diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 495f905f5..c609790cc 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Verilator 5.031 devel
 * Support `pure constraint`.
 * Add `--no-std-package` as subset-alias of `--no-std`.
 * Add `--waiver-multiline` for context-sensitive `--waiver-output`.
+* Add `lint_off --contents` in configuration files. (#5606)
 * Add error on illegal enum base type (#3010). [Iztok Jeras]
 * Add error on `wait` with missing `.triggered` (#4457).
 * Add error when improperly storing to parameter (#5147). [Gökçe Aydos]
diff --git a/docs/guide/exe_verilator.rst b/docs/guide/exe_verilator.rst
index 5128cd553..c2bec656b 100644
--- a/docs/guide/exe_verilator.rst
+++ b/docs/guide/exe_verilator.rst
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@ Summary:
 .. option:: --no-std
 
    Prevents parsing standard input files, alias for
-   :vlopt:`--no-std-package`.  This may be extended to prevent reading other
+   :opt:`--no-std-package`.  This may be extended to prevent reading other
    standardized files in future versions.
 
 .. option:: --no-std-package
@@ -1651,7 +1651,7 @@ Summary:
 
 .. option:: --waiver-multiline
 
-   When using :vlopt:`--waiver-output`, include a match
+   When using :vlopt:`--waiver-output \<filename\>`, include a match
    expression that includes the entire multiline error message as a match
    regular expression, as opposed to the default of only matching the first
    line of the error message.  This provides a starting point for creating
@@ -2088,7 +2088,7 @@ The grammar of configuration commands is as follows:
 
 .. option:: lint_off [-rule <message>] [-file "<filename>" [-lines <line> [ - <line>]]]
 
-.. option:: lint_off [-rule <message>] [-file "<filename>"] [-match "<wildcard>"]
+.. option:: lint_off [-rule <message>] [-file "<filename>"] [-contents "<wildcard>"] [-match "<wildcard>"]
 
    Enable/disables the specified lint warning, in the specified filename
    (or wildcard with '\*' or '?', or all files if omitted) and range of
@@ -2101,9 +2101,19 @@ The grammar of configuration commands is as follows:
    :vlopt:`-Wno-lint`) are enabled/disabled.  This will override all later
    lint warning enables for the specified region.
 
+   If :code:`-contents` is provided, the input files must contain the given
+   wildcard (with '\*' or '?'), and are waived in case they match, provided
+   the :code:`-rule`, :code:`-file`, and :code:`-contents` also match.  The
+   wildcard should be designed to match a single line; it is unspecified if
+   the wildcard is allowed to match across multiple lines. The input
+   contents does not include :vlopt:`--std` standard files, nor
+   configuration files (with :code:`verilator_config`). Typical use for
+   this is to match a version number present in the Verilog sources, so
+   that the waiver will only apply to that version of the sources.
+
    If :code:`-match` is provided, the linter warnings are matched against
    the given wildcard (with '\*' or '?'), and are waived in case they
-   match, provided the :code:`-rule` and :code:`-file`
+   match, provided the :code:`-rule`, :code:`-file`, and :code:`-contents`
    also match.  The wildcard is compared across the entire multi-line
    message; see :vlopt:`--waiver-multiline`.
 
diff --git a/src/V3Config.cpp b/src/V3Config.cpp
index d561570f5..b3e82248e 100644
--- a/src/V3Config.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Config.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,70 @@ public:
 
 using V3ConfigVarResolver = V3ConfigWildcardResolver<V3ConfigVar>;
 
+//======================================================================
+
+class WildcardContents final {
+    // Not mutex protected, current calling from V3Config::waive is protected by error's mutex
+    // MEMBERS
+    std::map<const std::string, bool> m_mapPatterns;  // Pattern match results
+    std::deque<string> m_lines;  // Source text lines
+
+    // METHODS
+    static WildcardContents& s() {  // Singleton
+        static WildcardContents s_s;
+        return s_s;
+    }
+    void clearCacheImp() { m_mapPatterns.clear(); }
+    void pushTextImp(const string& text) {
+        // Similar code in VFileContent::pushText()
+        // Any leftover text is stored on largest line (might be "")
+        const string leftover = m_lines.back() + text;
+        m_lines.pop_back();
+
+        // Insert line-by-line
+        string::size_type line_start = 0;
+        while (true) {
+            const string::size_type line_end = leftover.find('\n', line_start);
+            if (line_end != string::npos) {
+                const string oneline(leftover, line_start, line_end - line_start + 1);
+                if (oneline.size() > 1) m_lines.push_back(oneline);  // Keeps newline
+                UINFO(9, "Push[+" << (m_lines.size() - 1) << "]: " << oneline);
+                line_start = line_end + 1;
+            } else {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        // Keep leftover for next time
+        m_lines.emplace_back(string(leftover, line_start));  // Might be ""
+        clearCacheImp();
+    }
+
+    bool resolveUncachedImp(const string& name) {
+        for (const string& i : m_lines) {
+            if (VString::wildmatch(i, name)) return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+    bool resolveCachedImp(const string& name) {
+        // Lookup if it was resolved before, typically is
+        const auto pair = m_mapPatterns.emplace(name, false);
+        bool& entryr = pair.first->second;
+        // Resolve entry when first requested, cache the result
+        if (pair.second) entryr = resolveUncachedImp(name);
+        return entryr;
+    }
+
+public:
+    WildcardContents() {
+        m_lines.emplace_back("");  // start with no leftover
+    }
+    ~WildcardContents() = default;
+    // Return true iff name in parsed contents
+    static bool resolve(const string& name) { return s().resolveCachedImp(name); }
+    // Add arbitrary text (need not be line-by-line)
+    static void pushText(const string& text) { s().pushTextImp(text); }
+};
+
 //######################################################################
 // Function or task: Have variables and properties
 
@@ -256,11 +320,28 @@ std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const V3ConfigIgnoresLine& rhs) {
 // and multiple attributes can be attached to a line
 using V3ConfigLineAttribute = std::bitset<VPragmaType::ENUM_SIZE>;
 
+class WaiverSetting final {
+public:
+    V3ErrorCode m_code;  // Error code
+    string m_contents;  // --contents regexp
+    string m_match;  // --match regexp
+    WaiverSetting(V3ErrorCode code, const string& contents, const string& match)
+        : m_code{code}
+        , m_contents{contents}
+        , m_match{match} {}
+    ~WaiverSetting() = default;
+    WaiverSetting& operator=(const WaiverSetting& rhs) {
+        m_code = rhs.m_code;
+        m_contents = rhs.m_contents;
+        m_match = rhs.m_match;
+        return *this;
+    }
+};
+
 // File entity
 class V3ConfigFile final {
     using LineAttrMap = std::map<int, V3ConfigLineAttribute>;  // Map line->bitset of attributes
     using IgnLines = std::multiset<V3ConfigIgnoresLine>;  // list of {line,code,on}
-    using WaiverSetting = std::pair<V3ErrorCode, std::string>;  // Waive code if string matches
     using Waivers = std::vector<WaiverSetting>;  // List of {code,wildcard string}
 
     LineAttrMap m_lineAttrs;  // Attributes to line mapping
@@ -299,12 +380,12 @@ public:
         m_ignLines.insert(V3ConfigIgnoresLine{code, lineno, on});
         m_lastIgnore.it = m_ignLines.begin();
     }
-    void addIgnoreMatch(V3ErrorCode code, const string& match) {
+    void addIgnoreMatch(V3ErrorCode code, const string& contents, const string& match) {
         // Since Verilator 5.031 the error message compared has context, so
         // allow old rules to still match using a final '*'
         string newMatch = match;
         if (newMatch.empty() || newMatch.back() != '*') newMatch += '*';
-        m_waivers.emplace_back(code, newMatch);
+        m_waivers.emplace_back(WaiverSetting{code, contents, newMatch});
     }
 
     void applyBlock(AstNodeBlock* nodep) {
@@ -342,8 +423,9 @@ public:
     bool waive(V3ErrorCode code, const string& match) {
         if (code.hardError()) return false;
         for (const auto& itr : m_waivers) {
-            if ((code.isUnder(itr.first) || (itr.first == V3ErrorCode::I_LINT))
-                && VString::wildmatch(match, itr.second)) {
+            if ((code.isUnder(itr.m_code) || (itr.m_code == V3ErrorCode::I_LINT))
+                && VString::wildmatch(match, itr.m_match)
+                && WildcardContents::resolve(itr.m_contents)) {
                 return true;
             }
         }
@@ -516,8 +598,9 @@ void V3Config::addIgnore(V3ErrorCode code, bool on, const string& filename, int
     }
 }
 
-void V3Config::addIgnoreMatch(V3ErrorCode code, const string& filename, const string& match) {
-    V3ConfigResolver::s().files().at(filename).addIgnoreMatch(code, match);
+void V3Config::addIgnoreMatch(V3ErrorCode code, const string& filename, const string& contents,
+                              const string& match) {
+    V3ConfigResolver::s().files().at(filename).addIgnoreMatch(code, contents, match);
 }
 
 void V3Config::addInline(FileLine* fl, const string& module, const string& ftask, bool on) {
@@ -651,6 +734,8 @@ bool V3Config::getScopeTraceOn(const string& scope) {
     return V3ConfigResolver::s().scopeTraces().getScopeTraceOn(scope);
 }
 
+void V3Config::contentsPushText(const string& text) { return WildcardContents::pushText(text); }
+
 bool V3Config::waive(FileLine* filelinep, V3ErrorCode code, const string& message) {
     V3ConfigFile* filep = V3ConfigResolver::s().files().resolve(filelinep->filename());
     if (!filep) return false;
diff --git a/src/V3Config.h b/src/V3Config.h
index f5e0668b0..c0516cedc 100644
--- a/src/V3Config.h
+++ b/src/V3Config.h
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ public:
     static void addCoverageBlockOff(const string& file, int lineno);
     static void addCoverageBlockOff(const string& module, const string& blockname);
     static void addIgnore(V3ErrorCode code, bool on, const string& filename, int min, int max);
-    static void addIgnoreMatch(V3ErrorCode code, const string& filename, const string& match);
+    static void addIgnoreMatch(V3ErrorCode code, const string& filename, const string& contents,
+                               const string& match);
     static void addInline(FileLine* fl, const string& module, const string& ftask, bool on);
     static void addModulePragma(const string& module, VPragmaType pragma);
     static void addProfileData(FileLine* fl, const string& model, const string& key,
@@ -53,6 +54,9 @@ public:
     static uint64_t getProfileData(const string& model, const string& key);
     static FileLine* getProfileDataFileLine();
     static bool getScopeTraceOn(const string& scope);
+
+    static void contentsPushText(const string& text);
+
     static bool waive(FileLine* filelinep, V3ErrorCode code, const string& message);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/V3FileLine.cpp b/src/V3FileLine.cpp
index fd3c04b08..f7ac9d65c 100644
--- a/src/V3FileLine.cpp
+++ b/src/V3FileLine.cpp
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ FileLineSingleton::msgEnSetIdx_t FileLineSingleton::msgEnAnd(msgEnSetIdx_t lhsId
 //  VFileContents class functions
 
 void VFileContent::pushText(const string& text) {
+    // Similar code in WildcardContents::pushText()
     if (m_lines.size() == 0) {
         m_lines.emplace_back("");  // no such thing as line [0]
         m_lines.emplace_back("");  // start with no leftover
diff --git a/src/V3PreProc.cpp b/src/V3PreProc.cpp
index 31bd2dccc..6cb95aa28 100644
--- a/src/V3PreProc.cpp
+++ b/src/V3PreProc.cpp
@@ -824,6 +824,21 @@ void V3PreProcImp::openFile(FileLine*, VInFilter* filterp, const string& filenam
     flsp->newContent();
     for (const string& i : wholefile) flsp->contentp()->pushText(i);
 
+    // Save contents for V3Config --contents
+    if (filename != V3Options::getStdPackagePath()) {
+        bool containsVlt = false;
+        for (const string& i : wholefile) {
+            // TODO this is overly sensitive, might be in a comment
+            if (i.find("`verilator_config") != string::npos) {
+                containsVlt = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (!containsVlt) {
+            for (const string& i : wholefile) V3Config::contentsPushText(i);
+        }
+    }
+
     // Create new stream structure
     m_lexp->scanNewFile(flsp);
     addLineComment(1);  // Enter
diff --git a/src/verilog.l b/src/verilog.l
index 7c11ebc67..1092bedcb 100644
--- a/src/verilog.l
+++ b/src/verilog.l
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ vnum    {vnum1}|{vnum2}|{vnum3}|{vnum4}|{vnum5}
   "tracing_on"          { FL; return yVLT_TRACING_ON; }
 
   -?"-block"            { FL; return yVLT_D_BLOCK; }
+  -?"-contents"         { FL; return yVLT_D_CONTENTS; }
   -?"-cost"             { FL; return yVLT_D_COST; }
   -?"-file"             { FL; return yVLT_D_FILE; }
   -?"-function"         { FL; return yVLT_D_FUNCTION; }
diff --git a/src/verilog.y b/src/verilog.y
index 3819a316a..47741bcfc 100644
--- a/src/verilog.y
+++ b/src/verilog.y
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ BISONPRE_VERSION(3.7,%define api.header.include {"V3ParseBison.h"})
 %token<fl>              yVLT_TRACING_ON             "tracing_on"
 
 %token<fl>              yVLT_D_BLOCK    "--block"
+%token<fl>              yVLT_D_CONTENTS "--contents"
 %token<fl>              yVLT_D_COST     "--cost"
 %token<fl>              yVLT_D_FILE     "--file"
 %token<fl>              yVLT_D_FUNCTION "--function"
@@ -7572,7 +7573,19 @@ vltItem:
                         { if (($1 == V3ErrorCode::I_COVERAGE) || ($1 == V3ErrorCode::I_TRACING)) {
                               $<fl>1->v3error("Argument -match only supported for lint_off");
                           } else {
-                              V3Config::addIgnoreMatch($1, *$2, *$3);
+                              V3Config::addIgnoreMatch($1, *$2, "", *$3);
+                          }}
+        |       vltOffFront vltDFile vltDContents
+                        { if (($1 == V3ErrorCode::I_COVERAGE) || ($1 == V3ErrorCode::I_TRACING)) {
+                              $<fl>1->v3error("Argument -match only supported for lint_off");
+                          } else {
+                              V3Config::addIgnoreMatch($1, *$2, *$3, "*");
+                          }}
+        |       vltOffFront vltDFile vltDContents vltDMatch
+                        { if (($1 == V3ErrorCode::I_COVERAGE) || ($1 == V3ErrorCode::I_TRACING)) {
+                              $<fl>1->v3error("Argument -match only supported for lint_off");
+                          } else {
+                              V3Config::addIgnoreMatch($1, *$2, *$3, *$4);
                           }}
         |       vltOffFront vltDScope
                         { if ($1 != V3ErrorCode::I_TRACING) {
@@ -7660,6 +7673,10 @@ vltDBlock<strp>:  // --block <arg>
                 yVLT_D_BLOCK str                        { $$ = $2; }
         ;
 
+vltDContents<strp>:
+                yVLT_D_CONTENTS str                     { $$ = $2; }
+        ;
+
 vltDCost<nump>:  // --cost <arg>
                 yVLT_D_COST yaINTNUM                    { $$ = $2; }
         ;
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_uvm_todo.vlt b/test_regress/t/t_uvm_todo.vlt
index 06d6a2395..30d06a2d9 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_uvm_todo.vlt
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_uvm_todo.vlt
@@ -4,28 +4,38 @@
 // any use, without warranty, 2024 by Wilson Snyder.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 
+`ifdef _T_UVM_TODO_VLT_ `else
+`define _T_UVM_TODO_VLT_
+
 `verilator_config
 
+// Apply these rules to only UVM base files
+`define VLT_UVM_FILES -file "*/uvm_*.svh" -contents "*UVM_VERSION_STRING*"
+
 // Whole-file waivers
-lint_off -rule WIDTHEXPAND -file "*/uvm_*.svh"
-lint_off -rule WIDTHTRUNC -file "*/uvm_*.svh"
+lint_off -rule WIDTHEXPAND `VLT_UVM_FILES
+lint_off -rule WIDTHTRUNC `VLT_UVM_FILES
 
 // Context-sensitive waivers
-lint_off -rule CASEINCOMPLETE -file "*/uvm_*.svh" -match "* case ({is_R, is_W})*"
-lint_off -rule CASEINCOMPLETE -file "*/uvm_*.svh" -match "* case(orig_severity)*"
-lint_off -rule CASTCONST -file "*/uvm_*.svh" -match "*class{}uvm_callback*"
-lint_off -rule CASTCONST -file "*/uvm_*.svh" -match "*class{}uvm_component*"
-lint_off -rule CASTCONST -file "*/uvm_*.svh" -match "*class{}uvm_event*"
-lint_off -rule CASTCONST -file "*/uvm_*.svh" -match "*class{}uvm_report_object*"
-lint_off -rule CASTCONST -file "*/uvm_*.svh" -match "*class{}uvm_sequence_item*"
-lint_off -rule MISINDENT -file "*/uvm_*.svh" -match "* foreach (abstractions[i])*"
-lint_off -rule MISINDENT -file "*/uvm_*.svh" -match "* foreach (lock_list[i])*"
-lint_off -rule MISINDENT -file "*/uvm_*.svh" -match "* rw_access.data=*"
-lint_off -rule MISINDENT -file "*/uvm_*.svh" -match "* uvm_cmdline_proc =*"
-lint_off -rule REALCVT -file "*/uvm_*.svh" -match "* m_time *"
-lint_off -rule REALCVT -file "*/uvm_*.svh" -match "*$realtime*"
-lint_off -rule SYMRSVDWORD -file "*/uvm_*.svh" -match "*'delete'*"
-lint_off -rule SYMRSVDWORD -file "*/uvm_*.svh" -match "*'list'*"
-lint_off -rule SYMRSVDWORD -file "*/uvm_*.svh" -match "*'map'*"
-lint_off -rule SYMRSVDWORD -file "*/uvm_*.svh" -match "*'override'*"
-lint_off -rule SYMRSVDWORD -file "*/uvm_*.svh" -match "*'volatile'*"
+lint_off -rule CASEINCOMPLETE `VLT_UVM_FILES -match "* case ({is_R, is_W})*"
+lint_off -rule CASEINCOMPLETE `VLT_UVM_FILES -match "* case(orig_severity)*"
+lint_off -rule CASTCONST `VLT_UVM_FILES -match "*class{}uvm_callback*"
+lint_off -rule CASTCONST `VLT_UVM_FILES -match "*class{}uvm_component*"
+lint_off -rule CASTCONST `VLT_UVM_FILES -match "*class{}uvm_event*"
+lint_off -rule CASTCONST `VLT_UVM_FILES -match "*class{}uvm_report_object*"
+lint_off -rule CASTCONST `VLT_UVM_FILES -match "*class{}uvm_sequence_item*"
+lint_off -rule MISINDENT `VLT_UVM_FILES -match "* foreach (abstractions[i])*"
+lint_off -rule MISINDENT `VLT_UVM_FILES -match "* foreach (lock_list[i])*"
+lint_off -rule MISINDENT `VLT_UVM_FILES -match "* rw_access.data=*"
+lint_off -rule MISINDENT `VLT_UVM_FILES -match "* uvm_cmdline_proc =*"
+lint_off -rule REALCVT `VLT_UVM_FILES -match "* m_time *"
+lint_off -rule REALCVT `VLT_UVM_FILES -match "*$realtime*"
+lint_off -rule SYMRSVDWORD `VLT_UVM_FILES -match "*'delete'*"
+lint_off -rule SYMRSVDWORD `VLT_UVM_FILES -match "*'list'*"
+lint_off -rule SYMRSVDWORD `VLT_UVM_FILES -match "*'map'*"
+lint_off -rule SYMRSVDWORD `VLT_UVM_FILES -match "*'override'*"
+lint_off -rule SYMRSVDWORD `VLT_UVM_FILES -match "*'volatile'*"
+
+`undef VLT_UVM_FILES
+
+`endif  // Guard
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_vlt_match_contents.out b/test_regress/t/t_vlt_match_contents.out
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4867ea0bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_vlt_match_contents.out
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+%Warning-UNUSEDSIGNAL: t/t_vlt_match_contents.v:11:10: Signal is not driven, nor used: 'usignal_contents_mismatch'
+                                                     : ... note: In instance 't'
+   11 |    logic usignal_contents_mismatch;   
+      |          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+                       ... For warning description see https://verilator.org/warn/UNUSEDSIGNAL?v=latest
+                       ... Use "/* verilator lint_off UNUSEDSIGNAL */" and lint_on around source to disable this message.
+%Error: Exiting due to
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_vlt_match_contents.py b/test_regress/t/t_vlt_match_contents.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..3c4174c36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_vlt_match_contents.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test driver/expect definition
+#
+# Copyright 2024 by Wilson Snyder. This program is free software; you
+# can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License Version 3 or the Perl Artistic License
+# Version 2.0.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only OR Artistic-2.0
+
+import vltest_bootstrap
+
+test.scenarios('vlt')
+
+test.lint(verilator_flags2=["--lint-only -Wall t/t_vlt_match_contents.vlt"],
+          fails=True,
+          expect_filename=test.golden_filename)
+
+test.passes()
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_vlt_match_contents.v b/test_regress/t/t_vlt_match_contents.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc1c5d6fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_vlt_match_contents.v
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test module
+//
+// This file ONLY is placed under the Creative Commons Public Domain, for
+// any use, without warranty, 2024 by Ethan Sifferman.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+
+string MATCH_VERSION = "10.20";
+
+module t;
+   logic usignal_contents_suppress;  // Suppressed with -contents
+   logic usignal_contents_mismatch;  // Doesn't match -contents
+endmodule
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_vlt_match_contents.vlt b/test_regress/t/t_vlt_match_contents.vlt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e568f5af0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_vlt_match_contents.vlt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test module
+//
+// This file ONLY is placed under the Creative Commons Public Domain, for
+// any use, without warranty, 2024 by Ethan Sifferman.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+
+`verilator_config
+
+lint_off -rule DECLFILENAME -file "*/t_vlt_match_contents.v" -contents "* MATCH_VERSION*"
+lint_off -rule UNUSEDSIGNAL -file "*/t_vlt_match_contents.v" -contents "* MATCH_VERSION*" -match "*MATCH_VERSION*"
+lint_off -rule UNUSEDSIGNAL -file "*/t_vlt_match_contents.v" -contents "* MATCH_VERSION*" -match "*usignal_contents_suppress*"
+lint_off -rule UNUSEDSIGNAL -file "*/t_vlt_match_contents.v" -contents "* NOT_VERSION*" -match "*usignal_contents_mismatch*"