diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index aed2c28..608dc3c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ node_modules/
 npm-debug.log
 
 dist
+.idea
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e769c56..f1afabd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+# UNRELEASED 
+- Support skipping of luhn check digit validation in card number validator. 
+
 # 9.0.0
 
 - BREAKING CHANGES
   - Update node to v18
--DevDependency Updates:
+    -DevDependency Updates:
   - Update prettier to v3
   - Update eslint-plugin-prettier to v5
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 573de72..1e043fb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ You can optionally pass `maxLength` as a property of an object as a second argum
 
 If a card brand has a normal max length that is shorter than the passed in max length, the validator will use the shorter one. For instance, if a `maxLength` of `16` is provided, the validator will still use `15` as the max length for American Express cards.
 
+You can optionally pass `skipLuhnValidation: true` as a property of an object as a second argument. This will override the default behaviour and will skip the validation of the check digit of the card number using Luhn Algorithm. The `skipLuhnValidation` **should not** be set to `true` in production environment.
+
 ```javascript
 valid.number(<Maestro Card with 19 Digits>, {maxLength: 16});
 
diff --git a/src/__tests__/card-number.ts b/src/__tests__/card-number.ts
index 494403d..8205f56 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/card-number.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/card-number.ts
@@ -349,4 +349,25 @@ describe("number validates", () => {
       expect(actual.isValid).toBe(true);
     });
   });
+
+  describe("Skip Luhn Validation", () => {
+    const number = "5732806135556590";
+    it("should fail validation for a card with invalid luhn check digit", () => {
+      const actual = cardNumber(number);
+
+      expect(actual.card.type).toBe("maestro");
+      expect(actual.isPotentiallyValid).toBe(true);
+      expect(actual.isValid).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("should succeed validation for a card with invalid luhn check digit when using skipLuhnValidation=true", () => {
+      const actual = cardNumber(number, {
+        skipLuhnValidation: true,
+      });
+
+      expect(actual.card.type).toBe("maestro");
+      expect(actual.isPotentiallyValid).toBe(true);
+      expect(actual.isValid).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/card-number.ts b/src/card-number.ts
index d012b3c..22dd311 100644
--- a/src/card-number.ts
+++ b/src/card-number.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export interface CardNumberVerification extends Verification {
 type CardNumberOptions = {
   maxLength?: number;
   luhnValidateUnionPay?: boolean;
+  skipLuhnValidation?: boolean;
 };
 
 function verification(
@@ -67,8 +68,9 @@ export function cardNumber(
   }
 
   if (
-    cardType.type === getCardTypes.types.UNIONPAY &&
-    options.luhnValidateUnionPay !== true
+    options.skipLuhnValidation === true ||
+    (cardType.type === getCardTypes.types.UNIONPAY &&
+      options.luhnValidateUnionPay !== true)
   ) {
     isValid = true;
   } else {