diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 52c9bb8..7c73830 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ Add this abbreviation into your dotfiles to do the right thing when doing `:wq`
 vim.cmd [[cabbrev wq execute "lua vim.lsp.buf.formatting_seq_sync()" <bar> wq]]
 ```
 
+#### `exclude` format option
+
+`exclude` is a special format option that lists LSP servers that should not format the buffer.
+
 #### `order` format option
 
 `order` is a special format option that determines the order formatting is requested from the LSP server.
@@ -128,15 +132,3 @@ require "lspconfig".efm.setup {
 Now Typescript gets formatted with 4 and YAML with 2 spaces by default.  
 And you can run `:Format tab_width=8` to overwrite the setting and format with 8 spaces.
 
-### How do I exclude an LSP server from formatting?
-
-To exclude a server, you have to set the clients `resolved_capabilities.document_formatting` to false.  
-Do this in the attach function, before you call `require "lsp-format".on_attach(client)`
-
-```lua
-local on_attach = function(client)
-    client.resolved_capabilities.document_formatting = false
-    require "lsp-format".on_attach(client)
-end
-require "lspconfig".gopls.setup { on_attach = on_attach }
-```
diff --git a/doc/format.txt b/doc/format.txt
index e7466fa..2d209f6 100644
--- a/doc/format.txt
+++ b/doc/format.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 
 Author: Lukas Reineke <lukas@reineke.jp>
-Version: 2.1.2
+Version: 2.2.0
 
 ==============================================================================
 CONTENTS                                                          *lsp-format*
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ function to each LSP that should use it.
 The setup functions takes one optional argument that maps |filetypes| to
 format options.
 
+`exclude` is a special format option, a list of client names to exclude from
+formatting.
+ >
+    require "lsp-format".setup {
+        typescript = {
+            exclude = { "tsserver" }
+        }
+    }
+
+
 `order` is a special format option, a list of client names. Formatting is
 requested from clients in the following order: first all clients that are not
 in the `order` list, then the remaining clients in the order as they occur in
@@ -86,6 +96,9 @@ the `order` list. (same logic as |vim.lsp.buf.formatting_seq_sync()|)
 ==============================================================================
  4. CHANGELOG                                           *lsp-format-changelog*
 
+2.2.0
+   Add `exclude` option
+
 2.1.2
   * Fix error logging
 
diff --git a/lua/lsp-format/init.lua b/lua/lsp-format/init.lua
index 1d0d544..36e9860 100644
--- a/lua/lsp-format/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lsp-format/init.lua
@@ -44,13 +44,6 @@ end
 M.format = function(format_options_string)
     if not vim.b.format_saving and not M.disabled and not M.disabled_filetypes[vim.bo.filetype] then
         local bufnr = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
-        local clients = vim.tbl_values(vim.lsp.buf_get_clients())
-        for i, client in pairs(clients) do
-            if not client.resolved_capabilities.document_formatting then
-                table.remove(clients, i)
-            end
-        end
-
         local format_options = M.format_options[vim.bo.filetype] or {}
         for _, option in ipairs(vim.split(format_options_string or "", " ")) do
             local key, value = unpack(vim.split(option, "="))
@@ -60,6 +53,13 @@ M.format = function(format_options_string)
             format_options[key] = value or true
         end
 
+        local clients = vim.tbl_values(vim.lsp.buf_get_clients())
+        for i, client in pairs(clients) do
+            if vim.tbl_contains(format_options.exclude or {}, client.name) then
+                table.remove(clients, i)
+            end
+        end
+
         for _, client_name in pairs(format_options.order or {}) do
             for i, client in pairs(clients) do
                 if client.name == client_name then