diff --git a/lib/src/lints/avoid_returning_widgets/avoid_returning_widgets_rule.dart b/lib/src/lints/avoid_returning_widgets/avoid_returning_widgets_rule.dart
index 7d68d00..4bddb3b 100644
--- a/lib/src/lints/avoid_returning_widgets/avoid_returning_widgets_rule.dart
+++ b/lib/src/lints/avoid_returning_widgets/avoid_returning_widgets_rule.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import 'package:analyzer/dart/ast/ast.dart';
 import 'package:analyzer/dart/element/type.dart';
 import 'package:analyzer/error/listener.dart';
+import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
 import 'package:custom_lint_builder/custom_lint_builder.dart';
+import 'package:solid_lints/src/lints/avoid_returning_widgets/models/avoid_returning_widgets_exclude.dart';
+import 'package:solid_lints/src/lints/avoid_returning_widgets/models/avoid_returning_widgets_parameters.dart';
 import 'package:solid_lints/src/models/rule_config.dart';
 import 'package:solid_lints/src/models/solid_lint_rule.dart';
 import 'package:solid_lints/src/utils/types_utils.dart';
@@ -48,7 +51,8 @@ import 'package:solid_lints/src/utils/types_utils.dart';
 ///   }
 /// }
 /// ```
-class AvoidReturningWidgetsRule extends SolidLintRule {
+class AvoidReturningWidgetsRule
+    extends SolidLintRule<AvoidReturningWidgetsParameters> {
   /// The [LintCode] of this lint rule that represents
   /// the error whether we return a widget.
   static const lintName = 'avoid_returning_widgets';
@@ -61,6 +65,7 @@ class AvoidReturningWidgetsRule extends SolidLintRule {
     final rule = RuleConfig(
       configs: configs,
       name: lintName,
+      paramsParser: AvoidReturningWidgetsParameters.fromJson,
       problemMessage: (_) =>
           'Returning a widget from a function is considered an anti-pattern. '
           'Unless you are overriding an existing method, '
@@ -92,11 +97,33 @@ class AvoidReturningWidgetsRule extends SolidLintRule {
 
       final isWidgetReturned = hasWidgetType(returnType);
 
+      final isIgnored = _hasIgnored(node, returnType);
+
       final isOverriden = node.declaredElement?.hasOverride ?? false;
 
-      if (isWidgetReturned && !isOverriden) {
+      if (isWidgetReturned && !isOverriden && !isIgnored) {
         reporter.reportErrorForNode(code, node);
       }
     });
   }
+
+  bool _hasIgnored(Declaration node, DartType returnType) {
+    final methodName = node.declaredElement?.name;
+
+    final excludedItem = config.parameters.exclude
+        .firstWhereOrNull((e) => e.methodName == methodName);
+
+    if (excludedItem
+        case AvoidReturningWidgetsExclude(
+          :final String? className,
+        )) {
+      if (className == null) {
+        return true;
+      } else {
+        return returnType.hasIgnoredType(ignoredTypes: {className});
+      }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/lints/avoid_returning_widgets/models/avoid_returning_widgets_exclude.dart b/lib/src/lints/avoid_returning_widgets/models/avoid_returning_widgets_exclude.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2cd81b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/lints/avoid_returning_widgets/models/avoid_returning_widgets_exclude.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/// Model class for AvoidReturningWidgetsExclude parameters
+class AvoidReturningWidgetsExclude {
+  /// The name of the method that should be excluded from the lint.
+  final String methodName;
+
+  /// The name of the class that should be excluded from the lint.
+  final String? className;
+
+  /// Constructor for [AvoidReturningWidgetsExclude] model
+  const AvoidReturningWidgetsExclude({
+    required this.methodName,
+    required this.className,
+  });
+
+  ///
+  factory AvoidReturningWidgetsExclude.fromJson(
+    Map<dynamic, dynamic> json,
+  ) {
+    return AvoidReturningWidgetsExclude(
+      methodName: json['method_name'] as String,
+      className: json['class_name'] as String?,
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/lints/avoid_returning_widgets/models/avoid_returning_widgets_parameters.dart b/lib/src/lints/avoid_returning_widgets/models/avoid_returning_widgets_parameters.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9846ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/lints/avoid_returning_widgets/models/avoid_returning_widgets_parameters.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import 'package:solid_lints/src/lints/avoid_returning_widgets/models/avoid_returning_widgets_exclude.dart';
+
+/// A data model class that represents the "avoid returning widgets" input
+/// parameters.
+class AvoidReturningWidgetsParameters {
+  /// A list of methods that should be excluded from the lint.
+  final List<AvoidReturningWidgetsExclude> exclude;
+
+  /// Constructor for [AvoidReturningWidgetsParameters] model
+  AvoidReturningWidgetsParameters({
+    required this.exclude,
+  });
+
+  /// Method for creating from json data
+  factory AvoidReturningWidgetsParameters.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
+    final exclude = <AvoidReturningWidgetsExclude>[];
+
+    for (final item in (json['exclude'] as Iterable?) ?? []) {
+      if (item is Map && item['method_name'] is String) {
+        exclude.add(AvoidReturningWidgetsExclude.fromJson(item));
+      }
+    }
+    return AvoidReturningWidgetsParameters(
+      exclude: exclude,
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lint_test/avoid_returning_widget_test/analysis_options.yaml b/lint_test/avoid_returning_widget_test/analysis_options.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a382036
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lint_test/avoid_returning_widget_test/analysis_options.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+analyzer:
+  plugins:
+    - ../custom_lint
+
+custom_lint:
+  rules:
+    - avoid_returning_widgets:
+      exclude:
+        - method_name: excludeWidget
+          class_name: SizedBox
+        - method_name: excludeWidget2
diff --git a/lint_test/avoid_returning_widget_test.dart b/lint_test/avoid_returning_widget_test/avoid_returning_widget_test.dart
similarity index 94%
rename from lint_test/avoid_returning_widget_test.dart
rename to lint_test/avoid_returning_widget_test/avoid_returning_widget_test.dart
index cc7a5fa..3051290 100644
--- a/lint_test/avoid_returning_widget_test.dart
+++ b/lint_test/avoid_returning_widget_test/avoid_returning_widget_test.dart
@@ -64,3 +64,7 @@ class MyWidget extends BaseWidget {
 Widget build() {
   return Offstage();
 }
+
+SizedBox excludeWidget() => const SizedBox();
+
+Container excludeWidget2() => Container();