diff --git a/bears/general/FilenameBear.py b/bears/general/FilenameBear.py
index 13b1e0fe11..8f1a957905 100644
--- a/bears/general/FilenameBear.py
+++ b/bears/general/FilenameBear.py
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ class FilenameBear(LocalBear):
                           "pascal": to_pascalcase,
                           "snake": to_snakecase}
 
-    def run(self, filename, file, file_naming_convention: str="snake"):
+    def run(self, filename, file,
+            file_naming_convention: str="snake",
+            ignore_uppercase_filenames: bool=True):
         """
         Checks whether the filename follows a certain naming-convention.
 
@@ -26,6 +28,9 @@ def run(self, filename, file, file_naming_convention: str="snake"):
             - ``camel`` (``thisIsCamelCase``)
             - ``pascal`` (``ThisIsPascalCase``)
             - ``snake`` (``this_is_snake_case``)
+        :param ignore_uppercase_filenames:
+            Whether or not to ignore fully uppercase filenames completely,
+            e.g. COPYING, LICENSE etc.
         """
         head, tail = os.path.split(filename)
         filename_without_extension, extension = os.path.splitext(tail)
@@ -37,6 +42,9 @@ def run(self, filename, file, file_naming_convention: str="snake"):
                      file_naming_convention)
             return
 
+        if ignore_uppercase_filenames and filename_without_extension.isupper():
+            return
+
         if new_name != filename_without_extension:
             diff = Diff(file, rename=os.path.join(head, new_name + extension))
 
diff --git a/tests/general/FilenameBearTest.py b/tests/general/FilenameBearTest.py
index 443a7d2a19..bb812d4cb6 100644
--- a/tests/general/FilenameBearTest.py
+++ b/tests/general/FilenameBearTest.py
@@ -44,3 +44,10 @@ def test_pascal_case(self):
                             valid=False)
         self.check_validity(self.uut, [""], filename="XYZ/__Init__.py")
         self.check_validity(self.uut, [""], filename="/a/PascalCase")
+
+    def test_ignore_upper(self):
+        self.check_validity(self.uut, [""], filename='/LICENSE')
+
+        self.section['ignore_uppercase_filenames'] = 'nope'
+
+        self.check_validity(self.uut, [""], filename='/LICENSE', valid=False)