diff --git a/packages/knip/fixtures/rules/exports.ts b/packages/knip/fixtures/rules/exports.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad7c73b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/knip/fixtures/rules/exports.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+export const used = 1;
+export const unused = 1;
+
+export type UsedType = unknown;
+export type UnusedType = unknown;
+
+export default used;
+
+export class MyClass {
+  unused: 1;
+}
+
+export enum MyEnum {
+  used = 1,
+  unused = 1,
+}
diff --git a/packages/knip/fixtures/rules/index.ts b/packages/knip/fixtures/rules/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3867735d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/knip/fixtures/rules/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import 'used';
+import '@dev/used';
+import 'optional-peer-dep';
+import './unresolved';
+import 'unlisted';
+import * as NS from './ns';
+import default_, { used, type UsedType, MyClass, MyEnum } from './exports';
+
+const x: UsedType | NS.UsedType = [default_, used, MyEnum.used, NS.used];
+const y = new MyClass();
diff --git a/packages/knip/fixtures/rules/ns.ts b/packages/knip/fixtures/rules/ns.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d4deded3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/knip/fixtures/rules/ns.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export const used = 1;
+export const unused = 1;
+
+export type UsedType = unknown;
+export type UnusedType = unknown;
diff --git a/packages/knip/fixtures/rules/package.json b/packages/knip/fixtures/rules/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11875d31c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/knip/fixtures/rules/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{
+  "name": "@fixtures/rules",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "used": "*",
+    "unused": "*"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@dev/used": "*",
+    "@dev/unused": "*"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "optional-peer-dep": "*"
+  },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "optional-peer-dep": {
+      "optional": true
+    }
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "unlisted-binary": "unlisted"
+  },
+  "knip": {
+    "include": ["classMembers", "nsExports", "nsTypes"],
+    "rules": {
+      "files": "warn",
+      "dependencies": "warn",
+      "devDependencies": "warn",
+      "optionalPeerDependencies": "warn",
+      "unlisted": "warn",
+      "binaries": "warn",
+      "unresolved": "warn",
+      "exports": "warn",
+      "types": "warn",
+      "nsExports": "warn",
+      "nsTypes": "warn",
+      "duplicates": "warn",
+      "enumMembers": "warn",
+      "classMembers": "warn"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/knip/fixtures/rules/unused.ts b/packages/knip/fixtures/rules/unused.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/packages/knip/src/ConfigurationValidator.ts b/packages/knip/src/ConfigurationValidator.ts
index 5740335ea..95956a060 100644
--- a/packages/knip/src/ConfigurationValidator.ts
+++ b/packages/knip/src/ConfigurationValidator.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const issueTypeSchema = z.union([
   z.literal('files'),
   z.literal('dependencies'),
   z.literal('devDependencies'),
+  z.literal('optionalPeerDependencies'),
   z.literal('unlisted'),
   z.literal('binaries'),
   z.literal('unresolved'),
diff --git a/packages/knip/src/IssueCollector.ts b/packages/knip/src/IssueCollector.ts
index b4041d646..1dcc861a8 100644
--- a/packages/knip/src/IssueCollector.ts
+++ b/packages/knip/src/IssueCollector.ts
@@ -60,9 +60,11 @@ export class IssueCollector {
       if (this.filters.dir && !filePath.startsWith(`${this.filters.dir}/`)) continue;
       if (this.referencedFiles.has(filePath)) continue;
       if (this.isMatch(filePath)) continue;
+
       this.issues.files.add(filePath);
       // @ts-expect-error TODO Fix up in next major
-      this.issues._files.add({ type: 'files', filePath, symbol: relative(filePath) });
+      this.issues._files.add({ type: 'files', filePath, symbol: relative(filePath), severity: this.rules.files });
+
       this.counters.files++;
       this.counters.processed++;
     }
diff --git a/packages/knip/src/reporters/symbols.ts b/packages/knip/src/reporters/symbols.ts
index ba1244e03..1e03c4bec 100644
--- a/packages/knip/src/reporters/symbols.ts
+++ b/packages/knip/src/reporters/symbols.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export default ({ report, issues, tagHints, configurationHints, noConfigHints, i
           for (const issue of issuesForType) {
             const relPath = toRelative(issue.filePath);
             if (issue.isFixed) console.log(picocolors.gray(`${relPath} (deleted)`));
+            else if (issue.severity === 'warn') console.log(picocolors.gray(relPath));
             else console.log(relPath);
           }
           totalIssues = totalIssues + issuesForType.length;
diff --git a/packages/knip/test/rules.test.ts b/packages/knip/test/rules.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb6968e74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/knip/test/rules.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { test } from 'bun:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { main } from '../src/index.js';
+import { getValuesByKeyDeep } from '../src/util/object.js';
+import { resolve } from '../src/util/path.js';
+import baseArguments from './helpers/baseArguments.js';
+import baseCounters from './helpers/baseCounters.js';
+
+const cwd = resolve('fixtures/rules');
+
+test('Respect warnings in rules', async () => {
+  const { issues, counters } = await main({
+    ...baseArguments,
+    cwd,
+  });
+
+  const severities = getValuesByKeyDeep(issues, 'severity');
+
+  assert(severities.every(severity => severity === 'warn'));
+
+  assert.deepEqual(counters, {
+    ...baseCounters,
+    files: 1,
+    dependencies: 1,
+    devDependencies: 1,
+    optionalPeerDependencies: 1,
+    unlisted: 1,
+    binaries: 1,
+    unresolved: 1,
+    exports: 2,
+    types: 2,
+    duplicates: 1,
+    enumMembers: 1,
+    classMembers: 1,
+    processed: 4,
+    total: 4,
+  });
+});