diff --git a/lib/bidify/bidifier.rb b/lib/bidify/bidifier.rb
index 9c36a31..aceaa55 100644
--- a/lib/bidify/bidifier.rb
+++ b/lib/bidify/bidifier.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ def configure
       @bidifiable_tags = DEFAULT_BIDIFIABLE_TAGS.dup
       @bidifiable_tags.concat(TABLE_TAGS) if @options[:with_table_support]
       @bidifiable_tags.concat(@options[:including_tags]) if @options.key?(:including_tags)
+      @bidifiable_tags.delete_if { |tag| @options[:excluding_tags]&.include?(tag) }
       @bidifiable_tags = @options[:only_tags] if @options.key?(:only_tags)
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/html_string_bidifier_spec.rb b/spec/html_string_bidifier_spec.rb
index 5c22111..f45b3ec 100644
--- a/spec/html_string_bidifier_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/html_string_bidifier_spec.rb
@@ -292,4 +292,38 @@
 
     expect(actual_output).to eq expected_output
   end
+
+  it "doesn't bidify specified excluded tags using `excluding_tags` option" do
+    input = <<~HTML
+      <p>راست left</p>
+      <div>left راست</div>
+    HTML
+
+    expected_output = <<~HTML
+      <p dir="auto">راست left</p>
+      <div>left راست</div>
+    HTML
+
+    bidifier = Bidify::HtmlStringBidifier.new(excluding_tags: ['div'])
+    actual_output = bidifier.apply(input)
+
+    expect(actual_output).to eq expected_output
+  end
+
+  it '`excluding_tags` option overrides `including_tags`' do
+    input = <<~HTML
+      <p>راست left</p>
+      <xyz>left راست</xyz>
+    HTML
+
+    expected_output = <<~HTML
+      <p dir="auto">راست left</p>
+      <xyz>left راست</xyz>
+    HTML
+
+    bidifier = Bidify::HtmlStringBidifier.new(including_tags: ['xyz'], excluding_tags: ['xyz'])
+    actual_output = bidifier.apply(input)
+
+    expect(actual_output).to eq expected_output
+  end
 end