diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e62c9c0..088cdeb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ checksum = "773648b94d0e5d620f64f280777445740e61fe701025087ec8b57f45c791888b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "corgea"
-version = "1.8.5"
+version = "1.8.8"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 608ffbd..ebe8577 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "corgea"
-version = "1.8.7"
+version = "1.8.8"
 edition = "2021"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
@@ -42,3 +42,6 @@ urlencoding = "2.1"
 
 [target.'cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))'.dependencies]
 openssl = { version = "0.10", features = ["vendored"] }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+tempfile = "3.12.0"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 5da00f9..8ab5033 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ enum Commands {
         )]
         target: Option<String>,
 
+        #[arg(
+            long,
+            help = "Exclude files matching glob patterns from the scan. Accepts comma-separated glob patterns. Examples: 'tests/**', 'src/**/*.test.ts,**/*.spec.js', '*.md'."
+        )]
+        exclude: Option<String>,
+
         #[arg(
             long,
             help = "The name of the Corgea project. Defaults to git repository name if found, otherwise to the current directory name."
@@ -259,7 +265,7 @@ fn main() {
                 }
             }
         }
-        Some(Commands::Scan { scanner , fail_on, fail, only_uncommitted, scan_type, policy, out_format, out_file, target, project_name }) => {
+        Some(Commands::Scan { scanner , fail_on, fail, only_uncommitted, scan_type, policy, out_format, out_file, target, exclude, project_name }) => {
             verify_token_and_exit_when_fail(&corgea_config);
             if let Some(level) = fail_on {
                 if *scanner != Scanner::Blast {
@@ -339,10 +345,15 @@ fn main() {
                     eprintln!("\nWarning: you didn't specify an only policy scan, so all other types of scans will run as well.");
                 }
             }
+            if exclude.is_some() && *scanner != Scanner::Blast {
+                eprintln!("exclude is only supported with blast scanner.");
+                std::process::exit(1);
+            }
+
             match scanner {
                 Scanner::Snyk => scan::run_snyk(&corgea_config, project_name.clone()),
                 Scanner::Semgrep => scan::run_semgrep(&corgea_config, project_name.clone()),
-                Scanner::Blast => scanners::blast::run(&corgea_config, fail_on.clone(), fail, only_uncommitted, scan_type.clone(), policy.clone(), out_format.clone(), out_file.clone(), target.clone(), project_name.clone())
+                Scanner::Blast => scanners::blast::run(&corgea_config, fail_on.clone(), fail, only_uncommitted, scan_type.clone(), policy.clone(), out_format.clone(), out_file.clone(), target.clone(), exclude.clone(), project_name.clone())
             }
         }
         Some(Commands::Wait { scan_id }) => {
diff --git a/src/scanners/blast.rs b/src/scanners/blast.rs
index d530ed8..70416ac 100644
--- a/src/scanners/blast.rs
+++ b/src/scanners/blast.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pub fn run(
     out_format: Option<String>,
     out_file: Option<String>,
     target: Option<String>,
+    exclude: Option<String>,
     project_name: Option<String>,
 ) {
     // Validate that only_uncommitted and target are not used together
@@ -88,8 +89,12 @@ pub fn run(
         target.as_deref()
     };
 
+    if target_str.is_none() && exclude.is_some() {
+        println!("Excluding files matching: {}", exclude.as_deref().unwrap());
+    }
+
     if let Some(target_value) = target_str {
-        match targets::resolve_targets(target_value) {
+        match targets::resolve_targets_with_exclude(target_value, exclude.as_deref()) {
             Ok(result) => {
                 if result.files.is_empty() {
                     *stop_signal.lock().unwrap() = true;
@@ -147,7 +152,7 @@ pub fn run(
         }
     }
 
-    match utils::generic::create_zip_from_target(target_str, &zip_path, None) {
+    match utils::generic::create_zip_from_target(target_str, &zip_path, None, exclude.as_deref()) {
         Ok(added_files) => {
             if added_files.is_empty() {
                 *stop_signal.lock().unwrap() = true;
diff --git a/src/targets.rs b/src/targets.rs
index 81f2d47..d2cf588 100644
--- a/src/targets.rs
+++ b/src/targets.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub struct TargetSegmentResult {
     pub error: Option<String>,
 }
 
-pub fn resolve_targets(target_value: &str) -> Result<TargetResolutionResult, String> {
+pub fn resolve_targets_with_exclude(target_value: &str, exclude: Option<&str>) -> Result<TargetResolutionResult, String> {
     let segments: Vec<String> = target_value
         .split(',')
         .map(|s| s.trim().to_string())
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ pub fn resolve_targets(target_value: &str) -> Result<TargetResolutionResult, Str
         }
     }
 
+    let exclude_glob_set = build_exclude_glob_set(exclude)?;
+
     let mut all_files = Vec::new();
     let mut seen_files = HashSet::new();
     let mut segment_results = Vec::new();
@@ -58,6 +60,9 @@ pub fn resolve_targets(target_value: &str) -> Result<TargetResolutionResult, Str
                 for file in result {
                     match normalize_path(&file, &repo_root) {
                         Ok(normalized) => {
+                            if is_excluded_by_glob(&normalized, &repo_root, &exclude_glob_set) {
+                                continue;
+                            }
                             if seen_files.insert(normalized.clone()) {
                                 all_files.push(normalized);
                             }
@@ -100,6 +105,48 @@ pub fn resolve_targets(target_value: &str) -> Result<TargetResolutionResult, Str
     })
 }
 
+fn build_exclude_glob_set(exclude: Option<&str>) -> Result<Option<globset::GlobSet>, String> {
+    let exclude_str = match exclude {
+        Some(s) if !s.trim().is_empty() => s,
+        _ => return Ok(None),
+    };
+
+    let patterns: Vec<&str> = exclude_str.split(',').map(|s| s.trim()).filter(|s| !s.is_empty()).collect();
+    if patterns.is_empty() {
+        return Ok(None);
+    }
+
+    let mut builder = GlobSetBuilder::new();
+    for pattern in &patterns {
+        let glob = Glob::new(pattern)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Invalid exclude glob pattern '{}': {}", pattern, e))?;
+        builder.add(glob);
+    }
+    let glob_set = builder.build()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to build exclude glob set: {}", e))?;
+    Ok(Some(glob_set))
+}
+
+fn is_excluded_by_glob(file: &Path, repo_root: &Path, exclude_glob_set: &Option<globset::GlobSet>) -> bool {
+    let glob_set = match exclude_glob_set {
+        Some(gs) => gs,
+        None => return false,
+    };
+
+    if let Ok(relative) = file.strip_prefix(repo_root) {
+        return glob_set.is_match(relative);
+    }
+    glob_set.is_match(file)
+}
+
+pub fn build_user_exclude_glob_set(exclude: Option<&str>) -> Result<Option<globset::GlobSet>, String> {
+    build_exclude_glob_set(exclude)
+}
+
+pub fn is_file_excluded(file: &Path, base_dir: &Path, exclude_glob_set: &Option<globset::GlobSet>) -> bool {
+    is_excluded_by_glob(file, base_dir, exclude_glob_set)
+}
+
 fn resolve_segment(segment: &str, repo_root: &Path) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>, String> {
     if segment == "-" {
         return read_stdin_files(false);
@@ -479,3 +526,117 @@ fn is_git_repo(dir: &Path) -> bool {
     Repository::discover(dir).is_ok()
 }
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::fs;
+
+    fn setup_test_dir() -> tempfile::TempDir {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let base = dir.path();
+
+        Repository::init(base).unwrap();
+
+        fs::create_dir_all(base.join("src")).unwrap();
+        fs::create_dir_all(base.join("tests")).unwrap();
+        fs::create_dir_all(base.join("docs")).unwrap();
+
+        fs::write(base.join("src/main.rs"), "fn main() {}").unwrap();
+        fs::write(base.join("src/lib.rs"), "pub fn hello() {}").unwrap();
+        fs::write(base.join("tests/test_main.rs"), "// test").unwrap();
+        fs::write(base.join("docs/readme.md"), "# readme").unwrap();
+        fs::write(base.join("config.toml"), "[config]").unwrap();
+
+        dir
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn build_exclude_glob_set_returns_none_for_none() {
+        let result = build_exclude_glob_set(None).unwrap();
+        assert!(result.is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn build_exclude_glob_set_returns_none_for_empty() {
+        let result = build_exclude_glob_set(Some("")).unwrap();
+        assert!(result.is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn build_exclude_glob_set_returns_some_for_valid_pattern() {
+        let result = build_exclude_glob_set(Some("tests/**")).unwrap();
+        assert!(result.is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn build_exclude_glob_set_handles_comma_separated() {
+        let result = build_exclude_glob_set(Some("tests/**,docs/**")).unwrap();
+        assert!(result.is_some());
+        let gs = result.unwrap();
+        assert!(gs.is_match("tests/foo.rs"));
+        assert!(gs.is_match("docs/readme.md"));
+        assert!(!gs.is_match("src/main.rs"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn build_exclude_glob_set_returns_error_for_invalid() {
+        let result = build_exclude_glob_set(Some("[invalid"));
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn is_excluded_by_glob_matches_relative_path() {
+        let gs = build_exclude_glob_set(Some("tests/**")).unwrap();
+        let repo_root = Path::new("/repo");
+        let file = Path::new("/repo/tests/test_main.rs");
+        assert!(is_excluded_by_glob(file, repo_root, &gs));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn is_excluded_by_glob_does_not_match_non_excluded() {
+        let gs = build_exclude_glob_set(Some("tests/**")).unwrap();
+        let repo_root = Path::new("/repo");
+        let file = Path::new("/repo/src/main.rs");
+        assert!(!is_excluded_by_glob(file, repo_root, &gs));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn is_excluded_by_glob_returns_false_for_none() {
+        let gs: Option<globset::GlobSet> = None;
+        let file = Path::new("/repo/tests/test_main.rs");
+        assert!(!is_excluded_by_glob(file, Path::new("/repo"), &gs));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn is_excluded_by_glob_wildcard_extension() {
+        let gs = build_exclude_glob_set(Some("**/*.md")).unwrap();
+        let repo_root = Path::new("/repo");
+        assert!(is_excluded_by_glob(Path::new("/repo/docs/readme.md"), repo_root, &gs));
+        assert!(!is_excluded_by_glob(Path::new("/repo/src/main.rs"), repo_root, &gs));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn is_excluded_filters_directory_files_correctly() {
+        let dir = setup_test_dir();
+        let base = dir.path();
+        let gs = build_exclude_glob_set(Some("tests/**,**/*.md")).unwrap();
+
+        assert!(!is_excluded_by_glob(&base.join("src/main.rs"), base, &gs));
+        assert!(!is_excluded_by_glob(&base.join("src/lib.rs"), base, &gs));
+        assert!(!is_excluded_by_glob(&base.join("config.toml"), base, &gs));
+        assert!(is_excluded_by_glob(&base.join("tests/test_main.rs"), base, &gs));
+        assert!(is_excluded_by_glob(&base.join("docs/readme.md"), base, &gs));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn is_excluded_with_none_includes_all() {
+        let dir = setup_test_dir();
+        let base = dir.path();
+        let gs: Option<globset::GlobSet> = None;
+
+        assert!(!is_excluded_by_glob(&base.join("src/main.rs"), base, &gs));
+        assert!(!is_excluded_by_glob(&base.join("tests/test_main.rs"), base, &gs));
+        assert!(!is_excluded_by_glob(&base.join("docs/readme.md"), base, &gs));
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/utils/generic.rs b/src/utils/generic.rs
index 627ddda..80e7ba8 100644
--- a/src/utils/generic.rs
+++ b/src/utils/generic.rs
@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@ const DEFAULT_EXCLUDE_GLOBS: &[&str] = &[
 /// - If `target` is `None`, performs a full repository scan (equivalent to scanning all files).
 /// - If `target` is `Some(target_str)`, resolves the target using the targets module and creates zip from those files.
 ///   The target string can be a comma-separated list of files, directories, globs, or git selectors.
+/// - `user_exclude` is an optional comma-separated list of glob patterns from `--exclude`.
 pub fn create_zip_from_target<P: AsRef<Path>>(
     target: Option<&str>,
     output_zip: P,
     exclude_globs: Option<&[&str]>,
+    user_exclude: Option<&str>,
 ) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let exclude_globs = exclude_globs.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_EXCLUDE_GLOBS);
 
@@ -49,9 +51,12 @@ pub fn create_zip_from_target<P: AsRef<Path>>(
     }
     let glob_set = glob_builder.build()?;
 
+    let user_exclude_glob_set = crate::targets::build_user_exclude_glob_set(user_exclude)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to build exclude patterns: {}", e))?;
+
     let files_to_zip: Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)> = if let Some(target_str) = target {
         let current_dir = env::current_dir()?;
-        let result = crate::targets::resolve_targets(target_str)
+        let result = crate::targets::resolve_targets_with_exclude(target_str, user_exclude)
             .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to resolve targets: {}", e))?;
         
         result.files
@@ -81,6 +86,9 @@ pub fn create_zip_from_target<P: AsRef<Path>>(
 
             if path.is_file() || path.is_dir() {
                 let relative_path = path.strip_prefix(directory)?;
+                if path.is_file() && crate::targets::is_file_excluded(&relative_path.to_path_buf(), Path::new(""), &user_exclude_glob_set) {
+                    continue;
+                }
                 files.push((path.to_path_buf(), relative_path.to_path_buf()));
             }
         }