diff --git a/allure-testng/src/main/java/io/qameta/allure/testng/AllureTestNg.java b/allure-testng/src/main/java/io/qameta/allure/testng/AllureTestNg.java
index 5c5e974ae..4cb9afa0d 100644
--- a/allure-testng/src/main/java/io/qameta/allure/testng/AllureTestNg.java
+++ b/allure-testng/src/main/java/io/qameta/allure/testng/AllureTestNg.java
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@
  */
 @SuppressWarnings({
         "PMD.ExcessiveImports", "PMD.TooManyMethods", "PMD.GodClass", "PMD.CyclomaticComplexity",
-        "ClassFanOutComplexity", "ClassDataAbstractionCoupling", "PMD.ExcessiveClassLength"
+        "ClassFanOutComplexity", "ClassDataAbstractionCoupling", "PMD.ExcessiveClassLength",
+        "PMD.NcssCount"
 })
 public class AllureTestNg implements
         ISuiteListener,
@@ -141,6 +142,17 @@ public class AllureTestNg implements
 
     private final AllureTestNgConfig config;
 
+    /**
+     * Package private constructor to allow custom configurations for unit tests.
+     */
+    AllureTestNg(final AllureLifecycle lifecycle,
+                 final AllureTestNgTestFilter testFilter,
+                 final AllureTestNgConfig config) {
+        this.lifecycle = lifecycle;
+        this.testFilter = testFilter;
+        this.config = config;
+    }
+
     public AllureTestNg(final AllureLifecycle lifecycle,
                         final AllureTestNgTestFilter testFilter) {
         this.lifecycle = lifecycle;
@@ -537,6 +549,10 @@ public void onConfigurationSuccess(final ITestResult itr) {
 
     @Override
     public void onConfigurationFailure(final ITestResult itr) {
+        if (config.isHideConfigurationFailures()) {
+            return; //do nothing
+        }
+
         final String uuid = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
         final String parentUuid = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
 
@@ -554,7 +570,6 @@ public void onConfigurationFailure(final ITestResult itr) {
         );
 
         stopTestCase(uuid, itr.getThrowable(), getStatus(itr.getThrowable()));
-        //do nothing
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/allure-testng/src/main/java/io/qameta/allure/testng/config/AllureTestNgConfig.java b/allure-testng/src/main/java/io/qameta/allure/testng/config/AllureTestNgConfig.java
index d4ab05e74..f35fdea72 100644
--- a/allure-testng/src/main/java/io/qameta/allure/testng/config/AllureTestNgConfig.java
+++ b/allure-testng/src/main/java/io/qameta/allure/testng/config/AllureTestNgConfig.java
@@ -24,10 +24,15 @@
 public class AllureTestNgConfig {
 
     public static final String ALLURE_TESTNG_HIDE_DISABLED_TESTS = "allure.testng.hide.disabled.tests";
+    public static final String ALLURE_TESTNG_HIDE_CONFIGURATION_FAILURES = "allure.testng.hide.configuration.failures";
     private boolean hideDisabledTests;
+    private boolean hideConfigurationFailures;
 
     public AllureTestNgConfig(final Properties properties) {
         this.hideDisabledTests = parseBoolean(properties.getProperty(ALLURE_TESTNG_HIDE_DISABLED_TESTS));
+        this.hideConfigurationFailures = parseBoolean(
+            properties.getProperty(ALLURE_TESTNG_HIDE_CONFIGURATION_FAILURES)
+        );
     }
 
     public boolean isHideDisabledTests() {
@@ -39,6 +44,15 @@ public AllureTestNgConfig setHideDisabledTests(final boolean hide) {
         return this;
     }
 
+    public boolean isHideConfigurationFailures() {
+        return hideConfigurationFailures;
+    }
+
+    public AllureTestNgConfig setHideConfigurationFailures(final boolean hideConfigurationFailure) {
+        this.hideConfigurationFailures = hideConfigurationFailure;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     public static AllureTestNgConfig loadConfigProperties() {
         final Properties properties = PropertiesUtils.loadAllureProperties();
         return new AllureTestNgConfig(properties);
diff --git a/allure-testng/src/test/java/io/qameta/allure/testng/AllureTestNgTest.java b/allure-testng/src/test/java/io/qameta/allure/testng/AllureTestNgTest.java
index e3bda742b..69ce4f043 100644
--- a/allure-testng/src/test/java/io/qameta/allure/testng/AllureTestNgTest.java
+++ b/allure-testng/src/test/java/io/qameta/allure/testng/AllureTestNgTest.java
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
-import static io.qameta.allure.testng.config.AllureTestNgConfig.ALLURE_TESTNG_HIDE_DISABLED_TESTS;
 import static io.qameta.allure.util.ResultsUtils.ALLURE_SEPARATE_LINES_SYSPROP;
 import static java.lang.String.format;
 import static java.util.Arrays.asList;
@@ -109,6 +108,28 @@ public static Object[][] parallelConfiguration() {
         };
     }
 
+    @AllureFeatures.Fixtures
+    @Issue("356")
+    @Test
+    public void shouldSetHideConfigFailProperty() {
+        AllureTestNgConfig allureTestNgConfig = AllureTestNgConfig.loadConfigProperties();
+        assertThat(allureTestNgConfig.isHideConfigurationFailures()).isFalse();
+        allureTestNgConfig.setHideConfigurationFailures(true);
+        assertThat(allureTestNgConfig.isHideConfigurationFailures()).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @AllureFeatures.Fixtures
+    @Issue("356")
+    @Test
+    public void shouldNotDisplayConfigurationFailsAsTests() {
+        AllureTestNgConfig allureTestNgConfig = AllureTestNgConfig.loadConfigProperties();
+        allureTestNgConfig.setHideConfigurationFailures(true);
+        final AllureResults results = runTestNgSuites(allureTestNgConfig, "suites/gh-135.xml");
+        assertThat(results.getTestResults())
+                .extracting(TestResult::getName, TestResult::getStatus)
+                .containsOnly(tuple("someTest", Status.SKIPPED));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void shouldSetConfigurationProperty() {
         AllureTestNgConfig allureTestNgConfig = AllureTestNgConfig.loadConfigProperties();
@@ -1083,12 +1104,12 @@ public void shouldDisplayDisabledTests() {
     @Issue("369")
     @Test
     public void shouldNotDisplayDisabledTests() {
-        System.setProperty(ALLURE_TESTNG_HIDE_DISABLED_TESTS, "true");
-        final AllureResults results = runTestNgSuites("suites/gh-369.xml");
+        AllureTestNgConfig allureTestNgConfig = AllureTestNgConfig.loadConfigProperties();
+        allureTestNgConfig.setHideDisabledTests(true);
+        final AllureResults results = runTestNgSuites(allureTestNgConfig,"suites/gh-369.xml");
         assertThat(results.getTestResults())
                 .extracting(TestResult::getName, TestResult::getStatus)
                 .containsOnly(tuple("enabled", Status.PASSED));
-        System.setProperty(ALLURE_TESTNG_HIDE_DISABLED_TESTS, "false");
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
@@ -1164,12 +1185,6 @@ public void shouldOverrideParameters() {
                 );
     }
 
-    private AllureResults runTestNgSuites(final String... suites) {
-        final Consumer<TestNG> emptyConfigurer = testNg -> {
-        };
-        return runTestNgSuites(emptyConfigurer, suites);
-    }
-
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     @AllureFeatures.Parameters
     @Issue("141")
@@ -1225,8 +1240,26 @@ public void shouldOrderTests() {
                 .containsExactly("zTest", "yTest", "xTest", "wTest", "vTest", "vTest");
     }
 
+    private AllureResults runTestNgSuites(final String... suites) {
+        final Consumer<TestNG> emptyConfigurer = testNg -> {
+        };
+        return runTestNgSuites(emptyConfigurer, suites);
+    }
+
+    private AllureResults runTestNgSuites(AllureTestNgConfig config, final String... suites) {
+        final Consumer<TestNG> emptyConfigurer = testNg -> {
+        };
+        return runTestNgSuites(emptyConfigurer, config, suites);
+    }
+
+    private AllureResults runTestNgSuites(final Consumer<TestNG> configurer,
+                                          final String... suites) {;
+        return runTestNgSuites(configurer, AllureTestNgConfig.loadConfigProperties(), suites);
+    }
+
     @Step("Run testng suites {suites}")
     private AllureResults runTestNgSuites(final Consumer<TestNG> configurer,
+                                          final AllureTestNgConfig config,
                                           final String... suites) {
         final ClassLoader classLoader = getClass().getClassLoader();
         List<String> suiteFiles = Arrays.stream(suites)
@@ -1241,7 +1274,9 @@ private AllureResults runTestNgSuites(final Consumer<TestNG> configurer,
 
         final AllureResultsWriterStub results = new AllureResultsWriterStub();
         final AllureLifecycle lifecycle = new AllureLifecycle(results);
-        final AllureTestNg adapter = new AllureTestNg(lifecycle);
+        final AllureTestNg adapter = new AllureTestNg(lifecycle,
+            new AllureTestNgTestFilter(),
+            config);
         final TestNG testNg = new TestNG(false);
         testNg.addListener((ITestNGListener) adapter);
         testNg.setTestSuites(suiteFiles);