diff --git a/definitions/checks/yum_exclude.rb b/definitions/checks/yum_exclude.rb
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+class Checks::YumExclude < ForemanMaintain::Check
+  metadata do
+    label :check_yum_exclude_list
+    description 'Check if yum exclude list is configured'
+    tags :pre_upgrade
+  end
+
+  EXCLUDE_SET_RE = /^exclude\s*=\s*\S+.*$/
+
+  def run
+    grep_result = grep_yum_exclude
+    assert(!grep_result.match(EXCLUDE_SET_RE),
+           'The /etc/yum.conf has exclude list configured as below,'\
+          "\n  #{grep_result}"\
+          "\nUnset this as it can cause yum update or upgrade failures !")
+  end
+
+  def grep_yum_exclude
+    execute_with_status('grep -w exclude /etc/yum.conf')[1]
+  end
+end