diff --git a/src/Framework/MockObject/Generator.php b/src/Framework/MockObject/Generator.php
index c7300f761b1..6285241764a 100644
--- a/src/Framework/MockObject/Generator.php
+++ b/src/Framework/MockObject/Generator.php
@@ -67,14 +67,11 @@ class Generator
      * @param bool            $allowMockingUnknownTypes
      * @param bool            $returnValueGeneration
      *
-     * @throws Exception
-     * @throws RuntimeException
-     * @throws \PHPUnit\Framework\Exception
      * @throws \ReflectionException
      *
      * @return MockObject
      */
-    public function getMock($type, $methods = [], array $arguments = [], $mockClassName = '', $callOriginalConstructor = true, $callOriginalClone = true, $callAutoload = true, $cloneArguments = true, $callOriginalMethods = false, $proxyTarget = null, $allowMockingUnknownTypes = true, $returnValueGeneration = true)
+    public function getMock($type, $methods = [], array $arguments = [], $mockClassName = '', $callOriginalConstructor = true, $callOriginalClone = true, $callAutoload = true, $cloneArguments = true, $callOriginalMethods = false, $proxyTarget = null, $allowMockingUnknownTypes = true, $returnValueGeneration = true, array $methodsExcepted = [])
     {
         if (!\is_array($type) && !\is_string($type)) {
             throw InvalidArgumentHelper::factory(1, 'array or string');
@@ -185,7 +182,8 @@ function ($type) {
             $callOriginalClone,
             $callAutoload,
             $cloneArguments,
-            $callOriginalMethods
+            $callOriginalMethods,
+            $methodsExcepted
         );
 
         return $this->getObject(
@@ -220,7 +218,7 @@ function ($type) {
      *
      * @return MockObject
      */
-    public function getMockForAbstractClass($originalClassName, array $arguments = [], $mockClassName = '', $callOriginalConstructor = true, $callOriginalClone = true, $callAutoload = true, $mockedMethods = [], $cloneArguments = true)
+    public function getMockForAbstractClass($originalClassName, array $arguments = [], $mockClassName = '', $callOriginalConstructor = true, $callOriginalClone = true, $callAutoload = true, $mockedMethods = [], $cloneArguments = true, array $methodsExcept = [])
     {
         if (!\is_string($originalClassName)) {
             throw InvalidArgumentHelper::factory(1, 'string');
@@ -253,7 +251,12 @@ public function getMockForAbstractClass($originalClassName, array $arguments = [
                 $callOriginalConstructor,
                 $callOriginalClone,
                 $callAutoload,
-                $cloneArguments
+                $cloneArguments,
+                false,
+                null,
+                true,
+                true,
+                $methodsExcept
             );
         }
 
@@ -281,7 +284,7 @@ public function getMockForAbstractClass($originalClassName, array $arguments = [
      *
      * @return MockObject
      */
-    public function getMockForTrait($traitName, array $arguments = [], $mockClassName = '', $callOriginalConstructor = true, $callOriginalClone = true, $callAutoload = true, $mockedMethods = [], $cloneArguments = true)
+    public function getMockForTrait($traitName, array $arguments = [], $mockClassName = '', $callOriginalConstructor = true, $callOriginalClone = true, $callAutoload = true, $mockedMethods = [], $cloneArguments = true, array $methodsExcept = [])
     {
         if (!\is_string($traitName)) {
             throw InvalidArgumentHelper::factory(1, 'string');
@@ -321,7 +324,7 @@ public function getMockForTrait($traitName, array $arguments = [], $mockClassNam
             $className['className']
         );
 
-        return $this->getMockForAbstractClass($className['className'], $arguments, $mockClassName, $callOriginalConstructor, $callOriginalClone, $callAutoload, $mockedMethods, $cloneArguments);
+        return $this->getMockForAbstractClass($className['className'], $arguments, $mockClassName, $callOriginalConstructor, $callOriginalClone, $callAutoload, $mockedMethods, $cloneArguments, $methodsExcept);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -398,7 +401,7 @@ public function getObjectForTrait($traitName, array $arguments = [], $traitClass
      *
      * @return array
      */
-    public function generate($type, array $methods = null, $mockClassName = '', $callOriginalClone = true, $callAutoload = true, $cloneArguments = true, $callOriginalMethods = false)
+    public function generate($type, array $methods = null, $mockClassName = '', $callOriginalClone = true, $callAutoload = true, $cloneArguments = true, $callOriginalMethods = false, array $methodsExcepted = [])
     {
         if (\is_array($type)) {
             \sort($type);
@@ -412,12 +415,14 @@ public function generate($type, array $methods = null, $mockClassName = '', $cal
                 $callOriginalClone,
                 $callAutoload,
                 $cloneArguments,
-                $callOriginalMethods
+                $callOriginalMethods,
+                $methodsExcepted
             );
         }
         $key = \md5(
             \is_array($type) ? \implode('_', $type) : $type .
             \serialize($methods) .
+            \serialize($methodsExcepted) .
             \serialize($callOriginalClone) .
             \serialize($cloneArguments) .
             \serialize($callOriginalMethods)
@@ -431,7 +436,8 @@ public function generate($type, array $methods = null, $mockClassName = '', $cal
                 $callOriginalClone,
                 $callAutoload,
                 $cloneArguments,
-                $callOriginalMethods
+                $callOriginalMethods,
+                $methodsExcepted
             );
         }
 
@@ -548,12 +554,16 @@ public function getClassMethods($className): array
      *
      * @return MockMethod[]
      */
-    public function mockClassMethods(string $className, bool $callOriginalMethods, bool $cloneArguments): array
+    public function mockClassMethods(string $className, bool $callOriginalMethods, bool $cloneArguments, array $methodsExcepted = []): array
     {
         $class   = new ReflectionClass($className);
         $methods = [];
 
         foreach ($class->getMethods() as $method) {
+            if ($methodsExcepted !== [] && \in_array($method->getName(), $methodsExcepted)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             if (($method->isPublic() || $method->isAbstract()) && $this->canMockMethod($method)) {
                 $methods[] = MockMethod::fromReflection($method, $callOriginalMethods, $cloneArguments);
             }
@@ -655,6 +665,7 @@ private function evalClass($code, $className): void
      * @param bool         $callAutoload
      * @param bool         $cloneArguments
      * @param bool         $callOriginalMethods
+     * @param array        $methodsExcepted
      *
      * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
      * @throws \ReflectionException
@@ -662,7 +673,7 @@ private function evalClass($code, $className): void
      *
      * @return array
      */
-    private function generateMock($type, $explicitMethods, $mockClassName, $callOriginalClone, $callAutoload, $cloneArguments, $callOriginalMethods)
+    private function generateMock($type, $explicitMethods, $mockClassName, $callOriginalClone, $callAutoload, $cloneArguments, $callOriginalMethods, $methodsExcepted)
     {
         $classTemplate       = $this->getTemplate('mocked_class.tpl');
 
@@ -830,7 +841,7 @@ private function generateMock($type, $explicitMethods, $mockClassName, $callOrig
         if ($explicitMethods === [] &&
             ($isClass || $isInterface)) {
             $mockMethods->addMethods(
-                ...$this->mockClassMethods($mockClassName['fullClassName'], $callOriginalMethods, $cloneArguments)
+                ...$this->mockClassMethods($mockClassName['fullClassName'], $callOriginalMethods, $cloneArguments, $methodsExcepted)
             );
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Framework/MockObject/MockBuilder.php b/src/Framework/MockObject/MockBuilder.php
index 3199afd6db4..8f060b7d1dd 100644
--- a/src/Framework/MockObject/MockBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Framework/MockObject/MockBuilder.php
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ public function getMock()
             $this->callOriginalMethods,
             $this->proxyTarget,
             $this->allowMockingUnknownTypes,
-            $this->returnValueGeneration
+            $this->returnValueGeneration,
+            $this->methodsExcept
         );
 
         $this->testCase->registerMockObject($object);
@@ -143,7 +144,8 @@ public function getMockForAbstractClass()
             $this->originalClone,
             $this->autoload,
             $this->methods,
-            $this->cloneArguments
+            $this->cloneArguments,
+            $this->methodsExcept
         );
 
         $this->testCase->registerMockObject($object);
@@ -166,7 +168,8 @@ public function getMockForTrait()
             $this->originalClone,
             $this->autoload,
             $this->methods,
-            $this->cloneArguments
+            $this->cloneArguments,
+            $this->methodsExcept
         );
 
         $this->testCase->registerMockObject($object);
diff --git a/src/Framework/TestCase.php b/src/Framework/TestCase.php
index 82f702001a4..ebe5d5eaed5 100644
--- a/src/Framework/TestCase.php
+++ b/src/Framework/TestCase.php
@@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@ protected function getMockFromWsdl($wsdlFile, $originalClassName = '', $mockClas
      * @throws ReflectionException
      * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
      */
-    protected function getMockForTrait($traitName, array $arguments = [], $mockClassName = '', $callOriginalConstructor = true, $callOriginalClone = true, $callAutoload = true, $mockedMethods = [], $cloneArguments = false): MockObject
+    protected function getMockForTrait($traitName, array $arguments = [], $mockClassName = '', $callOriginalConstructor = true, $callOriginalClone = true, $callAutoload = true, $mockedMethods = [], $cloneArguments = false, array $methodsExcept = []): MockObject
     {
         $mockObject = $this->getMockObjectGenerator()->getMockForTrait(
             $traitName,
@@ -1508,7 +1508,8 @@ protected function getMockForTrait($traitName, array $arguments = [], $mockClass
             $callOriginalClone,
             $callAutoload,
             $mockedMethods,
-            $cloneArguments
+            $cloneArguments,
+            $methodsExcept
         );
 
         $this->registerMockObject($mockObject);
diff --git a/tests/_files/ClassWithSinglePublicMethod.php b/tests/_files/ClassWithSinglePublicMethod.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b4aabc73aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/_files/ClassWithSinglePublicMethod.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+/*
+ * This file is part of PHPUnit.
+ *
+ * (c) Sebastian Bergmann <sebastian@phpunit.de>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * A class with only one public method
+ */
+class ClassWithSinglePublicMethod
+{
+    public function falseReturn()
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/Framework/MockObject/MockBuilderTest.php b/tests/unit/Framework/MockObject/MockBuilderTest.php
index 5d9e3c9fa63..707627eaaf9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Framework/MockObject/MockBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Framework/MockObject/MockBuilderTest.php
@@ -126,4 +126,13 @@ public function testProvidesAFluentInterface(): void
 
         $this->assertInstanceOf(MockBuilder::class, $spec);
     }
+
+    public function testExceptMethodFromClassWithSinglePublicMethod(): void
+    {
+        $spec = $this->getMockBuilder(ClassWithSinglePublicMethod::class)
+                     ->setMethodsExcept(['falseReturn'])
+                     ->getMock();
+
+        $this->assertFalse($spec->falseReturn());
+    }
 }