diff --git a/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go b/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
index 0b8ccb1c1..e52b71331 100644
--- a/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
+++ b/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ based on templates offering massive extensibility and ease of use.`)
 	set.StringVarP(&options.ReportingConfig, "report-config", "rc", "", "Nuclei Reporting Module configuration file")
 	set.StringVarP(&options.ReportingDB, "report-db", "rdb", "", "Local Nuclei Reporting Database")
 	set.StringSliceVar(&options.Tags, "tags", []string{}, "Tags to execute templates for")
+	set.StringSliceVar(&options.ExcludeTags, "exclude-tags", []string{}, "Exclude templates with the provided tags")
 	set.StringVarP(&options.ResolversFile, "resolvers", "r", "", "File containing resolver list for nuclei")
 	set.BoolVar(&options.Headless, "headless", false, "Enable headless browser based templates support")
 	set.BoolVar(&options.ShowBrowser, "show-browser", false, "Show the browser on the screen")
diff --git a/v2/internal/runner/runner.go b/v2/internal/runner/runner.go
index d531fb27e..32cfd25e8 100644
--- a/v2/internal/runner/runner.go
+++ b/v2/internal/runner/runner.go
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ func (r *Runner) Close() {
 // 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
-	if len(r.options.Templates) == 0 && len(r.options.Tags) > 0 {
+	// If we have no templates, run on whole template directory with provided tags
+	if len(r.options.Templates) == 0 && len(r.options.Tags) > 0 || len(r.options.ExcludeTags) > 0 {
 		r.options.Templates = append(r.options.Templates, r.options.TemplatesDirectory)
 	}
 	if r.options.NewTemplates {
diff --git a/v2/pkg/templates/compile.go b/v2/pkg/templates/compile.go
index 3fb25b6ae..15f498096 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/templates/compile.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/templates/compile.go
@@ -45,14 +45,21 @@ func Parse(filePath string, options protocols.ExecuterOptions) (*Template, error
 	if _, ok := template.Info["author"]; !ok {
 		return nil, errors.New("no template author field provided")
 	}
+	templateTags, ok := template.Info["tags"]
+	if !ok {
+		templateTags = ""
+	}
+	matchWithTags := false
 	if len(options.Options.Tags) > 0 {
-		templateTags, ok := template.Info["tags"]
-		if !ok {
-			templateTags = ""
-		}
 		if err := matchTemplateWithTags(types.ToString(templateTags), types.ToString(template.Info["severity"]), options.Options); err != nil {
 			return nil, nil
 		}
+		matchWithTags = true
+	}
+	if len(options.Options.ExcludeTags) > 0 && !matchWithTags {
+		if err := matchTemplateWithTags(types.ToString(templateTags), types.ToString(template.Info["severity"]), options.Options); err == nil {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Setting up variables regarding template metadata
diff --git a/v2/pkg/types/types.go b/v2/pkg/types/types.go
index 507d4bec3..dec4a3b65 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/types/types.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/types/types.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ type Options struct {
 	// can be specified with -l flag and -tags can be used in combination with
 	// the -l flag.
 	Tags goflags.StringSlice
+	// ExcludeTags is the list of tags to exclude
+	ExcludeTags goflags.StringSlice
 	// Workflows specifies any workflows to run by nuclei
 	Workflows goflags.StringSlice
 	// Templates specifies the template/templates to use