diff --git a/autoload/go/config.vim b/autoload/go/config.vim
index 241551fa52..32ee06db61 100644
--- a/autoload/go/config.vim
+++ b/autoload/go/config.vim
@@ -578,6 +578,10 @@ function! go#config#FillStructMode() abort
   return get(g:, 'go_fillstruct_mode', 'fillstruct')
 endfunction
 
+function! go#config#GoExcludeBinaries() abort
+  return get(g:, 'go_exclude_binaries', [])
+endfunction
+
 function! go#config#DebugMappings() abort
   let l:default = {
      \ '(go-debug-continue)':   {'key': '<F5>'},
diff --git a/doc/vim-go.txt b/doc/vim-go.txt
index e2e4ec3d73..1bda1d6c54 100644
--- a/doc/vim-go.txt
+++ b/doc/vim-go.txt
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ CTRL-t
     syntax to the binary name. e.g. `:GoInstallBinaries gopls@v0.9.1`.
 
     Set |'g:go_get_update'| to disable updating dependencies.
+    Set |'g:go_exclude_binaries'| to disable installing specific binaries.
 
                                                            *:GoUpdateBinaries*
 :GoUpdateBinaries [binaries]
@@ -525,6 +526,7 @@ CTRL-t
     syntax to the binary name. e.g. `:GoUpdateBinaries gopls@v0.9.1`.
 
     Set |'g:go_get_update'| to disable updating dependencies.
+    Set |'g:go_exclude_binaries'| to disable updating specific binaries.
 
                                                                *:GoImplements*
 :GoImplements
@@ -2489,7 +2491,7 @@ Highlight the current line and breakpoints in the debugger.
   let g:go_highlight_debug = 1
 <
 
-                                         *'go:go_debug_breakpoint_sign_text'*
+                                         *'g:go_debug_breakpoint_sign_text'*
 
 Set the sign text used for breakpoints in the debugger. By default it's '>'.
 
@@ -2497,6 +2499,46 @@ Set the sign text used for breakpoints in the debugger. By default it's '>'.
   let g:go_debug_breakpoint_sign_text = '>'
 <
 
+                                         *'g:go_exclude_binaries'*
+
+Set a list of binaries to exclude from installing/updating when running either
+|:GoInstallBinaries| or |:GoUpdateBinaries|. The list of excluded binaries is
+ignored when specifying a specific binary/version to install or update to.
+Possible values are all keys used in the `s:packages` dictionary:
+
+>
+ let g:go_exclude_binaries = [
+      \ 'asmfmt',
+      \ 'dlv',
+      \ 'errcheck',
+      \ 'fillstruct',
+      \ 'godef',
+      \ 'goimports',
+      \ 'revive',
+      \ 'gopls',
+      \ 'golangci-lint',
+      \ 'staticcheck',
+      \ 'gomodifytags',
+      \ 'gorename',
+      \ 'gotags',
+      \ 'impl',
+      \ 'motion',
+      \ 'iferr',
+      \]
+<
+
+Default:
+
+>
+  let g:go_exclude_binaries = []
+<
+
+To exclude, for example, `errcheck`, `dlv`, and `golangci-lint`:
+
+>
+  let g:go_exclude_binaries = ['errcheck', 'dlv', 'golangci-lint']
+<
+
 ==============================================================================
 FAQ TROUBLESHOOTING                                     *go-troubleshooting*
 
diff --git a/plugin/go.vim b/plugin/go.vim
index 30651a9167..f130b9260e 100644
--- a/plugin/go.vim
+++ b/plugin/go.vim
@@ -130,8 +130,14 @@ function! s:GoInstallBinaries(updateBinaries, ...)
     endfor
   else
     let l:packages = s:packages
+    " Filter packages from exclude list, if no binaries were explicitly
+    " specified.
+    for l:bin in go#config#GoExcludeBinaries()
+      call remove(l:bin, l:packages)
+    endfor
   endif
 
+
   let l:platform = ''
   if go#util#IsWin()
     let l:platform = 'windows'