diff --git a/adonis-typings/seeder.ts b/adonis-typings/seeder.ts
index 6cac5559..f6ccb17d 100644
--- a/adonis-typings/seeder.ts
+++ b/adonis-typings/seeder.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ declare module '@ioc:Adonis/Lucid/Seeder' {
    * Shape of seeder class
    */
   export type SeederConstructorContract = {
+    /**
+     * @deprecated
+     */
     developmentOnly: boolean
+    environment: string[]
     new (client: QueryClientContract): {
       client: QueryClientContract
       run(): Promise<void>
diff --git a/src/BaseSeeder/index.ts b/src/BaseSeeder/index.ts
index f4865b77..28371252 100644
--- a/src/BaseSeeder/index.ts
+++ b/src/BaseSeeder/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
 import { QueryClientContract } from '@ioc:Adonis/Lucid/Database'
 
 export class BaseSeeder {
+  /**
+   * @deprecated
+   */
   public static developmentOnly: boolean
+  public static environment: string[]
   constructor(public client: QueryClientContract) {}
 
   public async run() {}
diff --git a/src/SeedsRunner/index.ts b/src/SeedsRunner/index.ts
index dc9dc301..db2d640a 100644
--- a/src/SeedsRunner/index.ts
+++ b/src/SeedsRunner/index.ts
@@ -57,11 +57,17 @@ export class SeedsRunner {
       file: file,
     }
 
+    if ('developmentOnly' in Source) {
+      this.app.logger.warn(`Seeder "${file.name}" is using the deprecated flag "developmentOnly".`)
+    }
+
     /**
-     * Ignore when running in non-development environment and seeder is development
-     * only
+     * Ignore when when the node environement is not the same as the seeder configuration.
      */
-    if (Source.developmentOnly && !this.app.inDev) {
+    if (
+      (Source.developmentOnly && !this.app.inDev) ||
+      (Source.environment && !Source.environment.includes(this.app.nodeEnvironment))
+    ) {
       seeder.status = 'ignored'
       return seeder
     }
diff --git a/test/seeds/seeds-runner.spec.ts b/test/seeds/seeds-runner.spec.ts
index 81af3260..31c3d105 100644
--- a/test/seeds/seeds-runner.spec.ts
+++ b/test/seeds/seeds-runner.spec.ts
@@ -96,4 +96,62 @@ test.group('Seeds Runner', (group) => {
     delete process.env.NODE_ENV
     await db.manager.closeAll()
   })
+
+  test('mark file as ignored when "environment = production" and not running in production mode', async ({
+    assert,
+  }) => {
+    process.env.NODE_ENV = 'development'
+
+    const app = await setupApplication()
+    const db = getDb(app)
+    const runner = new SeedsRunner(db, app)
+
+    await fs.add(
+      'database/seeders/User.ts',
+      `export default class FooSeeder {
+      public static invoked = false
+      public static environment = ['production']
+
+      run () {
+        (this.constructor as any).invoked = true
+      }
+    }`
+    )
+
+    const files = await runner.getList()
+    const report = await runner.run(files[0])
+    assert.equal(report.status, 'ignored')
+
+    delete process.env.NODE_ENV
+    await db.manager.closeAll()
+  })
+
+  test('mark file as ignored when "environment = development" and not running in development mode', async ({
+    assert,
+  }) => {
+    process.env.NODE_ENV = 'production'
+
+    const app = await setupApplication()
+    const db = getDb(app)
+    const runner = new SeedsRunner(db, app)
+
+    await fs.add(
+      'database/seeders/User.ts',
+      `export default class FooSeeder {
+      public static invoked = false
+      public static environment = ['development']
+
+      run () {
+        (this.constructor as any).invoked = true
+      }
+    }`
+    )
+
+    const files = await runner.getList()
+    const report = await runner.run(files[0])
+    assert.equal(report.status, 'ignored')
+
+    delete process.env.NODE_ENV
+    await db.manager.closeAll()
+  })
 })