Index: src/main/groovy/org/codehaus/mojo/findbugs/FindBugsMojo.groovy
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--- src/main/groovy/org/codehaus/mojo/findbugs/FindBugsMojo.groovy	(revision 16234)
+++ src/main/groovy/org/codehaus/mojo/findbugs/FindBugsMojo.groovy	(working copy)
@@ -311,6 +311,29 @@
 	String excludeFilterFile
 
 	/**
+	 * <p>
+	 * File name of the baseline file. Bugs found in the baseline file won't be reported.
+	 * </p>
+	 *
+	 * <p>
+	 * Potential values are a filesystem path, a URL, or a classpath resource.
+	 * </p>
+	 *
+	 * <p>
+	 * This parameter is resolved as resource, URL, then file. If successfully
+	 * resolved, the contents of the configuration is copied into the
+	 * <code>${project.build.directory}</code>
+	 * directory before being passed to Findbugs as a filter file.
+	 * </p>
+	 *
+	 * This is a comma-delimited list.
+	 *
+	 * @parameter
+	 * @since 2.4.1
+	 */
+	String excludeBugsFile
+
+	/**
 	 * Effort of the bug finders. Valid values are Min, Default and Max.
 	 *
 	 * @parameter default-value="Default"
@@ -911,6 +934,16 @@
 				}
 			}
 
+			if ( excludeBugsFile ) {
+				log.debug("  Adding Exclude Bug Files (Baselines)")
+				String[] excludeFiles = excludeBugsFile.split(FindBugsInfo.COMMA)
+
+				excludeFiles.each() {excludeFile ->
+					arg(value: "-excludeBugs")
+					arg(value: getResourceFile(excludeFile.trim()))
+				}
+			}
+
 			if ( maxRank ) {
 				arg(value: "-maxRank")
 				arg(value: maxRank)