diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 38225f2a..f8ff63a5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.23.1
+
+- Support passthrough of unrelated linter rules in analysis option customization.
+
 ## 0.23.0
 
 **Breaking changes:**
diff --git a/lib/src/analysis_options.dart b/lib/src/analysis_options.dart
index dbb5c7c6..d8c51d48 100644
--- a/lib/src/analysis_options.dart
+++ b/lib/src/analysis_options.dart
@@ -71,10 +71,18 @@ Future<http.Response> _httpGetWithRetry(Uri uri) async {
 
 const _analyzerErrorKeys = <String>['uri_has_not_been_generated'];
 
+/// Update the well-known [custom] `analysis_options.yaml` content with
+/// pass-through options from the package-provided [original] content.
+/// Such options are:
+/// - the `include:` predicate,
+/// - the `formatter:` options (without any filtering),
+/// - the `analyzer: / errors:` keys passing through keys
+///   from [_analyzerErrorKeys],
+/// - the `linter: / rules:` section, passing `true`/`false`
+///   values if their key is not present in [custom].
 String updatePassthroughOptions({
   required String? original,
   required String custom,
-  bool keepInclude = false,
 }) {
   Map? origMap;
   if (original != null) {
@@ -115,6 +123,29 @@ String updatePassthroughOptions({
     }
   }
 
+  if (origMap case {'linter': {'rules': Map origRules}}) {
+    final customLinter = customMap.putIfAbsent(
+      'linter',
+      () => <String, Object?>{},
+    );
+    var customRules = customLinter.putIfAbsent(
+      'rules',
+      () => <String, Object?>{},
+    );
+    if (customRules is List) {
+      customRules = Map.fromEntries(customRules.map((e) => MapEntry(e, true)));
+      customLinter['rules'] = customRules;
+    }
+    if (customRules is Map) {
+      for (var e in origRules.entries) {
+        if (customRules.containsKey(e.key)) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        customRules[e.key] = e.value;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   final origFormatter = origMap['formatter'];
   if (origFormatter is Map) {
     final customFormatter =
@@ -122,11 +153,9 @@ String updatePassthroughOptions({
     customFormatter.addAll(origFormatter.cast<String, dynamic>());
   }
 
-  if (keepInclude) {
-    final newInclude = customMap['include'] ?? origMap['include'];
-    if (newInclude != null) {
-      customMap['include'] = newInclude;
-    }
+  final newInclude = customMap['include'] ?? origMap['include'];
+  if (newInclude != null) {
+    customMap['include'] = newInclude;
   }
 
   return json.encode(customMap);
diff --git a/lib/src/sdk_env.dart b/lib/src/sdk_env.dart
index 8b705b47..eb22f83e 100644
--- a/lib/src/sdk_env.dart
+++ b/lib/src/sdk_env.dart
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ class ToolEnvironment {
     final customOptionsContent = updatePassthroughOptions(
       original: originalOptions,
       custom: rawOptionsContent,
-      keepInclude: true,
     );
     try {
       await analysisOptionsFile.writeAsString(customOptionsContent);
diff --git a/lib/src/version.dart b/lib/src/version.dart
index e54650ea..6aac02f7 100644
--- a/lib/src/version.dart
+++ b/lib/src/version.dart
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 // Generated code. Do not modify.
-const packageVersion = '0.23.0';
+const packageVersion = '0.23.1-dev';
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 3a9e947e..33f77045 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: pana
 description: PAckage aNAlyzer - produce a report summarizing the health and quality of a Dart package.
-version: 0.23.0
+version: 0.23.1-dev
 repository: https://github.com/dart-lang/pana
 topics:
   - tool
diff --git a/test/analysis_options_test.dart b/test/analysis_options_test.dart
index aaf768ee..292e80b0 100644
--- a/test/analysis_options_test.dart
+++ b/test/analysis_options_test.dart
@@ -55,25 +55,41 @@ formatter:
     });
   });
 
-  test('ignore include in original', () {
+  test('passthrough linter rules', () {
     final content = updatePassthroughOptions(
-      original: 'include: package:lints/other.yaml',
-      custom: '',
+      original: '''
+linter:
+  rules:
+    avoid_relative_lib_imports: true
+    prefer_relative_imports: false
+    public_member_api_docs: false
+''',
+      custom: '''
+linter:
+  rules:
+    - prefer_relative_imports
+''',
     );
-    expect(json.decode(content), <String, Object?>{});
+    expect(json.decode(content), {
+      'linter': {
+        'rules': {
+          'avoid_relative_lib_imports': true,
+          'prefer_relative_imports': true,
+          'public_member_api_docs': false,
+        },
+      },
+    });
   });
 
-  test('include only in custom: keepInclude=false', () {
+  test('update include from original', () {
     final content = updatePassthroughOptions(
-      original: '',
-      custom: 'include: package:lints/other.yaml',
+      original: 'include: package:lints/other.yaml',
+      custom: '',
     );
-    expect(json.decode(content), <String, Object?>{
-      'include': 'package:lints/other.yaml',
-    });
+    expect(json.decode(content), {'include': 'package:lints/other.yaml'});
   });
 
-  test('include only in custom: keepInclude=true', () {
+  test('include only in custom', () {
     final content = updatePassthroughOptions(
       original: '',
       custom: 'include: package:lints/other.yaml',
@@ -87,7 +103,6 @@ formatter:
     final content = updatePassthroughOptions(
       original: 'include: package:lints/other.yaml',
       custom: '',
-      keepInclude: true,
     );
     expect(json.decode(content), <String, Object?>{
       'include': 'package:lints/other.yaml',
@@ -98,7 +113,6 @@ formatter:
     final content = updatePassthroughOptions(
       original: 'include: package:lints/other.yaml',
       custom: 'include: package:lints/core.yaml',
-      keepInclude: true,
     );
     expect(json.decode(content), <String, Object?>{
       'include': 'package:lints/core.yaml',
@@ -106,11 +120,7 @@ formatter:
   });
 
   test('keep include without include value', () {
-    final content = updatePassthroughOptions(
-      original: '',
-      custom: '',
-      keepInclude: true,
-    );
+    final content = updatePassthroughOptions(original: '', custom: '');
     expect(json.decode(content), <String, Object?>{});
   });
 }