diff --git a/addons/script-ide/quickopen/filter_config.gd b/addons/script-ide/quickopen/filter_config.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdd13a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/script-ide/quickopen/filter_config.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+@tool
+class_name QuickOpenFilterConfig
+extends Resource
+
+signal config_changed
+
+@export var enable_extension_filter: bool = true:
+	set(value):
+		if enable_extension_filter != value:
+			enable_extension_filter = value
+			config_changed.emit()
+
+@export var excluded_extensions: PackedStringArray = ["import"]:
+	set(value):
+		if excluded_extensions != value:
+			excluded_extensions = value
+			config_changed.emit()
+
+@export var enable_path_filter: bool = true:
+	set(value):
+		if enable_path_filter != value:
+			enable_path_filter = value
+			config_changed.emit()
+
+@export var excluded_paths: PackedStringArray = ["res://.godot/"]:
+	set(value):
+		if excluded_paths != value:
+			excluded_paths = value
+			config_changed.emit()
diff --git a/addons/script-ide/quickopen/filter_config.gd.uid b/addons/script-ide/quickopen/filter_config.gd.uid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44079ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/script-ide/quickopen/filter_config.gd.uid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://cggwfb8kcwr63
diff --git a/addons/script-ide/quickopen/filter_config.tres b/addons/script-ide/quickopen/filter_config.tres
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b26ee81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/script-ide/quickopen/filter_config.tres
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[gd_resource type="Resource" script_class="QuickOpenFilterConfig" load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://ddxqnnl5stevc"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://cggwfb8kcwr63" path="res://addons/script-ide/quickopen/filter_config.gd" id="1_config_script"]
+
+[resource]
+script = ExtResource("1_config_script")
+excluded_extensions = PackedStringArray("import")
+excluded_paths = PackedStringArray("res://.godot/")
diff --git a/addons/script-ide/quickopen/quick_open_panel.gd b/addons/script-ide/quickopen/quick_open_panel.gd
index 4bb877a..86c8f5b 100644
--- a/addons/script-ide/quickopen/quick_open_panel.gd
+++ b/addons/script-ide/quickopen/quick_open_panel.gd
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ const STRUCTURE_END: StringName = &")"
 
 var plugin: EditorPlugin
 
+const FILTER_CONFIG_PATH: StringName = &"res://addons/script-ide/quickopen/filter_config.tres"
+
+var filter_config: Resource
+
 var scenes: Array[FileData]
 var scripts: Array[FileData]
 var resources: Array[FileData]
@@ -125,6 +129,19 @@ func on_show():
 func rebuild_cache():
 	is_rebuild_cache = false
 
+	if ResourceLoader.exists(FILTER_CONFIG_PATH):
+		filter_config = load(FILTER_CONFIG_PATH)
+	else:
+		# If the configuration gd file does not exist, a default one is created.
+		var QuickOpenFilterConfig = load("res://addons/script-ide/quickopen/filter_config.gd")
+		var new_config = QuickOpenFilterConfig.new()
+		ResourceSaver.save(new_config, FILTER_CONFIG_PATH)
+		filter_config = new_config
+
+	# Connect a signal to automatically rebuild the cache on configuration changes.
+	if filter_config and not filter_config.is_connected(&"config_changed", schedule_rebuild):
+		filter_config.connect(&"config_changed", schedule_rebuild)
+
 	all_files.clear()
 	scenes.clear()
 	scripts.clear()
@@ -163,6 +180,25 @@ func build_file_cache_dir(dir: EditorFileSystemDirectory):
 		if (search_option_btn.get_selected_id() == 0 && file.begins_with(ADDONS)):
 			continue
 
+		# Exclude files based on configuration files.
+		if filter_config != null:
+			# Check if exclusions are by extension.
+			if filter_config.enable_extension_filter:
+				var extension: String = file.get_extension()
+				if extension in filter_config.excluded_extensions:
+					continue
+
+			# Check if the path is excluded.
+			if filter_config.enable_path_filter:
+				var is_excluded_by_path: bool = false
+				for path in filter_config.excluded_paths:
+					if not path.is_empty() and file.begins_with(path):
+						is_excluded_by_path = true
+						break
+				if is_excluded_by_path:
+					continue
+
+
 		var last_delimiter: int = file.rfind(&"/")
 
 		var file_name: String = file.substr(last_delimiter + 1)