diff --git a/.github/workflows/linting.yml b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
index 5ea552f..473600e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: boolean
         default: true
+      SUPER_LINTER_FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE:
+        required: false
+        type: string
 
 jobs:
   flake8:
@@ -226,3 +229,4 @@ jobs:
           VALIDATE_RENOVATE: "${{ inputs.VALIDATE_RENOVATE == true && true || '' }}"
           VALIDATE_XML: "${{ inputs.VALIDATE_XML == true && true || '' }}"
           VALIDATE_YAML: "${{ inputs.VALIDATE_YAML == true && true || '' }}"
+          FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE: ${{ inputs.SUPER_LINTER_FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ff0202..17fbda4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,6 +38,26 @@ do not exists, although an additional `ruff.toml` file will be merged.
 See [linting-config-examples](linting-config-examples/README.md) for more
 details on how to configure the individual linters.
 
+To exclude files (files, folders or patterns) to be linted with super linter completely 
+(e.g. to exclude specific files from JSON linting via super-linter) 
+add them to the `linting.yml` in the repo where the workflow is used, e.g.:
+
+```
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    uses: mundialis/github-workflows/.github/workflows/linting.yml@main
+    with:
+      SUPER_LINTER_FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE: ".*processing/templates/template_MAIN_loop.json"
+```
+
+Attention: This skips the whole file to be linted with super-linter!
+ -> all-or-nothing per file
+To exlude python files, use the dedicated exclude configs (e.g. `.flake8`).
+
+Always prefer to exlude more specific rules instead of a whole file 
+as explained in the [linting-config-example](https://github.com/mundialis/github-workflows/tree/main/linting-config-examples#superlinter)
+
+
 ### (Python) Linting - reviewdog
 
 For `ruff` and `black` linting, another workflow can propose suggestions to a pull request.