diff --git a/docs/wiki/oelint.var.suggestedvar.md b/docs/wiki/oelint.var.suggestedvar.md
index fc0a577..2ab744a 100644
--- a/docs/wiki/oelint.var.suggestedvar.md
+++ b/docs/wiki/oelint.var.suggestedvar.md
@@ -33,3 +33,43 @@ SECTION = "graphics"
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"
 ```
+
+### Fine tuning
+
+To fine tuned the behavior on the rule, you can apply the following [constants](https://github.com/priv-kweihmann/oelint-adv#adding-additional-constants)
+
+- `oelint-suggestedvar/pkggroup-excludes` to skip suggestedvar variables in a packagegroup
+- `oelint-suggestedvar/image-excludes` to skip suggestedvar variables in images
+- `oelint-suggestedvar/{varname}-exclude-classes` to skip `{varname}`, because of a class inherited that defines the variable already
+
+e.g. if your custom class ``foo.bbclass`` contains
+
+```
+BUGTRACKER = "https://my-homepage/issues"
+CVE_PRODUCT ?= "my/product"
+```
+
+but resides in a different layer than the current, you can run the linter with
+
+```console
+oelint-adv --constantmods=+.my-custom-src-uri-classes.json <other options> <file>...
+```
+
+with `.my-custom-src-uri-classes.json` being
+
+```json
+{
+    "oelint-suggestedvar": {
+        "BUGTRACKER-exclude-classes": [
+            "foo"
+        ],
+        "CVE_PRODUCT-exclude-classes": [
+            "foo"
+        ]
+    }
+}
+```
+
+to let the linter know that this is fine in the given context.
+
+See also the [Configuration file](https://github.com/priv-kweihmann/oelint-adv#configuration-file) option to automatically apply that to the layer.
diff --git a/oelint_adv/rule_base/rule_vars_suggested.py b/oelint_adv/rule_base/rule_vars_suggested.py
index 598351d..23f95f9 100644
--- a/oelint_adv/rule_base/rule_vars_suggested.py
+++ b/oelint_adv/rule_base/rule_vars_suggested.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from typing import List, Tuple
 
-from oelint_parser.cls_item import Variable
+from oelint_parser.cls_item import Inherit, Variable
 from oelint_parser.cls_stash import Stash
 from oelint_parser.constants import CONSTANTS
 
@@ -14,19 +14,42 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
                          message='<FOO>',
                          onappend=False,
                          appendix=CONSTANTS.VariablesSuggested)
+        # image-excludes
+        # pkggroup-excludes
+        # *-exclude-classes
+        CONSTANTS.AddConstants(
+            {
+                'oelint-suggestedvar':
+                {
+                    'image-excludes': [],
+                    'pkggroup-excludes': ['LICENSE', 'CVE_PRODUCT'],
+                },
+            },
+        )
 
     def check(self, _file: str, stash: Stash) -> List[Tuple[str, int, str]]:
         res = []
         _is_pkg_group = stash.IsPackageGroup(_file)
+        _is_image = stash.IsImage(_file)
         all_items: List[Variable] = stash.GetItemsFor(filename=_file,
                                                       classifier=Variable.CLASSIFIER,
                                                       attribute=Variable.ATTR_VAR,
                                                       attributeValue=CONSTANTS.VariablesSuggested)
+        inherits: List[Inherit] = stash.GetItemsFor(filename=_file,
+                                                    classifier=Inherit.CLASSIFIER)
+
+        def get_class_specific(varname: str, inherits: List[Inherit]) -> bool:
+            return any(True for x in inherits if any(y in x.get_items()
+                                                     for y in (CONSTANTS.GetByPath(f'oelint-suggestedvar/{varname}-exclude-classes') or [])))
         for var_ in CONSTANTS.VariablesSuggested:
             if var_ == 'BBCLASSEXTEND':
                 # this is better covered by oelint_adv/rule_base/rule_vars_bbclassextends.py
                 continue
-            if _is_pkg_group and var_ in ['LICENSE', 'CVE_PRODUCT']:
+            if _is_pkg_group and var_ in CONSTANTS.GetByPath('oelint-suggestedvar/pkggroup-excludes'):
+                continue
+            if _is_image and var_ in CONSTANTS.GetByPath('oelint-suggestedvar/image-excludes'):
+                continue
+            if get_class_specific(var_, inherits):
                 continue
             items = [x for x in all_items if x.VarName == var_]
             if not any(items):
diff --git a/tests/test_class_oelint_var_suggested.py b/tests/test_class_oelint_var_suggested.py
index ef973c6..f362014 100644
--- a/tests/test_class_oelint_var_suggested.py
+++ b/tests/test_class_oelint_var_suggested.py
@@ -62,3 +62,82 @@ def test_suppress(self, id_, occurrence, input_):
                              )
     def test_good(self, input_, id_, occurrence):
         self.check_for_id(self._create_args(input_), id_, occurrence)
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('id_', [
+        'oelint.var.suggestedvar.BUGTRACKER',
+    ])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('occurrence', [0])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('input_',
+                             [
+                                 {
+                                     'oelint_adv_test.bb':
+                                     '''
+                                     CVE_PRODUCT = "my/my"
+                                     SECTION = "foo"
+                                     inherit foo
+                                     ''',
+                                 },
+                             ],
+                             )
+    def test_good_custom_varname_class(self, input_, id_, occurrence):
+        __cnt = '''
+        {
+            "oelint-suggestedvar": {
+                "BUGTRACKER-exclude-classes": [
+                    "foo"
+                ]
+            }
+        }
+        '''
+        _extra_opts = [
+            '--constantmod=+{mod}'.format(mod=self._create_tempfile('constmod', __cnt))]
+        self.check_for_id(self._create_args(input_, _extra_opts), id_, occurrence)
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('id_', [
+        'oelint.var.suggestedvar.BUGTRACKER',
+    ])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('occurrence', [0])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('input_',
+                             [
+                                 {
+                                     'oelint_adv_test.bb':
+                                     '''
+                                     CVE_PRODUCT = "my/my"
+                                     SECTION = "foo"
+                                     inherit image
+                                     ''',
+                                 },
+                             ],
+                             )
+    def test_good_custom_image(self, input_, id_, occurrence):
+        __cnt = '''
+        {
+            "oelint-suggestedvar": {
+                "image-excludes": [
+                    "BUGTRACKER"
+                ]
+            }
+        }
+        '''
+        _extra_opts = [
+            '--constantmod=+{mod}'.format(mod=self._create_tempfile('constmod', __cnt))]
+        self.check_for_id(self._create_args(input_, _extra_opts), id_, occurrence)
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('id_', [
+        'oelint.var.suggestedvar.LICENSE',
+    ])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('occurrence', [0])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('input_',
+                             [
+                                 {
+                                     'oelint_adv_test.bb':
+                                     '''
+                                     CVE_PRODUCT = "my/my"
+                                     SECTION = "foo"
+                                     inherit packagegroup
+                                     ''',
+                                 },
+                             ],
+                             )
+    def test_good_custom_packagegroup(self, input_, id_, occurrence):
+        self.check_for_id(self._create_args(input_), id_, occurrence)