diff --git a/.codeql-config.yml b/.codeql-config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82f91d0bbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.codeql-config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+paths:
+  exclude:
+    - "**/test/**"
+    - "**/__tests__/**"
+    - "**/*.spec.*"
+    - "**/*.test.*"
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 384a4f691c..3fa6c8a013 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
           build-mode: ${{ matrix.build-mode }}
+          # Use our custom configuration file to exclude test files.
+          config-file: .codeql-config.yml
           # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
           # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
           # To add queries to those specified in your config file, prefix the list here with "+"
@@ -92,4 +94,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
         uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
         with:
-          category: "/language:${{ matrix.language }}"
+          category: "/language:${{ matrix.language }}"
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