diff --git a/checkers/boolExprSimplify_checker.go b/checkers/boolExprSimplify_checker.go
index 325fb56a3..8e931cc4b 100644
--- a/checkers/boolExprSimplify_checker.go
+++ b/checkers/boolExprSimplify_checker.go
@@ -6,15 +6,16 @@ import (
 	"go/token"
 	"strconv"
 
-	"github.com/go-critic/go-critic/checkers/internal/astwalk"
-	"github.com/go-critic/go-critic/checkers/internal/lintutil"
-	"github.com/go-critic/go-critic/framework/linter"
 	"github.com/go-toolsmith/astcast"
 	"github.com/go-toolsmith/astcopy"
 	"github.com/go-toolsmith/astequal"
 	"github.com/go-toolsmith/astp"
 	"github.com/go-toolsmith/typep"
 	"golang.org/x/tools/go/ast/astutil"
+
+	"github.com/go-critic/go-critic/checkers/internal/astwalk"
+	"github.com/go-critic/go-critic/checkers/internal/lintutil"
+	"github.com/go-critic/go-critic/framework/linter"
 )
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/checkers/ruleguard_checker.go b/checkers/ruleguard_checker.go
index d65669fdd..e164dede8 100644
--- a/checkers/ruleguard_checker.go
+++ b/checkers/ruleguard_checker.go
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/go-critic/go-critic/framework/linter"
 	"github.com/quasilyte/go-ruleguard/ruleguard"
+
+	"github.com/go-critic/go-critic/framework/linter"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -41,6 +42,14 @@ If flag is set, the value must be a comma-separated list of error conditions.
 * 'import': rule refers to a package that cannot be loaded.
 * 'dsl':    gorule file does not comply with the ruleguard DSL.`,
 		},
+		"enable": {
+			Value: "<all>",
+			Usage: "comma-separated list of enabled groups or skip empty to enable everything",
+		},
+		"disable": {
+			Value: "",
+			Usage: "comma-separated list of disabled groups or skip empty to enable everything",
+		},
 	}
 	info.Summary = "Runs user-defined rules using ruleguard linter"
 	info.Details = "Reads a rules file and turns them into go-critic checkers."
@@ -124,13 +133,43 @@ func newRuleguardChecker(info *linter.CheckerInfo, ctx *linter.CheckerContext) (
 	fset := token.NewFileSet()
 	filePatterns := strings.Split(rulesFlag, ",")
 
+	enabledGroups := make(map[string]bool)
+	disabledGroups := make(map[string]bool)
+
+	for _, g := range strings.Split(info.Params.String("disable"), ",") {
+		g = strings.TrimSpace(g)
+		disabledGroups[g] = true
+	}
+	flagEnable := info.Params.String("enable")
+	if flagEnable != "<all>" {
+		for _, g := range strings.Split(flagEnable, ",") {
+			g = strings.TrimSpace(g)
+			enabledGroups[g] = true
+		}
+	}
 	ruleguardDebug := os.Getenv("GOCRITIC_RULEGUARD_DEBUG") != ""
 
 	loadContext := &ruleguard.LoadContext{
 		Fset:         fset,
 		DebugImports: ruleguardDebug,
-		DebugPrint: func(s string) {
-			fmt.Println("debug:", s)
+		DebugPrint:   debugPrint,
+		GroupFilter: func(g string) bool {
+			whyDisabled := ""
+			enabled := flagEnable == "<all>" || enabledGroups[g]
+			switch {
+			case !enabled:
+				whyDisabled = "not enabled by -enabled flag"
+			case disabledGroups[g]:
+				whyDisabled = "disabled by -disable flag"
+			}
+			if ruleguardDebug {
+				if whyDisabled != "" {
+					debugPrint(fmt.Sprintf("(-) %s is %s", g, whyDisabled))
+				} else {
+					debugPrint(fmt.Sprintf("(+) %s is enabled", g))
+				}
+			}
+			return whyDisabled == ""
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -236,3 +275,7 @@ func runRuleguardEngine(ctx *linter.CheckerContext, f *ast.File, e *ruleguard.En
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func debugPrint(s string) {
+	fmt.Println("debug:", s)
+}