diff --git a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
index 907f42d65b7..ad90dd4693a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v8.8.1\...main[Check the HEAD diff]
 *Winlogbeat*
 
 - Add handling for missing `EvtVarType`s in experimental api. {issue}19337[19337] {pull}41418[41418]
+- Implement exclusion range support for event_id. {issue}38623[38623] {pull}41639[41639]
 
 
 *Functionbeat*
diff --git a/winlogbeat/docs/winlogbeat-options.asciidoc b/winlogbeat/docs/winlogbeat-options.asciidoc
index 2dd25ca409e..27a86bc04fb 100644
--- a/winlogbeat/docs/winlogbeat-options.asciidoc
+++ b/winlogbeat/docs/winlogbeat-options.asciidoc
@@ -230,14 +230,15 @@ and descriptions.
 
 A whitelist and blacklist of event IDs. The value is a comma-separated list. The
 accepted values are single event IDs to include (e.g. 4624), a range of event
-IDs to include (e.g. 4700-4800), and single event IDs to exclude (e.g. -4735).
+IDs to include (e.g. 4700-4800), single event IDs to exclude (e.g. -4735),
+and a range of event IDs to exclude (e.g. -4701-4710).
 *{vista_and_newer}*
 
 [source,yaml]
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 winlogbeat.event_logs:
   - name: Security
-    event_id: 4624, 4625, 4700-4800, -4735
+    event_id: 4624, 4625, 4700-4800, -4735, -4701-4710
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 [WARNING]
diff --git a/winlogbeat/sys/wineventlog/query.go b/winlogbeat/sys/wineventlog/query.go
index c48208f38fa..014e0d20a84 100644
--- a/winlogbeat/sys/wineventlog/query.go
+++ b/winlogbeat/sys/wineventlog/query.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const (
 	query = `<QueryList>
   <Query Id="0">
     <Select Path="{{.Path}}">*{{if .Select}}[System[{{join .Select " and "}}]]{{end}}</Select>{{if .Suppress}}
-    <Suppress Path="{{.Path}}">*[System[({{join .Suppress " or "}})]]</Suppress>{{end}}
+    <Suppress Path="{{.Path}}">*[System[{{.Suppress}}]]</Suppress>{{end}}
   </Query>
 </QueryList>`
 )
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ var (
 	incEventIDRegex      = regexp.MustCompile(`^\d+$`)
 	incEventIDRangeRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^(\d+)\s*-\s*(\d+)$`)
 	excEventIDRegex      = regexp.MustCompile(`^-(\d+)$`)
+	excEventIDRangeRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^-(\d+)\s*-\s*(\d+)$`)
 )
 
 // Query that identifies the source of the events and one or more selectors or
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ func (q Query) Build() (string, error) {
 type queryParams struct {
 	Path     string
 	Select   []string
-	Suppress []string
+	Suppress string
 }
 
 func (qp *queryParams) ignoreOlderSelect(q Query) error {
@@ -140,6 +141,15 @@ func (qp *queryParams) eventIDSelect(q Query) error {
 			}
 			includes = append(includes,
 				fmt.Sprintf("(EventID &gt;= %d and EventID &lt;= %d)", r1, r2))
+		case excEventIDRangeRegex.MatchString(c):
+			m := excEventIDRangeRegex.FindStringSubmatch(c)
+			r1, _ := strconv.Atoi(m[1])
+			r2, _ := strconv.Atoi(m[2])
+			if r1 >= r2 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("event ID range '%s' is invalid", c)
+			}
+			excludes = append(excludes,
+				fmt.Sprintf("(EventID &gt;= %d and EventID &lt;= %d)", r1, r2))
 		default:
 			return fmt.Errorf("invalid event ID query component ('%s')", c)
 		}
@@ -150,10 +160,9 @@ func (qp *queryParams) eventIDSelect(q Query) error {
 	} else if len(includes) > 1 {
 		qp.Select = append(qp.Select, "("+strings.Join(includes, " or ")+")")
 	}
-	if len(excludes) == 1 {
-		qp.Suppress = append(qp.Suppress, excludes...)
-	} else if len(excludes) > 1 {
-		qp.Suppress = append(qp.Suppress, "("+strings.Join(excludes, " or ")+")")
+
+	if len(excludes) > 0 {
+		qp.Suppress = "(" + strings.Join(excludes, " or ") + ")"
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/winlogbeat/sys/wineventlog/query_test.go b/winlogbeat/sys/wineventlog/query_test.go
index 9c85b2bca4e..4405de5eda3 100644
--- a/winlogbeat/sys/wineventlog/query_test.go
+++ b/winlogbeat/sys/wineventlog/query_test.go
@@ -99,14 +99,14 @@ func TestCombinedQuery(t *testing.T) {
 	const expected = `<QueryList>
   <Query Id="0">
     <Select Path="Application">*[System[TimeCreated[timediff(@SystemTime) &lt;= 3600000] and (EventID=1 or (EventID &gt;= 1 and EventID &lt;= 100)) and (Level = 3)]]</Select>
-    <Suppress Path="Application">*[System[(EventID=75)]]</Suppress>
+    <Suppress Path="Application">*[System[(EventID=75 or (EventID &gt;= 97 and EventID &lt;= 99))]]</Suppress>
   </Query>
 </QueryList>`
 
 	q, err := Query{
 		Log:         "Application",
 		IgnoreOlder: time.Hour,
-		EventID:     "1, 1-100, -75",
+		EventID:     "1, 1-100, -75, -97-99",
 		Level:       "Warning",
 	}.Build()
 	if assert.NoError(t, err) {