diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 146aee9..59223bc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ### Added
 
-- Shorthand for blocking IP addresses `Rack::Attack.blocklist_ip("1.2.3.4")`
+- Shorthand for blocking an IP address `Rack::Attack.blocklist_ip("1.2.3.4")`
 - Shorthand for blocking IP subnets `Rack::Attack.blocklist_ip("1.2.0.0/16")`
+- Shorthand for safelisting an IP address `Rack::Attack.safelist_ip("5.6.7.8")`
 - Throw helpful error message when using `allow2ban` but cache store is misconfigured ([#315](https://github.com/kickstarter/rack-attack/issues/315))
 - Throw helpful error message when using `fail2ban` but cache store is misconfigured ([#315](https://github.com/kickstarter/rack-attack/issues/315))
 
diff --git a/lib/rack/attack.rb b/lib/rack/attack.rb
index 836f7a9..4abca17 100644
--- a/lib/rack/attack.rb
+++ b/lib/rack/attack.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ class Rack::Attack
       @ip_blocklists << Blocklist.new(nil, ip_blocklist_proc)
     end
 
+    def safelist_ip(ip)
+      @ip_safelists ||= []
+      ip_safelist_proc = lambda { |request| ip == request.ip }
+      @ip_safelists << Safelist.new(nil, ip_safelist_proc)
+    end
+
     def blacklist(name, &block)
       warn "[DEPRECATION] 'Rack::Attack.blacklist' is deprecated.  Please use 'blocklist' instead."
       blocklist(name, &block)
@@ -72,9 +78,8 @@ class Rack::Attack
     end
 
     def safelisted?(req)
-      safelists.any? do |name, safelist|
-        safelist[req]
-      end
+      ip_safelists.any? { |safelist| safelist.match?(req) } ||
+        safelists.any? { |_name, safelist| safelist.match?(req) }
     end
 
     def whitelisted?(req)
@@ -115,6 +120,7 @@ class Rack::Attack
     def clear!
       @safelists, @blocklists, @throttles, @tracks = {}, {}, {}, {}
       @ip_blocklists = []
+      @ip_safelists = []
     end
 
     def blacklisted_response=(res)
@@ -132,6 +138,10 @@ class Rack::Attack
     def ip_blocklists
       @ip_blocklists ||= []
     end
+
+    def ip_safelists
+      @ip_safelists ||= []
+    end
   end
 
   # Set defaults
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/safelisting_ip_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/safelisting_ip_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38faf72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/acceptance/safelisting_ip_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+require_relative "../spec_helper"
+
+describe "Safelist an IP" do
+  before do
+    Rack::Attack.blocklist("admin") do |request|
+      request.path == "/admin"
+    end
+
+    Rack::Attack.safelist_ip("5.6.7.8")
+  end
+
+  it "forbids request if blocklist condition is true and safelist is false" do
+    get "/admin", {}, "REMOTE_ADDR" => "1.2.3.4"
+
+    assert_equal 403, last_response.status
+  end
+
+  it "succeeds if blocklist condition is false and safelist is false" do
+    get "/", {}, "REMOTE_ADDR" => "1.2.3.4"
+
+    assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+  end
+
+  it "succeeds request if blocklist condition is false and safelist is true" do
+    get "/", {}, "REMOTE_ADDR" => "5.6.7.8"
+
+    assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+  end
+
+  it "succeeds request if both blocklist and safelist conditions are true" do
+    get "/admin", {}, "REMOTE_ADDR" => "5.6.7.8"
+
+    assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+  end
+
+  it "notifies when the request is safe" do
+    notification_type = nil
+
+    ActiveSupport::Notifications.subscribe("rack.attack") do |_name, _start, _finish, _id, request|
+      notification_type = request.env["rack.attack.match_type"]
+    end
+
+    get "/admin", {}, "REMOTE_ADDR" => "5.6.7.8"
+
+    assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+    assert_equal :safelist, notification_type
+  end
+end
+