diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 93766073..7f3a7af3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v3.0.2
+- [Add config parameter for predicate quantifier](https://github.com/dorny/paths-filter/pull/224)
+
 ## v3.0.1
 - [Compare base and ref when token is empty](https://github.com/dorny/paths-filter/pull/133)
 
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index b47bb03b..cc7d7d43 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -53,16 +53,53 @@ var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
     return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
-exports.Filter = void 0;
+exports.Filter = exports.isPredicateQuantifier = exports.SUPPORTED_PREDICATE_QUANTIFIERS = exports.PredicateQuantifier = void 0;
 const jsyaml = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(1917));
 const picomatch_1 = __importDefault(__nccwpck_require__(8569));
 // Minimatch options used in all matchers
 const MatchOptions = {
     dot: true
 };
+/**
+ * Enumerates the possible logic quantifiers that can be used when determining
+ * if a file is a match or not with multiple patterns.
+ *
+ * The YAML configuration property that is parsed into one of these values is
+ * 'predicate-quantifier' on the top level of the configuration object of the
+ * action.
+ *
+ * The default is to use 'some' which used to be the hardcoded behavior prior to
+ * the introduction of the new mechanism.
+ *
+ * @see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantifier_(logic)
+ */
+var PredicateQuantifier;
+(function (PredicateQuantifier) {
+    /**
+     * When choosing 'every' in the config it means that files will only get matched
+     * if all the patterns are satisfied by the path of the file, not just at least one of them.
+     */
+    PredicateQuantifier["EVERY"] = "every";
+    /**
+     * When choosing 'some' in the config it means that files will get matched as long as there is
+     * at least one pattern that matches them. This is the default behavior if you don't
+     * specify anything as a predicate quantifier.
+     */
+    PredicateQuantifier["SOME"] = "some";
+})(PredicateQuantifier || (exports.PredicateQuantifier = PredicateQuantifier = {}));
+/**
+ * An array of strings (at runtime) that contains the valid/accepted values for
+ * the configuration parameter 'predicate-quantifier'.
+ */
+exports.SUPPORTED_PREDICATE_QUANTIFIERS = Object.values(PredicateQuantifier);
+function isPredicateQuantifier(x) {
+    return exports.SUPPORTED_PREDICATE_QUANTIFIERS.includes(x);
+}
+exports.isPredicateQuantifier = isPredicateQuantifier;
 class Filter {
     // Creates instance of Filter and load rules from YAML if it's provided
-    constructor(yaml) {
+    constructor(yaml, filterConfig) {
+        this.filterConfig = filterConfig;
         this.rules = {};
         if (yaml) {
             this.load(yaml);
@@ -89,7 +126,16 @@ class Filter {
         return result;
     }
     isMatch(file, patterns) {
-        return patterns.some(rule => (rule.status === undefined || rule.status.includes(file.status)) && rule.isMatch(file.filename));
+        var _a;
+        const aPredicate = (rule) => {
+            return (rule.status === undefined || rule.status.includes(file.status)) && rule.isMatch(file.filename);
+        };
+        if (((_a = this.filterConfig) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.predicateQuantifier) === 'every') {
+            return patterns.every(aPredicate);
+        }
+        else {
+            return patterns.some(aPredicate);
+        }
     }
     parseFilterItemYaml(item) {
         if (Array.isArray(item)) {
@@ -528,11 +574,18 @@ async function run() {
         const filtersYaml = isPathInput(filtersInput) ? getConfigFileContent(filtersInput) : filtersInput;
         const listFiles = core.getInput('list-files', { required: false }).toLowerCase() || 'none';
         const initialFetchDepth = parseInt(core.getInput('initial-fetch-depth', { required: false })) || 10;
+        const predicateQuantifier = core.getInput('predicate-quantifier', { required: false }) || filter_1.PredicateQuantifier.SOME;
         if (!isExportFormat(listFiles)) {
             core.setFailed(`Input parameter 'list-files' is set to invalid value '${listFiles}'`);
             return;
         }
-        const filter = new filter_1.Filter(filtersYaml);
+        if (!(0, filter_1.isPredicateQuantifier)(predicateQuantifier)) {
+            const predicateQuantifierInvalidErrorMsg = `Input parameter 'predicate-quantifier' is set to invalid value ` +
+                `'${predicateQuantifier}'. Valid values: ${filter_1.SUPPORTED_PREDICATE_QUANTIFIERS.join(', ')}`;
+            throw new Error(predicateQuantifierInvalidErrorMsg);
+        }
+        const filterConfig = { predicateQuantifier };
+        const filter = new filter_1.Filter(filtersYaml, filterConfig);
         const files = await getChangedFiles(token, base, ref, initialFetchDepth);
         core.info(`Detected ${files.length} changed files`);
         const results = filter.match(files);
diff --git a/src/filter.ts b/src/filter.ts
index 2b201fb2..1947ef88 100644
--- a/src/filter.ts
+++ b/src/filter.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export class Filter {
   rules: {[key: string]: FilterRuleItem[]} = {}
 
   // Creates instance of Filter and load rules from YAML if it's provided
-  constructor(yaml?: string, public readonly filterConfig?: FilterConfig) {
+  constructor(yaml?: string, readonly filterConfig?: FilterConfig) {
     if (yaml) {
       this.load(yaml)
     }
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export class Filter {
   }
 
   private isMatch(file: File, patterns: FilterRuleItem[]): boolean {
-    const aPredicate = (rule: Readonly<FilterRuleItem>) => {
+    const aPredicate = (rule: Readonly<FilterRuleItem>): boolean => {
       return (rule.status === undefined || rule.status.includes(file.status)) && rule.isMatch(file.filename)
     }
     if (this.filterConfig?.predicateQuantifier === 'every') {