diff --git a/detect_secrets/core/usage.py b/detect_secrets/core/usage.py
index ed3b15300..e491fe546 100644
--- a/detect_secrets/core/usage.py
+++ b/detect_secrets/core/usage.py
@@ -133,14 +133,16 @@ def _add_initialize_baseline_argument(self):
         add_exclude_lines_argument(self.parser)
 
         # Pairing `--exclude-files` with `--scan` because it's only used for the initialization.
-        # The pre-commit hook framework already has an `exclude` option that can be used instead.
+        # The pre-commit hook framework already has an `exclude` option that can
+        # be used instead.
         self.parser.add_argument(
             '--exclude-files',
             type=str,
             help='Pass in regex to specify ignored paths during initialization scan.',
         )
 
-        # Pairing `--update` with `--scan` because it's only used for initialization.
+        # Pairing `--update` with `--scan` because it's only used for
+        # initialization.
         self.parser.add_argument(
             '--update',
             nargs=1,
@@ -149,7 +151,8 @@ def _add_initialize_baseline_argument(self):
             dest='import_filename',
         )
 
-        # Pairing `--update` with `--use-all-plugins` to overwrite plugins list from baseline
+        # Pairing `--update` with `--use-all-plugins` to overwrite plugins list
+        # from baseline
         add_use_all_plugins_argument(self.parser)
 
         self.parser.add_argument(
@@ -228,6 +231,7 @@ class PluginDescriptor(namedtuple(
         'related_args',
     ],
 )):
+
     def __new__(cls, related_args=None, **kwargs):
         if not related_args:
             related_args = []
@@ -272,6 +276,9 @@ class PluginOptions(object):
             classname='KeywordDetector',
             disable_flag_text='--no-keyword-scan',
             disable_help_text='Disables scanning for secret keywords.',
+            related_args=[
+                ('--keyword-exclude', None),
+            ],
         ),
         PluginDescriptor(
             classname='AWSKeyDetector',
@@ -298,6 +305,7 @@ def __init__(self, parser):
     def add_arguments(self):
         self._add_custom_limits()
         self._add_opt_out_options()
+        self._add_keyword_exclude()
 
         return self
 
@@ -414,3 +422,10 @@ def _convert_flag_text_to_argument_name(flag_text):
         :return: `no_hex_string_scan`
         """
         return flag_text[2:].replace('-', '_')
+
+    def _add_keyword_exclude(self):
+        self.parser.add_argument(
+            '--keyword-exclude',
+            type=str,
+            help='Pass in regex to exclude false positives found by keyword detector',
+        )
diff --git a/detect_secrets/plugins/keyword.py b/detect_secrets/plugins/keyword.py
index 05dc2f0c2..dd2e0083c 100644
--- a/detect_secrets/plugins/keyword.py
+++ b/detect_secrets/plugins/keyword.py
@@ -139,9 +139,27 @@ class KeywordDetector(BasePlugin):
 
     secret_type = 'Secret Keyword'
 
+    def __init__(
+        self, keyword_exclude=None,
+        exclude_lines_regex=None, **kwargs
+    ):
+        super(KeywordDetector, self).__init__(
+            exclude_lines_regex,
+        )
+        self.keyword_exclude = None
+        if keyword_exclude:
+            self.keyword_exclude = re.compile(
+                keyword_exclude,
+                re.IGNORECASE,
+            )
+
     def analyze_string_content(self, string, line_num, filename):
         output = {}
-
+        if (
+            self.keyword_exclude
+            and self.keyword_exclude.search(string)
+        ):
+            return output
         for identifier in self.secret_generator(
             string,
             filetype=determine_file_type(filename),
diff --git a/tests/core/usage_test.py b/tests/core/usage_test.py
index 8c6ee2dec..e3e2b5e9d 100644
--- a/tests/core/usage_test.py
+++ b/tests/core/usage_test.py
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ def test_consolidates_output_basic(self):
             'Base64HighEntropyString': {
                 'base64_limit': 4.5,
             },
-            'KeywordDetector': {},
+            'KeywordDetector': {
+                'keyword_exclude': None,
+            },
             'PrivateKeyDetector': {},
             'AWSKeyDetector': {},
             'SlackDetector': {},
@@ -59,7 +61,9 @@ def test_custom_limit(self, argument_string, expected_value):
         if expected_value is not None:
             args = self.parse_args(argument_string)
 
-            assert args.plugins['HexHighEntropyString']['hex_limit'] == expected_value
+            assert args.plugins['HexHighEntropyString'][
+                'hex_limit'
+            ] == expected_value
         else:
             with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
                 self.parse_args(argument_string)