diff --git a/config/audit.php b/config/audit.php
index d6cee429..84d12b81 100644
--- a/config/audit.php
+++ b/config/audit.php
@@ -86,6 +86,19 @@
 
     'exclude' => [],
 
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Global exclusion merge
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | If set to true, the local model auditExclude array values will be
+    | merged with the config exclude array values instead of replacing 
+    | them.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'exclude_merge' => false,
+
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     | Empty Values
diff --git a/src/Auditable.php b/src/Auditable.php
index 3696afb2..d25ccb1a 100644
--- a/src/Auditable.php
+++ b/src/Auditable.php
@@ -143,6 +143,12 @@ protected function resolveAuditExclusions()
      */
     public function getAuditExclude(): array
     {
+        if ( 
+            $this->auditExcludeMerge ?? Config::get('audit.exclude_merge', false)
+        ) {
+            return array_merge($this->auditExclude ?? [], Config::get('audit.exclude', []));
+        }
+
         return $this->auditExclude ?? Config::get('audit.exclude', []);
     }