/sbt/lock/DependencyLockPlugin.scala
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package software.purpledragon.sbt.lock
 import sbt._
 import sbt.Keys._
 import sbt.internal.util.ManagedLogger
-import sbt.librarymanagement.{DependencyFilter, ModuleFilter}
+import sbt.librarymanagement.{DependencyFilter, ModuleFilter, ConfigurationFilter}
 import software.purpledragon.sbt.lock.DependencyLockUpdateMode._
 import software.purpledragon.sbt.lock.model.{DependencyLockFile, LockFileMatches}
 import software.purpledragon.sbt.lock.util.MessageUtil
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ object DependencyLockPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
     val dependencyLockWrite = taskKey[File]("write dependencies to lockfile")
     val dependencyLockRead = taskKey[Option[DependencyLockFile]]("read dependencies from lockfile")
     val dependencyLockModuleFilter = settingKey[ModuleFilter]("exclusion filter for dependencies")
+    val dependencyLockConfigurationFilter = settingKey[ConfigurationFilter]("exclusion filter for configurations")
 
     val dependencyLockCheck = taskKey[Unit]("check if dependency lock is up to date")
 
@@ -51,8 +52,10 @@ object DependencyLockPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
       val dest = dependencyLockFile.value
       val updateReport = update.value
       val exclusionFilter = dependencyLockModuleFilter.value
+      val configFilter = dependencyLockConfigurationFilter.value
+      val configurations = thisProject.value.configurations.filterNot(c => configFilter(c)).map(_.toConfigRef)
 
-      val lockFile = DependencyUtils.resolve(updateReport, exclusionFilter, thisProject.value.configurations.map(_.toConfigRef))
+      val lockFile = DependencyUtils.resolve(updateReport, exclusionFilter, configurations)
 
       val updateStatus = DependencyLockIO
         .readLockFile(dest)
@@ -72,9 +75,11 @@ object DependencyLockPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
       val logger: ManagedLogger = streams.value.log
       val updateReport: UpdateReport = update.value
       val exclusionFilter = dependencyLockModuleFilter.value
+      val configFilter = dependencyLockConfigurationFilter.value
+      val configurations = thisProject.value.configurations.filterNot(c => configFilter(c)).map(_.toConfigRef)
 
       val currentFile = dependencyLockRead.value.getOrElse(sys.error(MessageUtil.formatMessage("lock.status.missing")))
-      val updatedFile = DependencyUtils.resolve(updateReport, exclusionFilter, thisProject.value.configurations.map(_.toConfigRef))
+      val updatedFile = DependencyUtils.resolve(updateReport, exclusionFilter, configurations)
 
       val changes = currentFile.findChanges(updatedFile)
 
@@ -93,13 +98,15 @@ object DependencyLockPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
       val skipCheck = state.value.currentCommand.map(_.commandLine).exists(PluginTasks.contains)
       val checkMode = dependencyLockAutoCheck.value
       val exclusionFilter = dependencyLockModuleFilter.value
+      val configFilter = dependencyLockConfigurationFilter.value
+      val configurations = thisProject.value.configurations.filterNot(c => configFilter(c)).map(_.toConfigRef)
 
       if (checkMode != DependencyLockUpdateMode.CheckDisabled && !skipCheck) {
         logger.debug("Automatically checking lockfile")
 
         dependencyLockRead.value match {
           case Some(currentFile) =>
-            val updatedFile = DependencyUtils.resolve(report, exclusionFilter, thisProject.value.configurations.map(_.toConfigRef))
+            val updatedFile = DependencyUtils.resolve(report, exclusionFilter, configurations)
 
             val changes = currentFile.findChanges(updatedFile)
 
@@ -136,6 +143,7 @@ object DependencyLockPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
 
   override def globalSettings: Seq[Def.Setting[_]] = Seq(
     dependencyLockAutoCheck := DependencyLockUpdateMode.WarnOnError,
-    dependencyLockModuleFilter := DependencyFilter.fnToModuleFilter(_ => false)
+    dependencyLockModuleFilter := DependencyFilter.fnToModuleFilter(_ => false),
+    dependencyLockConfigurationFilter := DependencyFilter.fnToConfigurationFilter(_ => false)
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockCheck/pass-with-config-exclusion/build.sbt b/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockCheck/pass-with-config-exclusion/build.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..578840c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockCheck/pass-with-config-exclusion/build.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+scalaVersion := "2.12.10"
+
+libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
+  "org.apache.commons"  %  "commons-lang3"  % "3.9",
+  "org.scalatest"       %% "scalatest"      % "3.0.8"   % Test,
+)
+
+// One ineffective filter and one for the Test scope.
+dependencyLockConfigurationFilter := configurationFilter(name = "fake") | configurationFilter(name = "test")
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diff --git a/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockCheck/pass-with-config-exclusion/build.sbt.lock b/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockCheck/pass-with-config-exclusion/build.sbt.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8fb34a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockCheck/pass-with-config-exclusion/build.sbt.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{
+  "lockVersion" : 1,
+  "timestamp" : "2022-08-11T18:02:07.891395Z",
+  "configurations" : [
+    "compile",
+    "optional",
+    "provided",
+    "runtime"
+  ],
+  "dependencies" : [
+    {
+      "org" : "org.apache.commons",
+      "name" : "commons-lang3",
+      "version" : "3.9",
+      "artifacts" : [
+        {
+          "name" : "commons-lang3.jar",
+          "hash" : "sha1:0122c7cee69b53ed4a7681c03d4ee4c0e2765da5"
+        }
+      ],
+      "configurations" : [
+        "compile",
+        "runtime"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "org" : "org.scala-lang",
+      "name" : "scala-library",
+      "version" : "2.12.10",
+      "artifacts" : [
+        {
+          "name" : "scala-library.jar",
+          "hash" : "sha1:3509860bc2e5b3da001ed45aca94ffbe5694dbda"
+        }
+      ],
+      "configurations" : [
+        "compile",
+        "runtime"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockCheck/pass-with-config-exclusion/project/build.properties b/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockCheck/pass-with-config-exclusion/project/build.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22af262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockCheck/pass-with-config-exclusion/project/build.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sbt.version=1.7.1
diff --git a/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockCheck/pass-with-config-exclusion/project/plugins.sbt b/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockCheck/pass-with-config-exclusion/project/plugins.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85547d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockCheck/pass-with-config-exclusion/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  val pluginVersion = System.getProperty("plugin.version")
+  if (pluginVersion == null)
+    throw new RuntimeException("""|The system property 'plugin.version' is not defined.
+                                  |Specify this property using the scriptedLaunchOpts -D.""".stripMargin)
+  else addSbtPlugin("software.purpledragon" % "sbt-dependency-lock" % pluginVersion)
+}
diff --git a/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockCheck/pass-with-config-exclusion/test b/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockCheck/pass-with-config-exclusion/test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d6433e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockCheck/pass-with-config-exclusion/test
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+> dependencyLockCheck
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diff --git a/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockWrite/unchanged-with-config-exclusion/build.sbt b/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockWrite/unchanged-with-config-exclusion/build.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..578840c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockWrite/unchanged-with-config-exclusion/build.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+scalaVersion := "2.12.10"
+
+libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
+  "org.apache.commons"  %  "commons-lang3"  % "3.9",
+  "org.scalatest"       %% "scalatest"      % "3.0.8"   % Test,
+)
+
+// One ineffective filter and one for the Test scope.
+dependencyLockConfigurationFilter := configurationFilter(name = "fake") | configurationFilter(name = "test")
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diff --git a/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockWrite/unchanged-with-config-exclusion/build.sbt.lock b/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockWrite/unchanged-with-config-exclusion/build.sbt.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8fb34a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockWrite/unchanged-with-config-exclusion/build.sbt.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{
+  "lockVersion" : 1,
+  "timestamp" : "2022-08-11T18:02:07.891395Z",
+  "configurations" : [
+    "compile",
+    "optional",
+    "provided",
+    "runtime"
+  ],
+  "dependencies" : [
+    {
+      "org" : "org.apache.commons",
+      "name" : "commons-lang3",
+      "version" : "3.9",
+      "artifacts" : [
+        {
+          "name" : "commons-lang3.jar",
+          "hash" : "sha1:0122c7cee69b53ed4a7681c03d4ee4c0e2765da5"
+        }
+      ],
+      "configurations" : [
+        "compile",
+        "runtime"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "org" : "org.scala-lang",
+      "name" : "scala-library",
+      "version" : "2.12.10",
+      "artifacts" : [
+        {
+          "name" : "scala-library.jar",
+          "hash" : "sha1:3509860bc2e5b3da001ed45aca94ffbe5694dbda"
+        }
+      ],
+      "configurations" : [
+        "compile",
+        "runtime"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockWrite/unchanged-with-config-exclusion/build.sbt.lock.orig b/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockWrite/unchanged-with-config-exclusion/build.sbt.lock.orig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8fb34a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockWrite/unchanged-with-config-exclusion/build.sbt.lock.orig
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{
+  "lockVersion" : 1,
+  "timestamp" : "2022-08-11T18:02:07.891395Z",
+  "configurations" : [
+    "compile",
+    "optional",
+    "provided",
+    "runtime"
+  ],
+  "dependencies" : [
+    {
+      "org" : "org.apache.commons",
+      "name" : "commons-lang3",
+      "version" : "3.9",
+      "artifacts" : [
+        {
+          "name" : "commons-lang3.jar",
+          "hash" : "sha1:0122c7cee69b53ed4a7681c03d4ee4c0e2765da5"
+        }
+      ],
+      "configurations" : [
+        "compile",
+        "runtime"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "org" : "org.scala-lang",
+      "name" : "scala-library",
+      "version" : "2.12.10",
+      "artifacts" : [
+        {
+          "name" : "scala-library.jar",
+          "hash" : "sha1:3509860bc2e5b3da001ed45aca94ffbe5694dbda"
+        }
+      ],
+      "configurations" : [
+        "compile",
+        "runtime"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockWrite/unchanged-with-config-exclusion/project/plugins.sbt b/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockWrite/unchanged-with-config-exclusion/project/plugins.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85547d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockWrite/unchanged-with-config-exclusion/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  val pluginVersion = System.getProperty("plugin.version")
+  if (pluginVersion == null)
+    throw new RuntimeException("""|The system property 'plugin.version' is not defined.
+                                  |Specify this property using the scriptedLaunchOpts -D.""".stripMargin)
+  else addSbtPlugin("software.purpledragon" % "sbt-dependency-lock" % pluginVersion)
+}
diff --git a/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockWrite/unchanged-with-config-exclusion/test b/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockWrite/unchanged-with-config-exclusion/test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6dce62d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sbt-test/dependencyLockWrite/unchanged-with-config-exclusion/test
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+> dependencyLockWrite
+$ must-mirror build.sbt.lock build.sbt.lock.orig
+> dependencyLockCheck
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