diff --git a/.changeset/tidy-ways-hope.md b/.changeset/tidy-ways-hope.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..347cce75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tidy-ways-hope.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'vite-plugin-checker': minor
+---
+
+Add support for include and exclude paths in typescript configuration
diff --git a/docs/checkers/typescript.md b/docs/checkers/typescript.md
index bd860940..03c29b61 100644
--- a/docs/checkers/typescript.md
+++ b/docs/checkers/typescript.md
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ You can use TypeScript checker for vanilla TypeScript project or React project.
 
 Advanced object configuration table of `options.typescript`.
 
-| field        | Type      | Default value                                         | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
-| :----------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| root         | `string`  | [Vite config](https://vitejs.dev/config/#root) `root` | Root path to find tsconfig file                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
-| tsconfigPath | `string`  | `"tsconfig.json"`                                     | Relative tsconfig path to `root`                                                                                                                                                                                                |
-| buildMode    | `boolean` | `false`                                               | Add [`--build`](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/project-references.html) to `tsc` flag, note that `noEmit` does NOT work if `buildMode` is `true` ([#36917](https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/36917)) |
+| field        | Type                              | Default value                                         | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
+| :----------- | --------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| root         | `string`                          | [Vite config](https://vitejs.dev/config/#root) `root` | Root path to find tsconfig file                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
+| tsconfigPath | `string`                          | `"tsconfig.json"`                                     | Relative tsconfig path to `root`                                                                                                                                                                                                |
+| buildMode    | `boolean`                         | `false`                                               | Add [`--build`](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/project-references.html) to `tsc` flag, note that `noEmit` does NOT work if `buildMode` is `true` ([#36917](https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/36917)) |
+| include      | `string \| string[] \| undefined` | `undefined`                                           | Directories to include in typechecking. Omit this option to include all directories except the ones in specified in `exclude`.                                                                                                  |
+| exclude      | `string \| string[] \| undefined` | `undefined`                                           | Directories to exclude from typechecking.                                                                                                                                                                                       |
diff --git a/packages/vite-plugin-checker/src/checkers/typescript/main.ts b/packages/vite-plugin-checker/src/checkers/typescript/main.ts
index 485d1b65..8af04b31 100644
--- a/packages/vite-plugin-checker/src/checkers/typescript/main.ts
+++ b/packages/vite-plugin-checker/src/checkers/typescript/main.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,21 @@ const createDiagnostic: CreateDiagnostic<'typescript'> = (pluginConfig) => {
   let overlay = true
   let terminal = true
   let currDiagnostics: DiagnosticToRuntime[] = []
+  let includePaths: string[] | undefined
+  let excludePaths: string[] | undefined
+
+  const resolveIncludeExcludePaths = (rootDir: string) => {
+    if (!pluginConfig.typescript || pluginConfig.typescript === true) {
+      return
+    }
+    const { include, exclude } = pluginConfig.typescript
+
+    const includeArr = typeof include === 'string' ? [include] : include
+    const excludeArr = typeof exclude === 'string' ? [exclude] : exclude
+
+    includePaths = includeArr?.map((includePath) => path.resolve(rootDir, includePath))
+    excludePaths = excludeArr?.map((excludePath) => path.resolve(rootDir, excludePath))
+  }
 
   return {
     config: async ({ enableOverlay, enableTerminal }) => {
@@ -59,6 +74,18 @@ const createDiagnostic: CreateDiagnostic<'typescript'> = (pluginConfig) => {
           return
         }
 
+        const filename = diagnostic.file?.fileName
+        if (filename) {
+          if (
+            includePaths &&
+            !includePaths.some((includePath) => filename.startsWith(includePath))
+          ) {
+            return
+          }
+          if (excludePaths?.some((excludePath) => filename.startsWith(excludePath))) {
+            return
+          }
+        }
         currDiagnostics.push(diagnosticToRuntimeError(normalizedDiagnostic))
         logChunk += os.EOL + diagnosticToTerminalLog(normalizedDiagnostic, 'TypeScript')
       }
@@ -92,7 +119,7 @@ const createDiagnostic: CreateDiagnostic<'typescript'> = (pluginConfig) => {
         }
 
         ensureCall(() => {
-          if (errorCount === 0) {
+          if (currDiagnostics.length === 0) {
             logChunk = ''
           }
 
@@ -100,7 +127,10 @@ const createDiagnostic: CreateDiagnostic<'typescript'> = (pluginConfig) => {
             consoleLog(
               logChunk +
                 os.EOL +
-                wrapCheckerSummary('TypeScript', diagnostic.messageText.toString())
+                wrapCheckerSummary(
+                  'TypeScript',
+                  `Found ${currDiagnostics.length} errors. Waiting for file changes.`
+                )
             )
           }
         })
@@ -119,6 +149,7 @@ const createDiagnostic: CreateDiagnostic<'typescript'> = (pluginConfig) => {
           reportWatchStatusChanged
         )
 
+        resolveIncludeExcludePaths(host.getCurrentDirectory())
         ts.createSolutionBuilderWithWatch(host, [configFile], {}).build()
       } else {
         const host = ts.createWatchCompilerHost(
@@ -130,6 +161,7 @@ const createDiagnostic: CreateDiagnostic<'typescript'> = (pluginConfig) => {
           reportWatchStatusChanged
         )
 
+        resolveIncludeExcludePaths(host.getCurrentDirectory())
         ts.createWatchProgram(host)
       }
     },
diff --git a/packages/vite-plugin-checker/src/types.ts b/packages/vite-plugin-checker/src/types.ts
index 37a2c346..ebdef64a 100644
--- a/packages/vite-plugin-checker/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/vite-plugin-checker/src/types.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ interface TsConfigOptions {
    * root path of cwd
    */
   buildMode: boolean
+  /**
+   * include directories in typechecking
+   */
+  include: string | string[]
+  /**
+   * exclude directories from typechecking
+   */
+  exclude: string | string[]
 }
 
 /**