diff --git a/e2e/cases/output/manifest-async-chunks/index.test.ts b/e2e/cases/output/manifest-async-chunks/index.test.ts
index edbc7098ef..6e9616f257 100644
--- a/e2e/cases/output/manifest-async-chunks/index.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/cases/output/manifest-async-chunks/index.test.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ test('should generate manifest for async chunks correctly', async () => {
     rsbuildConfig: {
       output: {
         manifest: true,
-        legalComments: 'none',
         filenameHash: false,
       },
       performance: {
diff --git a/e2e/cases/output/manifest-generate/index.test.ts b/e2e/cases/output/manifest-generate/index.test.ts
index 219d8854c2..1fae1dbb9c 100644
--- a/e2e/cases/output/manifest-generate/index.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/cases/output/manifest-generate/index.test.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ const rsbuildConfig: RsbuildConfig = {
         };
       },
     },
-    legalComments: 'none',
     sourceMap: false,
     filenameHash: false,
   },
diff --git a/e2e/cases/output/manifest/index.test.ts b/e2e/cases/output/manifest/index.test.ts
index 2af039acc9..9c4d444c48 100644
--- a/e2e/cases/output/manifest/index.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/cases/output/manifest/index.test.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
-import { build, dev } from '@e2e/helper';
+import { build, dev, rspackOnlyTest } from '@e2e/helper';
 import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
 
 const fixtures = __dirname;
 
-test('output.manifest', async () => {
+test('should generate manifest file in output', async () => {
   const rsbuild = await build({
     cwd: fixtures,
     rsbuildConfig: {
       output: {
         manifest: true,
-        legalComments: 'none',
         filenameHash: false,
       },
       performance: {
@@ -42,13 +41,12 @@ test('output.manifest', async () => {
   });
 });
 
-test('output.manifest set a path', async () => {
+test('should generate manifest file at specified path', async () => {
   await build({
     cwd: fixtures,
     rsbuildConfig: {
       output: {
         manifest: './custom/my-manifest.json',
-        legalComments: 'none',
         filenameHash: false,
       },
       performance: {
@@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ test('output.manifest set a path', async () => {
   expect(Object.keys(parsed.allFiles).length).toBe(2);
 });
 
-test('output.manifest when target is node', async () => {
+test('should generate manifest file when target is node', async () => {
   const rsbuild = await build({
     cwd: fixtures,
     rsbuildConfig: {
@@ -79,14 +77,8 @@ test('output.manifest when target is node', async () => {
         },
         target: 'node',
         manifest: true,
-        legalComments: 'none',
         filenameHash: false,
       },
-      performance: {
-        chunkSplit: {
-          strategy: 'all-in-one',
-        },
-      },
     },
   });
 
@@ -109,7 +101,7 @@ test('output.manifest when target is node', async () => {
   });
 });
 
-test('output.manifest should always write to disk when dev', async ({
+test('should always write manifest to disk when in dev mode', async ({
   page,
 }) => {
   const rsbuild = await dev({
@@ -121,7 +113,6 @@ test('output.manifest should always write to disk when dev', async ({
           root: 'dist-dev',
         },
         manifest: true,
-        legalComments: 'none',
         filenameHash: false,
       },
       performance: {
@@ -141,3 +132,75 @@ test('output.manifest should always write to disk when dev', async ({
 
   await rsbuild.close();
 });
+
+test('should allow to filter files in manifest', async () => {
+  const rsbuild = await build({
+    cwd: fixtures,
+    rsbuildConfig: {
+      output: {
+        manifest: {
+          filter: (file) => file.name.endsWith('.js'),
+        },
+        filenameHash: false,
+      },
+      performance: {
+        chunkSplit: {
+          strategy: 'all-in-one',
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  });
+
+  const files = await rsbuild.unwrapOutputJSON();
+
+  const manifestContent =
+    files[Object.keys(files).find((file) => file.endsWith('manifest.json'))!];
+  const manifest = JSON.parse(manifestContent);
+
+  // main.js
+  expect(Object.keys(manifest.allFiles).length).toBe(1);
+
+  expect(manifest.entries.index).toMatchObject({
+    initial: {
+      js: ['/static/js/index.js'],
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+rspackOnlyTest(
+  'should allow to include license files in manifest',
+  async () => {
+    const rsbuild = await build({
+      cwd: fixtures,
+      rsbuildConfig: {
+        output: {
+          manifest: {
+            filter: () => true,
+          },
+          filenameHash: false,
+        },
+        performance: {
+          chunkSplit: {
+            strategy: 'all-in-one',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    const files = await rsbuild.unwrapOutputJSON();
+
+    const manifestContent =
+      files[Object.keys(files).find((file) => file.endsWith('manifest.json'))!];
+    const manifest = JSON.parse(manifestContent);
+
+    expect(Object.keys(manifest.allFiles).length).toBe(3);
+
+    expect(manifest.entries.index).toMatchObject({
+      initial: {
+        js: ['/static/js/index.js'],
+      },
+      html: ['/index.html'],
+      assets: ['/static/js/index.js.LICENSE.txt'],
+    });
+  },
+);
diff --git a/e2e/cases/output/manifest/src/index.ts b/e2e/cases/output/manifest/src/index.ts
index ddc67c9b01..a74715686c 100644
--- a/e2e/cases/output/manifest/src/index.ts
+++ b/e2e/cases/output/manifest/src/index.ts
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-console.log('hello!');
+import React from 'react';
+
+console.log('hello!', React);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/plugins/manifest.ts b/packages/core/src/plugins/manifest.ts
index 7fb2749301..33d8da54e6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/plugins/manifest.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/plugins/manifest.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { FileDescriptor } from 'rspack-manifest-plugin';
+import type { FileDescriptor } from '../../compiled/rspack-manifest-plugin';
 import { isObject } from '../helpers';
 import { recursiveChunkEntryNames } from '../rspack/preload/helpers';
 import type {
@@ -175,9 +175,15 @@ export const pluginManifest = (): RsbuildPlugin => ({
       );
       const { htmlPaths } = environment;
 
+      // Exclude `*.LICENSE.txt` files by default
+      const filter =
+        manifestOptions.filter ??
+        ((file: FileDescriptor) => !file.name.endsWith('.LICENSE.txt'));
+
       chain.plugin(CHAIN_ID.PLUGIN.MANIFEST).use(RspackManifestPlugin, [
         {
           fileName: manifestOptions.filename,
+          filter,
           writeToFileEmit: isDev && writeToDisk !== true,
           generate: generateManifest(htmlPaths, manifestOptions),
         },
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types/config.ts b/packages/core/src/types/config.ts
index 7a8573b18f..544d571cf1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types/config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types/config.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import type {
   Filter as ProxyFilter,
 } from '../../compiled/http-proxy-middleware/index.js';
 import type RspackChain from '../../compiled/rspack-chain/index.js';
+import type { FileDescriptor } from '../../compiled/rspack-manifest-plugin';
 import type { BundleAnalyzerPlugin } from '../../compiled/webpack-bundle-analyzer/index.js';
 import type {
   ModifyBundlerChainUtils,
@@ -926,9 +927,15 @@ export type ManifestObjectConfig = {
    * A custom function to generate the content of the manifest file.
    */
   generate?: (params: {
-    files: import('rspack-manifest-plugin').FileDescriptor[];
+    files: FileDescriptor[];
     manifestData: ManifestData;
   }) => Record<string, unknown>;
+  /**
+   * Allows you to filter the files included in the manifest.
+   * The function receives a `file` parameter and returns `true` to keep the file, or `false` to exclude it.
+   * @default (file: FileDescriptor) => !file.name.endsWith('.LICENSE.txt')
+   */
+  filter?: (file: FileDescriptor) => boolean;
 };
 
 export type ManifestConfig = string | boolean | ManifestObjectConfig;
diff --git a/website/docs/en/config/output/manifest.mdx b/website/docs/en/config/output/manifest.mdx
index dfc73897df..edde16c85a 100644
--- a/website/docs/en/config/output/manifest.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/en/config/output/manifest.mdx
@@ -184,3 +184,57 @@ const files = [
   },
 ];
 ```
+
+### filter
+
+- **Type:**
+
+```ts
+type ManifestFilter = (file: FileDescriptor) => boolean;
+```
+
+- **Default:** `file => !file.name.endsWith('.LICENSE.txt')`
+- **Version:** `>= 1.2.0`
+
+Allows you to filter the files included in the manifest. The function receives a `file` parameter and returns `true` to keep the file, or `false` to exclude it.
+
+By default, `*.LICENSE.txt` files are excluded from the manifest, as these license files are only used to declare open source licenses and are not used at runtime.
+
+For example, to only keep `*.js` files:
+
+```ts title="rsbuild.config.ts"
+export default {
+  output: {
+    manifest: {
+      filter: (file) => file.name.endsWith('.js'),
+    },
+  },
+};
+```
+
+The generated manifest file will only include `*.js` files:
+
+```json title="dist/manifest.json"
+{
+  "allFiles": ["/static/js/index.[hash].js"],
+  "entries": {
+    "index": {
+      "initial": {
+        "js": ["/static/js/index.[hash].js"]
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Or include all files:
+
+```ts title="rsbuild.config.ts"
+export default {
+  output: {
+    manifest: {
+      filter: () => true,
+    },
+  },
+};
+```
diff --git a/website/docs/zh/config/output/manifest.mdx b/website/docs/zh/config/output/manifest.mdx
index 2ca6757ba7..447dcf7c15 100644
--- a/website/docs/zh/config/output/manifest.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/zh/config/output/manifest.mdx
@@ -184,3 +184,57 @@ const files = [
   },
 ];
 ```
+
+### filter
+
+- **类型：**
+
+```ts
+type ManifestFilter = (file: FileDescriptor) => boolean;
+```
+
+- **默认值：** `file => !file.name.endsWith('.LICENSE.txt')`
+- **版本：** `>= 1.2.0`
+
+允许你过滤包含在 manifest 中的文件。该函数接收一个 `file` 参数，返回 `true` 表示保留该文件，返回 `false` 表示不保留该文件。
+
+默认情况下，`*.LICENSE.txt` 文件不会被包含在 manifest 文件中，因为这些许可证文件仅用于声明开源协议，不会在运行时被使用。
+
+例如，仅保留 `*.js` 文件：
+
+```ts title="rsbuild.config.ts"
+export default {
+  output: {
+    manifest: {
+      filter: (file) => file.name.endsWith('.js'),
+    },
+  },
+};
+```
+
+生成的 manifest 文件中仅会包含 `*.js` 文件：
+
+```json title="dist/manifest.json"
+{
+  "allFiles": ["/static/js/index.[hash].js"],
+  "entries": {
+    "index": {
+      "initial": {
+        "js": ["/static/js/index.[hash].js"]
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+或者是包含所有文件：
+
+```ts title="rsbuild.config.ts"
+export default {
+  output: {
+    manifest: {
+      filter: () => true,
+    },
+  },
+};
+```