diff --git a/src/DI/Extensions/SearchExtension.php b/src/DI/Extensions/SearchExtension.php
index 6cfa58caf..9c717ca6d 100644
--- a/src/DI/Extensions/SearchExtension.php
+++ b/src/DI/Extensions/SearchExtension.php
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public function getConfigSchema(): Nette\Schema\Schema
 				'extends' => Expect::anyOf(Expect::listOf('string'), Expect::string()->castTo('array'))->default([]),
 				'implements' => Expect::anyOf(Expect::listOf('string'), Expect::string()->castTo('array'))->default([]),
 				'exclude' => Expect::structure([
+					'files' => Expect::anyOf(Expect::listOf('string'), Expect::string()->castTo('array'))->default([]),
 					'classes' => Expect::anyOf(Expect::listOf('string'), Expect::string()->castTo('array'))->default([]),
 					'extends' => Expect::anyOf(Expect::listOf('string'), Expect::string()->castTo('array'))->default([]),
 					'implements' => Expect::anyOf(Expect::listOf('string'), Expect::string()->castTo('array'))->default([]),
@@ -73,15 +74,16 @@ public function loadConfiguration()
 
 	public function findClasses(\stdClass $config): array
 	{
+		$exclude = $config->exclude;
 		$robot = new RobotLoader;
 		$robot->setTempDirectory($this->tempDir);
 		$robot->addDirectory($config->in);
 		$robot->acceptFiles = $config->files ?: ['*.php'];
+		$robot->ignoreDirs = array_merge($robot->ignoreDirs, $exclude->files);
 		$robot->reportParseErrors(false);
 		$robot->refresh();
 		$classes = array_unique(array_keys($robot->getIndexedClasses()));
 
-		$exclude = $config->exclude;
 		$acceptRE = self::buildNameRegexp($config->classes);
 		$rejectRE = self::buildNameRegexp($exclude->classes);
 		$acceptParent = array_merge($config->extends, $config->implements);
diff --git a/tests/SearchExtension/files.phpt b/tests/SearchExtension/files.phpt
index 47da5db92..de56a95af 100644
--- a/tests/SearchExtension/files.phpt
+++ b/tests/SearchExtension/files.phpt
@@ -61,3 +61,22 @@ Assert::same([
 	'Foo\\ClassBar',
 	'InterfaceOk1',
 ], array_keys($services));
+
+
+
+$services = check('
+search:
+	in: fixtures
+	exclude:
+		files:
+			- Foo*.*
+			- ./subdir/*
+');
+
+Assert::same([
+	'ClassOk1',
+	'ClassOk2',
+	'CountableClass',
+	'ExtendsStdClass',
+	'InterfaceOk1',
+], array_keys($services));