diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1e781a37cb..4339a23360 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ jobs:
 
           # Optional: if set to true then the action don't cache or restore ~/.cache/go-build.
           # skip-build-cache: true
+
+          # Optional: if set to true then the action don't fail with just golangci-lint warnings.
+          # allow-warnings: true
 ```
 
 We recommend running this action in a job separate from other jobs (`go test`, etc)
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 35c8c77f11..8c510f1ddb 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ inputs:
     description: "if set to true then the action don't cache or restore ~/.cache/go-build."
     default: false
     required: true
+  allow-warnings:
+    description: "if set to true then the action don't fail with just golangci-lint warnings."
+    default: false
+    required: false
 runs:
   using: "node12"
   main: "dist/run/index.js"
diff --git a/dist/post_run/index.js b/dist/post_run/index.js
index f97447b542..f266da7997 100644
--- a/dist/post_run/index.js
+++ b/dist/post_run/index.js
@@ -6860,7 +6860,14 @@ function runLint(lintPath, patchPath) {
             // TODO: support reviewdog or leaving comments by GitHub API.
             printOutput(exc);
             if (exc.code === 1) {
-                core.setFailed(`issues found`);
+                const allowWarnings = core.getInput(`allow-warnings`, { required: true }).trim();
+                const errorRegex = /^::error.+$/m;
+                if (allowWarnings.toLowerCase() == "true" && !exc.stdout.match(errorRegex)) {
+                    core.info(`golangci-lint found no errors`);
+                }
+                else {
+                    core.setFailed(`issues found`);
+                }
             }
             else {
                 core.setFailed(`golangci-lint exit with code ${exc.code}`);
diff --git a/dist/run/index.js b/dist/run/index.js
index d455344ea7..5bf2bc1dc5 100644
--- a/dist/run/index.js
+++ b/dist/run/index.js
@@ -6870,7 +6870,14 @@ function runLint(lintPath, patchPath) {
             // TODO: support reviewdog or leaving comments by GitHub API.
             printOutput(exc);
             if (exc.code === 1) {
-                core.setFailed(`issues found`);
+                const allowWarnings = core.getInput(`allow-warnings`, { required: true }).trim();
+                const errorRegex = /^::error.+$/m;
+                if (allowWarnings.toLowerCase() == "true" && !exc.stdout.match(errorRegex)) {
+                    core.info(`golangci-lint found no errors`);
+                }
+                else {
+                    core.setFailed(`issues found`);
+                }
             }
             else {
                 core.setFailed(`golangci-lint exit with code ${exc.code}`);
diff --git a/src/run.ts b/src/run.ts
index 66c7dbe9e6..f7285ddf1b 100644
--- a/src/run.ts
+++ b/src/run.ts
@@ -175,7 +175,13 @@ async function runLint(lintPath: string, patchPath: string): Promise<void> {
     printOutput(exc)
 
     if (exc.code === 1) {
-      core.setFailed(`issues found`)
+      const allowWarnings = core.getInput(`allow-warnings`, { required: true }).trim()
+      const errorRegex = /^::error.+$/m
+      if (allowWarnings.toLowerCase() == "true" && !exc.stdout.match(errorRegex)) {
+        core.info(`golangci-lint found no errors`)
+      } else {
+        core.setFailed(`issues found`)
+      }
     } else {
       core.setFailed(`golangci-lint exit with code ${exc.code}`)
     }