diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 53b29e6b9..f4f247cd0 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ linters:
     #    - whitespace
     - wrapcheck
 
+issues:
+  exclude-rules:
+    # Disable funlen for "func Test..." or func (suite *Suite) Test..." type functions
+    # These functions tend to be descriptive and exceed length limits.
+    - source: "^func (\\(.*\\) )?Test"
+      linters:
+        - funlen
 
 linters-settings:
   errcheck: