diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 75b0734..761e3be 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ See for details [docs](docs/api/fastify-metrics.imetricspluginoptions.md)
 | [overrides?](./docs/fastify-metrics.iroutemetricsconfig.overrides.md)                       | [IRouteMetricsOverrides](./docs/fastify-metrics.iroutemetricsoverrides.md)                    |                                         |
 | [registeredRoutesOnly?](./docs/fastify-metrics.iroutemetricsconfig.registeredroutesonly.md) | boolean                                                                                       | `true`                                  |
 | [customLabels?](./fastify-metrics.iroutemetricsconfig.customlabels.md)                      | Record<string, string \| ((request: FastifyRequest, reply: FastifyReply) => string)> | `undefined`                             |
-| [routeBlacklist?](./docs/fastify-metrics.iroutemetricsconfig.routeblacklist.md)             | readonly string\[\]                                                                           | `[]`                                    |
+| [routeBlacklist?](./docs/fastify-metrics.iroutemetricsconfig.routeblacklist.md)             | readonly (string \| RegExp)\[\]                                                               | `[]`                                    |
 
 #### Route metrics enabled
 
diff --git a/docs/api/fastify-metrics.iroutemetricsconfig.md b/docs/api/fastify-metrics.iroutemetricsconfig.md
index 34fbb57..7b19413 100644
--- a/docs/api/fastify-metrics.iroutemetricsconfig.md
+++ b/docs/api/fastify-metrics.iroutemetricsconfig.md
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ export interface IRouteMetricsConfig
 | [methodBlacklist?](./fastify-metrics.iroutemetricsconfig.methodblacklist.md)           |           | readonly HTTPMethods\[\]                                                                      | <i>(Optional)</i> A list of HTTP methods that will be excluded from metrics collection                                                                                                   |
 | [overrides?](./fastify-metrics.iroutemetricsconfig.overrides.md)                       |           | [IRouteMetricsOverrides](./fastify-metrics.iroutemetricsoverrides.md)                         | <i>(Optional)</i> Metric configuration overrides                                                                                                                                         |
 | [registeredRoutesOnly?](./fastify-metrics.iroutemetricsconfig.registeredroutesonly.md) |           | boolean                                                                                       | <i>(Optional)</i> Collect metrics only for registered routes. If <code>false</code>, then metrics for unknown routes <code>/unknown-unregistered-route</code> will be collected as well. |
-| [routeBlacklist?](./fastify-metrics.iroutemetricsconfig.routeblacklist.md)             |           | readonly string\[\]                                                                           | <i>(Optional)</i> A list of routes that will be excluded from metrics collection.                                                                                                        |
+| [routeBlacklist?](./fastify-metrics.iroutemetricsconfig.routeblacklist.md)             |           | readonly (string \| RegExp)\[\]                                                               | <i>(Optional)</i> A list of routes that will be excluded from metrics collection.                                                                                                        |
diff --git a/docs/api/fastify-metrics.iroutemetricsconfig.routeblacklist.md b/docs/api/fastify-metrics.iroutemetricsconfig.routeblacklist.md
index 03cd5a0..1cf9b16 100644
--- a/docs/api/fastify-metrics.iroutemetricsconfig.routeblacklist.md
+++ b/docs/api/fastify-metrics.iroutemetricsconfig.routeblacklist.md
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ A list of routes that will be excluded from metrics collection.
 <b>Signature:</b>
 
 ```typescript
-routeBlacklist?: readonly string[];
+routeBlacklist?: readonly (string | RegExp)[];
 ```
diff --git a/etc/fastify-metrics.api.md b/etc/fastify-metrics.api.md
index 7a824b8..947c6d2 100644
--- a/etc/fastify-metrics.api.md
+++ b/etc/fastify-metrics.api.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ```ts
 import client from 'prom-client';
 import { DefaultMetricsCollectorConfiguration } from 'prom-client';
+import { FastifyBaseLogger } from 'fastify';
 import { FastifyPluginAsync } from 'fastify';
 import { FastifyReply } from 'fastify';
 import { FastifyRequest } from 'fastify';
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ import { SummaryConfiguration } from 'prom-client';
 const _default: FastifyPluginAsync<
   Partial<IMetricsPluginOptions>,
   RawServerDefault,
-  FastifyTypeProviderDefault
+  FastifyTypeProviderDefault,
+  FastifyBaseLogger
 >;
 export default _default;
 
@@ -72,13 +74,19 @@ export interface IRouteMetricsConfig {
     string,
     string | ((request: FastifyRequest, reply: FastifyReply) => string)
   >;
-  enabled?: boolean;
+  // (undocumented)
+  enabled?:
+    | boolean
+    | {
+        histogram?: boolean;
+        summary?: boolean;
+      };
   groupStatusCodes?: boolean;
   invalidRouteGroup?: string;
   methodBlacklist?: readonly HTTPMethods[];
   overrides?: IRouteMetricsOverrides;
   registeredRoutesOnly?: boolean;
-  routeBlacklist?: readonly string[];
+  routeBlacklist?: readonly (string | RegExp)[];
 }
 
 // @public
diff --git a/src/__tests__/route-metrics.spec.ts b/src/__tests__/route-metrics.spec.ts
index f090e5c..e14ddae 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/route-metrics.spec.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/route-metrics.spec.ts
@@ -451,6 +451,89 @@ describe('route metrics', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe(`{ routeBlacklist = [/^\\/api\\/documentation(\\/|$)/] }`, () => {
+    let app = fastify();
+
+    afterEach(async () => {
+      await app.close();
+    });
+
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      app = fastify();
+
+      await app.register(fastifyPlugin, {
+        endpoint: '/metrics',
+        routeMetrics: {
+          enabled: true,
+          routeBlacklist: [/^\/api\/documentation(\/|$)/],
+        },
+      });
+      app.get('/api/documentation', async () => {
+        return 'Base documentation';
+      });
+      app.get('/api/documentation/json', async () => {
+        return 'JSON documentation';
+      });
+      app.get('/api/documentation/yaml', async () => {
+        return 'YAML documentation';
+      });
+      app.get('/api/other', async () => {
+        return 'Other API endpoint';
+      });
+      await app.ready();
+    });
+
+    test('metrics for regex matched routes in blacklist not exposed', async () => {
+      await expect(
+        app.inject({
+          method: 'GET',
+          url: '/api/documentation',
+        })
+      ).resolves.toBeDefined();
+
+      await expect(
+        app.inject({
+          method: 'GET',
+          url: '/api/documentation/json',
+        })
+      ).resolves.toBeDefined();
+
+      await expect(
+        app.inject({
+          method: 'GET',
+          url: '/api/documentation/yaml',
+        })
+      ).resolves.toBeDefined();
+
+      await expect(
+        app.inject({
+          method: 'GET',
+          url: '/api/other',
+        })
+      ).resolves.toBeDefined();
+
+      const metrics = await app.inject({
+        method: 'GET',
+        url: '/metrics',
+      });
+
+      expect(typeof metrics.payload).toBe('string');
+
+      const lines = metrics.payload.split('\n');
+
+      expect(lines).toEqual(
+        expect.not.arrayContaining([
+          expect.stringContaining('route="/api/documentation"'),
+          expect.stringContaining('route="/api/documentation/json"'),
+          expect.stringContaining('route="/api/documentation/yaml"'),
+        ])
+      );
+      expect(lines).toEqual(
+        expect.arrayContaining([expect.stringContaining('route="/api/other"')])
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
   describe(`{ methodBlacklist = ['GET'] }`, () => {
     let app = fastify();
 
diff --git a/src/fastify-metrics.ts b/src/fastify-metrics.ts
index 0a1f032..69f5d57 100644
--- a/src/fastify-metrics.ts
+++ b/src/fastify-metrics.ts
@@ -141,9 +141,13 @@ export class FastifyMetrics implements IFastifyMetrics {
       // routeOptions.routePath; // the URL of the route without the prefix
       // routeOptions.prefix;
 
-      if (
-        this.options.routeMetrics.routeBlacklist?.includes(routeOptions.url)
-      ) {
+      const isRouteBlacklisted = this.options.routeMetrics.routeBlacklist?.some(
+        (pattern) =>
+          typeof pattern === 'string'
+            ? pattern === routeOptions.url
+            : pattern.test(routeOptions.url)
+      );
+      if (isRouteBlacklisted) {
         return;
       }
 
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 44f101b..6b3338d 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export interface IRouteMetricsConfig {
    *
    * @defaultValue `undefined`
    */
-  routeBlacklist?: readonly string[];
+  routeBlacklist?: readonly (string | RegExp)[];
 
   /**
    * A list of HTTP methods that will be excluded from metrics collection