diff --git a/lib/checks/aria/allowed-attr.js b/lib/checks/aria/allowed-attr.js
index 3a9f614610..c33c38a8ea 100644
--- a/lib/checks/aria/allowed-attr.js
+++ b/lib/checks/aria/allowed-attr.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+options = Array.isArray(options) ? options : [];
+
 var invalid = [];
 
 var attr, attrName, allowed,
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ if (role && allowed) {
 	for (var i = 0, l = attrs.length; i < l; i++) {
 		attr = attrs[i];
 		attrName = attr.name;
-		if (axe.commons.aria.validateAttr(attrName) && allowed.indexOf(attrName) === -1) {
+		if (options.indexOf(attrName) === -1 && axe.commons.aria.validateAttr(attrName) && allowed.indexOf(attrName) === -1) {
 			invalid.push(attrName + '="' + attr.nodeValue + '"');
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/test/checks/aria/allowed-attr.js b/test/checks/aria/allowed-attr.js
index 7ff80fd54e..4a2b722bff 100644
--- a/test/checks/aria/allowed-attr.js
+++ b/test/checks/aria/allowed-attr.js
@@ -119,4 +119,11 @@ describe('aria-allowed-attr', function () {
 		assert.isNull(checkContext._data);
 	});
 
+	describe('options', function () {
+		it('should exclude provided attribute names', function () {
+			fixture.innerHTML = '<div role="separator" id="target" aria-valuenow="0" aria-valuemin="-2" aria-valuemax="4"></div>';
+			var target = fixture.children[0];
+			assert.isTrue(checks['aria-allowed-attr'].evaluate.call(checkContext, target, ['aria-valuenow', 'aria-valuemin', 'aria-valuemax']));
+		});
+	});
 });