diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b051aca..feb7a3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -34,3 +34,11 @@ jobs:
           rules: examples/rules/custom.js
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - uses: ./
+        with:
+          config_file: .markdownlintrc
+          files: .
+          ignore_path: examples/.markdownlintignore
+          rules: examples/rules/custom.js
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index fc43ac4..668b685 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ inputs:
   ignore_files:
     description: files to ignore/exclude
     required: false
+  ignore_path:
+    description: path to file with ignore pattern(s)
+    required: false
   rules:
     description: custom rule files
     required: false
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index a5e5431..6902a4c 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 MARKDOWNLINT=markdownlint
 MARKDOWNLINT="${MARKDOWNLINT}${INPUT_CONFIG_FILE:+ -c ${INPUT_CONFIG_FILE}}"
 MARKDOWNLINT="${MARKDOWNLINT}${INPUT_IGNORE_FILES:+ -i ${INPUT_IGNORE_FILES}}"
+MARKDOWNLINT="${MARKDOWNLINT}${INPUT_IGNORE_PATH:+ -p ${INPUT_IGNORE_PATH}}"
 MARKDOWNLINT="${MARKDOWNLINT}${INPUT_RULES:+ -r ${INPUT_RULES}}"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
diff --git a/examples/.markdownlintignore b/examples/.markdownlintignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86f2f93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/.markdownlintignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+examples/ignore/*