diff --git a/cmd/swag/main.go b/cmd/swag/main.go
index 6ba970561..1b2d9bb39 100644
--- a/cmd/swag/main.go
+++ b/cmd/swag/main.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const (
 	parseGoListFlag       = "parseGoList"
 	quietFlag             = "quiet"
 	tagsFlag              = "tags"
+	parseExtensionFlag    = "parseExtension"
 )
 
 var initFlags = []cli.Flag{
@@ -129,6 +130,11 @@ var initFlags = []cli.Flag{
 		Value: true,
 		Usage: "Parse dependency via 'go list'",
 	},
+	&cli.StringFlag{
+		Name:  parseExtensionFlag,
+		Value: "",
+		Usage: "Parse only those operations that match given extension",
+	},
 	&cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:    tagsFlag,
 		Aliases: []string{"t"},
@@ -158,6 +164,7 @@ func initAction(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	return gen.New().Build(&gen.Config{
 		SearchDir:           ctx.String(searchDirFlag),
 		Excludes:            ctx.String(excludeFlag),
+		ParseExtension:      ctx.String(parseExtensionFlag),
 		MainAPIFile:         ctx.String(generalInfoFlag),
 		PropNamingStrategy:  strategy,
 		OutputDir:           ctx.String(outputFlag),
diff --git a/gen/gen.go b/gen/gen.go
index 87e7d0d20..ddd02f751 100644
--- a/gen/gen.go
+++ b/gen/gen.go
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	// excludes dirs and files in SearchDir,comma separated
 	Excludes string
 
+	// outputs only specific extension
+	ParseExtension string
+
 	// OutputDir represents the output directory for all the generated files
 	OutputDir string
 
@@ -167,6 +170,7 @@ func (g *Gen) Build(config *Config) error {
 		swag.SetMarkdownFileDirectory(config.MarkdownFilesDir),
 		swag.SetDebugger(config.Debugger),
 		swag.SetExcludedDirsAndFiles(config.Excludes),
+		swag.SetParseExtension(config.ParseExtension),
 		swag.SetCodeExamplesDirectory(config.CodeExampleFilesDir),
 		swag.SetStrict(config.Strict),
 		swag.SetOverrides(overrides),
diff --git a/parser.go b/parser.go
index ea77311d5..261ba6c55 100644
--- a/parser.go
+++ b/parser.go
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ type Parser struct {
 	// excludes excludes dirs and files in SearchDir
 	excludes map[string]struct{}
 
+	// tells parser to include only specific extension
+	parseExtension string
+
 	// debugging output goes here
 	debug Debugger
 
@@ -265,6 +268,13 @@ func SetTags(include string) func(*Parser) {
 	}
 }
 
+// SetParseExtension parses only those operations which match given extension
+func SetParseExtension(parseExtension string) func(*Parser) {
+	return func(p *Parser) {
+		p.parseExtension = parseExtension
+	}
+}
+
 // SetStrict sets whether swag should error or warn when it detects cases which are most likely user errors.
 func SetStrict(strict bool) func(*Parser) {
 	return func(p *Parser) {
@@ -828,12 +838,29 @@ func (parser *Parser) matchTags(comments []*ast.Comment) (match bool) {
 	return true
 }
 
+func matchExtension(extensionToMatch string, comments []*ast.Comment) (match bool) {
+	if len(extensionToMatch) != 0 {
+		for _, comment := range comments {
+			commentLine := strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimLeft(comment.Text, "/"))
+			fields := FieldsByAnySpace(commentLine, 2)
+			lowerAttribute := strings.ToLower(fields[0])
+
+			if lowerAttribute == fmt.Sprintf("@x-%s", strings.ToLower(extensionToMatch)) {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
 // ParseRouterAPIInfo parses router api info for given astFile.
 func (parser *Parser) ParseRouterAPIInfo(fileName string, astFile *ast.File) error {
 	for _, astDescription := range astFile.Decls {
 		astDeclaration, ok := astDescription.(*ast.FuncDecl)
 		if ok && astDeclaration.Doc != nil && astDeclaration.Doc.List != nil {
-			if parser.matchTags(astDeclaration.Doc.List) {
+			if parser.matchTags(astDeclaration.Doc.List) &&
+				matchExtension(parser.parseExtension, astDeclaration.Doc.List) {
 				// for per 'function' comment, create a new 'Operation' object
 				operation := NewOperation(parser, SetCodeExampleFilesDirectory(parser.codeExampleFilesDir))
 				for _, comment := range astDeclaration.Doc.List {
diff --git a/parser_test.go b/parser_test.go
index c7e5bacb1..0876b94e9 100644
--- a/parser_test.go
+++ b/parser_test.go
@@ -3878,3 +3878,51 @@ func TestParser_matchTags(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestParser_parseExtension(t *testing.T) {
+
+	src, err := os.ReadFile("testdata/parseExtension/parseExtension.go")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	f, err := goparser.ParseFile(token.NewFileSet(), "", src, goparser.ParseComments)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		parser        *Parser
+		expectedPaths map[string]bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:          "when no flag is set, everything is exported",
+			parser:        New(),
+			expectedPaths: map[string]bool{"/without-extension": true, "/with-another-extension": true, "/with-correct-extension": true},
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "when nonexistent flag is set, nothing is exported",
+			parser:        New(SetParseExtension("nonexistent-extension-filter")),
+			expectedPaths: map[string]bool{"/without-extension": false, "/with-another-extension": false, "/with-correct-extension": false},
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "when correct flag is set, only that Path is exported",
+			parser:        New(SetParseExtension("google-backend")),
+			expectedPaths: map[string]bool{"/without-extension": false, "/with-another-extension": false, "/with-correct-extension": true},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err = tt.parser.ParseRouterAPIInfo("", f)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			for p, isExpected := range tt.expectedPaths {
+				_, ok := tt.parser.swagger.Paths.Paths[p]
+				assert.Equal(t, isExpected, ok)
+			}
+
+			for p := range tt.parser.swagger.Paths.Paths {
+				_, isExpected := tt.expectedPaths[p]
+				assert.Equal(t, isExpected, true)
+			}
+		})
+
+	}
+}
diff --git a/testdata/parseExtension/parseExtension.go b/testdata/parseExtension/parseExtension.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9948c7a25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/parseExtension/parseExtension.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package main
+
+// @Router /without-extension [get]
+func Fun() {}
+
+// @Router /with-another-extension [get]
+// @x-another-extension {"address": "http://backend"}
+func Fun2() {}
+
+// @Router /with-correct-extension [get]
+// @x-google-backend {"address": "http://backend"}
+func Fun3() {}