diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/src/site/markdown/configuration.md b/dependency-check-maven/src/site/markdown/configuration.md
index 72168e591..08dfab16c 100644
--- a/dependency-check-maven/src/site/markdown/configuration.md
+++ b/dependency-check-maven/src/site/markdown/configuration.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ skipProvidedScope           | Skip analysis for artifacts with Provided Scope.
 skipRuntimeScope            | Skip analysis for artifacts with Runtime Scope.            | false
 skipSystemScope             | Skip analysis for artifacts with System Scope.             | false
 skipTestScope               | Skip analysis for artifacts with Test Scope.               | true
+skipArtifactType            | A regular expression used to filter/skip artifact types.   |  
 suppressionFile             | The file path to the XML suppression file \- used to suppress [false positives](../general/suppression.html). |  
 hintsFile                   | The file path to the XML hints file \- used to resolve [false negatives](../general/hints.html).       |  
 enableExperimental          | Enable the [experimental analyzers](../analyzers/index.html). If not enabled the experimental analyzers (see below) will not be loaded or used. | false
diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/ArtifactTypeExcludedTest.java b/dependency-check-maven/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/ArtifactTypeExcludedTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3a78f95e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dependency-check-maven/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/ArtifactTypeExcludedTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of dependency-check-maven.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+package org.owasp.dependencycheck.maven;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Jeremy Long
+ */
+public class ArtifactTypeExcludedTest {
+
+    /**
+     * Test of passes method, of class ArtifactTypeExcluded.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testPasses() {
+        String artifactType = null;
+        ArtifactTypeExcluded instance = new ArtifactTypeExcluded(null);
+        boolean expResult = false;
+        boolean result = instance.passes(artifactType);
+        assertEquals(expResult, result);
+
+        artifactType = "pom";
+        instance = new ArtifactTypeExcluded(null);
+        expResult = false;
+        result = instance.passes(artifactType);
+        assertEquals(expResult, result);
+        
+        artifactType = null;
+        instance = new ArtifactTypeExcluded("jar");
+        expResult = false;
+        result = instance.passes(artifactType);
+        assertEquals(expResult, result);
+        
+        artifactType = "pom";
+        instance = new ArtifactTypeExcluded("");
+        expResult = false;
+        result = instance.passes(artifactType);
+        assertEquals(expResult, result);
+        
+        artifactType = "pom";
+        instance = new ArtifactTypeExcluded("jar");
+        expResult = false;
+        result = instance.passes(artifactType);
+        assertEquals(expResult, result);
+        
+        artifactType = "pom";
+        instance = new ArtifactTypeExcluded("pom");
+        expResult = true;
+        result = instance.passes(artifactType);
+        assertEquals(expResult, result);
+        
+        artifactType = "pom";
+        instance = new ArtifactTypeExcluded(".*");
+        expResult = true;
+        result = instance.passes(artifactType);
+        assertEquals(expResult, result);
+    }
+
+}