diff --git a/src/it/test_exclusion/invoker.properties b/src/it/test_exclusion/invoker.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e51a5a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/test_exclusion/invoker.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+invoker.goals=clean verify site -e -ntp
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/it/test_exclusion/pom.xml b/src/it/test_exclusion/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4817310d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/test_exclusion/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>it.scoverage-maven-plugin</groupId>
+        <artifactId>integration_tests_parent</artifactId>
+        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../integration_tests_parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
+    </parent>
+
+    <artifactId>test_exclusion</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <packaging>jar</packaging>
+    <name>Test Scoverage exclusion</name>
+    <description>Test Scoverage exclusion</description>
+
+    <properties>
+        <!-- won't work with Scala 3, as it doesn't support exclusions yet -->
+        <scala.compat.version>2.13</scala.compat.version>
+        <scala.minor.version>12</scala.minor.version>
+    </properties>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>net.alchim31.maven</groupId>
+                <artifactId>scala-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.scalatest</groupId>
+                <artifactId>scalatest-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>@project.groupId@</groupId>
+                <artifactId>@project.artifactId@</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <excludedPackages>.*package02.*;.*package05</excludedPackages>
+                    <excludedFiles>.*Package03HelloService.*;.*Package03ByeService</excludedFiles>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/src/it/test_exclusion/src/main/scala/org/package01/Package01HelloService.scala b/src/it/test_exclusion/src/main/scala/org/package01/Package01HelloService.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55ada336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/test_exclusion/src/main/scala/org/package01/Package01HelloService.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package org.package01
+
+object Package01HelloService {
+
+  // gonna be included in coverage report
+  def hello: String = "Hello from package01"
+
+}
diff --git a/src/it/test_exclusion/src/main/scala/org/package02/nested02/package02nested02objects.scala b/src/it/test_exclusion/src/main/scala/org/package02/nested02/package02nested02objects.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00f40ebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/test_exclusion/src/main/scala/org/package02/nested02/package02nested02objects.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// gonna be excluded from coverage report by package exclusion
+package org.package02.nested02
+
+object ImGonnaBeExcludedCauseImInPackage02Nested02 {
+
+  def hello: String = "Hello from package02.nested02"
+
+}
+
+object SameStoryBro {
+
+  def hello: String = "Hello from package02.nested02 again"
+
+}
diff --git a/src/it/test_exclusion/src/main/scala/org/package02/package02objects.scala b/src/it/test_exclusion/src/main/scala/org/package02/package02objects.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fca9d0c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/test_exclusion/src/main/scala/org/package02/package02objects.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// gonna be excluded from coverage report by package exclusion
+package org.package02
+
+object ImGonnaBeExcludedCauseImInPackage02 {
+
+  def hello: String = "Hello from package02"
+
+}
+
+object SameStoryBro {
+
+  def hello: String = "Hello from package02 again"
+
+}
diff --git a/src/it/test_exclusion/src/main/scala/org/package03/Package03ByeService.scala b/src/it/test_exclusion/src/main/scala/org/package03/Package03ByeService.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56914ec8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/test_exclusion/src/main/scala/org/package03/Package03ByeService.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package org.package03
+
+object Package03ByeService {
+
+  // gonna be excluded from coverage report by file exclusion
+  def bye: String = "Bye from package03"
+
+}
diff --git a/src/it/test_exclusion/src/main/scala/org/package03/Package03HelloService1.scala b/src/it/test_exclusion/src/main/scala/org/package03/Package03HelloService1.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d05b244
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/test_exclusion/src/main/scala/org/package03/Package03HelloService1.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package org.package03
+
+object Package03HelloService1 {
+
+  // gonna be excluded from coverage report by file exclusion
+  def hello: String = "Hello from package03 service 1"
+
+}
diff --git a/src/it/test_exclusion/src/main/scala/org/package03/Package03HelloService2.scala b/src/it/test_exclusion/src/main/scala/org/package03/Package03HelloService2.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38c422b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/test_exclusion/src/main/scala/org/package03/Package03HelloService2.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package org.package03
+
+object Package03HelloService2 {
+
+  // gonna be excluded from coverage report by file exclusion
+  def hello: String = "Hello from package03 service 2"
+
+}
diff --git a/src/it/test_exclusion/src/main/scala/org/package04/Package04HelloService.scala b/src/it/test_exclusion/src/main/scala/org/package04/Package04HelloService.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8eb0fbb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/test_exclusion/src/main/scala/org/package04/Package04HelloService.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package org.package04
+
+object Package04HelloService {
+
+  // gonna be excluded from coverage report by code comments below
+
+  // $COVERAGE-OFF$
+  def hello: String = "Hello from package04"
+  // $COVERAGE-ON$
+
+}
diff --git a/src/it/test_exclusion/src/main/scala/org/package05/package05objects.scala b/src/it/test_exclusion/src/main/scala/org/package05/package05objects.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b5cca13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/test_exclusion/src/main/scala/org/package05/package05objects.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// gonna be excluded from coverage report by package exclusion
+package org.package05
+
+object ImGonnaBeExcludedCauseImInPackage05 {
+
+  def hello: String = "Hello from package05"
+
+}
+
+object SameStoryBro {
+
+  def hello: String = "Hello from package05 again"
+
+}
diff --git a/src/it/test_exclusion/src/test/scala/org/package01/Package01HelloServiceTest.scala b/src/it/test_exclusion/src/test/scala/org/package01/Package01HelloServiceTest.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ebe11c6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/test_exclusion/src/test/scala/org/package01/Package01HelloServiceTest.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package org.package01
+
+import org.scalatest.wordspec.AnyWordSpec
+
+class Package01HelloServiceTest extends AnyWordSpec {
+
+  "Package01HelloService" should {
+    "say hello" in {
+      assert(Package01HelloService.hello == "Hello from package01")
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/it/test_exclusion/validate.groovy b/src/it/test_exclusion/validate.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ce78045d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/test_exclusion/validate.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+try {
+
+    def logFile = new File(basedir, "build.log")
+    def lines = logFile.readLines()
+    assert lines.contains("[INFO] Statement coverage.: 100.00%")
+    assert lines.contains("[INFO] Branch coverage....: 100.00%")
+
+    def scoverageFile = new File(basedir, "target/scoverage.xml")
+    assert scoverageFile.exists()
+
+    def reportFile = new File(basedir, "target/site/scoverage/index.html")
+    assert reportFile.exists()
+
+    return true
+
+} catch (Throwable e) {
+    e.printStackTrace()
+    return false
+}