diff --git a/.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml b/.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3cf65b36a7c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+paths-ignore:
+  - 'lib/galaxy/datatypes/test/*.bcsl.ts'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index cad852d6813c..bbacec3a450b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ jobs:
           # Details on CodeQL's query packs refer to : https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/automatically-scanning-your-code-for-vulnerabilities-and-errors/configuring-code-scanning#using-queries-in-ql-packs
           # queries: security-extended,security-and-quality
 
+          config-file: ./.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml
+
+
       # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
       # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
       - name: Autobuild