diff --git a/lib/stack_master/commands/drift.rb b/lib/stack_master/commands/drift.rb
index 812f9e0f..3ed5a26c 100644
--- a/lib/stack_master/commands/drift.rb
+++ b/lib/stack_master/commands/drift.rb
@@ -19,9 +19,13 @@ def perform
                       stack_drift_status_color(drift_results.stack_drift_status))
         return if drift_results.stack_drift_status == 'IN_SYNC'
 
-        failed
-
         resp = cf.describe_stack_resource_drifts(stack_name: stack_name)
+        actionable_drifts = resp.stack_resource_drifts.reject do |drift|
+          ignore_resource_types.include?(drift.resource_type)
+        end
+
+        failed unless actionable_drifts.empty?
+
         resp.stack_resource_drifts.each do |drift|
           display_drift(drift)
         end
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ def puts(string)
       end
 
       extend Forwardable
-      def_delegators :@stack_definition, :stack_name, :region
+      def_delegators :@stack_definition, :stack_name, :region, :ignore_resource_types
       def_delegators :StackMaster, :colorize
 
       SLEEP_SECONDS = 1
diff --git a/lib/stack_master/stack_definition.rb b/lib/stack_master/stack_definition.rb
index ef750186..0fe9f38a 100644
--- a/lib/stack_master/stack_definition.rb
+++ b/lib/stack_master/stack_definition.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ class StackDefinition
                   :compiler_options,
                   :parameters_dir,
                   :parameters,
-                  :parameter_files
+                  :parameter_files,
+                  :ignore_resource_types
 
     attr_reader :compiler
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ def initialize(attributes = {})
       @allowed_accounts = Array(@allowed_accounts)
       @parameters ||= {}
       @parameter_files ||= []
+      @ignore_resource_types ||= []
     end
 
     def ==(other)
diff --git a/spec/stack_master/commands/drift_spec.rb b/spec/stack_master/commands/drift_spec.rb
index a6e25b2a..60183dfc 100644
--- a/spec/stack_master/commands/drift_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/stack_master/commands/drift_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   let(:cf) { instance_double(Aws::CloudFormation::Client) }
   let(:config) { instance_double(StackMaster::Config) }
   let(:options) { Commander::Command::Options.new }
-  let(:stack_definition) { instance_double(StackMaster::StackDefinition, stack_name: 'myapp', region: 'us-east-1') }
+  let(:ignore_resource_types) { [] }
+  let(:stack_definition) { instance_double(StackMaster::StackDefinition, stack_name: 'myapp', region: 'us-east-1', ignore_resource_types: ignore_resource_types) }
 
   subject(:drift) { described_class.new(config, stack_definition, options) }
   let(:stack_drift_detection_id) { 123 }
@@ -118,6 +119,59 @@
     end
   end
 
+  context 'when all drifted resources are in the ignore list' do
+    let(:stack_drift_status) { 'DRIFTED' }
+    let(:ignore_resource_types) { ['AWS::ElastiCache::ParameterGroup'] }
+    let(:stack_resource_drifts) do
+      [
+        Aws::CloudFormation::Types::StackResourceDrift.new(
+          stack_resource_drift_status: 'MODIFIED',
+          resource_type: 'AWS::ElastiCache::ParameterGroup',
+          logical_resource_id: 'CacheParams',
+          physical_resource_id: 'params-1',
+          property_differences: []
+        )
+      ]
+    end
+
+    it 'exits with success' do
+      drift.perform
+      expect(drift).to be_success
+    end
+
+    it 'still displays the drift for visibility' do
+      expect { drift.perform }.to output(/MODIFIED AWS::ElastiCache::ParameterGroup CacheParams params-1/).to_stdout
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when only some drifted resources are in the ignore list' do
+    let(:stack_drift_status) { 'DRIFTED' }
+    let(:ignore_resource_types) { ['AWS::ElastiCache::ParameterGroup'] }
+    let(:stack_resource_drifts) do
+      [
+        Aws::CloudFormation::Types::StackResourceDrift.new(
+          stack_resource_drift_status: 'MODIFIED',
+          resource_type: 'AWS::ElastiCache::ParameterGroup',
+          logical_resource_id: 'CacheParams',
+          physical_resource_id: 'params-1',
+          property_differences: []
+        ),
+        Aws::CloudFormation::Types::StackResourceDrift.new(
+          stack_resource_drift_status: 'MODIFIED',
+          resource_type: 'AWS::EC2::SecurityGroup',
+          logical_resource_id: 'SecurityGroup',
+          physical_resource_id: 'sg-123456',
+          property_differences: [property_difference]
+        )
+      ]
+    end
+
+    it 'exits with failure' do
+      drift.perform
+      expect(drift).not_to be_success
+    end
+  end
+
   context "when stack drift detection doesn't complete" do
     before do
       describe_stack_drift_detection_status_response.detection_status = 'UNKNOWN'