diff --git a/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/client.rb b/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/client.rb
index d983ad91f..3d8c0dba6 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/client.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/client.rb
@@ -76,7 +76,10 @@ def capture_event(event, scope, hint = {})
     # @param hint [Hash] the hint data that'll be passed to `before_send` callback and the scope's event processors.
     # @return [Event, nil]
     def event_from_exception(exception, hint = {})
-      return unless @configuration.sending_allowed? && @configuration.exception_class_allowed?(exception)
+      return unless @configuration.sending_allowed?
+
+      ignore_exclusions = hint.delete(:ignore_exclusions) { false }
+      return if !ignore_exclusions && !@configuration.exception_class_allowed?(exception)
 
       integration_meta = Sentry.integrations[hint[:integration]]
 
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/hub.rb b/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/hub.rb
index 8e58c60fc..9062195cc 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/hub.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/hub.rb
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ def capture_exception(exception, **options, &block)
 
       options[:hint] ||= {}
       options[:hint][:exception] = exception
+      options[:hint][:ignore_exclusions] = options.delete(:ignore_exclusions) { false }
+
       event = current_client.event_from_exception(exception, options[:hint])
 
       return unless event
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/client_spec.rb b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/client_spec.rb
index c28921a44..8599f0fea 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/client_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/client_spec.rb
@@ -333,6 +333,13 @@ module ExcTag; end
             expect(subject.event_from_exception(Sentry::Test::SubExc.new.tap { |x| x.extend(Sentry::Test::ExcTag) })).to be_nil
           end
         end
+
+        context "when exclusions overridden with :ignore_exclusions" do
+          it 'returns Sentry::ErrorEvent' do
+            config.excluded_exceptions << Sentry::Test::BaseExc
+            expect(subject.event_from_exception(Sentry::Test::BaseExc.new, ignore_exclusions: true)).to be_a(Sentry::ErrorEvent)
+          end
+        end
       end
 
       context 'when the exception has a cause' do
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/hub_spec.rb b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/hub_spec.rb
index 3b43000a2..0dfb75554 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/hub_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/hub_spec.rb
@@ -195,6 +195,14 @@
       end.to change { transport.events.count }.by(1)
     end
 
+    it "takes ignore_exclusions option" do
+      configuration.excluded_exceptions << exception.class
+
+      expect do
+        subject.capture_exception(exception, ignore_exclusions: true)
+      end.to change { transport.events.count }.by(1)
+    end
+
     it_behaves_like "capture_helper" do
       let(:capture_helper) { :capture_exception }
       let(:capture_subject) { exception }