diff --git a/lib/mix/lib/mix/tasks/format.ex b/lib/mix/lib/mix/tasks/format.ex
index cbcddaea8f8..8d7e13a52b9 100644
--- a/lib/mix/lib/mix/tasks/format.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/lib/mix/tasks/format.ex
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Format do
       to be used by this task. For example, `["mix.exs", "{config,lib,test}/**/*.{ex,exs}"]`.
       Patterns are expanded with `Path.wildcard/2`.
 
+    * `:excludes` (a list of paths and patterns) - specifies the files to exclude from the
+      list of inputs to this task. For example, `["config/runtime.exs", "test/**/*.{ex,exs}"]`.
+      Patterns are expanded with `Path.wildcard/2`.
+
     * `:plugins` (a list of modules) (since v1.13.0) - specifies a list of
       modules to customize how the formatter works. See the "Plugins" section
       below for more information.
@@ -634,9 +638,16 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Format do
       Mix.raise("Expected :inputs or :subdirectories key in #{dot_formatter}")
     end
 
+    excluded_files =
+      formatter_opts[:excludes]
+      |> List.wrap()
+      |> Enum.flat_map(&Path.wildcard(Path.expand(&1, cwd), match_dot: true))
+      |> MapSet.new()
+
     map =
       for input <- List.wrap(formatter_opts[:inputs]),
           file <- Path.wildcard(Path.expand(input, cwd), match_dot: true),
+          file not in excluded_files,
           do: {file, {dot_formatter, formatter_opts}},
           into: %{}
 
diff --git a/lib/mix/test/mix/tasks/format_test.exs b/lib/mix/test/mix/tasks/format_test.exs
index dc7d8eecead..d5d17bbace4 100644
--- a/lib/mix/test/mix/tasks/format_test.exs
+++ b/lib/mix/test/mix/tasks/format_test.exs
@@ -279,6 +279,35 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.FormatTest do
     end)
   end
 
+  test "ignores expanded patterns in excludes from .formatter.exs", context do
+    in_tmp(context.test, fn ->
+      File.write!(".formatter.exs", """
+      [
+        inputs: ["{a,.b}.ex"],
+        excludes: [".*.{ex,exs}"]
+      ]
+      """)
+
+      File.write!("a.ex", """
+      foo bar
+      """)
+
+      File.write!(".b.ex", """
+      foo bar
+      """)
+
+      Mix.Tasks.Format.run([])
+
+      assert File.read!("a.ex") == """
+             foo(bar)
+             """
+
+      assert File.read!(".b.ex") == """
+             foo bar
+             """
+    end)
+  end
+
   defmodule Elixir.SigilWPlugin do
     @behaviour Mix.Tasks.Format