diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/config.py b/src/ansiblelint/config.py
index ac1aa87cac..7966372202 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/config.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/config.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     {"handlers": "**/handlers/*.{yaml,yml}"},
     {"vars": "**/{host_vars,group_vars,vars,defaults}/**/*.{yaml,yml}"},
     {"meta": "**/meta/main.{yaml,yml}"},
+    {"arg_specs": "**/roles/**/meta/argument_specs.{yaml,yml}"},  # role argument specs
     {"yaml": ".config/molecule/config.{yaml,yml}"},  # molecule global config
     {
         "requirements": "**/molecule/*/{collections,requirements}.{yaml,yml}"
diff --git a/test/test_file_utils.py b/test/test_file_utils.py
index 6eca570c5f..811e74d54c 100644
--- a/test/test_file_utils.py
+++ b/test/test_file_utils.py
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ def test_discover_lintables_umlaut(monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch) -> None:
             "roles/foo/molecule/scenario3/collections.yml",
             "requirements",
         ),  # requirements
+        ("roles/foo/meta/argument_specs.yml", "arg_specs"),  # role argument specs
         # tasks files:
         ("tasks/directory with spaces/main.yml", "tasks"),  # tasks
         ("tasks/requirements.yml", "tasks"),  # tasks