diff --git a/ironic_inspector/plugins/standard.py b/ironic_inspector/plugins/standard.py
index 47078da69..6c22fdee2 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector/plugins/standard.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector/plugins/standard.py
@@ -37,6 +37,21 @@ class RootDiskSelectionHook(base.ProcessingHook):
     might not be updated.
     """
 
+    def _get_skip_list_from_node(self, node, block_devices):
+        skip_list_hints = node.node().properties.get("skip_block_devices", [])
+        if not skip_list_hints:
+            return
+        skip_list = set()
+        for hint in skip_list_hints:
+            found_devs = il_utils.find_devices_by_hints(block_devices, hint)
+            excluded_devs = {dev['name'] for dev in found_devs}
+            skipped_devices = excluded_devs.difference(skip_list)
+            skip_list = skip_list.union(excluded_devs)
+            if skipped_devices:
+                LOG.warning("Using hint %(hint)s skipping devices: %(devs)s",
+                            {'hint': hint, 'devs': ','.join(skipped_devices)})
+        return skip_list
+
     def _process_root_device_hints(self, introspection_data, node_info,
                                    inventory):
         """Detect root disk from root device hints and IPA inventory."""
@@ -46,6 +61,11 @@ class RootDiskSelectionHook(base.ProcessingHook):
                       node_info=node_info, data=introspection_data)
             return
 
+        skip_list = self._get_skip_list_from_node(node_info,
+                                                  inventory['disks'])
+        if skip_list:
+            inventory['disks'] = [d for d in inventory['disks']
+                                  if d['name'] not in skip_list]
         try:
             device = il_utils.match_root_device_hints(inventory['disks'],
                                                       hints)
diff --git a/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_plugins_standard.py b/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_plugins_standard.py
index 3aac1166c..3f3139a70 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_plugins_standard.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_plugins_standard.py
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ class TestRootDiskSelection(test_base.NodeTest):
             {'model': 'Model 4', 'size': 4 * units.Gi, 'name': '/dev/sdd'},
             {'model': 'Too Small', 'size': 1 * units.Gi, 'name': '/dev/sde'},
             {'model': 'Floppy', 'size': 0, 'name': '/dev/sdf'},
+            {'model': 'Model 3', 'size': 20 * units.Gi, 'name': '/dev/sdg'},
         ]
         self.matched = self.inventory['disks'][2].copy()
         self.node_info = mock.Mock(spec=node_cache.NodeInfo,
@@ -416,6 +417,29 @@ class TestRootDiskSelection(test_base.NodeTest):
         self.assertNotIn('local_gb', self.data)
         self.assertFalse(self.node_info.update_properties.called)
 
+    def test_one_that_matches_on_skip_list(self):
+        self.node.properties['root_device'] = {'size': 10}
+        self.node.properties['skip_block_devices'] = [{'size': 10}]
+
+        self.assertRaisesRegex(utils.Error,
+                               'No disks satisfied root device hints',
+                               self.hook.before_update,
+                               self.data, self.node_info)
+
+        self.assertNotIn('local_gb', self.data)
+        self.assertFalse(self.node_info.update_properties.called)
+
+    def test_first_match_on_skip_list_use_second(self):
+        self.node.properties['root_device'] = {'model': 'Model 3'}
+        self.node.properties['skip_block_devices'] = [{'size': 10}]
+
+        second = self.inventory['disks'][6].copy()
+        self.hook.before_update(self.data, self.node_info)
+
+        self.assertEqual(second, self.data['root_disk'])
+        self.assertEqual(19, self.data['local_gb'])
+        self.node_info.update_properties.assert_called_once_with(local_gb='19')
+
     def test_one_matches(self):
         self.node.properties['root_device'] = {'size': 10}
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/introduce_skip_list_to_inspector-825cab226dd212f4.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/introduce_skip_list_to_inspector-825cab226dd212f4.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3d684da6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/introduce_skip_list_to_inspector-825cab226dd212f4.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Follow the same process for determining root device as Ironic Python Agent
+    which has been changed to accommodate for the feature enabling users to
+    specify a list of devices that should be skipped during cleaning/deployment
+    The field ``skip_block_devices`` is one of the properties of a node