diff --git a/conan/tools/scm/git.py b/conan/tools/scm/git.py
index 8ba755b8193..77d0e6dbbfd 100644
--- a/conan/tools/scm/git.py
+++ b/conan/tools/scm/git.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+import fnmatch
 import os
 
 from conan.tools.files import chdir
 from conan.errors import ConanException
+from conans.model.conf import ConfDefinition
 from conans.util.files import mkdir
 from conans.util.runners import check_output_runner
 
@@ -10,13 +12,24 @@ class Git:
     """
     Git is a wrapper for several common patterns used with *git* tool.
     """
-    def __init__(self, conanfile, folder="."):
+    def __init__(self, conanfile, folder=".", excluded=None):
         """
         :param conanfile: Conanfile instance.
         :param folder: Current directory, by default ``.``, the current working directory.
         """
         self._conanfile = conanfile
         self.folder = folder
+        self._excluded = excluded
+        global_conf = conanfile._conan_helpers.global_conf
+        conf_excluded = global_conf.get("core.scm:excluded", check_type=list)
+        if conf_excluded:
+            if excluded:
+                c = ConfDefinition()
+                c.loads(f"core.scm:excluded={excluded}")
+                c.update_conf_definition(global_conf)
+                self._excluded = c.get("core.scm:excluded", check_type=list)
+            else:
+                self._excluded = conf_excluded
 
     def run(self, cmd):
         """
@@ -107,7 +120,15 @@ def is_dirty(self):
         :return: True, if the current folder is dirty. Otherwise, False.
         """
         status = self.run("status . --short --no-branch --untracked-files").strip()
-        return bool(status)
+        self._conanfile.output.debug(f"Git status:\n{status}")
+        if not self._excluded:
+            return bool(status)
+        # Parse the status output, line by line, and match it with "_excluded"
+        lines = [line.strip() for line in status.splitlines()]
+        lines = [line.split()[1] for line in lines if line]
+        lines = [line for line in lines if not any(fnmatch.fnmatch(line, p) for p in self._excluded)]
+        self._conanfile.output.debug(f"Filtered git status: {lines}")
+        return bool(lines)
 
     def get_url_and_commit(self, remote="origin", repository=False):
         """
diff --git a/conans/client/cmd/export.py b/conans/client/cmd/export.py
index 660ab924668..afdbd087811 100644
--- a/conans/client/cmd/export.py
+++ b/conans/client/cmd/export.py
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 
 from conan.tools.files import copy
 from conan.api.output import ConanOutput
+from conan.tools.scm import Git
 from conans.errors import ConanException, conanfile_exception_formatter
 from conans.model.manifest import FileTreeManifest
 from conans.model.recipe_ref import RecipeReference
 from conans.paths import DATA_YML
 from conans.util.files import is_dirty, rmdir, set_dirty, mkdir, clean_dirty, chdir
-from conans.util.runners import check_output_runner
 
 
 def cmd_export(app, global_conf, conanfile_path, name, version, user, channel, graph_lock=None,
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ def cmd_export(app, global_conf, conanfile_path, name, version, user, channel, g
     revision = _calc_revision(scoped_output=conanfile.output,
                               path=os.path.dirname(conanfile_path),
                               manifest=manifest,
-                              revision_mode=conanfile.revision_mode)
+                              revision_mode=conanfile.revision_mode,
+                              conanfile=conanfile)
 
     ref.revision = revision
     recipe_layout.reference = ref
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ def cmd_export(app, global_conf, conanfile_path, name, version, user, channel, g
     return ref, conanfile
 
 
-def _calc_revision(scoped_output, path, manifest, revision_mode):
+def _calc_revision(scoped_output, path, manifest, revision_mode, conanfile):
     if revision_mode not in ["scm", "scm_folder", "hash"]:
         raise ConanException("Revision mode should be one of 'hash' (default) or 'scm'")
 
@@ -94,19 +95,20 @@ def _calc_revision(scoped_output, path, manifest, revision_mode):
     if revision_mode == "hash":
         revision = manifest.summary_hash
     else:
-        f = '-- "."' if revision_mode == "scm_folder" else ""
+        # Exception to the rule that tools should only be used in recipes, this Git helper is ok
+        excluded = getattr(conanfile, "revision_mode_excluded", None)
+        git = Git(conanfile, folder=path, excluded=excluded)
         try:
-            with chdir(path):
-                revision = check_output_runner(f'git rev-list HEAD -n 1 --full-history {f}').strip()
+            revision = git.get_commit(repository=(revision_mode == "scm"))
         except Exception as exc:
             error_msg = "Cannot detect revision using '{}' mode from repository at " \
                         "'{}'".format(revision_mode, path)
             raise ConanException("{}: {}".format(error_msg, exc))
 
-        with chdir(path):
-            if bool(check_output_runner(f'git status -s {f}').strip()):
-                raise ConanException("Can't have a dirty repository using revision_mode='scm' and doing"
-                                     " 'conan export', please commit the changes and run again.")
+        if git.is_dirty():
+            raise ConanException("Can't have a dirty repository using revision_mode='scm' and doing"
+                                 " 'conan export', please commit the changes and run again, or "
+                                 "use 'git_excluded = []' attribute")
 
         scoped_output.info("Using git commit as the recipe revision: %s" % revision)
 
diff --git a/conans/model/conf.py b/conans/model/conf.py
index 30e1b169efd..fa34aef855b 100644
--- a/conans/model/conf.py
+++ b/conans/model/conf.py
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
     "core.net.http:clean_system_proxy": "If defined, the proxies system env-vars will be discarded",
     # Gzip compression
     "core.gzip:compresslevel": "The Gzip compression level for Conan artifacts (default=9)",
+    # Excluded from revision_mode = "scm" dirty and Git().is_dirty() checks
+    "core.scm:excluded": "List of excluded patterns for builtin git dirty checks",
     # Tools
     "tools.android:ndk_path": "Argument for the CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK",
     "tools.android:cmake_legacy_toolchain": "Define to explicitly pass ANDROID_USE_LEGACY_TOOLCHAIN_FILE in CMake toolchain",
diff --git a/conans/test/functional/command/export_test.py b/conans/test/functional/command/export_test.py
index 806d86c7a38..9fc74db5110 100644
--- a/conans/test/functional/command/export_test.py
+++ b/conans/test/functional/command/export_test.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from conans.test.assets.genconanfile import GenConanfile
 from conans.test.utils.scm import git_add_changes_commit
 from conans.test.utils.tools import TestClient
+from conans.util.files import save
 
 
 @pytest.mark.tool("git")
@@ -60,3 +61,31 @@ def test_auto_revision_without_commits(self):
         t.run("export .", assert_error=True)
         # It errors, because no commits yet
         assert "Cannot detect revision using 'scm' mode from repository" in t.out
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("conf_excluded, recipe_excluded",
+                             [("", ["*.cpp", "*.txt", "src/*"]),
+                              (["*.cpp", "*.txt", "src/*"], ""),
+                              ('+["*.cpp", "*.txt"]', ["src/*"]),
+                              ('+["*.cpp"]', ["*.txt", "src/*"])])
+    def test_revision_mode_scm_excluded_files(self, conf_excluded, recipe_excluded):
+        t = TestClient()
+        recipe_excluded = f'revision_mode_excluded = {recipe_excluded}' if recipe_excluded else ""
+        conf_excluded = f'core.scm:excluded={conf_excluded}' if conf_excluded else ""
+        save(t.cache.global_conf_path, conf_excluded)
+        conanfile = GenConanfile("pkg", "0.1").with_class_attribute('revision_mode = "scm"') \
+                                              .with_class_attribute(recipe_excluded)
+        commit = t.init_git_repo({'conanfile.py': str(conanfile),
+                                  "test.cpp": "mytest"})
+
+        t.run(f"export .")
+        assert t.exported_recipe_revision() == commit
+
+        t.save({"test.cpp": "mytest2",
+                "new.txt": "new",
+                "src/potato": "hello"})
+        t.run(f"export . -vvv")
+        assert t.exported_recipe_revision() == commit
+
+        t.save({"test.py": ""})
+        t.run(f"export .", assert_error=True)
+        assert "ERROR: Can't have a dirty repository using revision_mode='scm'" in t.out
diff --git a/conans/test/functional/tools/scm/test_git.py b/conans/test/functional/tools/scm/test_git.py
index 616e635fb2d..af096464243 100644
--- a/conans/test/functional/tools/scm/test_git.py
+++ b/conans/test/functional/tools/scm/test_git.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from conans.test.utils.scm import create_local_git_repo, git_add_changes_commit, git_create_bare_repo
 from conans.test.utils.test_files import temp_folder
 from conans.test.utils.tools import TestClient
-from conans.util.files import rmdir, save_files
+from conans.util.files import rmdir, save_files, save
 
 
 @pytest.mark.tool("git")
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Pkg(ConanFile):
             version = "0.1"
 
             def export(self):
-                git = Git(self, self.recipe_folder)
+                git = Git(self, self.recipe_folder, excluded=["myfile.txt", "mynew.txt"])
                 commit = git.get_commit()
                 repo_commit = git.get_commit(repository=True)
                 url = git.get_remote_url()
@@ -116,6 +116,29 @@ def test_capture_commit_local_subfolder(self):
         assert "pkg/0.1: COMMIT IN REMOTE: False" in c.out
         assert "pkg/0.1: DIRTY: False" in c.out
 
+    def test_git_excluded(self):
+        """
+        A local repo, without remote, will have commit, but no URL
+        """
+        c = TestClient()
+        c.save({"conanfile.py": self.conanfile,
+                "myfile.txt": ""})
+        c.init_git_repo()
+        c.run("export . -vvv")
+        assert "pkg/0.1: DIRTY: False" in c.out
+        c.save({"myfile.txt": "changed",
+                "mynew.txt": "new"})
+        c.run("export .")
+        assert "pkg/0.1: DIRTY: False" in c.out
+        c.save({"other.txt": "new"})
+        c.run("export .")
+        assert "pkg/0.1: DIRTY: True" in c.out
+
+        conf_excluded = f'core.scm:excluded+=["other.txt"]'
+        save(c.cache.global_conf_path, conf_excluded)
+        c.run("export .")
+        assert "pkg/0.1: DIRTY: False" in c.out
+
 
 @pytest.mark.tool("git")
 class TestGitCaptureSCM: