diff --git a/tests/test_datasource.py b/tests/test_datasource.py
index c62d5074f..9a770df31 100644
--- a/tests/test_datasource.py
+++ b/tests/test_datasource.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ def test_python_datasource_errors(pub, error_email, http_requests, emails, caplo
     with open(os.path.join(pub.app_dir, 'site-options.cfg'), 'w') as fd:
         pub.site_options.write(fd)
 
-    # running with disabled python expressions
+    # running with forbidden python expressions
     pub.loggederror_class.wipe()
     datasource = {
         'type': 'formula',
@@ -202,6 +202,25 @@ def test_python_datasource_errors(pub, error_email, http_requests, emails, caplo
     assert logged_error.workflow_id is None
     assert logged_error.summary == 'Unauthorized Python Usage'
 
+    # exception list
+    with open(os.path.join(pub.app_dir, 'allowed-python.txt'), 'w') as fd:
+        fd.write('blah\n')
+
+    pub.loggederror_class.wipe()
+    assert data_sources.get_items(datasource) == []
+    assert pub.loggederror_class.count() == 1
+    assert pub.loggederror_class.select()[0].summary == 'Unauthorized Python Usage'
+
+    with open(os.path.join(pub.app_dir, 'allowed-python.txt'), 'a') as fd:
+        fd.write('%r\n' % ['foo', 'bar'])
+
+    pub.loggederror_class.wipe()
+    assert data_sources.get_items(datasource) == [
+        ('foo', 'foo', 'foo', {'id': 'foo', 'text': 'foo'}),
+        ('bar', 'bar', 'bar', {'id': 'bar', 'text': 'bar'}),
+    ]
+    assert pub.loggederror_class.count() == 0
+
 
 def test_python_datasource_with_evalutils(pub):
     plain_list = [
diff --git a/wcs/backoffice/management.py b/wcs/backoffice/management.py
index 8b8d5d72c..4112f80a6 100644
--- a/wcs/backoffice/management.py
+++ b/wcs/backoffice/management.py
@@ -3462,7 +3462,9 @@ class FormBackOfficeStatusPage(FormStatusPage):
             ('template', '%s / %s' % (_('Template'), _('Django Expression')), 'template'),
             ('html_template', _('HTML Template (WYSIWYG)'), 'html_template'),
         ]
-        if get_publisher().has_site_option('disable-python-expressions'):
+        if get_publisher().has_site_option('disable-python-expressions') or get_publisher().has_site_option(
+            'forbid-python-expressions'
+        ):
             options = [x for x in options if x[0] != 'python-condition']
         form.add(
             RadiobuttonsWidget,
@@ -3481,7 +3483,10 @@ class FormBackOfficeStatusPage(FormStatusPage):
                 'data-dynamic-display-value': 'django-condition',
             },
         )
-        if not get_publisher().has_site_option('disable-python-expressions'):
+        if not (
+            get_publisher().has_site_option('disable-python-expressions')
+            or get_publisher().has_site_option('forbid-python-expressions')
+        ):
             form.add(
                 StringWidget,
                 'python-condition',
diff --git a/wcs/qommon/misc.py b/wcs/qommon/misc.py
index 3b829048c..53a63644b 100644
--- a/wcs/qommon/misc.py
+++ b/wcs/qommon/misc.py
@@ -1187,12 +1187,19 @@ class UnauthorizedPythonUsage(Exception):
 def eval_python(expression, *args, **kwargs):
     # Inherently unsafe, abort if support is forbidden.
     if get_publisher().has_site_option('forbid-python-expressions'):
-        get_publisher().record_error(
-            _('Unauthorized Python Usage'),
-            notify=True,
-            record=True,
-        )
-        raise UnauthorizedPythonUsage()
+        allowed_python_filename = os.path.join(get_publisher().app_dir, 'allowed-python.txt')
+        allowed = False
+        if os.path.exists(allowed_python_filename):
+            with open(allowed_python_filename) as fd:
+                if expression in fd.read().splitlines():
+                    allowed = True
+        if not allowed:
+            get_publisher().record_error(
+                _('Unauthorized Python Usage'),
+                notify=True,
+                record=True,
+            )
+            raise UnauthorizedPythonUsage()
     # noqa pylint: disable=eval-used
     return eval(expression, *args, **kwargs)