diff --git a/v2/internal/runner/options.go b/v2/internal/runner/options.go
index cd5b4bb9..53bac22b 100644
--- a/v2/internal/runner/options.go
+++ b/v2/internal/runner/options.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 type Options struct {
 	Debug              bool                   // Debug mode allows debugging request/responses for the engine
 	Templates          multiStringFlag        // Signature specifies the template/templates to use
+	ExcludedTemplates  multiStringFlag        // Signature specifies the template/templates to exclude
 	Severity 		   string 				  // Filter templates based on their severity and only run the matching ones.
 	Target             string                 // Target is a single URL/Domain to scan usng a template
 	Targets            string                 // Targets specifies the targets to scan using templates.
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ func ParseOptions() *Options {
 	options := &Options{}
 
 	flag.StringVar(&options.Target, "target", "", "Target is a single target to scan using template")
-	flag.Var(&options.Templates, "t", "Template input file/files to run on host. Can be used multiple times.")
+	flag.Var(&options.Templates, "t", "Template input dir/file/files to run on host. Can be used multiple times. Supports globbing.")
+	flag.Var(&options.ExcludedTemplates, "exclude", "Template input dir/file/files to exclude. Can be used multiple times. Supports globbing.")
 	flag.StringVar(&options.Severity, "severity", "", "Filter templates based on their severity and only run the matching ones. Comma-separated values can be used to specify multiple severities.")
 	flag.StringVar(&options.Targets, "l", "", "List of URLs to run templates on")
 	flag.StringVar(&options.Output, "o", "", "File to write output to (optional)")
diff --git a/v2/internal/runner/runner.go b/v2/internal/runner/runner.go
index 133a87fd..51545ea4 100644
--- a/v2/internal/runner/runner.go
+++ b/v2/internal/runner/runner.go
@@ -231,15 +231,14 @@ func (r *Runner) getParsedTemplatesFor(templatePaths []string, severities string
 	return parsedTemplates, workflowCount
 }
 
-// RunEnumeration sets up the input layer for giving input nuclei.
-// binary and runs the actual enumeration
-func (r *Runner) RunEnumeration() {
+// getTemplatesFor parses the specified input template definitions and returns a list of unique, absolute template paths.
+func (r *Runner) getTemplatesFor(definitions []string) []string {
 	// keeps track of processed dirs and files
 	processed := make(map[string]bool)
 	allTemplates := []string{}
 
 	// parses user input, handle file/directory cases and produce a list of unique templates
-	for _, t := range r.options.Templates {
+	for _, t := range definitions {
 		var absPath string
 		var err error
 
@@ -335,6 +334,33 @@ func (r *Runner) RunEnumeration() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	return allTemplates
+}
+
+// RunEnumeration sets up the input layer for giving input nuclei.
+// binary and runs the actual enumeration
+func (r *Runner) RunEnumeration() {
+	// resolves input templates definitions and any optional exclusion
+	includedTemplates := r.getTemplatesFor(r.options.Templates)
+	excludedTemplates := r.getTemplatesFor(r.options.ExcludedTemplates)
+	// defaults to all templates
+	allTemplates := includedTemplates
+	if len(excludedTemplates) > 0 {
+		excludedMap := make(map[string]struct{}, len(excludedTemplates))
+		for _, excl := range excludedTemplates {
+			excludedMap[excl] = struct{}{}
+		}
+		// rebuild list with only non-excluded templates
+		allTemplates = []string{}
+		for _, incl := range includedTemplates {
+			if _, found := excludedMap[incl]; !found {
+				allTemplates = append(allTemplates, incl)
+			} else {
+				gologger.Warningf("Excluding '%s'", incl)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// pre-parse all the templates, apply filters
 	availableTemplates, workflowCount := r.getParsedTemplatesFor(allTemplates, r.options.Severity)
 	templateCount := len(availableTemplates)