diff --git a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/CsrfConfigurer.java b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/CsrfConfigurer.java
index a1143cc3d5..9529703af6 100644
--- a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/CsrfConfigurer.java
+++ b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/CsrfConfigurer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public final class CsrfConfigurer<H extends HttpSecurityBuilder<H>>
 	 * </p>
 	 *
 	 * <p>
-	 * The following will ensure CSRF protection ignores:
+	 * For example, the following configuration will ensure CSRF protection ignores:
 	 * </p>
 	 * <ul>
 	 * <li>Any GET, HEAD, TRACE, OPTIONS (this is the default)</li>
@@ -150,6 +150,35 @@ public final class CsrfConfigurer<H extends HttpSecurityBuilder<H>>
 				.and();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * <p>
+	 * Allows specifying {@link HttpServletRequest}s that should not use CSRF Protection
+	 * even if they match the {@link #requireCsrfProtectionMatcher(RequestMatcher)}.
+	 * </p>
+	 *
+	 * <p>
+	 * For example, the following configuration will ensure CSRF protection ignores:
+	 * </p>
+	 * <ul>
+	 * <li>Any GET, HEAD, TRACE, OPTIONS (this is the default)</li>
+	 * <li>We also explicitly state to ignore any request that has a "X-Requested-With: XMLHttpRequest" header</li>
+	 * </ul>
+	 *
+	 * <pre>
+	 * http
+	 *     .csrf()
+	 *         .ignoringRequestMatchers(request -> "XMLHttpRequest".equals(request.getHeader("X-Requested-With")))
+	 *         .and()
+	 *     ...
+	 * </pre>
+	 *
+	 * @since 5.1
+	 */
+	public CsrfConfigurer<H> ignoringRequestMatchers(RequestMatcher... requestMatchers) {
+		return new IgnoreCsrfProtectionRegistry(this.context).requestMatchers(requestMatchers)
+				.and();
+	}
+
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	@Override
 	public void configure(H http) throws Exception {
diff --git a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/CsrfConfigurerIgnoringRequestMatchersTests.java b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/CsrfConfigurerIgnoringRequestMatchersTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75f04401d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/CsrfConfigurerIgnoringRequestMatchersTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configurers;
+
+import org.junit.Rule;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
+import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.builders.HttpSecurity;
+import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.EnableWebSecurity;
+import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter;
+import org.springframework.security.config.test.SpringTestRule;
+import org.springframework.security.web.util.matcher.AntPathRequestMatcher;
+import org.springframework.security.web.util.matcher.RequestMatcher;
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.post;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.put;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
+
+/**
+ * @author Josh Cummings
+ */
+public class CsrfConfigurerIgnoringRequestMatchersTests {
+
+	@Autowired
+	MockMvc mvc;
+
+	@Rule
+	public final SpringTestRule spring = new SpringTestRule();
+
+	@Test
+	public void requestWhenIgnoringRequestMatchersThenAugmentedByConfiguredRequestMatcher()
+			throws Exception {
+		this.spring.register(IgnoringRequestMatchers.class, BasicController.class).autowire();
+
+		this.mvc.perform(get("/path"))
+				.andExpect(status().isForbidden());
+
+		this.mvc.perform(post("/path"))
+				.andExpect(status().isOk());
+	}
+
+	@EnableWebSecurity
+	static class IgnoringRequestMatchers extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {
+		RequestMatcher requestMatcher =
+				request -> HttpMethod.POST.name().equals(request.getMethod());
+
+		@Override
+		protected void configure(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
+			// @formatter:off
+			http
+				.csrf()
+					.requireCsrfProtectionMatcher(new AntPathRequestMatcher("/path"))
+					.ignoringRequestMatchers(this.requestMatcher);
+			// @formatter:on
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void requestWhenIgnoringRequestMatcherThenUnionsWithConfiguredIgnoringAntMatchers()
+			throws Exception {
+
+		this.spring.register(IgnoringPathsAndMatchers.class, BasicController.class).autowire();
+
+		this.mvc.perform(put("/csrf"))
+				.andExpect(status().isForbidden());
+
+		this.mvc.perform(post("/csrf"))
+				.andExpect(status().isOk());
+
+		this.mvc.perform(put("/no-csrf"))
+				.andExpect(status().isOk());
+	}
+
+	@EnableWebSecurity
+	static class IgnoringPathsAndMatchers extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {
+		RequestMatcher requestMatcher =
+				request -> HttpMethod.POST.name().equals(request.getMethod());
+
+		@Override
+		protected void configure(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
+			// @formatter:off
+			http
+				.csrf()
+					.ignoringAntMatchers("/no-csrf")
+					.ignoringRequestMatchers(this.requestMatcher);
+			// @formatter:on
+		}
+	}
+
+	@RestController
+	public static class BasicController {
+		@RequestMapping("/path")
+		public String path() {
+			return "path";
+		}
+
+		@RequestMapping("/csrf")
+		public String csrf() {
+			return "csrf";
+		}
+
+		@RequestMapping("/no-csrf")
+		public String noCsrf() {
+			return "no-csrf";
+		}
+	}
+}