diff --git a/src/__tests__/element-queries.js b/src/__tests__/element-queries.js
index 05724c15..0739ea37 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/element-queries.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/element-queries.js
@@ -1080,6 +1080,18 @@ test('getByText ignores script tags by default', () => {
   expect(getAllByText(/hello/i, {ignore: false})).toHaveLength(3)
 })
 
+test('the default value for `ignore` can be configured', () => {
+  configure({defaultIgnore: 'style'})
+
+  const {getAllByText} = render(
+    '<script>Hello</script><div>Hello</div><style>.Hello{}</style>',
+  )
+  const noStyle = getAllByText(/hello/i)
+  expect(noStyle).toHaveLength(2)
+  expect(noStyle[0].tagName).toBe('SCRIPT')
+  expect(noStyle[1].tagName).toBe('DIV')
+})
+
 test('get/query input element by current value', () => {
   const {getByDisplayValue, queryByDisplayValue, getByTestId} =
     renderIntoDocument(`
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index ed321155..161e58f4 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ let config: InternalConfig = {
   eventWrapper: cb => cb(),
   // default value for the `hidden` option in `ByRole` queries
   defaultHidden: false,
+  // default value for the `ignore` option in `ByText` queries
+  defaultIgnore: 'script, style',
   // showOriginalStackTrace flag to show the full error stack traces for async errors
   showOriginalStackTrace: false,
 
diff --git a/src/pretty-dom.js b/src/pretty-dom.js
index 115db5d0..2a207cef 100644
--- a/src/pretty-dom.js
+++ b/src/pretty-dom.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as prettyFormat from 'pretty-format'
 import createDOMElementFilter from './DOMElementFilter'
 import {getUserCodeFrame} from './get-user-code-frame'
 import {getDocument} from './helpers'
-import {DEFAULT_IGNORE_TAGS} from './shared'
+import {getConfig} from './config'
 
 const inNode = () =>
   typeof process !== 'undefined' &&
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ const COMMENT_NODE = 8
 function filterCommentsAndDefaultIgnoreTagsTags(value) {
   return (
     value.nodeType !== COMMENT_NODE &&
-    // value.nodeType === ELEMENT_NODE => !value.matches(DEFAULT_IGNORE_TAGS)
-    (value.nodeType !== ELEMENT_NODE || !value.matches(DEFAULT_IGNORE_TAGS))
+    (value.nodeType !== ELEMENT_NODE ||
+      !value.matches(getConfig().defaultIgnore))
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/src/queries/text.ts b/src/queries/text.ts
index bbda3b3d..e0282844 100644
--- a/src/queries/text.ts
+++ b/src/queries/text.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import {wrapAllByQueryWithSuggestion} from '../query-helpers'
 import {checkContainerType} from '../helpers'
-import {DEFAULT_IGNORE_TAGS} from '../shared'
 import {
   AllByText,
   GetErrorFunction,
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   makeNormalizer,
   getNodeText,
   buildQueries,
+  getConfig,
 } from './all-utils'
 
 const queryAllByText: AllByText = (
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const queryAllByText: AllByText = (
     exact = true,
     collapseWhitespace,
     trim,
-    ignore = DEFAULT_IGNORE_TAGS,
+    ignore = getConfig().defaultIgnore,
     normalizer,
   } = {},
 ) => {
diff --git a/src/shared.ts b/src/shared.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index cca0a1e1..00000000
--- a/src/shared.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export const DEFAULT_IGNORE_TAGS = 'script, style'
diff --git a/src/suggestions.js b/src/suggestions.js
index 88601823..ccec24b4 100644
--- a/src/suggestions.js
+++ b/src/suggestions.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {getNodeText} from './get-node-text'
 import {getConfig} from './config'
 import {getImplicitAriaRoles, isInaccessible} from './role-helpers'
 import {getLabels} from './label-helpers'
-import {DEFAULT_IGNORE_TAGS} from './shared'
 
 const normalize = getDefaultNormalizer()
 
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ function canSuggest(currentMethod, requestedMethod, data) {
 
 export function getSuggestedQuery(element, variant = 'get', method) {
   // don't create suggestions for script and style elements
-  if (element.matches(DEFAULT_IGNORE_TAGS)) {
+  if (element.matches(getConfig().defaultIgnore)) {
     return undefined
   }
 
diff --git a/types/config.d.ts b/types/config.d.ts
index 6a3d1247..c3617ef0 100644
--- a/types/config.d.ts
+++ b/types/config.d.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ export interface Config {
   asyncUtilTimeout: number
   computedStyleSupportsPseudoElements: boolean
   defaultHidden: boolean
+  /** default value for the `ignore` option in `ByText` queries */
+  defaultIgnore: string
   showOriginalStackTrace: boolean
   throwSuggestions: boolean
   getElementError: (message: string | null, container: Element) => Error