diff --git a/src/AopKernel.php b/src/AopKernel.php
index 677120a..1a79ea5 100644
--- a/src/AopKernel.php
+++ b/src/AopKernel.php
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ abstract class AopKernel extends CodeTransformerKernel
      */
     protected ?string $cacheDir = null;
 
+    /**
+     * The exclude paths. Paths/directories in this array will be excluded
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected array $excludePaths = [];
+
     // endregion
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Core/AutoloadInterceptor/ClassLoader.php b/src/Core/AutoloadInterceptor/ClassLoader.php
index df66749..7b2ccbf 100644
--- a/src/Core/AutoloadInterceptor/ClassLoader.php
+++ b/src/Core/AutoloadInterceptor/ClassLoader.php
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ public function findFile($namespacedClass): false|string
 
         $filePath = Path::resolve($filePath);
 
+        foreach ($this->options->getExcludePaths() as $path) {
+            if (str_starts_with($filePath, Path::resolve($path))) {
+                return $filePath;
+            }
+        }
 
         // Query cache state
         $cacheState = $this->cacheStateManager->queryCacheState($filePath);