diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/restrict-template-expressions.md b/packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/restrict-template-expressions.md
index 549da98eebd..4c52e74445f 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/restrict-template-expressions.md
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/restrict-template-expressions.md
@@ -59,6 +59,16 @@ const msg1 = `arg = ${arg}`;
 const msg2 = `arg = ${arg || 'not truthy'}`;
 ```
 
+### `allowAny`
+
+Examples of additional **correct** code for this rule with `{ allowAny: true }`:
+
+```ts
+const user = JSON.parse('{ "name": "foo" }');
+const msg1 = `arg = ${user.name}`;
+const msg2 = `arg = ${user.name || 'the user with no name'}`;
+```
+
 ### `allowNullable`
 
 Examples of additional **correct** code for this rule with `{ allowNullable: true }`:
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/restrict-template-expressions.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/restrict-template-expressions.ts
index 6ff1627daf5..63b257ffe7f 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/restrict-template-expressions.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/restrict-template-expressions.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ type Options = [
     allowNullable?: boolean;
     allowNumber?: boolean;
     allowBoolean?: boolean;
+    allowAny?: boolean;
   },
 ];
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageId>({
       {
         type: 'object',
         properties: {
+          allowAny: { type: 'boolean' },
           allowBoolean: { type: 'boolean' },
           allowNullable: { type: 'boolean' },
           allowNumber: { type: 'boolean' },
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageId>({
       | 'boolean'
       | 'null'
       | 'undefined'
+      | 'any'
       | 'other';
 
     const allowedTypes: BaseType[] = [
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageId>({
       ...(options.allowNumber ? (['number', 'bigint'] as const) : []),
       ...(options.allowBoolean ? (['boolean'] as const) : []),
       ...(options.allowNullable ? (['null', 'undefined'] as const) : []),
+      ...(options.allowAny ? (['any'] as const) : []),
     ];
 
     function isAllowedType(types: BaseType[]): boolean {
@@ -127,6 +131,9 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageId>({
       if (type.flags & ts.TypeFlags.Undefined) {
         return ['undefined'];
       }
+      if (type.flags & ts.TypeFlags.Any) {
+        return ['any'];
+      }
 
       if (type.isUnion()) {
         return type.types
@@ -139,7 +146,8 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageId>({
         stringType === 'string' ||
         stringType === 'number' ||
         stringType === 'bigint' ||
-        stringType === 'boolean'
+        stringType === 'boolean' ||
+        stringType === 'any'
       ) {
         return [stringType];
       }
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/restrict-template-expressions.test.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/restrict-template-expressions.test.ts
index 3e18e7ac1b1..6a2861efa32 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/restrict-template-expressions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/restrict-template-expressions.test.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,43 @@ ruleTester.run('restrict-template-expressions', rule, {
         }
       `,
     },
+    // allowAny
+    {
+      options: [{ allowAny: true }],
+      code: `
+        const arg: any = 123;
+        const msg = \`arg = \${arg}\`;
+      `,
+    },
+    {
+      options: [{ allowAny: true }],
+      code: `
+        const arg: any = undefined;
+        const msg = \`arg = \${arg || 'some-default'}\`;
+      `,
+    },
+    {
+      options: [{ allowAny: true }],
+      code: `
+        const user = JSON.parse('{ "name": "foo" }');
+        const msg = \`arg = \${user.name}\`;
+      `,
+    },
+    {
+      options: [{ allowAny: true }],
+      code: `
+        const user = JSON.parse('{ "name": "foo" }');
+        const msg = \`arg = \${user.name || 'the user with no name'}\`;
+      `,
+    },
+    {
+      options: [{ allowAny: true }],
+      code: `
+        function test<T extends any>(arg: T) {
+          return \`arg = \${arg}\`;
+        }
+      `,
+    },
     // allowNullable
     {
       options: [{ allowNullable: true }],
@@ -208,5 +245,14 @@ ruleTester.run('restrict-template-expressions', rule, {
       `,
       errors: [{ messageId: 'invalidType', line: 3, column: 27 }],
     },
+    {
+      options: [{ allowNumber: true, allowBoolean: true, allowNullable: true }],
+      code: `
+        function test(arg: any) {
+          return \`arg = \${arg}\`;
+        }
+      `,
+      errors: [{ messageId: 'invalidType', line: 3, column: 27 }],
+    },
   ],
 });