diff --git a/crates/emmylua_doc_cli/README.md b/crates/emmylua_doc_cli/README.md
index 11b710ac4..687bb8b26 100644
--- a/crates/emmylua_doc_cli/README.md
+++ b/crates/emmylua_doc_cli/README.md
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ Arguments:
 
 Options:
   -c, --config <CONFIG>                        Configuration file paths. If not provided, both ".emmyrc.json" and ".luarc.json" will be searched in the workspace directory
-      --ignore <IGNORE>                        Comma separated list of ignore patterns. Patterns must follow glob syntax
+      --include <INCLUDE>                      Comma separated list of include patterns. Patterns must follow glob syntax. It will override the default include patterns.
+      --ignore <EXCLUDE>                       Comma separated list of exclude patterns. Patterns must follow glob syntax(deprecated, use --exclude instead)
+      --exclude <EXCLUDE>                      Comma separated list of exclude patterns. Patterns must follow glob syntax. Exclude patterns take precedence over include patterns
   -f, --output-format <OUTPUT_FORMAT>          Specify output format [default: markdown] [possible values: json, markdown]
   -o, --output <OUTPUT>                        Specify output destination (can be stdout when output_format is json) [default: ./output]
       --override-template <OVERRIDE_TEMPLATE>  The path of the override template
diff --git a/crates/emmylua_doc_cli/src/cmd_args.rs b/crates/emmylua_doc_cli/src/cmd_args.rs
index 86d03920b..8a03a9fda 100644
--- a/crates/emmylua_doc_cli/src/cmd_args.rs
+++ b/crates/emmylua_doc_cli/src/cmd_args.rs
@@ -18,10 +18,16 @@ pub struct CmdArgs {
     #[arg(num_args = 1..)]
     pub workspace: Vec<PathBuf>,
 
-    /// Comma separated list of ignore patterns.
+    /// Comma separated list of exclude patterns
     /// Patterns must follow glob syntax
-    #[arg(long, value_delimiter = ',')]
-    pub ignore: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    /// Exclude patterns take precedence over include patterns
+    #[arg(long = "exclude", alias = "ignore", value_delimiter = ',')]
+    pub exclude_pattern: Option<Vec<String>>,
+
+    /// Comma separated list of include patterns
+    /// Patterns must follow glob syntax
+    #[arg(long = "include", value_delimiter = ',')]
+    pub include_pattern: Option<Vec<String>>,
 
     /// Specify output format
     #[arg(
diff --git a/crates/emmylua_doc_cli/src/init.rs b/crates/emmylua_doc_cli/src/init.rs
index e4074b919..f3609dfe1 100644
--- a/crates/emmylua_doc_cli/src/init.rs
+++ b/crates/emmylua_doc_cli/src/init.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ pub fn load_workspace(
     main_path: PathBuf,
     mut workspace_folders: Vec<PathBuf>,
     config_paths: Option<Vec<PathBuf>>,
-    ignore: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    exclude_pattern: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    include_pattern: Option<Vec<String>>,
 ) -> Option<EmmyLuaAnalysis> {
     let (config_files, config_root): (Vec<PathBuf>, PathBuf) =
         if let Some(config_paths) = config_paths {
@@ -111,7 +112,12 @@ pub fn load_workspace(
     analysis.update_config(Arc::new(emmyrc));
     analysis.init_std_lib(None);
 
-    let file_infos = collect_files(&workspace_folders, &analysis.emmyrc, ignore);
+    let file_infos = collect_files(
+        &workspace_folders,
+        &analysis.emmyrc,
+        exclude_pattern,
+        include_pattern,
+    );
     let files = file_infos
         .into_iter()
         .filter_map(|file| {
@@ -140,10 +146,12 @@ pub fn load_workspace(
 pub fn collect_files(
     workspaces: &Vec<PathBuf>,
     emmyrc: &Emmyrc,
-    ignore: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    exclude_pattern: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    include_pattern: Option<Vec<String>>,
 ) -> Vec<LuaFileInfo> {
     let mut files = Vec::new();
-    let (match_pattern, exclude, exclude_dir) = calculate_include_and_exclude(emmyrc, ignore);
+    let (match_pattern, exclude, exclude_dir) =
+        calculate_include_and_exclude(emmyrc, exclude_pattern, include_pattern);
 
     let encoding = &emmyrc.workspace.encoding;
 
@@ -167,21 +175,32 @@ pub fn collect_files(
 /// File patterns for workspace scanning: (include_patterns, exclude_patterns, exclude_dirs)
 type FilePatterns = (Vec<String>, Vec<String>, Vec<PathBuf>);
 
-pub fn calculate_include_and_exclude(emmyrc: &Emmyrc, ignore: Option<Vec<String>>) -> FilePatterns {
-    let mut include = vec!["**/*.lua".to_string(), "**/.editorconfig".to_string()];
+pub fn calculate_include_and_exclude(
+    emmyrc: &Emmyrc,
+    exclude_pattern: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    include_pattern: Option<Vec<String>>,
+) -> FilePatterns {
+    let mut include = Vec::new();
     let mut exclude = Vec::new();
     let mut exclude_dirs = Vec::new();
 
-    for extension in &emmyrc.runtime.extensions {
-        if extension.starts_with(".") {
-            log::info!("Adding extension: **/*{}", extension);
-            include.push(format!("**/*{}", extension));
-        } else if extension.starts_with("*.") {
-            log::info!("Adding extension: **/{}", extension);
-            include.push(format!("**/{}", extension));
-        } else {
-            log::info!("Adding extension: {}", extension);
-            include.push(extension.clone());
+    if let Some(p) = include_pattern {
+        include.extend(p);
+    } else {
+        include.push("**/*.lua".to_string());
+        include.push("**/.editorconfig".to_string());
+
+        for extension in &emmyrc.runtime.extensions {
+            if extension.starts_with(".") {
+                log::info!("Adding extension: **/*{}", extension);
+                include.push(format!("**/*{}", extension));
+            } else if extension.starts_with("*.") {
+                log::info!("Adding extension: **/{}", extension);
+                include.push(format!("**/{}", extension));
+            } else {
+                log::info!("Adding extension: {}", extension);
+                include.push(extension.clone());
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -190,9 +209,9 @@ pub fn calculate_include_and_exclude(emmyrc: &Emmyrc, ignore: Option<Vec<String>
         exclude.push(ignore_glob.clone());
     }
 
-    if let Some(ignore) = ignore {
-        log::info!("Adding ignores from \"--ignore\": {:?}", ignore);
-        exclude.extend(ignore);
+    if let Some(p) = exclude_pattern {
+        log::info!("Adding excludes from \"--exclude(or --ignore)\": {:?}", p);
+        exclude.extend(p);
     }
 
     for dir in &emmyrc.workspace.ignore_dir {
diff --git a/crates/emmylua_doc_cli/src/lib.rs b/crates/emmylua_doc_cli/src/lib.rs
index 9273dfeb3..57691e91e 100644
--- a/crates/emmylua_doc_cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/emmylua_doc_cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ pub fn run_doc_cli(mut cmd_args: CmdArgs) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Erro
         main_path.clone(),
         workspaces.clone(),
         cmd_args.config,
-        cmd_args.ignore,
+        cmd_args.exclude_pattern,
+        cmd_args.include_pattern,
     ) {
         Some(analysis) => analysis,
         None => {