diff --git a/base.d.ts b/base.d.ts
index 0803e2a..39267dd 100644
--- a/base.d.ts
+++ b/base.d.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ export type ParseOptions = {
 
 	/**
 	Parse the value as a number type instead of string type if it's a number.
+    Note: will always return a string if it exceeds the maximum safe integer in JavaScript
 
 	@default false
 
@@ -136,9 +137,15 @@ export type ParseOptions = {
 
 	queryString.parse('foo=1', {parseNumbers: true});
 	//=> {foo: 1}
+
+	queryString.parse('foo=1&bar=2', {parseNumbers: {includes: ['foo']}});
+	//=> {foo: 1, bar: '2'}
+
+	queryString.parse('foo=1&bar=2', {parseNumbers: {excludes: ['foo']}});
+	//=> {foo: '1', bar: 2}
 	```
 	*/
-	readonly parseNumbers?: boolean;
+	readonly parseNumbers?: boolean | { includes?: string[], excludes?: string[] };
 
 	/**
 	Parse the value as a boolean type instead of string type if it's a boolean.
diff --git a/base.js b/base.js
index 0ca95bb..ee67891 100644
--- a/base.js
+++ b/base.js
@@ -300,11 +300,32 @@ function getHash(url) {
 	return hash;
 }
 
-function parseValue(value, options) {
-	if (options.parseNumbers && !Number.isNaN(Number(value)) && (typeof value === 'string' && value.trim() !== '')) {
-		value = Number(value);
-	} else if (options.parseBooleans && value !== null && (value.toLowerCase() === 'true' || value.toLowerCase() === 'false')) {
-		value = value.toLowerCase() === 'true';
+function getNumberValue (value) {
+	const numberValue = Number(value)
+
+	if (Number.isNaN(numberValue) || numberValue > Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER) {
+		return value
+	} else {
+		return numberValue
+	}
+}
+
+function parseValue(key, value, options, returnValue) {
+	if (options.parseBooleans && value !== null && (value.toLowerCase() === 'true' || value.toLowerCase() === 'false')) {
+		return value.toLowerCase() === 'true';
+	} else if (options.parseNumbers && (typeof value === 'string' && value.trim() !== '')) {
+		if (typeof options.parseNumbers === 'object') {
+			const { includes=Object.keys(returnValue), excludes=[] } = options.parseNumbers;
+
+			if (!includes.includes(key)) {
+				return value;
+			}
+			if (excludes.includes(key)) {
+				return value;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return getNumberValue(value)
 	}
 
 	return value;
@@ -370,10 +391,10 @@ export function parse(query, options) {
 	for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(returnValue)) {
 		if (typeof value === 'object' && value !== null) {
 			for (const [key2, value2] of Object.entries(value)) {
-				value[key2] = parseValue(value2, options);
+				value[key2] = parseValue(key2, value2, options, returnValue);
 			}
 		} else {
-			returnValue[key] = parseValue(value, options);
+			returnValue[key] = parseValue(key, value, options, returnValue);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 85d9a71..7f2a753 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ Supports both `Function` as a custom sorting function or `false` to disable sort
 
 ##### parseNumbers
 
-Type: `boolean`\
+Type: `boolean | { includes?: string[], excludes?: string[] }`\
 Default: `false`
 
 ```js
@@ -205,10 +205,17 @@ import queryString from 'query-string';
 
 queryString.parse('foo=1', {parseNumbers: true});
 //=> {foo: 1}
-```
 
+queryString.parse('foo=1&bar=2', {parseNumbers: {includes: ['foo']}});
+//=> {foo: 1, bar: '2'}
+
+queryString.parse('foo=1&bar=2', {parseNumbers: {excludes: ['foo']}});
+//=> {foo: '1', bar: 2}
+```
 Parse the value as a number type instead of string type if it's a number.
 
+> Note: will always return a string if it exceeds the maximum safe integer in JavaScript
+
 ##### parseBooleans
 
 Type: `boolean`\
diff --git a/test/parse.js b/test/parse.js
index e4904e9..4227ce5 100644
--- a/test/parse.js
+++ b/test/parse.js
@@ -324,6 +324,31 @@ test('NaN value returns as string if option is set', t => {
 	t.deepEqual(queryString.parse('foo=   &bar=', {parseNumbers: true}), {foo: '   ', bar: ''});
 });
 
+test('exceed JavaScript\'s maximum safe integer value returns as string if option is set', t => {
+	t.deepEqual(queryString.parse('foo=9007199254740991', {parseNumbers: true}), {foo: 9007199254740991});
+	t.deepEqual(queryString.parse('foo=9007199254740992', {parseNumbers: true}), {foo: '9007199254740992'});
+	t.deepEqual(queryString.parse('foo=9007199254740992', {parseNumbers: {includes: ['foo']}}), {foo: '9007199254740992'});
+	t.deepEqual(queryString.parse('foo=9007199254740992', {parseNumbers: {excludes: ['foo']}}), {foo: '9007199254740992'});
+});
+
+test('only keys that match the includes configuration in parseNumbers will return number if parseNumbers.includes is set', t => {
+	t.deepEqual(queryString.parse('foo=1&bar=2', {parseNumbers: {includes: ['foo', 'bar']}}), {foo: 1, bar: 2});
+	t.deepEqual(queryString.parse('foo=1&bar=2', {parseNumbers: {includes: ['foo']}}), {foo: 1, bar: '2'});
+	t.deepEqual(queryString.parse('foo=null&bar=2', {parseNumbers: {includes: ['foo']}}), {foo: 'null', bar: '2'});
+	t.deepEqual(queryString.parse('foo=1&bar=2&baz=3', {parseNumbers: {includes: []}}), {foo: '1', bar: '2', 'baz': '3'});
+	t.deepEqual(queryString.parse('foo=1&bar=2&baz=3', {parseNumbers: {includes: ['foo'], excludes: ['baz']}}), {foo: 1, bar: '2', 'baz': '3'});
+	t.deepEqual(queryString.parse('foo=1&bar=2&baz=3', {parseNumbers: {includes: []}}), {foo: '1', bar: '2', 'baz': '3'});
+
+});
+
+test('only keys that does not match the excludes configuration in parseNumbers will return number if parseNumbers.excludes is set', t => {
+	t.deepEqual(queryString.parse('foo=1&bar=2', {parseNumbers: {excludes: ['foo', 'bar']}}), {foo: '1', bar: '2'});
+	t.deepEqual(queryString.parse('foo=1&bar=2', {parseNumbers: {excludes: ['foo']}}), {foo: '1', bar: 2});
+	t.deepEqual(queryString.parse('foo=1&bar=2', {parseNumbers: {excludes: []}}), {foo: 1, bar: 2});
+	t.deepEqual(queryString.parse('foo=1&bar=null', {parseNumbers: {excludes: ['foo']}}), {foo: '1', bar: 'null'});
+	t.deepEqual(queryString.parse('foo=1&bar=2&baz=3', {parseNumbers: {excludes: ['baz']}}), {foo: 1, bar: 2, 'baz': '3'});
+});
+
 test('parseNumbers works with arrayFormat', t => {
 	t.deepEqual(queryString.parse('foo[]=1&foo[]=2&foo[]=3&bar=1', {parseNumbers: true, arrayFormat: 'bracket'}), {foo: [1, 2, 3], bar: 1});
 	t.deepEqual(queryString.parse('foo=1,2,a', {parseNumbers: true, arrayFormat: 'comma'}), {foo: [1, 2, 'a']});