diff --git a/.changeset/big-peas-trade.md b/.changeset/big-peas-trade.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dbf77cc6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/big-peas-trade.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@redocly/openapi-core": patch
+"@redocly/cli": patch
+---
+
+Added the possibility to skip configurable rules using the `--skip-rule` option.
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1a8b6f978..bdee3c94d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,7 +13,3 @@ output/
 *.tgz
 redoc-static.html
 packages/cli/README.md
-/redocly.yaml
-/.redocly.yaml
-/redocly.yml
-/.redocly.yml
diff --git a/__tests__/commands.test.ts b/__tests__/commands.test.ts
index b6a8f2eea..af20c6541 100644
--- a/__tests__/commands.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/commands.test.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,22 @@ describe('E2E', () => {
         join(folderPath, 'snapshot.js')
       );
     });
+
+    test('skip-rules', () => {
+      const dirName = 'skip-rules';
+      const folderPath = join(__dirname, `lint/${dirName}`);
+
+      const args = getParams('../../../packages/cli/src/index.ts', 'lint', [
+        '--skip-rule=operation-4xx-response',
+        '--skip-rule',
+        'rule/operationId-casing',
+      ]);
+
+      const result = getCommandOutput(args, folderPath);
+      (expect(cleanupOutput(result)) as any).toMatchSpecificSnapshot(
+        join(folderPath, 'snapshot.js')
+      );
+    });
   });
 
   describe('zero-config', () => {
diff --git a/__tests__/lint/skip-rules/openapi.yaml b/__tests__/lint/skip-rules/openapi.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd079a6d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/lint/skip-rules/openapi.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+openapi: 3.0.0
+info:
+  title: Sample API
+  version: 1.0.0
+  description: It should skip built-in and configurable rules.
+paths:
+  /users:
+    get:
+      summary: Retrieve a list of users
+      operationId: camelCase
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: A list of users
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: object
diff --git a/__tests__/lint/skip-rules/redocly.yaml b/__tests__/lint/skip-rules/redocly.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1059d5dec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/lint/skip-rules/redocly.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+apis:
+  main:
+    root: ./openapi.yaml
+    rules:
+      rule/operationId-casing:
+        subject:
+          type: Operation
+          property: operationId
+        assertions:
+          casing: PascalCase
+      operation-4xx-response: error
diff --git a/__tests__/lint/skip-rules/snapshot.js b/__tests__/lint/skip-rules/snapshot.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9da17985
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/lint/skip-rules/snapshot.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`E2E lint skip-rules 1`] = `
+
+validating /openapi.yaml...
+[1] openapi.yaml:10:20 at #/paths/~1users/get/operationId
+
+rule/operationId-casing failed because the Operation operationId didn't meet the assertions: "camelCase" should use PascalCase
+
+ 8 | get:
+ 9 |   summary: Retrieve a list of users
+10 |   operationId: camelCase
+   |                ^^^^^^^^^
+11 |   responses:
+12 |     '200':
+
+Error was generated by the rule/operationId-casing rule.
+
+
+[2] openapi.yaml:11:7 at #/paths/~1users/get/responses
+
+Operation must have at least one \`4XX\` response.
+
+ 9 | summary: Retrieve a list of users
+10 | operationId: camelCase
+11 | responses:
+   | ^^^^^^^^^
+12 |   '200':
+13 |     description: A list of users
+
+Error was generated by the operation-4xx-response rule.
+
+
+/openapi.yaml: validated in <test>ms
+
+❌ Validation failed with 2 errors.
+run \`redocly lint --generate-ignore-file\` to add all problems to the ignore file.
+
+
+`;
+
+exports[`E2E lint skip-rules 2`] = `
+
+validating /openapi.yaml...
+/openapi.yaml: validated in <test>ms
+
+Woohoo! Your API description is valid. 🎉
+
+
+`;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/config.ts b/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
index 7df93d044..365d57a4b 100755
--- a/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
@@ -323,6 +323,13 @@ export class StyleguideConfig {
       for (const version of Object.values(SpecVersion)) {
         if (this.rules[version][ruleId]) {
           this.rules[version][ruleId] = 'off';
+        } else if (Array.isArray(this.rules[version].assertions)) {
+          // skip assertions
+          for (const configurableRule of this.rules[version].assertions) {
+            if (configurableRule.assertionId === ruleId) {
+              configurableRule.severity = 'off';
+            }
+          }
         }
       }
     }