diff --git a/docs/usage/configuration.md b/docs/usage/configuration.md
index 087c07d..cc609a9 100644
--- a/docs/usage/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/usage/configuration.md
@@ -49,6 +49,27 @@ Technically, this value can be a path to a file that is nested in a deeper direc
 
 ---
 
+### `allow-dependency-patches`
+
+```json
+{
+    [...],
+    "extra": {
+        "composer-patches": {
+            "allow-dependency-patches": [
+                "some/package",
+            ]
+        }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**Default value**: null
+
+`allow-dependency-patches` allows you to explicitly apply patches defined by only the listed dependencies. For instance, if your project requires `some/packageA` and `some/packageB`, and both packages define patches, listing `some/packageA` in `allow-dependency-patches` would cause that only `some/packageA` will be evaluated while `some/packageB` will be ignored. If set `allow-dependency-patches: []`, no package will be evaluated. This does _not_ affect the _target_ of those patches. For instance, listing `drupal/core` here would not cause patches _to_ `drupal/core` to be ignored.
+
+---
+
 ### `ignore-dependency-patches`
 
 ```json
diff --git a/src/Plugin/Patches.php b/src/Plugin/Patches.php
index 5b74ca1..55b04f2 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/Patches.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/Patches.php
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ public function activate(Composer $composer, IOInterface $io): void
                 'type' => 'string',
                 'default' => 'patches.json',
             ],
+            "allow-dependency-patches" => [
+                'type' => 'list',
+                'default' => null,
+            ],
             "ignore-dependency-patches" => [
                 'type' => 'list',
                 'default' => [],
diff --git a/src/Resolver/Dependencies.php b/src/Resolver/Dependencies.php
index e7ee835..0e1e512 100644
--- a/src/Resolver/Dependencies.php
+++ b/src/Resolver/Dependencies.php
@@ -24,21 +24,42 @@ public function resolve(PatchCollection $collection): void
             return;
         }
 
-        $this->io->write('  - <info>Resolving patches from dependencies.</info>');
-
+        // Using both config keys, if $allowed_dependencies is set, it takes precedence
+        $allowed_dependencies = $this->plugin->getConfig('allow-dependency-patches');
         $ignored_dependencies = $this->plugin->getConfig('ignore-dependency-patches');
 
+        // First check, if we do allow dependency patches at all.
+        if ($allowed_dependencies === []) {
+            $this->io->write('  - <info>No patches from dependencies are allowed.</info>');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->io->write('  - <info>Resolving patches from dependencies.</info>');
+
         $lockdata = $locker->getLockData();
         foreach ($lockdata['packages'] as $p) {
-            // If we're supposed to skip gathering patches from a dependency, do that.
-            if (in_array($p['name'], $ignored_dependencies)) {
-                continue;
+            $allowed = in_array($p['name'], $allowed_dependencies ?? []);
+            $ignored = in_array($p['name'], $ignored_dependencies);
+
+            // Allowed dependencies is not set in composer.json, and we're not
+            // supposed to skip gathering patches from this dependency
+            if (is_null($allowed_dependencies) && !$ignored) {
+                $this->lookForPatches($p, $collection);
             }
 
-            // Find patches in the composer.json for dependencies.
-            if (!isset($p['extra']) || !isset($p['extra']['patches'])) {
-                continue;
+            // Allowed dependencies are set, act only on allowed, if they're not
+            // ignored also.
+            if ($allowed && !$ignored) {
+                $this->lookForPatches($p, $collection);
             }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private function lookForPatches(array $p, PatchCollection $collection): void
+    {
+
+        // Find patches in the composer.json for dependencies.
+        if (isset($p['extra']['patches'])) {
             foreach ($this->findPatchesInJson($p['extra']['patches']) as $package => $patches) {
                 foreach ($patches as $patch) {
                     $patch->extra['provenance'] = "dependency:" . $package;
@@ -47,8 +68,11 @@ public function resolve(PatchCollection $collection): void
                     $collection->addPatch($patch);
                 }
             }
+        }
 
-            // TODO: Also find patches in a configured patches.json for the dependency.
+        // Find patches in a patch-file for dependencies.
+        if (isset($p['extra']['composer-patches']['patches-file'])) {
+            // @todo Handle patch files.
         }
     }
 }