diff --git a/cmd/server.go b/cmd/server.go
index 98d7a0257b..08648cc809 100644
--- a/cmd/server.go
+++ b/cmd/server.go
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ const (
 	SlackTokenFlag             = "slack-token"
 	SSLCertFileFlag            = "ssl-cert-file"
 	SSLKeyFileFlag             = "ssl-key-file"
+	RestrictFileList           = "restrict-file-list"
 	TFDownloadURLFlag          = "tf-download-url"
 	VarFileAllowlistFlag       = "var-file-allowlist"
 	VCSStatusName              = "vcs-status-name"
@@ -496,6 +497,10 @@ var boolFlags = map[string]boolFlag{
 		description:  "Switches on or off the Basic Authentication on the HTTP Middleware interface",
 		defaultValue: DefaultWebBasicAuth,
 	},
+	RestrictFileList: {
+		description:  "Block plan requests from projects outside the files modified in the pull request.",
+		defaultValue: false,
+	},
 	WebsocketCheckOrigin: {
 		description:  "Enable websocket origin check",
 		defaultValue: false,
diff --git a/cmd/server_test.go b/cmd/server_test.go
index e2741fc50a..b8cee0e74a 100644
--- a/cmd/server_test.go
+++ b/cmd/server_test.go
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ var testFlags = map[string]interface{}{
 	SlackTokenFlag:                   "slack-token",
 	SSLCertFileFlag:                  "cert-file",
 	SSLKeyFileFlag:                   "key-file",
+	RestrictFileList:                 false,
 	TFDownloadURLFlag:                "https://my-hostname.com",
 	TFEHostnameFlag:                  "my-hostname",
 	TFELocalExecutionModeFlag:        true,
diff --git a/runatlantis.io/docs/server-configuration.md b/runatlantis.io/docs/server-configuration.md
index 2986ca5d51..0104071dd5 100644
--- a/runatlantis.io/docs/server-configuration.md
+++ b/runatlantis.io/docs/server-configuration.md
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@ and set `--autoplan-modules` to `false`.
 
   This will not work with `-d` yet and to use `-p` the repo projects must be defined in the repo `atlantis.yaml` file.
 
+  This will bypass `--restrict-file-list` if regex is used, normal commands will stil be blocked if necessary.
+
   ::: warning SECURITY WARNING
   It's not supposed to be used with `--disable-apply-all`.
   The command `atlantis apply -p .*` will bypass the restriction and run apply on every projects.
@@ -886,6 +888,17 @@ and set `--autoplan-modules` to `false`.
   ```
   File containing x509 private key matching `--ssl-cert-file`.
 
+### `--restrict-file-list`
+  ```bash
+  atlantis server --restrict-file-list
+  # or (recommended)
+  ATLANTIS_RESTRICT_FILE_LIST=true
+  ```
+  `--restrict-file-list` will block plan requests from projects outside the files modified in the pull request.
+  This will not block plan requests with regex if using the `--enable-regexp-cmd` flag, in these cases commands
+  like `atlantis plan -p .*` will still work if used. normal commands will stil be blocked if necessary.
+  Defaults to `false`.
+
 ### `--stats-namespace`
   ```bash
   atlantis server --stats-namespace="myatlantis"
diff --git a/server/controllers/events/events_controller_e2e_test.go b/server/controllers/events/events_controller_e2e_test.go
index b9a2ebf867..1f9b0176d7 100644
--- a/server/controllers/events/events_controller_e2e_test.go
+++ b/server/controllers/events/events_controller_e2e_test.go
@@ -975,6 +975,7 @@ func setupE2E(t *testing.T, repoDir string) (events_controllers.VCSEventsControl
 		false,
 		"",
 		"**/*.tf,**/*.tfvars,**/*.tfvars.json,**/terragrunt.hcl,**/.terraform.lock.hcl",
+		false,
 		statsScope,
 		logger,
 	)
diff --git a/server/events/project_command_builder.go b/server/events/project_command_builder.go
index 2d23513232..63c4c44049 100644
--- a/server/events/project_command_builder.go
+++ b/server/events/project_command_builder.go
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ package events
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/uber-go/tally"
 
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ func NewInstrumentedProjectCommandBuilder(
 	EnableRegExpCmd bool,
 	AutoDetectModuleFiles string,
 	AutoplanFileList string,
+	RestrictFileList bool,
 	scope tally.Scope,
 	logger logging.SimpleLogging,
 ) *InstrumentedProjectCommandBuilder {
@@ -66,6 +69,7 @@ func NewInstrumentedProjectCommandBuilder(
 			EnableRegExpCmd,
 			AutoDetectModuleFiles,
 			AutoplanFileList,
+			RestrictFileList,
 			scope,
 			logger,
 		),
@@ -87,6 +91,7 @@ func NewProjectCommandBuilder(
 	EnableRegExpCmd bool,
 	AutoDetectModuleFiles string,
 	AutoplanFileList string,
+	RestrictFileList bool,
 	scope tally.Scope,
 	logger logging.SimpleLogging,
 ) *DefaultProjectCommandBuilder {
@@ -102,6 +107,7 @@ func NewProjectCommandBuilder(
 		EnableRegExpCmd:       EnableRegExpCmd,
 		AutoDetectModuleFiles: AutoDetectModuleFiles,
 		AutoplanFileList:      AutoplanFileList,
+		RestrictFileList:      RestrictFileList,
 		ProjectCommandContextBuilder: NewProjectCommandContextBuilder(
 			policyChecksSupported,
 			commentBuilder,
@@ -166,6 +172,7 @@ type DefaultProjectCommandBuilder struct {
 	AutoDetectModuleFiles        string
 	AutoplanFileList             string
 	EnableDiffMarkdownFormat     bool
+	RestrictFileList             bool
 }
 
 // See ProjectCommandBuilder.BuildAutoplanCommands.
@@ -372,6 +379,64 @@ func (p *DefaultProjectCommandBuilder) buildProjectPlanCommand(ctx *command.Cont
 	}
 
 	var pcc []command.ProjectContext
+
+	// use the default repository workspace because it is the only one guaranteed to have an atlantis.yaml,
+	// other workspaces will not have the file if they are using pre_workflow_hooks to generate it dynamically
+	defaultRepoDir, err := p.WorkingDir.GetWorkingDir(ctx.Pull.BaseRepo, ctx.Pull, DefaultWorkspace)
+	if err != nil {
+		return pcc, err
+	}
+
+	if p.RestrictFileList {
+		modifiedFiles, err := p.VCSClient.GetModifiedFiles(ctx.Pull.BaseRepo, ctx.Pull)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		if cmd.RepoRelDir != "" {
+			foundDir := false
+
+			for _, f := range modifiedFiles {
+				if filepath.Dir(f) == cmd.RepoRelDir {
+					foundDir = true
+				}
+			}
+
+			if !foundDir {
+				return pcc, fmt.Errorf("the dir \"%s\" is not in the plan list of this pull request", cmd.RepoRelDir)
+			}
+		}
+
+		if cmd.ProjectName != "" {
+			var notFoundFiles = []string{}
+			var repoConfig valid.RepoCfg
+
+			repoConfig, err = p.ParserValidator.ParseRepoCfg(defaultRepoDir, p.GlobalCfg, ctx.Pull.BaseRepo.ID(), ctx.Pull.BaseBranch)
+			if err != nil {
+				return pcc, err
+			}
+			repoCfgProjects := repoConfig.FindProjectsByName(cmd.ProjectName)
+
+			for _, f := range modifiedFiles {
+				foundDir := false
+
+				for _, p := range repoCfgProjects {
+					if filepath.Dir(f) == p.Dir {
+						foundDir = true
+					}
+				}
+
+				if !foundDir {
+					notFoundFiles = append(notFoundFiles, filepath.Dir(f))
+				}
+			}
+
+			if len(notFoundFiles) > 0 {
+				return pcc, fmt.Errorf("the following directories are present in the pull request but not in the requested project:\n%s", strings.Join(notFoundFiles, "\n"))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	ctx.Log.Debug("building plan command")
 	unlockFn, err := p.WorkingDirLocker.TryLock(ctx.Pull.BaseRepo.FullName, ctx.Pull.Num, workspace, DefaultRepoRelDir)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -390,13 +455,6 @@ func (p *DefaultProjectCommandBuilder) buildProjectPlanCommand(ctx *command.Cont
 		repoRelDir = cmd.RepoRelDir
 	}
 
-	// use the default repository workspace because it is the only one guaranteed to have an atlantis.yaml,
-	// other workspaces will not have the file if they are using pre_workflow_hooks to generate it dynamically
-	defaultRepoDir, err := p.WorkingDir.GetWorkingDir(ctx.Pull.BaseRepo, ctx.Pull, DefaultWorkspace)
-	if err != nil {
-		return pcc, err
-	}
-
 	return p.buildProjectCommandCtx(
 		ctx,
 		command.Plan,
diff --git a/server/events/project_command_builder_internal_test.go b/server/events/project_command_builder_internal_test.go
index e8b3b29d79..0ffb961c9e 100644
--- a/server/events/project_command_builder_internal_test.go
+++ b/server/events/project_command_builder_internal_test.go
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ projects:
 				false,
 				"",
 				"**/*.tf,**/*.tfvars,**/*.tfvars.json,**/terragrunt.hcl,**/.terraform.lock.hcl",
+				false,
 				statsScope,
 				logger,
 			)
@@ -829,6 +830,7 @@ projects:
 				true,
 				"",
 				"**/*.tf,**/*.tfvars,**/*.tfvars.json,**/terragrunt.hcl,**/.terraform.lock.hcl",
+				false,
 				statsScope,
 				logger,
 			)
@@ -1059,6 +1061,7 @@ workflows:
 				false,
 				"",
 				"**/*.tf,**/*.tfvars,**/*.tfvars.json,**/terragrunt.hcl,**/.terraform.lock.hcl",
+				false,
 				statsScope,
 				logger,
 			)
diff --git a/server/events/project_command_builder_test.go b/server/events/project_command_builder_test.go
index a79c592788..b29c630938 100644
--- a/server/events/project_command_builder_test.go
+++ b/server/events/project_command_builder_test.go
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ projects:
 				false,
 				"",
 				"**/*.tf,**/*.tfvars,**/*.tfvars.json,**/terragrunt.hcl,**/.terraform.lock.hcl",
+				false,
 				scope,
 				logger,
 			)
@@ -428,6 +429,7 @@ projects:
 					true,
 					"",
 					"**/*.tf,**/*.tfvars,**/*.tfvars.json,**/terragrunt.hcl,**/.terraform.lock.hcl",
+					false,
 					scope,
 					logger,
 				)
@@ -462,6 +464,166 @@ projects:
 	}
 }
 
+// Test building a plan and apply command for one project
+// with the RestrictFileList
+func TestDefaultProjectCommandBuilder_BuildSinglePlanApplyCommand_WithRestrictFileList(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		Description        string
+		AtlantisYAML       string
+		DirectoryStructure map[string]interface{}
+		ModifiedFiles      []string
+		Cmd                events.CommentCommand
+		ExpErr             string
+	}{
+		{
+			Description: "planning a file outside of the changed files",
+			Cmd: events.CommentCommand{
+				Name:       command.Plan,
+				RepoRelDir: "directory-1",
+				Workspace:  "default",
+			},
+			DirectoryStructure: map[string]interface{}{
+				"directory-1": map[string]interface{}{
+					"main.tf": nil,
+				},
+				"directory-2": map[string]interface{}{
+					"main.tf": nil,
+				},
+			},
+			ModifiedFiles: []string{"directory-2/main.tf"},
+			ExpErr:        "the dir \"directory-1\" is not in the plan list of this pull request",
+		},
+		{
+			Description: "planning a file of the changed files",
+			Cmd: events.CommentCommand{
+				Name:       command.Plan,
+				RepoRelDir: "directory-1",
+				Workspace:  "default",
+			},
+			DirectoryStructure: map[string]interface{}{
+				"directory-1": map[string]interface{}{
+					"main.tf": nil,
+				},
+				"directory-2": map[string]interface{}{
+					"main.tf": nil,
+				},
+			},
+			ModifiedFiles: []string{"directory-1/main.tf"},
+		},
+		{
+			Description: "planning a project outside of the requested changed files",
+			Cmd: events.CommentCommand{
+				Name:        command.Plan,
+				Workspace:   "default",
+				ProjectName: "project-1",
+			},
+			AtlantisYAML: `
+version: 3
+projects:
+- name: project-1
+  dir: directory-1
+- name: project-2
+  dir: directory-2
+`,
+			DirectoryStructure: map[string]interface{}{
+				"directory-1": map[string]interface{}{
+					"main.tf": nil,
+				},
+				"directory-2": map[string]interface{}{
+					"main.tf": nil,
+				},
+			},
+			ModifiedFiles: []string{"directory-2/main.tf"},
+			ExpErr:        "the following directories are present in the pull request but not in the requested project:\ndirectory-2",
+		},
+		{
+			Description: "planning a project defined in the requested changed files",
+			Cmd: events.CommentCommand{
+				Name:        command.Plan,
+				Workspace:   "default",
+				ProjectName: "project-1",
+			},
+			AtlantisYAML: `
+version: 3
+projects:
+- name: project-1
+  dir: directory-1
+- name: project-2
+  dir: directory-2
+`,
+			DirectoryStructure: map[string]interface{}{
+				"directory-1": map[string]interface{}{
+					"main.tf": nil,
+				},
+				"directory-2": map[string]interface{}{
+					"main.tf": nil,
+				},
+			},
+			ModifiedFiles: []string{"directory-1/main.tf"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	logger := logging.NewNoopLogger(t)
+	scope, _, _ := metrics.NewLoggingScope(logger, "atlantis")
+
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(c.Description+"_"+command.Plan.String(), func(t *testing.T) {
+			RegisterMockTestingT(t)
+			tmpDir := DirStructure(t, c.DirectoryStructure)
+
+			workingDir := mocks.NewMockWorkingDir()
+			When(workingDir.Clone(matchers.AnyPtrToLoggingSimpleLogger(), matchers.AnyModelsRepo(), matchers.AnyModelsPullRequest(), AnyString())).ThenReturn(tmpDir, false, nil)
+			When(workingDir.GetWorkingDir(matchers.AnyModelsRepo(), matchers.AnyModelsPullRequest(), AnyString())).ThenReturn(tmpDir, nil)
+			vcsClient := vcsmocks.NewMockClient()
+			When(vcsClient.GetModifiedFiles(matchers.AnyModelsRepo(), matchers.AnyModelsPullRequest())).ThenReturn(c.ModifiedFiles, nil)
+			if c.AtlantisYAML != "" {
+				err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, config.AtlantisYAMLFilename), []byte(c.AtlantisYAML), 0600)
+				Ok(t, err)
+			}
+
+			globalCfgArgs := valid.GlobalCfgArgs{
+				AllowRepoCfg:  true,
+				MergeableReq:  false,
+				ApprovedReq:   false,
+				UnDivergedReq: false,
+			}
+
+			builder := events.NewProjectCommandBuilder(
+				false,
+				&config.ParserValidator{},
+				&events.DefaultProjectFinder{},
+				vcsClient,
+				workingDir,
+				events.NewDefaultWorkingDirLocker(),
+				valid.NewGlobalCfgFromArgs(globalCfgArgs),
+				&events.DefaultPendingPlanFinder{},
+				&events.CommentParser{},
+				false,
+				true,
+				"",
+				"**/*.tf,**/*.tfvars,**/*.tfvars.json,**/terragrunt.hcl,**/.terraform.lock.hcl",
+				true,
+				scope,
+				logger,
+			)
+
+			var actCtxs []command.ProjectContext
+			var err error
+			actCtxs, err = builder.BuildPlanCommands(&command.Context{
+				Log:   logger,
+				Scope: scope,
+			}, &c.Cmd)
+
+			if c.ExpErr != "" {
+				ErrEquals(t, c.ExpErr, err)
+				return
+			}
+			Ok(t, err)
+			Equals(t, 1, len(actCtxs))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDefaultProjectCommandBuilder_BuildPlanCommands(t *testing.T) {
 	// expCtxFields define the ctx fields we're going to assert on.
 	// Since we're focused on autoplanning here, we don't validate all the
@@ -610,6 +772,7 @@ projects:
 				false,
 				"",
 				"**/*.tf,**/*.tfvars,**/*.tfvars.json,**/terragrunt.hcl,**/.terraform.lock.hcl",
+				false,
 				scope,
 				logger,
 			)
@@ -701,6 +864,7 @@ func TestDefaultProjectCommandBuilder_BuildMultiApply(t *testing.T) {
 		false,
 		"",
 		"**/*.tf,**/*.tfvars,**/*.tfvars.json,**/terragrunt.hcl,**/.terraform.lock.hcl",
+		false,
 		scope,
 		logger,
 	)
@@ -786,6 +950,7 @@ projects:
 		false,
 		"",
 		"**/*.tf,**/*.tfvars,**/*.tfvars.json,**/terragrunt.hcl,**/.terraform.lock.hcl",
+		false,
 		scope,
 		logger,
 	)
@@ -865,6 +1030,7 @@ func TestDefaultProjectCommandBuilder_EscapeArgs(t *testing.T) {
 				false,
 				"",
 				"**/*.tf,**/*.tfvars,**/*.tfvars.json,**/terragrunt.hcl,**/.terraform.lock.hcl",
+				false,
 				scope,
 				logger,
 			)
@@ -1069,6 +1235,7 @@ projects:
 				false,
 				"",
 				"**/*.tf,**/*.tfvars,**/*.tfvars.json,**/terragrunt.hcl,**/.terraform.lock.hcl",
+				false,
 				scope,
 				logger,
 			)
@@ -1158,6 +1325,7 @@ parallel_plan: true`,
 			false,
 			"",
 			"**/*.tf,**/*.tfvars,**/*.tfvars.json,**/terragrunt.hcl,**/.terraform.lock.hcl",
+			false,
 			scope,
 			logger,
 		)
@@ -1217,6 +1385,7 @@ func TestDefaultProjectCommandBuilder_WithPolicyCheckEnabled_BuildAutoplanComman
 		false,
 		"",
 		"**/*.tf,**/*.tfvars,**/*.tfvars.json,**/terragrunt.hcl,**/.terraform.lock.hcl",
+		false,
 		scope,
 		logger,
 	)
@@ -1299,6 +1468,7 @@ func TestDefaultProjectCommandBuilder_BuildVersionCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		false,
 		"",
 		"**/*.tf,**/*.tfvars,**/*.tfvars.json,**/terragrunt.hcl,**/.terraform.lock.hcl",
+		false,
 		scope,
 		logger,
 	)
diff --git a/server/events/webhooks/mocks/matchers/applyresult.go b/server/events/webhooks/mocks/matchers/applyresult.go
index abe805e2c3..406f0853e3 100644
--- a/server/events/webhooks/mocks/matchers/applyresult.go
+++ b/server/events/webhooks/mocks/matchers/applyresult.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package matchers
 
 import (
 	"github.com/petergtz/pegomock"
-	"reflect"
 	"github.com/runatlantis/atlantis/server/events/webhooks"
+	"reflect"
 )
 
 func AnyApplyResult() webhooks.ApplyResult {
diff --git a/server/events/webhooks/mocks/mock_slack_client.go b/server/events/webhooks/mocks/mock_slack_client.go
index 1e96692ede..a2b1cd10e4 100644
--- a/server/events/webhooks/mocks/mock_slack_client.go
+++ b/server/events/webhooks/mocks/mock_slack_client.go
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ package mocks
 
 import (
 	pegomock "github.com/petergtz/pegomock"
+	webhooks "github.com/runatlantis/atlantis/server/events/webhooks"
 	"reflect"
 	"time"
-	webhooks "github.com/runatlantis/atlantis/server/events/webhooks"
 )
 
 type MockSlackClient struct {
diff --git a/server/events/webhooks/mocks/mock_underlying_slack_client.go b/server/events/webhooks/mocks/mock_underlying_slack_client.go
index 27dfa46e4a..8da0ba4025 100644
--- a/server/events/webhooks/mocks/mock_underlying_slack_client.go
+++ b/server/events/webhooks/mocks/mock_underlying_slack_client.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"time"
 
-	slack "github.com/slack-go/slack"
 	pegomock "github.com/petergtz/pegomock"
+	slack "github.com/slack-go/slack"
 )
 
 type MockUnderlyingSlackClient struct {
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index fa2eff1638..ef91327a75 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ func NewServer(userConfig UserConfig, config Config) (*Server, error) {
 		userConfig.EnableRegExpCmd,
 		userConfig.AutoplanModulesFromProjects,
 		userConfig.AutoplanFileList,
+		userConfig.RestrictFileList,
 		statsScope,
 		logger,
 	)
diff --git a/server/user_config.go b/server/user_config.go
index a635bd0593..3b379455a5 100644
--- a/server/user_config.go
+++ b/server/user_config.go
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ type UserConfig struct {
 	SlackToken             string          `mapstructure:"slack-token"`
 	SSLCertFile            string          `mapstructure:"ssl-cert-file"`
 	SSLKeyFile             string          `mapstructure:"ssl-key-file"`
+	RestrictFileList       bool            `mapstructure:"restrict-file-list"`
 	TFDownloadURL          string          `mapstructure:"tf-download-url"`
 	TFEHostname            string          `mapstructure:"tfe-hostname"`
 	TFELocalExecutionMode  bool            `mapstructure:"tfe-local-execution-mode"`