diff --git a/cmd/govulncheck/testdata/usage.ct b/cmd/govulncheck/testdata/usage.ct
index 72afbcc8..7306f30f 100644
--- a/cmd/govulncheck/testdata/usage.ct
+++ b/cmd/govulncheck/testdata/usage.ct
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ usage:
 
   -dir string
     	directory to use for loading source files
+  -ignore-file string
+    	ignore vulnerability IDs listed in this file, one ID per line
   -json
     	output JSON
   -tags list
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ usage:
 
   -dir string
     	directory to use for loading source files
+  -ignore-file string
+    	ignore vulnerability IDs listed in this file, one ID per line
   -json
     	output JSON
   -tags list
diff --git a/internal/govulncheck/handler.go b/internal/govulncheck/handler.go
index 7187fb46..fb47e87b 100644
--- a/internal/govulncheck/handler.go
+++ b/internal/govulncheck/handler.go
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ type Handler interface {
 	// Vulnerability adds a vulnerability to be printed to the output.
 	Vulnerability(vuln *Vuln) error
 
+	// Ignored adds a vulnerability to be printed as ignored in the output
+	Ignored(vuln *Vuln) error
+
 	// Preamble communicates introductory message to the user.
 	Preamble(preamble *Preamble) error
 
diff --git a/internal/govulncheck/json.go b/internal/govulncheck/json.go
index d770d33b..4f29572e 100644
--- a/internal/govulncheck/json.go
+++ b/internal/govulncheck/json.go
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ func (o *jsonHandler) Vulnerability(vuln *Vuln) error {
 	return o.enc.Encode(Message{Vulnerability: vuln})
 }
 
+func (o *jsonHandler) Ignored(vuln *Vuln) error {
+	// @TODO using a pointer here so that 'ignored' field gets skipped in the output. Is that good?
+	return o.enc.Encode(Message{Vulnerability: vuln, Ignored: new(bool)})
+}
+
 // Preamble does not do anything in JSON mode.
 func (o *jsonHandler) Preamble(preamble *Preamble) error {
 	return o.enc.Encode(Message{Preamble: preamble})
diff --git a/internal/govulncheck/result.go b/internal/govulncheck/result.go
index 349f3f2c..0bb1ca6e 100644
--- a/internal/govulncheck/result.go
+++ b/internal/govulncheck/result.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type Message struct {
 	Preamble      *Preamble `json:"preamble,omitempty"`
 	Progress      string    `json:"progress,omitempty"`
 	Vulnerability *Vuln     `json:"vulnerability,omitempty"`
+	Ignored       *bool     `json:"ignored,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type Preamble struct {
diff --git a/internal/scan/flags.go b/internal/scan/flags.go
index 6b3e1efb..8e1369f5 100644
--- a/internal/scan/flags.go
+++ b/internal/scan/flags.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type config struct {
 	patterns       []string
 	sourceAnalysis bool
 	db             string
+	ignoreFile     string
 	json           bool
 	dir            string
 	verbose        bool
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ func (c *Cmd) parseFlags() (*config, error) {
 	var tagsFlag buildutil.TagsFlag
 	flags := flag.NewFlagSet("", flag.ContinueOnError)
 	flags.BoolVar(&cfg.json, "json", false, "output JSON")
+	flags.StringVar(&cfg.ignoreFile, "ignore-file", "", "ignore vulnerability IDs listed in this file, one ID per line")
 	flags.BoolVar(&cfg.verbose, "v", false, "print a full call stack for each vulnerability")
 	flags.BoolVar(&cfg.test, "test", false, "analyze test files. Only valid for source code.")
 	flags.Var(&tagsFlag, "tags", "comma-separated `list` of build tags")
diff --git a/internal/scan/run.go b/internal/scan/run.go
index af91c584..7d91bb4c 100644
--- a/internal/scan/run.go
+++ b/internal/scan/run.go
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 package scan
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"context"
 	"io"
+	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime/debug"
@@ -60,23 +62,68 @@ func doGovulncheck(cfg *config, w io.Writer) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	ignored, err := readIgnoreFile(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// For each vulnerability, queue it to be written to the output.
 	for _, v := range res.Vulns {
-		if err := output.Vulnerability(v); err != nil {
-			return err
+		if ignored[v.OSV.ID] {
+			if err := output.Ignored(v); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		} else {
+			if err := output.Vulnerability(v); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	if err := output.Flush(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if containsAffectedVulnerabilities(res) {
+	if containsAffectedVulnerabilities(filterIgnoredVulnerabilities(res.Vulns, ignored)) {
 		return ErrVulnerabilitiesFound
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func containsAffectedVulnerabilities(r *govulncheck.Result) bool {
-	for _, v := range r.Vulns {
+func readIgnoreFile(cfg *config) (map[string]bool, error) {
+	if cfg.ignoreFile == "" {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	ignored := make(map[string]bool)
+	file, err := os.Open(cfg.ignoreFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
+	// @TODO Limitation: need to resize scanner's capacity for lines over 64K
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		id := scanner.Text()
+		ignored[id] = true
+	}
+	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return ignored, nil
+
+}
+
+func filterIgnoredVulnerabilities(vulns []*govulncheck.Vuln, ignored map[string]bool) (ret []*govulncheck.Vuln) {
+	for _, v := range vulns {
+		if ignored[v.OSV.ID] {
+			continue
+		}
+		ret = append(ret, v)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func containsAffectedVulnerabilities(vulns []*govulncheck.Vuln) bool {
+	for _, v := range vulns {
 		if IsCalled(v) {
 			return true
 		}
diff --git a/internal/scan/text.go b/internal/scan/text.go
index 09c427b6..13287aca 100644
--- a/internal/scan/text.go
+++ b/internal/scan/text.go
@@ -70,6 +70,14 @@ func (o *textHandler) Vulnerability(vuln *govulncheck.Vuln) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (o *textHandler) Ignored(vuln *govulncheck.Vuln) error {
+	// @TODO Improve formatting? Probably the user should still see more details than just the ID of the vuln?
+	fmt.Fprintln(o.w)
+	fmt.Fprintf(o.w, "Ignoring vulnerability %s", vuln.OSV.ID)
+	fmt.Fprintln(o.w)
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Preamble writes text output formatted according to govulncheck-intro.tmpl.
 func (o *textHandler) Preamble(preamble *govulncheck.Preamble) error {
 	p := *preamble