diff --git a/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass b/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
index bd9e7e7445c..e081095037c 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
@@ -70,13 +70,17 @@ CVE_CHECK_COVERAGE ??= "1"
 # Skip CVE Check for packages (PN)
 CVE_CHECK_SKIP_RECIPE ?= ""
 
-# Ingore the check for a given list of CVEs. If a CVE is found,
-# then it is considered patched. The value is a string containing
-# space separated CVE values:
+# Ignore the check for a given CVE. Each of CVE has to be mentioned
+# separately with optional reason, why it has to ignored.
 #
-# CVE_CHECK_IGNORE = 'CVE-2014-2524 CVE-2018-1234'
+# CVE_STATUS[CVE-1234-0001] = "Not applicable" or "Ignored"
+# CVE_STATUS[CVE-1234-0002] = "Ignored"
+# CVE_STATUS_REASONING[CVE-1234-0002] = "Issue only applies on windows"
 #
+# CVE_CHECK_IGNORE is depracated and CVE_STATUS has to be used instead.
+# Keep CVE_CHECK_IGNORE like a fallback.
 CVE_CHECK_IGNORE ?= ""
+CVE_STATUS ?= ""
 
 # Layers to be excluded
 CVE_CHECK_LAYER_EXCLUDELIST ??= ""
@@ -88,6 +92,12 @@ CVE_CHECK_LAYER_INCLUDELIST ??= ""
 # set to "alphabetical" for version using single alphabetical character as increment release
 CVE_VERSION_SUFFIX ??= ""
 
+python () {
+    # Fallback all CVEs from CVE_CHECK_IGNORE to CVE_STATUS
+    for cve in d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_IGNORE").split():
+        d.setVarFlags("CVE_STATUS", {cve: "Ignored"})
+}
+
 def generate_json_report(d, out_path, link_path):
     if os.path.exists(d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_SUMMARY_INDEX_PATH")):
         import json
@@ -282,7 +292,11 @@ def check_cves(d, patched_cves):
         bb.note("Recipe has been skipped by cve-check")
         return ([], [], [], [])
 
-    cve_ignore = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_IGNORE").split()
+    # Convert CVE_STATUS into ignored CVEs
+    cve_ignore = []
+    for cve, status in (d.getVarFlags("CVE_STATUS") or {}).items():
+        if status in ["Not applicable", "Ignored"]:
+            cve_ignore.append(cve)
 
     import sqlite3
     db_file = d.expand("file:${CVE_CHECK_DB_FILE}?mode=ro")
@@ -455,6 +469,9 @@ def cve_write_data_text(d, patched, unpatched, ignored, cve_data):
         else:
             unpatched_cves.append(cve)
             write_string += "CVE STATUS: Unpatched\n"
+        has_reason = d.getVarFlag("CVE_STATUS_REASONING", cve)
+        if has_reason:
+            write_string += "CVE REASON: %s\n" % has_reason
         write_string += "CVE SUMMARY: %s\n" % cve_data[cve]["summary"]
         write_string += "CVSS v2 BASE SCORE: %s\n" % cve_data[cve]["scorev2"]
         write_string += "CVSS v3 BASE SCORE: %s\n" % cve_data[cve]["scorev3"]
@@ -576,6 +593,9 @@ def cve_write_data_json(d, patched, unpatched, ignored, cve_data, cve_status):
             "status" : status,
             "link": issue_link
         }
+        has_reason = d.getVarFlag("CVE_STATUS_REASONING", cve)
+        if has_reason:
+            cve_item["reason"] = has_reason
         cve_list.append(cve_item)
 
     package_data["issue"] = cve_list
diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/cve_check.py b/meta/lib/oe/cve_check.py
index dbaa0b373a3..f47dd9920ef 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/cve_check.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/cve_check.py
@@ -130,6 +130,12 @@ def get_patched_cves(d):
         if not fname_match and not text_match:
             bb.debug(2, "Patch %s doesn't solve CVEs" % patch_file)
 
+    # Search for additional patched CVEs
+    for cve, status in (d.getVarFlags("CVE_STATUS") or {}).items():
+        if status == "Patched":
+            bb.debug(2, "CVE %s is additionally patched" % cve)
+            patched_cves.add(cve)
+
     return patched_cves