diff --git a/lib/rules/selector-max-universal/README.md b/lib/rules/selector-max-universal/README.md
index 5424b55d2d..5a387b7b44 100644
--- a/lib/rules/selector-max-universal/README.md
+++ b/lib/rules/selector-max-universal/README.md
@@ -74,3 +74,24 @@ The following patterns are _not_ considered problems:
 /* `*` is inside `:not()`, so it is evaluated separately */
 * > * .foo:not(*) {}
 ```
+
+## Optional secondary options
+
+### `ignoreAfterCombinators: ["array", "of", "combinators"]`
+
+Ignore universal selectors that come after one of the specified combinators.
+
+Given:
+
+```json
+[">", "+"]
+```
+
+For example, with `2`.
+
+The following pattern is _not_ considered a problem:
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+```css
+* * > * {}
+```
diff --git a/lib/rules/selector-max-universal/__tests__/index.js b/lib/rules/selector-max-universal/__tests__/index.js
index 7796624f7d..fd35306c1f 100644
--- a/lib/rules/selector-max-universal/__tests__/index.js
+++ b/lib/rules/selector-max-universal/__tests__/index.js
@@ -186,6 +186,18 @@ testRule({
 			code: '* { @media print { * {} } }',
 			description: 'media query: nested',
 		},
+		{
+			code: '* + * {}',
+			description: 'adjacent sibling combinator compound selector',
+		},
+		{
+			code: '* > * {}',
+			description: 'child combinator compound selector',
+		},
+		{
+			code: '* ~ * {}',
+			description: 'general sibling combinator compound selector',
+		},
 	],
 
 	reject: [
@@ -198,6 +210,35 @@ testRule({
 			endLine: 1,
 			endColumn: 6,
 		},
+		{
+			code: '* + * + * {}',
+			description:
+				'adjacent sibling combinator compound selector: greater than max universal selectors',
+			message: messages.expected('* + * + *', 2),
+			line: 1,
+			column: 1,
+			endLine: 1,
+			endColumn: 10,
+		},
+		{
+			code: '* > * > * {}',
+			description: 'child combinator compound selector: greater than max universal selectors',
+			message: messages.expected('* > * > *', 2),
+			line: 1,
+			column: 1,
+			endLine: 1,
+			endColumn: 10,
+		},
+		{
+			code: '* ~ * ~ * {}',
+			description:
+				'general sibling combinator compound selector: greater than max universal selectors',
+			message: messages.expected('* ~ * ~ *', 2),
+			line: 1,
+			column: 1,
+			endLine: 1,
+			endColumn: 10,
+		},
 		{
 			code: '*, \n* * * {}',
 			description: 'multiple selectors: greater than max universal selectors',
@@ -228,6 +269,65 @@ testRule({
 	],
 });
 
+testRule({
+	ruleName,
+	config: [1, { ignoreAfterCombinators: ['>'] }],
+
+	accept: [
+		{
+			code: '*.foo {}',
+		},
+		{
+			code: '*.foo > * {}',
+		},
+	],
+
+	reject: [
+		{
+			code: '*.foo * {}',
+			message: messages.expected('*.foo *', 1),
+			line: 1,
+			column: 1,
+			endLine: 1,
+			endColumn: 8,
+		},
+	],
+});
+
+testRule({
+	ruleName,
+	config: [0, { ignoreAfterCombinators: ['~', '+', '>', ' '] }],
+
+	accept: [
+		{
+			code: '.foo {}',
+		},
+		{
+			code: '.foo * {}',
+		},
+		{
+			code: '.foo ~ * {}',
+		},
+		{
+			code: '.foo + * {}',
+		},
+		{
+			code: '.foo > * {}',
+		},
+	],
+
+	reject: [
+		{
+			code: '* {}',
+			message: messages.expected('*', 0),
+			line: 1,
+			column: 1,
+			endLine: 1,
+			endColumn: 2,
+		},
+	],
+});
+
 testRule({
 	ruleName,
 	config: [0],
diff --git a/lib/rules/selector-max-universal/index.js b/lib/rules/selector-max-universal/index.js
index eca5823a58..f5b2a2bb5b 100644
--- a/lib/rules/selector-max-universal/index.js
+++ b/lib/rules/selector-max-universal/index.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ const resolvedNestedSelector = require('postcss-resolve-nested-selector');
 const ruleMessages = require('../../utils/ruleMessages');
 const selectorParser = require('postcss-selector-parser');
 const validateOptions = require('../../utils/validateOptions');
+const optionsMatches = require('../../utils/optionsMatches');
+const { isString } = require('../../utils/validateTypes');
 
 const ruleName = 'selector-max-universal';
 
@@ -23,12 +25,23 @@ const meta = {
 };
 
 /** @type {import('stylelint').Rule} */
-const rule = (primary) => {
+const rule = (primary, secondaryOptions) => {
 	return (root, result) => {
-		const validOptions = validateOptions(result, ruleName, {
-			actual: primary,
-			possible: isNonNegativeInteger,
-		});
+		const validOptions = validateOptions(
+			result,
+			ruleName,
+			{
+				actual: primary,
+				possible: isNonNegativeInteger,
+			},
+			{
+				actual: secondaryOptions,
+				possible: {
+					ignoreAfterCombinators: [isString],
+				},
+				optional: true,
+			},
+		);
 
 		if (!validOptions) {
 			return;
@@ -46,7 +59,14 @@ const rule = (primary) => {
 					checkSelector(childNode, ruleNode);
 				}
 
-				if (childNode.type === 'universal') total += 1;
+				const prevChildNode = childNode.prev();
+				const prevChildNodeValue = prevChildNode && prevChildNode.value;
+
+				if (childNode.type === 'universal') {
+					if (!optionsMatches(secondaryOptions, 'ignoreAfterCombinators', prevChildNodeValue)) {
+						total += 1;
+					}
+				}
 
 				return total;
 			}, 0);