diff --git a/includes/CLI/Plugin_Check_Command.php b/includes/CLI/Plugin_Check_Command.php
index 255af27c3..0529611be 100644
--- a/includes/CLI/Plugin_Check_Command.php
+++ b/includes/CLI/Plugin_Check_Command.php
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ public function __construct( Plugin_Context $plugin_context ) {
 	 * [--warning-severity=<warning-severity>]
 	 * : Warning severity level.
 	 *
+	 * [--include-low-severity-errors]
+	 * : Include errors with lower severity than the threshold as other type.
+	 *
+	 * [--include-low-severity-warnings]
+	 * : Include warnings with lower severity than the threshold as other type.
+	 *
 	 * [--slug=<slug>]
 	 * : Slug to override the default.
 	 *
@@ -138,15 +144,17 @@ public function check( $args, $assoc_args ) {
 		$options = $this->get_options(
 			$assoc_args,
 			array(
-				'checks'               => '',
-				'format'               => 'table',
-				'ignore-warnings'      => false,
-				'ignore-errors'        => false,
-				'include-experimental' => false,
-				'severity'             => '',
-				'error-severity'       => '',
-				'warning-severity'     => '',
-				'slug'                 => '',
+				'checks'                        => '',
+				'format'                        => 'table',
+				'ignore-warnings'               => false,
+				'ignore-errors'                 => false,
+				'include-experimental'          => false,
+				'severity'                      => '',
+				'error-severity'                => '',
+				'warning-severity'              => '',
+				'include-low-severity-errors'   => false,
+				'include-low-severity-warnings' => false,
+				'slug'                          => '',
 			)
 		);
 
@@ -235,8 +243,10 @@ static function ( $dirs ) use ( $excluded_files ) {
 		$formatter = $this->get_formatter( $assoc_args, $default_fields );
 
 		// Severity.
-		$error_severity   = ! empty( $options['error-severity'] ) ? $options['error-severity'] : $options['severity'];
-		$warning_severity = ! empty( $options['warning-severity'] ) ? $options['warning-severity'] : $options['severity'];
+		$error_severity                = ! empty( $options['error-severity'] ) ? $options['error-severity'] : $options['severity'];
+		$warning_severity              = ! empty( $options['warning-severity'] ) ? $options['warning-severity'] : $options['severity'];
+		$include_low_severity_errors   = ! empty( $options['include-low-severity-errors'] ) ? true : false;
+		$include_low_severity_warnings = ! empty( $options['include-low-severity-warnings'] ) ? true : false;
 
 		// Print the formatted results.
 		// Go over all files with errors first and print them, combined with any warnings in the same file.
@@ -249,7 +259,7 @@ static function ( $dirs ) use ( $excluded_files ) {
 			$file_results = $this->flatten_file_results( $file_errors, $file_warnings );
 
 			if ( '' !== $error_severity || '' !== $warning_severity ) {
-				$file_results = $this->get_filtered_results_by_severity( $file_results, intval( $error_severity ), intval( $warning_severity ) );
+				$file_results = $this->get_filtered_results_by_severity( $file_results, intval( $error_severity ), intval( $warning_severity ), $include_low_severity_errors, $include_low_severity_warnings );
 			}
 
 			if ( ! empty( $file_results ) ) {
@@ -262,7 +272,7 @@ static function ( $dirs ) use ( $excluded_files ) {
 			$file_results = $this->flatten_file_results( array(), $file_warnings );
 
 			if ( '' !== $error_severity || '' !== $warning_severity ) {
-				$file_results = $this->get_filtered_results_by_severity( $file_results, intval( $error_severity ), intval( $warning_severity ) );
+				$file_results = $this->get_filtered_results_by_severity( $file_results, intval( $error_severity ), intval( $warning_severity ), $include_low_severity_errors, $include_low_severity_warnings );
 			}
 
 			if ( ! empty( $file_results ) ) {
@@ -626,25 +636,32 @@ private function display_results( $formatter, $file_name, $file_results ) {
 	 *
 	 * @since 1.1.0
 	 *
-	 * @param array $results          Check results.
-	 * @param int   $error_severity   Error severity level.
-	 * @param int   $warning_severity Warning severity level.
+	 * @param array $results                       Check results.
+	 * @param int   $error_severity                Error severity level.
+	 * @param int   $warning_severity              Warning severity level.
+	 * @param bool  $include_low_severity_errors   Include less level of severity issues as warning.
+	 * @param bool  $include_low_severity_warnings Include less level of severity issues as warning.
+	 *
+	 * @SuppressWarnings(PHPMD.BooleanArgumentFlag)
 	 * @return array Filtered results.
 	 */
-	private function get_filtered_results_by_severity( $results, $error_severity, $warning_severity ) {
-		$errors = array_filter(
-			$results,
-			function ( $item ) use ( $error_severity ) {
-				return ( 'ERROR' === $item['type'] && $item['severity'] >= $error_severity );
-			}
-		);
+	private function get_filtered_results_by_severity( $results, $error_severity, $warning_severity, $include_low_severity_errors = false, $include_low_severity_warnings = false ) {
+		$errors   = array();
+		$warnings = array();
 
-		$warnings = array_filter(
-			$results,
-			function ( $item ) use ( $warning_severity ) {
-				return ( 'WARNING' === $item['type'] && $item['severity'] >= $warning_severity );
+		foreach ( $results as $item ) {
+			if ( 'ERROR' === $item['type'] && $item['severity'] >= $error_severity ) {
+				$errors[] = $item;
+			} elseif ( $include_low_severity_errors && 'ERROR' === $item['type'] && $item['severity'] < $error_severity ) {
+				$item['type'] = 'ERRORS_LOW_SEVERITY';
+				$errors[]     = $item;
+			} elseif ( $include_low_severity_warnings && 'WARNING' === $item['type'] && $item['severity'] < $warning_severity ) {
+				$item['type'] = 'WARNINGS_LOW_SEVERITY';
+				$warnings[]   = $item;
+			} elseif ( 'WARNING' === $item['type'] && $item['severity'] >= $warning_severity ) {
+				$warnings[] = $item;
 			}
-		);
+		}
 
 		return array_merge( $errors, $warnings );
 	}
diff --git a/tests/behat/features/plugin-check-severity.feature b/tests/behat/features/plugin-check-severity.feature
index 824e10515..3e82d13f9 100644
--- a/tests/behat/features/plugin-check-severity.feature
+++ b/tests/behat/features/plugin-check-severity.feature
@@ -192,5 +192,33 @@ Feature: Test that the severity level in plugin check works.
       upgrade_notice_limit,WARNING,5
       """
 
+    When I run the WP-CLI command `plugin check foo-bar-wp --format=csv --fields=code,type,severity --error-severity=7 --include-low-severity-errors`
+    Then STDOUT should contain:
+      """
+      allow_unfiltered_uploads_detected,ERROR,7
+      """
+    And STDOUT should contain:
+      """
+      WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.rand_mt_rand,ERRORS_LOW_SEVERITY,5
+      """
+    And STDOUT should contain:
+      """
+      WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped,ERRORS_LOW_SEVERITY,5
+      """
+
+    When I run the WP-CLI command `plugin check foo-bar-wp --format=csv --fields=code,type,severity --warning-severity=7 --include-low-severity-warnings`
+    Then STDOUT should contain:
+      """
+      allow_unfiltered_uploads_detected,ERROR,7
+      """
+    And STDOUT should contain:
+      """
+      upgrade_notice_limit,WARNINGS_LOW_SEVERITY,5
+      """
+    And STDOUT should contain:
+      """
+      default_readme_text,ERROR,7
+      """
+
     When I run the WP-CLI command `plugin check foo-bar-wp --format=csv --fields=code,type,severity --severity=10`
     Then STDOUT should be empty