diff --git a/R/linter_box_universal_import_linter.R b/R/linter_box_universal_import_linter.R
index e0c04555..e776eff7 100644
--- a/R/linter_box_universal_import_linter.R
+++ b/R/linter_box_universal_import_linter.R
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #'
 #' Checks that all function imports are explicit. `package[...]` is not used.
 #'
+#' @param exclude Exclude package names. Defaults are `shiny` and `testthat`.
+#'
 #' @examples
 #' # will produce lints
 #' lintr::lint(
@@ -26,15 +28,34 @@
 #' )
 #'
 #' @export
-box_universal_import_linter <- function() {
+box_universal_import_linter <- function(exclude = c("shiny", "testthat")) {
   lint_message <- "Explicitly declare imports rather than universally import with `...`."
 
-  xpath <- "
-  //SYMBOL_PACKAGE[(text() = 'box' and following-sibling::SYMBOL_FUNCTION_CALL[text() = 'use'])]
-    /parent::expr
-    /parent::expr
-    //SYMBOL[text() = '...']
-  "
+  xpath_exclude_packages <- NULL
+
+  if (!is.null(exclude)) {
+    exclude_packages <- glue::glue_collapse(
+      glue::glue("text() != '{exclude}'"),
+      sep = " and "
+    )
+
+    xpath_exclude_packages <- glue::glue("parent::expr
+                                         /preceding-sibling::expr[SYMBOL[{exclude_packages}]]")
+  }
+
+  xpath_symbol_selector <- glue::glue_collapse(
+    c("text() = '...'",
+      xpath_exclude_packages),
+    sep = " and "
+  )
+
+  xpath <- glue::glue("
+  //SYMBOL_PACKAGE[(text() = 'box' and
+        following-sibling::SYMBOL_FUNCTION_CALL[text() = 'use'])]
+  /parent::expr
+  /parent::expr
+  //SYMBOL[{xpath_symbol_selector}]
+  ")
 
   lintr::Linter(function(source_expression) {
     if (!lintr::is_lint_level(source_expression, "file")) {
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-linter_box_universal_import_linter.R b/tests/testthat/test-linter_box_universal_import_linter.R
index 06b30f4d..e47e7cd4 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-linter_box_universal_import_linter.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-linter_box_universal_import_linter.R
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 good_package_imports <- "box::use(
     dplyr[select, mutate, ],
+    shiny[...],
     stringr[str_sub, str_match, ],
+    testthat[...],
   )
 "
 
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ function_with_three_dots <- "some_function <- function(...) {
 "
 
 no_lint <- "box::use(
-    shiny[...],         # nolint
+    dplyr[...],         # nolint
   )
 "
 
@@ -69,3 +71,26 @@ test_that("box_universal_count_linter respects #nolint", {
 
   lintr::expect_lint(no_lint, NULL, linter)
 })
+
+test_that("box_universal_count_linter excludes can be modified", {
+  linter <- box_universal_import_linter(exclude = c("dplyr"))
+
+  lintr::expect_lint(bad_package_imports, NULL, linter)
+  lintr::expect_lint(good_package_imports,
+                     list(
+                       list(message = lint_msg),
+                       list(message = lint_msg)
+                     ),
+                     linter)
+})
+
+test_that("box_universal_count_linter excludes can be NULL", {
+  linter <- box_universal_import_linter(exclude = NULL)
+
+  lintr::expect_lint(good_package_imports,
+                     list(
+                       list(message = lint_msg),
+                       list(message = lint_msg)
+                     ),
+                     linter)
+})