diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index c4ba0e7b4..f37f6efcb 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ var allRules = append([]lint.Rule{
 	&rule.ConstantLogicalExprRule{},
 	&rule.BoolLiteralRule{},
 	&rule.ImportsBlacklistRule{},
+	&rule.ImportsBlocklistRule{},
 	&rule.FunctionResultsLimitRule{},
 	&rule.MaxPublicStructsRule{},
 	&rule.RangeValInClosureRule{},
diff --git a/lint/utils.go b/lint/utils.go
index 28657c6df..1efa41f69 100644
--- a/lint/utils.go
+++ b/lint/utils.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Name returns a different name if it should be different.
-func Name(name string, whitelist, blacklist []string) (should string) {
+func Name(name string, allowlist, blocklist []string) (should string) {
 	// Fast path for simple cases: "_" and all lowercase.
 	if name == "_" {
 		return name
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ func Name(name string, whitelist, blacklist []string) (should string) {
 		// [w,i) is a word.
 		word := string(runes[w:i])
 		ignoreInitWarnings := map[string]bool{}
-		for _, i := range whitelist {
+		for _, i := range allowlist {
 			ignoreInitWarnings[i] = true
 		}
 
 		extraInits := map[string]bool{}
-		for _, i := range blacklist {
+		for _, i := range blocklist {
 			extraInits[i] = true
 		}
 
diff --git a/rule/add-constant.go b/rule/add-constant.go
index f39f224b2..86182623a 100644
--- a/rule/add-constant.go
+++ b/rule/add-constant.go
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ const (
 	kindSTRING         = "STRING"
 )
 
-type whiteList map[string]map[string]bool
+type allowList map[string]map[string]bool
 
-func newWhiteList() whiteList {
+func newAllowList() allowList {
 	return map[string]map[string]bool{kindINT: {}, kindFLOAT: {}, kindSTRING: {}}
 }
 
-func (wl whiteList) add(kind, list string) {
+func (wl allowList) add(kind, list string) {
 	elems := strings.Split(list, ",")
 	for _, e := range elems {
 		wl[kind][e] = true
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func (wl whiteList) add(kind, list string) {
 
 // AddConstantRule lints unused params in functions.
 type AddConstantRule struct {
-	whiteList       whiteList
+	allowList       allowList
 	ignoreFunctions []*regexp.Regexp
 	strLitLimit     int
 	sync.Mutex
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (r *AddConstantRule) Apply(file *lint.File, arguments lint.Arguments) []lin
 		onFailure:       onFailure,
 		strLits:         make(map[string]int),
 		strLitLimit:     r.strLitLimit,
-		whiteLst:        r.whiteList,
+		allowList:        r.allowList,
 		ignoreFunctions: r.ignoreFunctions,
 		structTags:      make(map[*ast.BasicLit]struct{}),
 	}
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ type lintAddConstantRule struct {
 	onFailure       func(lint.Failure)
 	strLits         map[string]int
 	strLitLimit     int
-	whiteLst        whiteList
+	allowList        allowList
 	ignoreFunctions []*regexp.Regexp
 	structTags      map[*ast.BasicLit]struct{}
 }
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func (w *lintAddConstantRule) isIgnoredFunc(fName string) bool {
 }
 
 func (w *lintAddConstantRule) checkStrLit(n *ast.BasicLit) {
-	if w.whiteLst[kindSTRING][n.Value] {
+	if w.allowList[kindSTRING][n.Value] {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func (w *lintAddConstantRule) checkStrLit(n *ast.BasicLit) {
 }
 
 func (w *lintAddConstantRule) checkNumLit(kind string, n *ast.BasicLit) {
-	if w.whiteLst[kind][n.Value] {
+	if w.allowList[kind][n.Value] {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -196,9 +196,9 @@ func (r *AddConstantRule) configure(arguments lint.Arguments) {
 	r.Lock()
 	defer r.Unlock()
 
-	if r.whiteList == nil {
+	if r.allowList == nil {
 		r.strLitLimit = defaultStrLitLimit
-		r.whiteList = newWhiteList()
+		r.allowList = newAllowList()
 		if len(arguments) > 0 {
 			args, ok := arguments[0].(map[string]any)
 			if !ok {
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func (r *AddConstantRule) configure(arguments lint.Arguments) {
 					if !ok {
 						panic(fmt.Sprintf("Invalid argument to the add-constant rule, string expected. Got '%v' (%T)", v, v))
 					}
-					r.whiteList.add(kind, list)
+					r.allowList.add(kind, list)
 				case "maxLitCount":
 					sl, ok := v.(string)
 					if !ok {
diff --git a/rule/confusing-naming.go b/rule/confusing-naming.go
index daaf51c81..febfd8824 100644
--- a/rule/confusing-naming.go
+++ b/rule/confusing-naming.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func checkMethodName(holder string, id *ast.Ident, w *lintConfusingNames) {
 		pkgm.methods[holder] = make(map[string]*referenceMethod, 1)
 	}
 
-	// update the black list
+	// update the block list
 	if pkgm.methods[holder] == nil {
 		println("no entry for '", holder, "'")
 	}
diff --git a/rule/imports-blocklist.go b/rule/imports-blocklist.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..431066403
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rule/imports-blocklist.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package rule
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/mgechev/revive/lint"
+)
+
+// ImportsBlocklistRule lints given else constructs.
+type ImportsBlocklistRule struct {
+	blocklist []*regexp.Regexp
+	sync.Mutex
+}
+
+var replaceImportRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`/?\*\*/?`)
+
+func (r *ImportsBlocklistRule) configure(arguments lint.Arguments) {
+	r.Lock()
+	defer r.Unlock()
+
+	if r.blocklist == nil {
+		r.blocklist = make([]*regexp.Regexp, 0)
+
+		for _, arg := range arguments {
+			argStr, ok := arg.(string)
+			if !ok {
+				panic(fmt.Sprintf("Invalid argument to the imports-blocklist rule. Expecting a string, got %T", arg))
+			}
+			regStr, err := regexp.Compile(fmt.Sprintf(`(?m)"%s"$`, replaceImportRegexp.ReplaceAllString(argStr, `(\W|\w)*`)))
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(fmt.Sprintf("Invalid argument to the imports-blocklist rule. Expecting %q to be a valid regular expression, got: %v", argStr, err))
+			}
+			r.blocklist = append(r.blocklist, regStr)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *ImportsBlocklistRule) isBlocklisted(path string) bool {
+	for _, regex := range r.blocklist {
+		if regex.MatchString(path) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// Apply applies the rule to given file.
+func (r *ImportsBlocklistRule) Apply(file *lint.File, arguments lint.Arguments) []lint.Failure {
+	r.configure(arguments)
+
+	var failures []lint.Failure
+
+	for _, is := range file.AST.Imports {
+		path := is.Path
+		if path != nil && r.isBlocklisted(path.Value) {
+			failures = append(failures, lint.Failure{
+				Confidence: 1,
+				Failure:    "should not use the following blocklisted import: " + path.Value,
+				Node:       is,
+				Category:   "imports",
+			})
+		}
+	}
+
+	return failures
+}
+
+// Name returns the rule name.
+func (*ImportsBlocklistRule) Name() string {
+	return "imports-blocklist"
+}
diff --git a/rule/var-naming.go b/rule/var-naming.go
index 8dfba5b41..c818e50da 100644
--- a/rule/var-naming.go
+++ b/rule/var-naming.go
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ var upperCaseConstRE = regexp.MustCompile(`^_?[A-Z][A-Z\d]*(_[A-Z\d]+)*$`)
 // VarNamingRule lints given else constructs.
 type VarNamingRule struct {
 	configured            bool
-	whitelist             []string
-	blacklist             []string
+	allowlist             []string
+	blocklist             []string
 	upperCaseConst        bool // if true - allows to use UPPER_SOME_NAMES for constants
 	skipPackageNameChecks bool
 	sync.Mutex
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ func (r *VarNamingRule) configure(arguments lint.Arguments) {
 
 	r.configured = true
 	if len(arguments) >= 1 {
-		r.whitelist = getList(arguments[0], "whitelist")
+		r.allowlist = getList(arguments[0], "whitelist")
 	}
 
 	if len(arguments) >= 2 {
-		r.blacklist = getList(arguments[1], "blacklist")
+		r.blocklist = getList(arguments[1], "blacklist")
 	}
 
 	if len(arguments) >= 3 {
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ func (r *VarNamingRule) Apply(file *lint.File, arguments lint.Arguments) []lint.
 	walker := lintNames{
 		file:      file,
 		fileAst:   fileAst,
-		whitelist: r.whitelist,
-		blacklist: r.blacklist,
+		allowlist: r.allowlist,
+		blocklist: r.blocklist,
 		onFailure: func(failure lint.Failure) {
 			failures = append(failures, failure)
 		},
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (w *lintNames) check(id *ast.Ident, thing string) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	should := lint.Name(id.Name, w.whitelist, w.blacklist)
+	should := lint.Name(id.Name, w.allowlist, w.blocklist)
 	if id.Name == should {
 		return
 	}
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ type lintNames struct {
 	file           *lint.File
 	fileAst        *ast.File
 	onFailure      func(lint.Failure)
-	whitelist      []string
-	blacklist      []string
+	allowlist      []string
+	blocklist      []string
 	upperCaseConst bool
 }
 
diff --git a/test/import-blocklist_test.go b/test/import-blocklist_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bbd8ba453
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/import-blocklist_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mgechev/revive/lint"
+	"github.com/mgechev/revive/rule"
+)
+
+func TestImportsBlocklistOriginal(t *testing.T) {
+	args := []any{"crypto/md5", "crypto/sha1"}
+
+	testRule(t, "imports-blocklist-original", &rule.ImportsBlocklistRule{}, &lint.RuleConfig{
+		Arguments: args,
+	})
+}
+
+func TestImportsBlocklist(t *testing.T) {
+	args := []any{"github.com/full/match", "wildcard/**/between", "wildcard/backward/**", "**/wildcard/forward", "full"}
+
+	testRule(t, "imports-blocklist", &rule.ImportsBlocklistRule{}, &lint.RuleConfig{
+		Arguments: args,
+	})
+}
+
+func BenchmarkImportsBlocklist(b *testing.B) {
+	args := []any{"github.com/full/match", "wildcard/**/between", "wildcard/backward/**", "**/wildcard/forward", "full"}
+	var t *testing.T
+	for i := 0; i <= b.N; i++ {
+		testRule(t, "imports-blocklist", &rule.ImportsBlocklistRule{}, &lint.RuleConfig{
+			Arguments: args,
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/testdata/imports-blocklist-original.go b/testdata/imports-blocklist-original.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5244e876
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/imports-blocklist-original.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package fixtures
+
+import (
+	"crypto/md5"  //  MATCH /should not use the following blocklisted import: "crypto/md5"/
+	"crypto/sha1" // MATCH /should not use the following blocklisted import: "crypto/sha1"/
+	"strings"
+)
+
diff --git a/testdata/imports-blocklist.go b/testdata/imports-blocklist.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..baee90bdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/imports-blocklist.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package fixtures
+
+import (
+	"github.com/full/match"  //  MATCH /should not use the following blocklisted import: "github.com/full/match"/
+	"bithub.com/full/match"
+	"github.com/full/matche"
+	"wildcard/between" // MATCH /should not use the following blocklisted import: "wildcard/between"/
+	"wildcard/pkg1/between" // MATCH /should not use the following blocklisted import: "wildcard/pkg1/between"/
+	"wildcard/pkg1/pkg2/between" // MATCH /should not use the following blocklisted import: "wildcard/pkg1/pkg2/between"/
+	"wildcard/backward" // MATCH /should not use the following blocklisted import: "wildcard/backward"/
+	"wildcard/backward/pkg" // MATCH /should not use the following blocklisted import: "wildcard/backward/pkg"/
+	"wildcard/backward/pkg/pkg1" // MATCH /should not use the following blocklisted import: "wildcard/backward/pkg/pkg1"/
+	"wildcard/forward" // MATCH /should not use the following blocklisted import: "wildcard/forward"/
+	"pkg/wildcard/forward" // MATCH /should not use the following blocklisted import: "pkg/wildcard/forward"/
+	"pkg/pkg1/wildcard/forward" // MATCH /should not use the following blocklisted import: "pkg/pkg1/wildcard/forward"/
+	"full" // MATCH /should not use the following blocklisted import: "full"/
+	"github.com/partical/match/fully"
+	"strings"
+)