diff --git a/runtime/doc/lua.txt b/runtime/doc/lua.txt
index dad3d92238..29b6db69b0 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/lua.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/lua.txt
@@ -3042,6 +3042,9 @@ vim.fs.find({names}, {opts})                                   *vim.fs.find()*
                  • {limit}? (`number`, default: `1`) Stop the search after
                    finding this many matches. Use `math.huge` to place no
                    limit on the number of matches.
+                 • {skip}? (`fun(dir: string): boolean`) Do not traverse
+                   matching directories. If omitted, all directories are
+                   searched recursively.
 
     Return: ~
         (`string[]`) Normalized paths |vim.fs.normalize()| of all matching
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/fs.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/fs.lua
index 2f007d97c3..904dc77054 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/fs.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/fs.lua
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ end
 --- Use `math.huge` to place no limit on the number of matches.
 --- (default: `1`)
 --- @field limit? number
+---
+--- Do not traverse matching directories.
+--- If omitted, all directories are searched recursively.
+--- @field skip? (fun(dir: string): boolean)
 
 --- Find files or directories (or other items as specified by `opts.type`) in the given path.
 ---
@@ -247,6 +251,7 @@ function M.find(names, opts)
   vim.validate('stop', opts.stop, 'string', true)
   vim.validate('type', opts.type, 'string', true)
   vim.validate('limit', opts.limit, 'number', true)
+  vim.validate('skip', opts.skip, 'function', true)
 
   if type(names) == 'string' then
     names = { names }
@@ -336,7 +341,7 @@ function M.find(names, opts)
           end
         end
 
-        if type_ == 'directory' then
+        if (type_ == 'directory') and (not opts.skip or opts.skip(f) ~= false) then
           dirs[#dirs + 1] = f
         end
       end
diff --git a/test/functional/lua/fs_spec.lua b/test/functional/lua/fs_spec.lua
index 89f6ad6a0e..a17fab84cd 100644
--- a/test/functional/lua/fs_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/lua/fs_spec.lua
@@ -224,6 +224,17 @@ describe('vim.fs', function()
       )
       eq({ nvim_prog }, vim.fs.find(nvim_prog_basename, { path = test_build_dir, type = 'file' }))
 
+      eq(
+        {},
+        vim.fs.find(nvim_prog_basename, {
+          path = vim.fs.dirname(test_build_dir),
+          type = 'file',
+          skip = function(dir)
+            return not (vim.fs.basename(dir):match('^build'))
+          end,
+        })
+      )
+
       local parent, name = nvim_dir:match('^(.*/)([^/]+)$')
       eq({ nvim_dir }, vim.fs.find(name, { path = parent, upward = true, type = 'directory' }))
     end)