diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py b/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py
index e2880fd83..07832e9bb 100644
--- a/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py
+++ b/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py
@@ -55,14 +55,16 @@ def archive(parser, xml_parent, data):
     Archive build artifacts
 
     :arg str artifacts: path specifier for artifacts to archive
-    :arg str excludes: path specifier for artifacts to exclude
+    :arg str excludes: path specifier for artifacts to exclude (optional)
     :arg bool latest-only: only keep the artifacts from the latest
-      successful build
+        successful build
     :arg bool allow-empty:  pass the build if no artifacts are
-      found (default false)
+        found (default false)
     :arg bool only-if-success: archive artifacts only if build is successful
-      (default false)
+        (default false)
     :arg bool fingerprint: fingerprint all archived artifacts (default false)
+    :arg bool default-excludes: This option allows to enable or disable the
+        default Ant exclusions. (default true)
 
     Example:
 
@@ -101,6 +103,9 @@ def archive(parser, xml_parent, data):
         fingerprint = XML.SubElement(archiver, 'fingerprint')
         fingerprint.text = str(data.get('fingerprint', False)).lower()
 
+    default_excludes = XML.SubElement(archiver, 'defaultExcludes')
+    default_excludes.text = str(data.get('default-excludes', True)).lower()
+
 
 def blame_upstream(parser, xml_parent, data):
     """yaml: blame-upstream
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/archive001.xml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/archive001.xml
index a9c2c5550..7c49faefe 100644
--- a/tests/publishers/fixtures/archive001.xml
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/archive001.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
       <latestOnly>false</latestOnly>
       <allowEmptyArchive>true</allowEmptyArchive>
       <fingerprint>true</fingerprint>
+      <defaultExcludes>false</defaultExcludes>
     </hudson.tasks.ArtifactArchiver>
   </publishers>
 </project>
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/archive001.yaml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/archive001.yaml
index bb185267e..ce389a6d4 100644
--- a/tests/publishers/fixtures/archive001.yaml
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/archive001.yaml
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ publishers:
       artifacts: '*.tar.gz'
       allow-empty: 'true'
       fingerprint: true
+      default-excludes: false
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/archive002.xml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/archive002.xml
index 3ec767384..f06accfee 100644
--- a/tests/publishers/fixtures/archive002.xml
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/archive002.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
       <allowEmptyArchive>true</allowEmptyArchive>
       <onlyIfSuccessful>true</onlyIfSuccessful>
       <fingerprint>true</fingerprint>
+      <defaultExcludes>true</defaultExcludes>
     </hudson.tasks.ArtifactArchiver>
   </publishers>
 </project>
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/archive003.xml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/archive003.xml
index 621c4ed67..ecfff76ab 100644
--- a/tests/publishers/fixtures/archive003.xml
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/archive003.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
       <allowEmptyArchive>true</allowEmptyArchive>
       <onlyIfSuccessful>false</onlyIfSuccessful>
       <fingerprint>true</fingerprint>
+      <defaultExcludes>true</defaultExcludes>
     </hudson.tasks.ArtifactArchiver>
   </publishers>
 </project>
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/conditional-publisher001.xml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/conditional-publisher001.xml
index 2e10c6b65..99b324350 100644
--- a/tests/publishers/fixtures/conditional-publisher001.xml
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/conditional-publisher001.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
             <artifacts>**/**</artifacts>
             <latestOnly>false</latestOnly>
             <allowEmptyArchive>true</allowEmptyArchive>
+            <defaultExcludes>true</defaultExcludes>
           </publisher>
         </org.jenkins__ci.plugins.flexible__publish.ConditionalPublisher>
       </publishers>
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/conditional-publisher003.xml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/conditional-publisher003.xml
index 16cc8f3cd..46197b9e2 100644
--- a/tests/publishers/fixtures/conditional-publisher003.xml
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/conditional-publisher003.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
               <artifacts>**/**</artifacts>
               <latestOnly>false</latestOnly>
               <allowEmptyArchive>true</allowEmptyArchive>
+              <defaultExcludes>true</defaultExcludes>
             </hudson.tasks.ArtifactArchiver>
             <hudson.tasks.test.AggregatedTestResultPublisher>
               <includeFailedBuilds>true</includeFailedBuilds>
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/conditional-publisher004.xml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/conditional-publisher004.xml
index 773cb4c6f..fec92f7dd 100644
--- a/tests/publishers/fixtures/conditional-publisher004.xml
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/conditional-publisher004.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
             <artifacts>**/**</artifacts>
             <latestOnly>false</latestOnly>
             <allowEmptyArchive>true</allowEmptyArchive>
+            <defaultExcludes>true</defaultExcludes>
           </publisher>
         </org.jenkins__ci.plugins.flexible__publish.ConditionalPublisher>
       </publishers>