diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e95227c9e..5d0044388 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
   [SimplyDanny](https://github.com/SimplyDanny)
   [#4990](https://github.com/realm/SwiftLint/issues/4990)
 
+* Add `grouping` option to the `sorted_imports` rule allowing
+  to sort groups of imports defined by their preceding attributes
+  (e.g. `@testable`, `@_exported`, ...).  
+  [hiltonc](https://github.com/hiltonc)
+
 #### Bug Fixes
 
 * Do not trigger `prefer_self_in_static_references` rule on `typealias`
diff --git a/Source/SwiftLintBuiltInRules/Rules/RuleConfigurations/SortedImportsConfiguration.swift b/Source/SwiftLintBuiltInRules/Rules/RuleConfigurations/SortedImportsConfiguration.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6336a5f25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/SwiftLintBuiltInRules/Rules/RuleConfigurations/SortedImportsConfiguration.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+struct SortedImportsConfiguration: RuleConfiguration, Equatable {
+    typealias Parent = SortedImportsRule
+
+    enum SortedImportsGroupingConfiguration: String {
+        /// Sorts import lines based on any import attributes (e.g. `@testable`, `@_exported`, etc.), followed by a case
+        /// insensitive comparison of the imported module name.
+        case attributes
+        /// Sorts import lines based on a case insensitive comparison of the imported module name.
+        case names
+    }
+
+    private(set) var severity = SeverityConfiguration<Parent>(.warning)
+    private(set) var grouping = SortedImportsGroupingConfiguration.names
+
+    var consoleDescription: String {
+        return "severity: \(severity.consoleDescription)"
+            + ", grouping: \(grouping)"
+    }
+
+    mutating func apply(configuration: Any) throws {
+        guard let configuration = configuration as? [String: Any] else {
+            throw Issue.unknownConfiguration(ruleID: Parent.identifier)
+        }
+
+        if let rawGrouping = configuration["grouping"] {
+            guard let rawGrouping = rawGrouping as? String,
+                  let grouping = SortedImportsGroupingConfiguration(rawValue: rawGrouping) else {
+                throw Issue.unknownConfiguration(ruleID: Parent.identifier)
+            }
+            self.grouping = grouping
+        }
+
+        if let severityString = configuration["severity"] as? String {
+            try severity.apply(configuration: severityString)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Source/SwiftLintBuiltInRules/Rules/Style/SortedImportsRule.swift b/Source/SwiftLintBuiltInRules/Rules/Style/SortedImportsRule.swift
index 5a1eaff23..77d9d707b 100644
--- a/Source/SwiftLintBuiltInRules/Rules/Style/SortedImportsRule.swift
+++ b/Source/SwiftLintBuiltInRules/Rules/Style/SortedImportsRule.swift
@@ -1,30 +1,36 @@
 import Foundation
 import SourceKittenFramework
 
-extension Line {
-    fileprivate var contentRange: NSRange {
+fileprivate extension Line {
+    var contentRange: NSRange {
         return NSRange(location: range.location, length: content.bridge().length)
     }
 
+    // `Line` in this rule always contains word import
+    // This method returns contents of line that are before import
+    func importAttributes() -> String {
+        return content[importAttributesRange()].trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
+    }
+
     // `Line` in this rule always contains word import
     // This method returns contents of line that are after import
-    private func importModule() -> Substring {
+    func importModule() -> Substring {
         return content[importModuleRange()]
     }
 
-    fileprivate func importModuleRange() -> Range<String.Index> {
+    func importAttributesRange() -> Range<String.Index> {
+        let rangeOfImport = content.range(of: "import")
+        precondition(rangeOfImport != nil)
+        return content.startIndex..<rangeOfImport!.lowerBound
+    }
+
+    func importModuleRange() -> Range<String.Index> {
         let rangeOfImport = content.range(of: "import")
         precondition(rangeOfImport != nil)
         let moduleStart = content.rangeOfCharacter(from: CharacterSet.whitespaces.inverted, options: [],
                                                    range: rangeOfImport!.upperBound..<content.endIndex)
         return moduleStart!.lowerBound..<content.endIndex
     }
-
-    // Case insensitive comparison of contents of the line
-    // after the word `import`
-    fileprivate static func <= (lhs: Line, rhs: Line) -> Bool {
-        return lhs.importModule().lowercased() <= rhs.importModule().lowercased()
-    }
 }
 
 private extension Sequence where Element == Line {
@@ -47,88 +53,16 @@ private extension Sequence where Element == Line {
 }
 
 struct SortedImportsRule: CorrectableRule, ConfigurationProviderRule, OptInRule {
-    var configuration = SeverityConfiguration<Self>(.warning)
+    var configuration = SortedImportsConfiguration()
 
     static let description = RuleDescription(
         identifier: "sorted_imports",
         name: "Sorted Imports",
         description: "Imports should be sorted",
         kind: .style,
-        nonTriggeringExamples: [
-            Example("import AAA\nimport BBB\nimport CCC\nimport DDD"),
-            Example("import Alamofire\nimport API"),
-            Example("import labc\nimport Ldef"),
-            Example("import BBB\n// comment\nimport AAA\nimport CCC"),
-            Example("@testable import AAA\nimport   CCC"),
-            Example("import AAA\n@testable import   CCC"),
-            Example("""
-            import EEE.A
-            import FFF.B
-            #if os(Linux)
-            import DDD.A
-            import EEE.B
-            #else
-            import CCC
-            import DDD.B
-            #endif
-            import AAA
-            import BBB
-            """)
-        ],
-        triggeringExamples: [
-            Example("import AAA\nimport ZZZ\nimport ↓BBB\nimport CCC"),
-            Example("import DDD\n// comment\nimport CCC\nimport ↓AAA"),
-            Example("@testable import CCC\nimport   ↓AAA"),
-            Example("import CCC\n@testable import   ↓AAA"),
-            Example("""
-            import FFF.B
-            import ↓EEE.A
-            #if os(Linux)
-            import DDD.A
-            import EEE.B
-            #else
-            import DDD.B
-            import ↓CCC
-            #endif
-            import AAA
-            import BBB
-            """)
-        ],
-        corrections: [
-            Example("import AAA\nimport ZZZ\nimport ↓BBB\nimport CCC"):
-                Example("import AAA\nimport BBB\nimport CCC\nimport ZZZ"),
-            Example("import BBB // comment\nimport ↓AAA"): Example("import AAA\nimport BBB // comment"),
-            Example("import BBB\n// comment\nimport CCC\nimport ↓AAA"):
-                Example("import BBB\n// comment\nimport AAA\nimport CCC"),
-            Example("@testable import CCC\nimport  ↓AAA"): Example("import  AAA\n@testable import CCC"),
-            Example("import CCC\n@testable import  ↓AAA"): Example("@testable import  AAA\nimport CCC"),
-            Example("""
-            import FFF.B
-            import ↓EEE.A
-            #if os(Linux)
-            import DDD.A
-            import EEE.B
-            #else
-            import DDD.B
-            import ↓CCC
-            #endif
-            import AAA
-            import BBB
-            """):
-            Example("""
-            import EEE.A
-            import FFF.B
-            #if os(Linux)
-            import DDD.A
-            import EEE.B
-            #else
-            import CCC
-            import DDD.B
-            #endif
-            import AAA
-            import BBB
-            """)
-        ]
+        nonTriggeringExamples: SortedImportsRuleExamples.nonTriggeringExamples,
+        triggeringExamples: SortedImportsRuleExamples.triggeringExamples,
+        corrections: SortedImportsRuleExamples.corrections
     )
 
     func validate(file: SwiftLintFile) -> [StyleViolation] {
@@ -136,7 +70,7 @@ struct SortedImportsRule: CorrectableRule, ConfigurationProviderRule, OptInRule
         return violatingOffsets(inGroups: groups).map { index -> StyleViolation in
             let location = Location(file: file, characterOffset: index)
             return StyleViolation(ruleDescription: Self.description,
-                                  severity: configuration.severity,
+                                  severity: configuration.severity.severity,
                                   location: location)
         }
     }
@@ -162,7 +96,7 @@ struct SortedImportsRule: CorrectableRule, ConfigurationProviderRule, OptInRule
         return groups.flatMap { group in
             return zip(group, group.dropFirst()).reduce(into: []) { violatingOffsets, groupPair in
                 let (previous, current) = groupPair
-                let isOrderedCorrectly = previous <= current
+                let isOrderedCorrectly = should(previous, comeBefore: current)
                 if isOrderedCorrectly {
                     return
                 }
@@ -173,6 +107,24 @@ struct SortedImportsRule: CorrectableRule, ConfigurationProviderRule, OptInRule
         }
     }
 
+    /// - returns: whether `lhs` should come before `rhs` based on a comparison of the contents of the import lines
+    private func should(_ lhs: Line, comeBefore rhs: Line) -> Bool {
+        switch configuration.grouping {
+        case .attributes:
+            let lhsAttributes = lhs.importAttributes()
+            let rhsAttributes = rhs.importAttributes()
+            if lhsAttributes != rhsAttributes {
+                if lhsAttributes.isEmpty != rhsAttributes.isEmpty {
+                    return rhsAttributes.isEmpty
+                }
+                return lhsAttributes < rhsAttributes
+            }
+        case .names:
+            break
+        }
+        return lhs.importModule().lowercased() <= rhs.importModule().lowercased()
+    }
+
     func correct(file: SwiftLintFile) -> [Correction] {
         let groups = importGroups(in: file, filterEnabled: true)
 
@@ -186,7 +138,7 @@ struct SortedImportsRule: CorrectableRule, ConfigurationProviderRule, OptInRule
         }
 
         let correctedContents = NSMutableString(string: file.contents)
-        for group in groups.map({ $0.sorted(by: <=) }) {
+        for group in groups.map({ $0.sorted(by: should(_:comeBefore:)) }) {
             guard let first = group.first?.contentRange else {
                 continue
             }
diff --git a/Source/SwiftLintBuiltInRules/Rules/Style/SortedImportsRuleExamples.swift b/Source/SwiftLintBuiltInRules/Rules/Style/SortedImportsRuleExamples.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7940bc44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/SwiftLintBuiltInRules/Rules/Style/SortedImportsRuleExamples.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+internal struct SortedImportsRuleExamples {
+    private static let groupByAttributesConfiguration = ["grouping": "attributes"]
+
+    static let nonTriggeringExamples = [
+        Example("""
+        import AAA
+        import BBB
+        import CCC
+        import DDD
+        """),
+        Example("""
+        import Alamofire
+        import API
+        """),
+        Example("""
+        import labc
+        import Ldef
+        """),
+        Example("""
+        import BBB
+        // comment
+        import AAA
+        import CCC
+        """),
+        Example("""
+        @testable import AAA
+        import   CCC
+        """),
+        Example("""
+        import AAA
+        @testable import   CCC
+        """),
+        Example("""
+        import EEE.A
+        import FFF.B
+        #if os(Linux)
+        import DDD.A
+        import EEE.B
+        #else
+        import CCC
+        import DDD.B
+        #endif
+        import AAA
+        import BBB
+        """),
+        Example("""
+        @testable import AAA
+          @testable import BBB
+        """, configuration: groupByAttributesConfiguration, excludeFromDocumentation: true),
+        Example("""
+        @testable import BBB
+          import AAA
+        """, configuration: groupByAttributesConfiguration, excludeFromDocumentation: true),
+        Example("""
+        @_exported import BBB
+          @testable import AAA
+        """, configuration: groupByAttributesConfiguration, excludeFromDocumentation: true),
+        Example("""
+        @_exported @testable import BBB
+          import AAA
+        """, configuration: groupByAttributesConfiguration, excludeFromDocumentation: true)
+    ]
+
+    static let triggeringExamples = [
+        Example("""
+        import AAA
+        import ZZZ
+        import ↓BBB
+        import CCC
+        """),
+        Example("""
+        import DDD
+        // comment
+        import CCC
+        import ↓AAA
+        """),
+        Example("""
+        @testable import CCC
+        import   ↓AAA
+        """),
+        Example("""
+        import CCC
+        @testable import   ↓AAA
+        """),
+        Example("""
+        import FFF.B
+        import ↓EEE.A
+        #if os(Linux)
+        import DDD.A
+        import EEE.B
+        #else
+        import DDD.B
+        import ↓CCC
+        #endif
+        import AAA
+        import BBB
+        """),
+        Example("""
+          @testable import BBB
+        @testable import ↓AAA
+        """, configuration: groupByAttributesConfiguration, excludeFromDocumentation: true),
+        Example("""
+          import AAA
+        @testable import ↓BBB
+        """, configuration: groupByAttributesConfiguration, excludeFromDocumentation: true),
+        Example("""
+          import BBB
+        @testable import ↓AAA
+        """, configuration: groupByAttributesConfiguration, excludeFromDocumentation: true),
+        Example("""
+          @testable import AAA
+        @_exported import ↓BBB
+        """, configuration: groupByAttributesConfiguration, excludeFromDocumentation: true),
+        Example("""
+          import AAA
+        @_exported @testable import ↓BBB
+        """, configuration: groupByAttributesConfiguration, excludeFromDocumentation: true)
+    ]
+
+    static let corrections = [
+        Example("""
+        import AAA
+        import ZZZ
+        import ↓BBB
+        import CCC
+        """):
+            Example("""
+            import AAA
+            import BBB
+            import CCC
+            import ZZZ
+            """),
+        Example("""
+        import BBB // comment
+        import ↓AAA
+        """): Example("""
+              import AAA
+              import BBB // comment
+              """),
+        Example("""
+        import BBB
+        // comment
+        import CCC
+        import ↓AAA
+        """):
+            Example("""
+            import BBB
+            // comment
+            import AAA
+            import CCC
+            """),
+        Example("""
+        @testable import CCC
+        import  ↓AAA
+        """): Example("""
+              import  AAA
+              @testable import CCC
+              """),
+        Example("""
+        import CCC
+        @testable import  ↓AAA
+        """): Example("""
+              @testable import  AAA
+              import CCC
+              """),
+        Example("""
+        import FFF.B
+        import ↓EEE.A
+        #if os(Linux)
+        import DDD.A
+        import EEE.B
+        #else
+        import DDD.B
+        import ↓CCC
+        #endif
+        import AAA
+        import BBB
+        """):
+            Example("""
+            import EEE.A
+            import FFF.B
+            #if os(Linux)
+            import DDD.A
+            import EEE.B
+            #else
+            import CCC
+            import DDD.B
+            #endif
+            import AAA
+            import BBB
+            """),
+        Example("""
+          @testable import BBB
+        @testable import ↓AAA
+        """, configuration: groupByAttributesConfiguration):
+            Example("""
+            @testable import AAA
+              @testable import BBB
+            """),
+        Example("""
+          import AAA
+        @testable import ↓BBB
+        """, configuration: groupByAttributesConfiguration):
+            Example("""
+            @testable import BBB
+              import AAA
+            """),
+        Example("""
+          import BBB
+        @testable import ↓AAA
+        """, configuration: groupByAttributesConfiguration):
+            Example("""
+            @testable import AAA
+              import BBB
+            """),
+        Example("""
+          @testable import AAA
+        @_exported import ↓BBB
+        """, configuration: groupByAttributesConfiguration):
+            Example("""
+            @_exported import BBB
+              @testable import AAA
+            """),
+        Example("""
+          import AAA
+        @_exported @testable import ↓BBB
+        """, configuration: groupByAttributesConfiguration):
+            Example("""
+            @_exported @testable import BBB
+              import AAA
+            """)
+    ]
+}