diff --git a/junit-jupiter-engine/src/main/java/org/junit/jupiter/engine/config/CachingJupiterConfiguration.java b/junit-jupiter-engine/src/main/java/org/junit/jupiter/engine/config/CachingJupiterConfiguration.java
index f2e24ba494dc..9f05ce558b20 100644
--- a/junit-jupiter-engine/src/main/java/org/junit/jupiter/engine/config/CachingJupiterConfiguration.java
+++ b/junit-jupiter-engine/src/main/java/org/junit/jupiter/engine/config/CachingJupiterConfiguration.java
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@ public CachingJupiterConfiguration(JupiterConfiguration delegate) {
 		this.delegate = delegate;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public Optional<String> getExtensionAutodetectionIncludePattern() {
+		return delegate.getExtensionAutodetectionIncludePattern();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Optional<String> getExtensionAutodetectionExcludePattern() {
+		return delegate.getExtensionAutodetectionExcludePattern();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Optional<String> getRawConfigurationParameter(String key) {
 		return delegate.getRawConfigurationParameter(key);
diff --git a/junit-jupiter-engine/src/main/java/org/junit/jupiter/engine/config/DefaultJupiterConfiguration.java b/junit-jupiter-engine/src/main/java/org/junit/jupiter/engine/config/DefaultJupiterConfiguration.java
index b72b0362e638..03f90542a714 100644
--- a/junit-jupiter-engine/src/main/java/org/junit/jupiter/engine/config/DefaultJupiterConfiguration.java
+++ b/junit-jupiter-engine/src/main/java/org/junit/jupiter/engine/config/DefaultJupiterConfiguration.java
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@ public DefaultJupiterConfiguration(ConfigurationParameters configurationParamete
 			"ConfigurationParameters must not be null");
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public Optional<String> getExtensionAutodetectionIncludePattern() {
+		return configurationParameters.get(EXTENSIONS_AUTODETECTION_INCLUDE_PROPERTY_NAME);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Optional<String> getExtensionAutodetectionExcludePattern() {
+		return configurationParameters.get(EXTENSIONS_AUTODETECTION_EXCLUDE_PROPERTY_NAME);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Optional<String> getRawConfigurationParameter(String key) {
 		return configurationParameters.get(key);
diff --git a/junit-jupiter-engine/src/main/java/org/junit/jupiter/engine/config/JupiterConfiguration.java b/junit-jupiter-engine/src/main/java/org/junit/jupiter/engine/config/JupiterConfiguration.java
index b342054c5cbf..a90ece7beedb 100644
--- a/junit-jupiter-engine/src/main/java/org/junit/jupiter/engine/config/JupiterConfiguration.java
+++ b/junit-jupiter-engine/src/main/java/org/junit/jupiter/engine/config/JupiterConfiguration.java
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 @API(status = INTERNAL, since = "5.4")
 public interface JupiterConfiguration {
 
+	String EXTENSIONS_AUTODETECTION_INCLUDE_PROPERTY_NAME = "junit.jupiter.extensions.autodetection.include";
+	String EXTENSIONS_AUTODETECTION_EXCLUDE_PROPERTY_NAME = "junit.jupiter.extensions.autodetection.exclude";
 	String DEACTIVATE_CONDITIONS_PATTERN_PROPERTY_NAME = "junit.jupiter.conditions.deactivate";
 	String PARALLEL_EXECUTION_ENABLED_PROPERTY_NAME = "junit.jupiter.execution.parallel.enabled";
 	String DEFAULT_EXECUTION_MODE_PROPERTY_NAME = Execution.DEFAULT_EXECUTION_MODE_PROPERTY_NAME;
@@ -48,6 +50,10 @@ public interface JupiterConfiguration {
 	String DEFAULT_TEST_CLASS_ORDER_PROPERTY_NAME = ClassOrderer.DEFAULT_ORDER_PROPERTY_NAME;;
 	String DEFAULT_TEST_INSTANTIATION_EXTENSION_CONTEXT_SCOPE_PROPERTY_NAME = ExtensionContextScope.DEFAULT_SCOPE_PROPERTY_NAME;
 
+	Optional<String> getExtensionAutodetectionIncludePattern();
+
+	Optional<String> getExtensionAutodetectionExcludePattern();
+
 	Optional<String> getRawConfigurationParameter(String key);
 
 	<T> Optional<T> getRawConfigurationParameter(String key, Function<String, T> transformer);
diff --git a/junit-jupiter-engine/src/main/java/org/junit/jupiter/engine/extension/MutableExtensionRegistry.java b/junit-jupiter-engine/src/main/java/org/junit/jupiter/engine/extension/MutableExtensionRegistry.java
index 676598c7abe0..7a31091fbfde 100644
--- a/junit-jupiter-engine/src/main/java/org/junit/jupiter/engine/extension/MutableExtensionRegistry.java
+++ b/junit-jupiter-engine/src/main/java/org/junit/jupiter/engine/extension/MutableExtensionRegistry.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import java.util.ServiceLoader;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import org.apiguardian.api.API;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
 import org.junit.platform.commons.logging.LoggerFactory;
 import org.junit.platform.commons.support.ReflectionSupport;
 import org.junit.platform.commons.util.ClassLoaderUtils;
+import org.junit.platform.commons.util.ClassNamePatternFilterUtils;
 import org.junit.platform.commons.util.Preconditions;
 
 /**
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ public static MutableExtensionRegistry createRegistryWithDefaultExtensions(Jupit
 		extensionRegistry.registerDefaultExtension(new TempDirectory(configuration));
 
 		if (configuration.isExtensionAutoDetectionEnabled()) {
-			registerAutoDetectedExtensions(extensionRegistry);
+			registerAutoDetectedExtensions(extensionRegistry, configuration);
 		}
 
 		if (configuration.isThreadDumpOnTimeoutEnabled()) {
@@ -93,9 +95,23 @@ public static MutableExtensionRegistry createRegistryWithDefaultExtensions(Jupit
 		return extensionRegistry;
 	}
 
-	private static void registerAutoDetectedExtensions(MutableExtensionRegistry extensionRegistry) {
+	private static void registerAutoDetectedExtensions(MutableExtensionRegistry extensionRegistry,
+			JupiterConfiguration configuration) {
+		Predicate<String> filter = createExtensionFilterByPatterns(
+			configuration.getExtensionAutodetectionIncludePattern().orElse("*"),
+			configuration.getExtensionAutodetectionExcludePattern().orElse(""));
+
 		ServiceLoader.load(Extension.class, ClassLoaderUtils.getDefaultClassLoader())//
-				.forEach(extensionRegistry::registerAutoDetectedExtension);
+				.forEach(extension -> {
+					if (filter.test(extension.getClass().getName())) {
+						extensionRegistry.registerAutoDetectedExtension(extension);
+					}
+				});
+	}
+
+	private static Predicate<String> createExtensionFilterByPatterns(String include, String exclude) {
+		return ClassNamePatternFilterUtils.includeMatchingClassNames(include).and(
+			ClassNamePatternFilterUtils.excludeMatchingClassNames(exclude));
 	}
 
 	/**