diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cc63e4f7..f1d54b88 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ Some of the preferences can be controlled through the `workspace/didChangeConfig
 [language].inlayHints.includeInlayParameterNameHintsWhenArgumentMatchesName: boolean;
 [language].inlayHints.includeInlayPropertyDeclarationTypeHints: boolean;
 [language].inlayHints.includeInlayVariableTypeHints: boolean;
+// Diagnostics code to be omitted when reporting diagnostics.
+// See https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/blob/master/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json for a full list of valid codes.
+diagnostics.ignoredCodes: number[];
+
 ```
 
 ## Code actions on save
diff --git a/src/diagnostic-queue.ts b/src/diagnostic-queue.ts
index 7269a230..323e2e7d 100644
--- a/src/diagnostic-queue.ts
+++ b/src/diagnostic-queue.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class FileDiagnostics {
 
 export class DiagnosticEventQueue {
     protected readonly diagnostics = new Map<string, FileDiagnostics>();
+    private ignoredDiagnosticCodes: Set<number> = new Set();
 
     constructor(
         protected readonly publishDiagnostics: (params: lsp.PublishDiagnosticsParams) => void,
@@ -59,10 +60,23 @@ export class DiagnosticEventQueue {
             return;
         }
         const { file } = event.body;
+        let { diagnostics } = event.body;
+
+        if (this.ignoredDiagnosticCodes.size) {
+            diagnostics = diagnostics.filter(diagnostic => !this.isDiagnosticIgnored(diagnostic));
+        }
         const uri = pathToUri(file, this.documents);
-        const diagnostics = this.diagnostics.get(uri) || new FileDiagnostics(
+        const diagnosticsForFile = this.diagnostics.get(uri) || new FileDiagnostics(
             uri, this.publishDiagnostics, this.documents, this.publishDiagnosticsCapabilities);
-        diagnostics.update(kind, event.body.diagnostics);
-        this.diagnostics.set(uri, diagnostics);
+        diagnosticsForFile.update(kind, diagnostics);
+        this.diagnostics.set(uri, diagnosticsForFile);
+    }
+
+    updateIgnoredDiagnosticCodes(ignoredCodes: readonly number[]): void {
+        this.ignoredDiagnosticCodes = new Set(ignoredCodes);
+    }
+
+    private isDiagnosticIgnored(diagnostic: tsp.Diagnostic) : boolean {
+        return diagnostic.code !== undefined && this.ignoredDiagnosticCodes.has(diagnostic.code);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lsp-server.spec.ts b/src/lsp-server.spec.ts
index 7b5337c1..c40cf16f 100644
--- a/src/lsp-server.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lsp-server.spec.ts
@@ -333,6 +333,38 @@ describe('diagnostics', () => {
         assert.equal(diagnosticsForDoc!.diagnostics.length, 1, JSON.stringify(diagnostics));
         assert.equal(diagnosticsForDoc2!.diagnostics.length, 1, JSON.stringify(diagnostics));
     }).timeout(10000);
+
+    it('code 6133 (ununsed variable) is ignored', async () => {
+        server.didChangeConfiguration({
+            settings: {
+                diagnostics: {
+                    ignoredCodes: [6133]
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        const doc = {
+            uri: uri('diagnosticsBar2.ts'),
+            languageId: 'typescript',
+            version: 1,
+            text: `
+                export function foo() {
+                    const x = 42;
+                    return 1;
+                }
+          `
+        };
+        server.didOpenTextDocument({
+            textDocument: doc
+        });
+
+        await server.requestDiagnostics();
+        await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 200));
+        const diagnosticsForThisFile = diagnostics.get(doc.uri);
+        assert.isDefined(diagnosticsForThisFile);
+        const fileDiagnostics = diagnosticsForThisFile!.diagnostics;
+        assert.equal(fileDiagnostics.length, 0, JSON.stringify(fileDiagnostics));
+    }).timeout(10000);
 });
 
 describe('document symbol', () => {
diff --git a/src/lsp-server.ts b/src/lsp-server.ts
index e63bf7ee..13fbb93c 100644
--- a/src/lsp-server.ts
+++ b/src/lsp-server.ts
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ export class LspServer {
 
     didChangeConfiguration(params: lsp.DidChangeConfigurationParams): void {
         this.workspaceConfiguration = params.settings || {};
+        const ignoredDiagnosticCodes = this.workspaceConfiguration.diagnostics?.ignoredCodes || [];
+        this.diagnosticQueue?.updateIgnoredDiagnosticCodes(ignoredDiagnosticCodes);
     }
 
     getWorkspacePreferencesForDocument(file: string): TypeScriptWorkspaceSettingsLanguageSettings {
diff --git a/src/ts-protocol.ts b/src/ts-protocol.ts
index 4024efa7..b058180e 100644
--- a/src/ts-protocol.ts
+++ b/src/ts-protocol.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,12 @@ export interface TypeScriptWorkspaceSettingsLanguageSettings {
     inlayHints?: InlayHintsOptions;
 }
 
+interface TypeScriptWorkspaceSettingsDiagnostics {
+    ignoredCodes?: number[];
+}
+
 export interface TypeScriptWorkspaceSettings {
     javascript?: TypeScriptWorkspaceSettingsLanguageSettings;
     typescript?: TypeScriptWorkspaceSettingsLanguageSettings;
+    diagnostics?: TypeScriptWorkspaceSettingsDiagnostics;
 }