diff --git a/conf/config.neon b/conf/config.neon
index af1c6c18f2..94d96fb648 100644
--- a/conf/config.neon
+++ b/conf/config.neon
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ parameters:
 		- ../stubs/runtime/ReflectionUnionType.php
 		- ../stubs/runtime/Attribute.php
 	excludes_analyse: []
+	excludePaths: null
 	autoload_directories: []
 	autoload_files: []
 	level: null
@@ -139,6 +140,19 @@ parametersSchema:
 	bootstrap: schema(string(), nullable())
 	bootstrapFiles: listOf(string())
 	excludes_analyse: listOf(string())
+	excludePaths: schema(anyOf(
+		listOf(string()),
+		structure([
+			analyse: listOf(string()),
+		]),
+		structure([
+			analyseAndScan: listOf(string()),
+		])
+		structure([
+			analyse: listOf(string()),
+			analyseAndScan: listOf(string())
+		])
+	), nullable())
 	autoload_directories: listOf(string())
 	autoload_files: listOf(string())
 	level: schema(anyOf(int(), string()), nullable())
@@ -425,6 +439,8 @@ services:
 
 	-
 		class: PHPStan\Dependency\DependencyDumper
+		arguments:
+			fileFinder: @fileFinderAnalyse
 
 	-
 		class: PHPStan\Dependency\DependencyResolver
@@ -479,18 +495,44 @@ services:
 			workingDirectory: %currentWorkingDirectory%
 
 	-
-		class: PHPStan\File\FileExcluder
+		class: PHPStan\File\FileExcluderFactory
 		arguments:
-			analyseExcludes: %excludes_analyse%
-			stubFiles: %stubFiles%
+			obsoleteExcludesAnalyse: %excludes_analyse%
+			excludePaths: %excludePaths%
 
 	-
+		implement: PHPStan\File\FileExcluderRawFactory
+		arguments:
+			stubFiles: %stubFiles%
+
+	fileExcluderAnalyse:
+		class: PHPStan\File\FileExcluder
+		factory: @PHPStan\File\FileExcluderFactory::createAnalyseFileExcluder()
+		autowired: false
+
+	fileExcluderScan:
+		class: PHPStan\File\FileExcluder
+		factory: @PHPStan\File\FileExcluderFactory::createAnalyseFileExcluder()
+		autowired: false
+
+	fileFinderAnalyse:
+		class: PHPStan\File\FileFinder
+		arguments:
+			fileExcluder: @fileExcluderAnalyse
+			fileExtensions: %fileExtensions%
+		autowired: false
+
+	fileFinderScan:
 		class: PHPStan\File\FileFinder
 		arguments:
+			fileExcluder: @fileExcluderScan
 			fileExtensions: %fileExtensions%
+		autowired: false
 
 	-
 		class: PHPStan\File\FileMonitor
+		arguments:
+			fileFinder: @fileFinderAnalyse
 
 	-
 		class: PHPStan\NodeVisitor\StatementOrderVisitor
@@ -544,6 +586,8 @@ services:
 
 	-
 		implement: PHPStan\Reflection\BetterReflection\SourceLocator\OptimizedDirectorySourceLocatorFactory
+		arguments:
+			fileFinder: @fileFinderScan
 
 	-
 		class: PHPStan\Reflection\BetterReflection\SourceLocator\OptimizedDirectorySourceLocatorRepository
diff --git a/phpstan-baseline.neon b/phpstan-baseline.neon
index dcd5a2481d..1c9ca868ed 100644
--- a/phpstan-baseline.neon
+++ b/phpstan-baseline.neon
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ parameters:
 			count: 1
 			path: src/DependencyInjection/ParametersSchemaExtension.php
 
+		-
+			message: "#^Parameter \\#1 \\$analyseExcludes of method PHPStan\\\\File\\\\FileExcluderRawFactory\\:\\:create\\(\\) expects array\\<string\\>, array\\<int\\|string, array\\<int, string\\>\\|string\\> given\\.$#"
+			count: 2
+			path: src/File/FileExcluderFactory.php
+
+		-
+			message: "#^Parameter \\#1 \\$input of function array_unique expects array, array\\<int, string\\>\\|string given\\.$#"
+			count: 2
+			path: src/File/FileExcluderFactory.php
+
 		-
 			message: "#^Variable method call on PHPStan\\\\Reflection\\\\ClassReflection\\.$#"
 			count: 2
diff --git a/src/Command/CommandHelper.php b/src/Command/CommandHelper.php
index 738c19ac31..d2f577c066 100644
--- a/src/Command/CommandHelper.php
+++ b/src/Command/CommandHelper.php
@@ -393,11 +393,22 @@ public static function begin(
 			throw new \PHPStan\Command\InceptionNotSuccessfulException();
 		}
 
+		$excludesAnalyse = $container->getParameter('excludes_analyse');
+		$excludePaths = $container->getParameter('excludePaths');
+		if (count($excludesAnalyse) > 0 && $excludePaths !== null) {
+			$errorOutput->writeLineFormatted(sprintf('Configuration parameters <fg=cyan>excludes_analyse</> and <fg=cyan>excludePaths</> cannot be used at the same time.'));
+			$errorOutput->writeLineFormatted('');
+			$errorOutput->writeLineFormatted(sprintf('Parameter <fg=cyan>excludes_analyse</> has been deprecated so use <fg=cyan>excludePaths</> only from now on.'));
+			$errorOutput->writeLineFormatted('');
+
+			throw new \PHPStan\Command\InceptionNotSuccessfulException();
+		}
+
 		$tempResultCachePath = $container->getParameter('tempResultCachePath');
 		$createDir($tempResultCachePath);
 
 		/** @var FileFinder $fileFinder */
-		$fileFinder = $container->getByType(FileFinder::class);
+		$fileFinder = $container->getService('fileFinderAnalyse');
 
 		/** @var \Closure(): (array{string[], bool}) $filesCallback */
 		$filesCallback = static function () use ($fileFinder, $paths): array {
diff --git a/src/DependencyInjection/NeonAdapter.php b/src/DependencyInjection/NeonAdapter.php
index ad55395031..6d868d7bf2 100644
--- a/src/DependencyInjection/NeonAdapter.php
+++ b/src/DependencyInjection/NeonAdapter.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 class NeonAdapter implements Adapter
 {
 
-	public const CACHE_KEY = 'v10';
+	public const CACHE_KEY = 'v11-excludePaths';
 
 	private const PREVENT_MERGING_SUFFIX = '!';
 
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ public function process(array $arr, string $fileKey, string $file): array
 				'[parameters][autoload_directories][]',
 				'[parameters][paths][]',
 				'[parameters][excludes_analyse][]',
+				'[parameters][excludePaths][]',
+				'[parameters][excludePaths][analyse][]',
+				'[parameters][excludePaths][analyseAndScan][]',
 				'[parameters][ignoreErrors][][paths][]',
 				'[parameters][ignoreErrors][][path]',
 				'[parameters][bootstrap]',
diff --git a/src/File/FileExcluderFactory.php b/src/File/FileExcluderFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..700c177347
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/File/FileExcluderFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types = 1);
+
+namespace PHPStan\File;
+
+class FileExcluderFactory
+{
+
+	private FileExcluderRawFactory $fileExcluderRawFactory;
+
+	/** @var string[] */
+	private array $obsoleteExcludesAnalyse;
+
+	/** @var array<int, string>|array{analyse?: array<int, string>, analyseAndScan?: array<int, string>}|null */
+	private ?array $excludePaths;
+
+	/**
+	 * @param FileExcluderRawFactory $fileExcluderRawFactory
+	 * @param string[] $obsoleteExcludesAnalyse
+	 * @param array<int, string>|array{analyse?: array<int, string>, analyseAndScan?: array<int, string>}|null $excludePaths
+	 */
+	public function __construct(
+		FileExcluderRawFactory $fileExcluderRawFactory,
+		array $obsoleteExcludesAnalyse,
+		?array $excludePaths
+	)
+	{
+		$this->fileExcluderRawFactory = $fileExcluderRawFactory;
+		$this->obsoleteExcludesAnalyse = $obsoleteExcludesAnalyse;
+		$this->excludePaths = $excludePaths;
+	}
+
+	public function createAnalyseFileExcluder(): FileExcluder
+	{
+		if ($this->excludePaths === null) {
+			return $this->fileExcluderRawFactory->create($this->obsoleteExcludesAnalyse);
+		}
+
+		if (!array_key_exists('analyse', $this->excludePaths) && !array_key_exists('analyseAndScan', $this->excludePaths)) {
+			return $this->fileExcluderRawFactory->create($this->excludePaths);
+		}
+
+		$paths = [];
+		if (array_key_exists('analyse', $this->excludePaths)) {
+			$paths = $this->excludePaths['analyse'];
+		}
+		if (array_key_exists('analyseAndScan', $this->excludePaths)) {
+			$paths = $this->excludePaths['analyseAndScan'];
+		}
+
+		return $this->fileExcluderRawFactory->create(array_values(array_unique($paths)));
+	}
+
+	public function createScanFileExcluder(): FileExcluder
+	{
+		if ($this->excludePaths === null) {
+			return $this->fileExcluderRawFactory->create($this->obsoleteExcludesAnalyse);
+		}
+
+		if (!array_key_exists('analyse', $this->excludePaths) && !array_key_exists('analyseAndScan', $this->excludePaths)) {
+			return $this->fileExcluderRawFactory->create($this->excludePaths);
+		}
+
+		$paths = [];
+		if (array_key_exists('analyseAndScan', $this->excludePaths)) {
+			$paths = $this->excludePaths['analyseAndScan'];
+		}
+
+		return $this->fileExcluderRawFactory->create(array_values(array_unique($paths)));
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/File/FileExcluderRawFactory.php b/src/File/FileExcluderRawFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2f7e4ee77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/File/FileExcluderRawFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types = 1);
+
+namespace PHPStan\File;
+
+interface FileExcluderRawFactory
+{
+
+	/**
+	 * @param string[] $analyseExcludes
+	 * @return FileExcluder
+	 */
+	public function create(
+		array $analyseExcludes
+	): FileExcluder;
+
+}