diff --git a/src/elvis_config.erl b/src/elvis_config.erl
index f29ce86..5c021ad 100644
--- a/src/elvis_config.erl
+++ b/src/elvis_config.erl
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
          normalize/1,
          %% Geters
          dirs/1,
+         include_dirs/1,
          ignore/1,
          filter/1,
          files/1,
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
 -define(DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH, "./elvis.config").
 -define(DEFAULT_REBAR_CONFIG_PATH, "./rebar.config").
 -define(DEFAULT_FILTER, "*.erl").
+-define(DEFAULT_INCLUDE_DIRS, ["include"]).
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 %%% Public
@@ -116,6 +118,17 @@ dirs(_RuleGroup = #{dirs := Dirs}) ->
 dirs(#{}) ->
     [].
 
+% Only get `include_dirs' value for erl files RuleGroup, discard other ones.
+-spec include_dirs(Config::config() | map()) -> [string()].
+include_dirs(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
+    lists:flatmap(fun include_dirs/1, Config);
+include_dirs(RuleGroup = #{ruleset := "erl_files"}) when is_map(RuleGroup) ->
+    maps:get(include_dirs, RuleGroup, ?DEFAULT_INCLUDE_DIRS);
+include_dirs(RuleGroup = #{filter := "*.erl"}) when is_map(RuleGroup) ->
+    maps:get(include_dirs, RuleGroup, ?DEFAULT_INCLUDE_DIRS);
+include_dirs(_) ->
+    [].
+
 -spec ignore(config() | map()) -> [string()].
 ignore(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
     lists:flatmap(fun ignore/1, Config);