diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6645ca1d..8c1e9bb9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 * Fix a false positive for `RSpec/Capybara/SpecificMatcher` when `have_css("a")` without attribute. ([@ydah][])
 * Update `RSpec/ExampleWording` cop to raise error for insufficient descriptions. ([@akrox58][])
 * Add new `RSpec/Capybara/NegationMatcher` cop. ([@ydah][])
+* Add `AllowedPatterns` configuration option to `RSpec/NoExpectationExample`.  ([@ydah][])
 
 ## 2.13.2 (2022-09-23)
 
diff --git a/config/default.yml b/config/default.yml
index f0e0c8d0..b232db2e 100644
--- a/config/default.yml
+++ b/config/default.yml
@@ -643,7 +643,11 @@ RSpec/NoExpectationExample:
   Enabled: pending
   Safe: false
   VersionAdded: '2.13'
+  VersionChanged: '2.14'
   Reference: https://www.rubydoc.info/gems/rubocop-rspec/RuboCop/Cop/RSpec/NoExpectationExample
+  AllowedPatterns:
+    - "^expect_"
+    - "^assert_"
 
 RSpec/NotToNot:
   Description: Checks for consistent method usage for negating expectations.