diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 29b1efbf..c2e445cf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -546,34 +546,34 @@ Flags:
       --fast                           Run only fast linters from enabled linters set (first run won't be fast)
   -e, --exclude strings                Exclude issue by regexp
       --exclude-use-default            Use or not use default excludes:
-                                         # errcheck: Almost all programs ignore errors on these functions and in most cases it's ok
+                                         # EXC0001 errcheck: Almost all programs ignore errors on these functions and in most cases it's ok
                                          - Error return value of .((os\.)?std(out|err)\..*|.*Close|.*Flush|os\.Remove(All)?|.*printf?|os\.(Un)?Setenv). is not checked
                                        
-                                         # golint: Annoying issue about not having a comment. The rare codebase has such comments
+                                         # EXC0002 golint: Annoying issue about not having a comment. The rare codebase has such comments
                                          - (comment on exported (method|function|type|const)|should have( a package)? comment|comment should be of the form)
                                        
-                                         # golint: False positive when tests are defined in package 'test'
+                                         # EXC0003 golint: False positive when tests are defined in package 'test'
                                          - func name will be used as test\.Test.* by other packages, and that stutters; consider calling this
                                        
-                                         # govet: Common false positives
+                                         # EXC0004 govet: Common false positives
                                          - (possible misuse of unsafe.Pointer|should have signature)
                                        
-                                         # staticcheck: Developers tend to write in C-style with an explicit 'break' in a 'switch', so it's ok to ignore
+                                         # EXC0005 staticcheck: Developers tend to write in C-style with an explicit 'break' in a 'switch', so it's ok to ignore
                                          - ineffective break statement. Did you mean to break out of the outer loop
                                        
-                                         # gosec: Too many false-positives on 'unsafe' usage
+                                         # EXC0006 gosec: Too many false-positives on 'unsafe' usage
                                          - Use of unsafe calls should be audited
                                        
-                                         # gosec: Too many false-positives for parametrized shell calls
+                                         # EXC0007 gosec: Too many false-positives for parametrized shell calls
                                          - Subprocess launch(ed with variable|ing should be audited)
                                        
-                                         # gosec: Duplicated errcheck checks
+                                         # EXC0008 gosec: Duplicated errcheck checks
                                          - G104
                                        
-                                         # gosec: Too many issues in popular repos
+                                         # EXC0009 gosec: Too many issues in popular repos
                                          - (Expect directory permissions to be 0750 or less|Expect file permissions to be 0600 or less)
                                        
-                                         # gosec: False positive is triggered by 'src, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filename)'
+                                         # EXC0010 gosec: False positive is triggered by 'src, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filename)'
                                          - Potential file inclusion via variable
                                         (default true)
       --exclude-case-sensitive         If set to true exclude and exclude rules regular expressions are case sensitive
diff --git a/pkg/commands/run.go b/pkg/commands/run.go
index 17f0f3fb..434b85d5 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/run.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/run.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func getDefaultIssueExcludeHelp() string {
 	parts := []string{"Use or not use default excludes:"}
 	for _, ep := range config.DefaultExcludePatterns {
 		parts = append(parts,
-			fmt.Sprintf("  # %s: %s", ep.Linter, ep.Why),
+			fmt.Sprintf("  # %s %s: %s", ep.ID, ep.Linter, ep.Why),
 			fmt.Sprintf("  - %s", color.YellowString(ep.Pattern)),
 			"",
 		)
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 2b3048cb..d3401839 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ var OutFormats = []string{
 }
 
 type ExcludePattern struct {
+	ID      string
 	Pattern string
 	Linter  string
 	Why     string
@@ -37,53 +38,63 @@ type ExcludePattern struct {
 
 var DefaultExcludePatterns = []ExcludePattern{
 	{
+		ID: "EXC0001",
 		Pattern: "Error return value of .((os\\.)?std(out|err)\\..*|.*Close" +
 			"|.*Flush|os\\.Remove(All)?|.*printf?|os\\.(Un)?Setenv). is not checked",
 		Linter: "errcheck",
 		Why:    "Almost all programs ignore errors on these functions and in most cases it's ok",
 	},
 	{
+		ID: "EXC0002",
 		Pattern: "(comment on exported (method|function|type|const)|" +
 			"should have( a package)? comment|comment should be of the form)",
 		Linter: "golint",
 		Why:    "Annoying issue about not having a comment. The rare codebase has such comments",
 	},
 	{
+		ID:      "EXC0003",
 		Pattern: "func name will be used as test\\.Test.* by other packages, and that stutters; consider calling this",
 		Linter:  "golint",
 		Why:     "False positive when tests are defined in package 'test'",
 	},
 	{
+		ID:      "EXC0004",
 		Pattern: "(possible misuse of unsafe.Pointer|should have signature)",
 		Linter:  "govet",
 		Why:     "Common false positives",
 	},
 	{
+		ID:      "EXC0005",
 		Pattern: "ineffective break statement. Did you mean to break out of the outer loop",
 		Linter:  "staticcheck",
 		Why:     "Developers tend to write in C-style with an explicit 'break' in a 'switch', so it's ok to ignore",
 	},
 	{
+		ID:      "EXC0006",
 		Pattern: "Use of unsafe calls should be audited",
 		Linter:  "gosec",
 		Why:     "Too many false-positives on 'unsafe' usage",
 	},
 	{
+		ID:      "EXC0007",
 		Pattern: "Subprocess launch(ed with variable|ing should be audited)",
 		Linter:  "gosec",
 		Why:     "Too many false-positives for parametrized shell calls",
 	},
 	{
+		ID:      "EXC0008",
 		Pattern: "G104",
 		Linter:  "gosec",
 		Why:     "Duplicated errcheck checks",
 	},
 	{
+		ID:      "EXC0009",
 		Pattern: "(Expect directory permissions to be 0750 or less|Expect file permissions to be 0600 or less)",
 		Linter:  "gosec",
 		Why:     "Too many issues in popular repos",
 	},
 	{
+		ID:      "EXC0010",
 		Pattern: "Potential file inclusion via variable",
 		Linter:  "gosec",
 		Why:     "False positive is triggered by 'src, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filename)'",
@@ -91,9 +102,20 @@ var DefaultExcludePatterns = []ExcludePattern{
 }
 
 func GetDefaultExcludePatternsStrings() []string {
+	return GetExcludePatternsStrings(nil)
+}
+
+func GetExcludePatternsStrings(include []string) []string {
+	includeMap := make(map[string]bool, len(include))
+	for _, inc := range include {
+		includeMap[inc] = true
+	}
+
 	var ret []string
 	for _, p := range DefaultExcludePatterns {
-		ret = append(ret, p.Pattern)
+		if !includeMap[p.ID] {
+			ret = append(ret, p.Pattern)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return ret
@@ -411,10 +433,11 @@ func (e ExcludeRule) Validate() error {
 }
 
 type Issues struct {
-	ExcludeCaseSensitive bool          `mapstructure:"exclude-case-sensitive"`
-	ExcludePatterns      []string      `mapstructure:"exclude"`
-	ExcludeRules         []ExcludeRule `mapstructure:"exclude-rules"`
-	UseDefaultExcludes   bool          `mapstructure:"exclude-use-default"`
+	IncludeDefaultExcludes []string      `mapstructure:"include"`
+	ExcludeCaseSensitive   bool          `mapstructure:"exclude-case-sensitive"`
+	ExcludePatterns        []string      `mapstructure:"exclude"`
+	ExcludeRules           []ExcludeRule `mapstructure:"exclude-rules"`
+	UseDefaultExcludes     bool          `mapstructure:"exclude-use-default"`
 
 	MaxIssuesPerLinter int `mapstructure:"max-issues-per-linter"`
 	MaxSameIssues      int `mapstructure:"max-same-issues"`
diff --git a/pkg/lint/runner.go b/pkg/lint/runner.go
index dd9e6946..22859afc 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/runner.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/runner.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func NewRunner(cfg *config.Config, log logutils.Log, goenv *goutil.Env,
 	icfg := cfg.Issues
 	excludePatterns := icfg.ExcludePatterns
 	if icfg.UseDefaultExcludes {
-		excludePatterns = append(excludePatterns, config.GetDefaultExcludePatternsStrings()...)
+		excludePatterns = append(excludePatterns, config.GetExcludePatternsStrings(icfg.IncludeDefaultExcludes)...)
 	}
 
 	var excludeTotalPattern string