diff --git a/application/config.json.template b/application/config.json.template
index 26980743ee..d85f39e581 100644
--- a/application/config.json.template
+++ b/application/config.json.template
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "heavyModerationRolePattern": "Moderator",
     "softModerationRolePattern": "Moderator|Community Ambassador",
     "tagManageRolePattern": "Moderator|Community Ambassador|Top Helpers .+",
+    "excludeCodeAutoDetectionRolePattern": "Top Helpers .+|Moderator|Community Ambassador|Expert",
    "suggestions": {
        "channelPattern": "tj_suggestions",
        "upVoteEmoteName": "peepo_yes",
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/commands/code/CodeMessageAutoDetection.java b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/commands/code/CodeMessageAutoDetection.java
index 30d7aea1b5..1a8cd42173 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/commands/code/CodeMessageAutoDetection.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/commands/code/CodeMessageAutoDetection.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.togetherjava.tjbot.commands.code;
 
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.Message;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.Role;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.ChannelType;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.concrete.ThreadChannel;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.events.message.MessageReceivedEvent;
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
 import org.togetherjava.tjbot.commands.utils.MessageUtils;
 import org.togetherjava.tjbot.config.Config;
 
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
@@ -22,12 +24,12 @@ public final class CodeMessageAutoDetection extends MessageReceiverAdapter {
     private static final long MINIMUM_LINES_OF_CODE = 3;
 
     private final CodeMessageHandler codeMessageHandler;
-
     private final Predicate<String> isHelpForumName;
+    private final Predicate<String> isExcludedRole;
 
     /**
      * Creates a new instance.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param config to figure out whether a message is from a help thread
      * @param codeMessageHandler to register detected code messages at for further handling
      */
@@ -38,11 +40,15 @@ public CodeMessageAutoDetection(Config config, CodeMessageHandler codeMessageHan
 
         isHelpForumName =
                 Pattern.compile(config.getHelpSystem().getHelpForumPattern()).asMatchPredicate();
+
+        isExcludedRole =
+                Pattern.compile(config.getExcludeCodeAutoDetectionRolePattern()).asMatchPredicate();
     }
 
     @Override
     public void onMessageReceived(MessageReceivedEvent event) {
-        if (event.isWebhookMessage() || event.getAuthor().isBot() || !isHelpThread(event)) {
+        if (event.isWebhookMessage() || event.getAuthor().isBot() || !isHelpThread(event)
+                || isSentByExcludedRole(event.getMember().getRoles())) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -63,6 +69,10 @@ public void onMessageReceived(MessageReceivedEvent event) {
         codeMessageHandler.addAndHandleCodeMessage(originalMessage, true);
     }
 
+    private boolean isSentByExcludedRole(List<Role> roles) {
+        return roles.stream().map(Role::getName).anyMatch(isExcludedRole);
+    }
+
     private boolean isHelpThread(MessageReceivedEvent event) {
         if (event.getChannelType() != ChannelType.GUILD_PUBLIC_THREAD) {
             return false;
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/config/Config.java b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/config/Config.java
index 7c078a97f7..830d4cadde 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/config/Config.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/config/Config.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public final class Config {
     private final String heavyModerationRolePattern;
     private final String softModerationRolePattern;
     private final String tagManageRolePattern;
+    private final String excludeCodeAutoDetectionRolePattern;
     private final SuggestionsConfig suggestions;
     private final String quarantinedRolePattern;
     private final ScamBlockerConfig scamBlocker;
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@ private Config(@JsonProperty(value = "token", required = true) String token,
                     required = true) String softModerationRolePattern,
             @JsonProperty(value = "tagManageRolePattern",
                     required = true) String tagManageRolePattern,
+            @JsonProperty(value = "excludeCodeAutoDetectionRolePattern",
+                    required = true) String excludeCodeAutoDetectionRolePattern,
             @JsonProperty(value = "suggestions", required = true) SuggestionsConfig suggestions,
             @JsonProperty(value = "quarantinedRolePattern",
                     required = true) String quarantinedRolePattern,
@@ -79,6 +82,8 @@ private Config(@JsonProperty(value = "token", required = true) String token,
         this.heavyModerationRolePattern = Objects.requireNonNull(heavyModerationRolePattern);
         this.softModerationRolePattern = Objects.requireNonNull(softModerationRolePattern);
         this.tagManageRolePattern = Objects.requireNonNull(tagManageRolePattern);
+        this.excludeCodeAutoDetectionRolePattern =
+                Objects.requireNonNull(excludeCodeAutoDetectionRolePattern);
         this.suggestions = Objects.requireNonNull(suggestions);
         this.quarantinedRolePattern = Objects.requireNonNull(quarantinedRolePattern);
         this.scamBlocker = Objects.requireNonNull(scamBlocker);
@@ -209,6 +214,16 @@ public String getTagManageRolePattern() {
         return tagManageRolePattern;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the REGEX pattern used to identify roles that will be ignored for code actions
+     * auto-detection
+     *
+     * @return the REGEX pattern
+     */
+    public String getExcludeCodeAutoDetectionRolePattern() {
+        return excludeCodeAutoDetectionRolePattern;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets the config for the suggestion system.
      *