diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/explicit-member-accessibility.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/explicit-member-accessibility.ts
index a1d61d56ded..e92c54f7873 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/explicit-member-accessibility.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/explicit-member-accessibility.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ interface Config {
     properties?: AccessibilityLevel;
     parameterProperties?: AccessibilityLevel;
   };
+  exceptMethods?: string[];
 }
 
 type Options = [Config];
@@ -57,8 +58,15 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
               properties: accessibilityLevel,
               parameterProperties: accessibilityLevel,
             },
+
             additionalProperties: false,
           },
+          exceptMethods: {
+            type: 'array',
+            items: {
+              type: 'string',
+            },
+          },
         },
         additionalProperties: false,
       },
@@ -74,7 +82,7 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     const methodCheck = overrides.methods || baseCheck;
     const propCheck = overrides.properties || baseCheck;
     const paramPropCheck = overrides.parameterProperties || baseCheck;
-
+    const exceptMethods = option.exceptMethods || [];
     /**
      * Generates the report for rule violations
      */
@@ -116,14 +124,16 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
           nodeType = `${methodDefinition.kind} property accessor`;
           break;
       }
-      if (check === 'off') {
-        return;
-      }
 
       const methodName = util.getNameFromClassMember(
         methodDefinition,
         sourceCode,
       );
+
+      if (check === 'off' || exceptMethods.includes(methodName)) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       if (
         check === 'no-public' &&
         methodDefinition.accessibility === 'public'
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/explicit-member-accessibility.test.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/explicit-member-accessibility.test.ts
index 051cfb30642..1e20a5b2136 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/explicit-member-accessibility.test.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/explicit-member-accessibility.test.ts
@@ -258,6 +258,21 @@ class Test {
         },
       ],
     },
+    {
+      filename: 'test.ts',
+      code: `
+class Test {
+  getX () {
+    return this.x
+  }
+}
+      `,
+      options: [
+        {
+          exceptMethods: ['getX'],
+        },
+      ],
+    },
   ],
   invalid: [
     {