diff --git a/.golangci.reference.yml b/.golangci.reference.yml
index 64c980c5f233..58859d8a60f1 100644
--- a/.golangci.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.reference.yml
@@ -1632,6 +1632,11 @@ linters-settings:
     # Regexp pattern to skip files.
     # Default: "(export|internal)_test\\.go"
     skip-regexp: (export|internal)_test\.go
+    # List of packages that don't end with _test that tests are allowed to be in.
+    # Default: "main"
+    allow-packages:
+      - example
+      - main
 
   thelper:
     test:
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8ed0c150c392..6b3c1997a06e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ldez/tagliatelle v0.3.1
 	github.com/leonklingele/grouper v1.1.0
 	github.com/lufeee/execinquery v1.2.1
-	github.com/maratori/testpackage v1.0.1
+	github.com/maratori/testpackage v1.1.0
 	github.com/matoous/godox v0.0.0-20210227103229-6504466cf951 // v1.0
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.12
 	github.com/mbilski/exhaustivestruct v1.2.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2dee0de2f096..5fcbca7e5bb1 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -428,8 +428,8 @@ github.com/lufia/plan9stats v0.0.0-20211012122336-39d0f177ccd0/go.mod h1:zJYVVT2
 github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.0/go.mod h1:PppfXfuXeibc/6YijjN8zIbojt8czPbwD3XqdrwzmxQ=
 github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.6 h1:5ibWZ6iY0NctNGWo87LalDlEZ6R41TqbbDamhfG/Qzo=
 github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.6/go.mod h1:y3VJvCyxH9uVvJTWEGAELF3aiYNyPKd5NZ3oSwXrF60=
-github.com/maratori/testpackage v1.0.1 h1:QtJ5ZjqapShm0w5DosRjg0PRlSdAdlx+W6cCKoALdbQ=
-github.com/maratori/testpackage v1.0.1/go.mod h1:ddKdw+XG0Phzhx8BFDTKgpWP4i7MpApTE5fXSKAqwDU=
+github.com/maratori/testpackage v1.1.0 h1:GJY4wlzQhuBusMF1oahQCBtUV/AQ/k69IZ68vxaac2Q=
+github.com/maratori/testpackage v1.1.0/go.mod h1:PeAhzU8qkCwdGEMTEupsHJNlQu2gZopMC6RjbhmHeDc=
 github.com/matoous/godox v0.0.0-20210227103229-6504466cf951 h1:pWxk9e//NbPwfxat7RXkts09K+dEBJWakUWwICVqYbA=
 github.com/matoous/godox v0.0.0-20210227103229-6504466cf951/go.mod h1:1BELzlh859Sh1c6+90blK8lbYy0kwQf1bYlBhBysy1s=
 github.com/matryer/is v1.4.0 h1:sosSmIWwkYITGrxZ25ULNDeKiMNzFSr4V/eqBQP0PeE=
@@ -1028,7 +1028,6 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200324003944-a576cf524670/go.mod h1:Sl4aGygMT6LrqrWc
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200329025819-fd4102a86c65/go.mod h1:Sl4aGygMT6LrqrWclx+PTx3U+LnKx/seiNR+3G19Ar8=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200331025713-a30bf2db82d4/go.mod h1:Sl4aGygMT6LrqrWclx+PTx3U+LnKx/seiNR+3G19Ar8=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200414032229-332987a829c3/go.mod h1:EkVYQZoAsY45+roYkvgYkIh4xh/qjgUK9TdY2XT94GE=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200422022333-3d57cf2e726e/go.mod h1:EkVYQZoAsY45+roYkvgYkIh4xh/qjgUK9TdY2XT94GE=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200426102838-f3a5411a4c3b/go.mod h1:EkVYQZoAsY45+roYkvgYkIh4xh/qjgUK9TdY2XT94GE=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200501065659-ab2804fb9c9d/go.mod h1:EkVYQZoAsY45+roYkvgYkIh4xh/qjgUK9TdY2XT94GE=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200512131952-2bc93b1c0c88/go.mod h1:EkVYQZoAsY45+roYkvgYkIh4xh/qjgUK9TdY2XT94GE=
diff --git a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
index c91f4f057e7d..3609958c69b8 100644
--- a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ var defaultLintersSettings = LintersSettings{
 		Qualified: false,
 	},
 	Testpackage: TestpackageSettings{
-		SkipRegexp: `(export|internal)_test\.go`,
+		SkipRegexp:    `(export|internal)_test\.go`,
+		AllowPackages: []string{"main"},
 	},
 	Unparam: UnparamSettings{
 		Algo: "cha",
@@ -558,7 +559,8 @@ type TagliatelleSettings struct {
 }
 
 type TestpackageSettings struct {
-	SkipRegexp string `mapstructure:"skip-regexp"`
+	SkipRegexp    string   `mapstructure:"skip-regexp"`
+	AllowPackages []string `mapstructure:"allow-packages"`
 }
 
 type ThelperSettings struct {
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/testpackage.go b/pkg/golinters/testpackage.go
index 836403826c14..2cc627595ff1 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/testpackage.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/testpackage.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package golinters
 
 import (
+	"strings"
+
 	"github.com/maratori/testpackage/pkg/testpackage"
 	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis"
 
@@ -15,7 +17,8 @@ func NewTestpackage(cfg *config.TestpackageSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 	if cfg != nil {
 		settings = map[string]map[string]interface{}{
 			a.Name: {
-				testpackage.SkipRegexpFlagName: cfg.SkipRegexp,
+				testpackage.SkipRegexpFlagName:    cfg.SkipRegexp,
+				testpackage.AllowPackagesFlagName: strings.Join(cfg.AllowPackages, ","),
 			},
 		}
 	}