diff --git a/model/src/main/kotlin/OrtResult.kt b/model/src/main/kotlin/OrtResult.kt
index 634585556bfce..e74cfa4898eef 100644
--- a/model/src/main/kotlin/OrtResult.kt
+++ b/model/src/main/kotlin/OrtResult.kt
@@ -567,6 +567,12 @@ data class OrtResult(
             isPackageExcluded(id)
         }
 
+    /**
+     * Return `true` if and only if the given [issue] is excluded in scope of the given [id].
+     */
+    fun isExcluded(issue: Issue, id: Identifier): Boolean =
+        isExcluded(id) || issue in excludedAffectedPathIssuesForId[id].orEmpty()
+
     /**
      * Return `true` if all dependencies on the package or project identified by the given [id] are excluded. This is
      * the case if all [Project]s or [Scope]s that have a dependency on this [id] are excluded.