diff --git a/.golangci.reference.yml b/.golangci.reference.yml
index 7451c8e361a7..7ec6344aff72 100644
--- a/.golangci.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.reference.yml
@@ -1152,6 +1152,11 @@ linters-settings:
     # Default: false
     require-specific: true
 
+  paralleltest:
+    # Ignore missing calls to `t.Parallel()` and only report incorrect uses of it.
+    # Default: false
+    ignore-missing: true
+
   prealloc:
     # IMPORTANT: we don't recommend using this linter before doing performance profiling.
     # For most programs usage of prealloc will be a premature optimization.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index aca82c33eb8c..b1990b3d4b07 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/julz/importas v0.1.0
 	github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.6.1
 	github.com/kulti/thelper v0.6.3
-	github.com/kunwardeep/paralleltest v1.0.4
+	github.com/kunwardeep/paralleltest v1.0.6
 	github.com/kyoh86/exportloopref v0.1.8
 	github.com/ldez/gomoddirectives v0.2.3
 	github.com/ldez/tagliatelle v0.3.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index bbd658ddb167..1a4281bfd41b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -488,8 +488,8 @@ github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
 github.com/kulti/thelper v0.6.3 h1:ElhKf+AlItIu+xGnI990no4cE2+XaSu1ULymV2Yulxs=
 github.com/kulti/thelper v0.6.3/go.mod h1:DsqKShOvP40epevkFrvIwkCMNYxMeTNjdWL4dqWHZ6I=
-github.com/kunwardeep/paralleltest v1.0.4 h1:4hBG0jsh8mELqkU9fUtzsXPp7jOlm86DywicsSwet3E=
-github.com/kunwardeep/paralleltest v1.0.4/go.mod h1:vLydzomDFpk7yu5UX02RmP0H8QfRPOV/oFhWN85Mjb4=
+github.com/kunwardeep/paralleltest v1.0.6 h1:FCKYMF1OF2+RveWlABsdnmsvJrei5aoyZoaGS+Ugg8g=
+github.com/kunwardeep/paralleltest v1.0.6/go.mod h1:Y0Y0XISdZM5IKm3TREQMZ6iteqn1YuwCsJO/0kL9Zes=
 github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0/go.mod h1:9/0rRGxNHcop5bhtWyNeEfOS8JIWk580+fNqagV/RAw=
 github.com/kyoh86/exportloopref v0.1.8 h1:5Ry/at+eFdkX9Vsdw3qU4YkvGtzuVfzT4X7S77LoN/M=
 github.com/kyoh86/exportloopref v0.1.8/go.mod h1:1tUcJeiioIs7VWe5gcOObrux3lb66+sBqGZrRkMwPgg=
diff --git a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
index 3d47951783f3..f775d208580e 100644
--- a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ type LintersSettings struct {
 	NilNil           NilNilSettings
 	Nlreturn         NlreturnSettings
 	NoLintLint       NoLintLintSettings
+	ParallelTest     ParallelTestSettings
 	Prealloc         PreallocSettings
 	Predeclared      PredeclaredSettings
 	Promlinter       PromlinterSettings
@@ -481,6 +482,10 @@ type NoLintLintSettings struct {
 	AllowUnused        bool     `mapstructure:"allow-unused"`
 }
 
+type ParallelTestSettings struct {
+	IgnoreMissing bool `mapstructure:"ignore-missing"`
+}
+
 type PreallocSettings struct {
 	Simple     bool
 	RangeLoops bool `mapstructure:"range-loops"`
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/paralleltest.go b/pkg/golinters/paralleltest.go
index 8631bf6ec6e9..5f50a3940269 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/paralleltest.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/paralleltest.go
@@ -4,14 +4,26 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kunwardeep/paralleltest/pkg/paralleltest"
 	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis"
 
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/golinters/goanalysis"
 )
 
-func NewParallelTest() *goanalysis.Linter {
+func NewParallelTest(settings *config.ParallelTestSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
+	a := paralleltest.Analyzer
+
+	var cfg map[string]map[string]interface{}
+	if settings != nil {
+		cfg = map[string]map[string]interface{}{
+			a.Name: {
+				"i": settings.IgnoreMissing,
+			},
+		}
+	}
+
 	return goanalysis.NewLinter(
 		"paralleltest",
 		"paralleltest detects missing usage of t.Parallel() method in your Go test",
-		[]*analysis.Analyzer{paralleltest.NewAnalyzer()},
-		nil,
+		[]*analysis.Analyzer{paralleltest.Analyzer},
+		cfg,
 	).WithLoadMode(goanalysis.LoadModeTypesInfo)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
index 79777d312b2c..1c9169c72673 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ func (m Manager) GetAllSupportedLinterConfigs() []*linter.Config {
 		nilNilCfg           *config.NilNilSettings
 		nlreturnCfg         *config.NlreturnSettings
 		noLintLintCfg       *config.NoLintLintSettings
+		parallelTestCfg     *config.ParallelTestSettings
 		preallocCfg         *config.PreallocSettings
 		predeclaredCfg      *config.PredeclaredSettings
 		promlinterCfg       *config.PromlinterSettings
@@ -216,6 +217,7 @@ func (m Manager) GetAllSupportedLinterConfigs() []*linter.Config {
 		nlreturnCfg = &m.cfg.LintersSettings.Nlreturn
 		noLintLintCfg = &m.cfg.LintersSettings.NoLintLint
 		preallocCfg = &m.cfg.LintersSettings.Prealloc
+		parallelTestCfg = &m.cfg.LintersSettings.ParallelTest
 		predeclaredCfg = &m.cfg.LintersSettings.Predeclared
 		promlinterCfg = &m.cfg.LintersSettings.Promlinter
 		reviveCfg = &m.cfg.LintersSettings.Revive
@@ -614,7 +616,7 @@ func (m Manager) GetAllSupportedLinterConfigs() []*linter.Config {
 			WithPresets(linter.PresetStyle).
 			WithURL("https://github.com/stbenjam/no-sprintf-host-port"),
 
-		linter.NewConfig(golinters.NewParallelTest()).
+		linter.NewConfig(golinters.NewParallelTest(parallelTestCfg)).
 			WithSince("v1.33.0").
 			WithLoadForGoAnalysis().
 			WithPresets(linter.PresetStyle, linter.PresetTest).