diff --git a/config/alfresco/rule-services-context.xml b/config/alfresco/rule-services-context.xml
index 8bb5509bfa..530218037c 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/rule-services-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/rule-services-context.xml
@@ -104,6 +104,18 @@
             <value>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/system/1.0}temporary</value>
          </list>
       </property>
+      <property name="ignoredTypeStr">
+      	 <list>
+      		<value>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/rule/1.0}rule</value>
+      		<value>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/action/1.0}action</value>
+      		<value>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}thumbnail</value>
+      		<value>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}failedThumbnail</value>
+      		<!-- Workaround to prevent rules running on cm:rating nodes (which happened for 'liked' folders ALF-8308 & ALF-8382) -->
+      		<value>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}rating</value>
+      		<value>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}systemfolder</value>
+      		<value>{http://www.alfresco.org/model/forum/1.0}post</value>	
+      	 </list>
+      </property>
    </bean>
    
    <bean id="on-create-node-trigger" class="org.alfresco.repo.rule.ruletrigger.CreateNodeRuleTrigger" parent="rule-trigger-base">
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/ruletrigger/RuleTriggerAbstractBase.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/ruletrigger/RuleTriggerAbstractBase.java
index 950eec4a9f..5094bf4663 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/ruletrigger/RuleTriggerAbstractBase.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/ruletrigger/RuleTriggerAbstractBase.java
@@ -50,26 +50,12 @@ import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
  */
 public abstract class RuleTriggerAbstractBase implements RuleTrigger
 {
-    /** the types (hardcoded) to ignore generally */
-    private static final Set<QName> IGNORE_TYPES;
-    
-    static
-    {
-        IGNORE_TYPES = new HashSet<QName>(13);
-        IGNORE_TYPES.add(RuleModel.TYPE_RULE);
-        IGNORE_TYPES.add(ActionModel.TYPE_ACTION);
-        IGNORE_TYPES.add(ContentModel.TYPE_THUMBNAIL);
-        IGNORE_TYPES.add(ContentModel.TYPE_FAILED_THUMBNAIL);
-        // Workaround to prevent rules running on cm:rating nodes (which happened for 'liked' folders ALF-8308 & ALF-8382)
-        IGNORE_TYPES.add(ContentModel.TYPE_RATING);
-        IGNORE_TYPES.add(ContentModel.TYPE_SYSTEM_FOLDER);
-    }
-    
     /**
      * A list of the rule types that are interested in this trigger
      */
     private Set<RuleType> ruleTypes = new HashSet<RuleType>();
     private Set<QName> ignoredAspects = Collections.emptySet();
+    private Set<QName> ignoredTypes=Collections.emptySet();
 
     protected PolicyComponent policyComponent;
     protected NodeService nodeService;
@@ -194,7 +180,7 @@ public abstract class RuleTriggerAbstractBase implements RuleTrigger
     {
     	boolean result = false;    	
     	QName typeQName = nodeService.getType(actionedUponNodeRef);
-    	if (IGNORE_TYPES.contains(typeQName))
+    	if (ignoredTypes.contains(typeQName))
     	{
     		result = true;
     	}
@@ -231,4 +217,23 @@ public abstract class RuleTriggerAbstractBase implements RuleTrigger
             this.ignoredAspects.add(QName.createQName(ignoredAspectStr));
         }
     }
+
+    public Set<QName> getIgnoredTypes()
+    {
+        return ignoredTypes;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converting String ignored Types from Spring context to QNames
+     * 
+     * @param ignoredTypes
+     */
+    public void setIgnoredTypeStr(List<String> ignoredTypes)
+    {
+        this.ignoredTypes = new HashSet<QName>(13);
+        for (String ignoredTypeStr : ignoredTypes)
+        {
+            this.ignoredTypes.add(QName.createQName(ignoredTypeStr));
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/ruletrigger/RuleTriggerTest.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/ruletrigger/RuleTriggerTest.java
index 9698f50c81..f7a9638a11 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/ruletrigger/RuleTriggerTest.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/ruletrigger/RuleTriggerTest.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 package org.alfresco.repo.rule.ruletrigger;
 
 import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
+import org.alfresco.model.ForumModel;
 import org.alfresco.repo.content.MimetypeMap;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil;
 import org.alfresco.service.ServiceRegistry;
@@ -97,7 +98,23 @@ public class RuleTriggerTest extends BaseSpringTest
         // Check to see if the rule type has been triggered
         assertTrue(ruleType.rulesTriggered);
     }
-    
+
+    public void testOnCreateIgnoredTypesTrigger()
+    {
+        TestRuleType ruleType = createTestRuleType(ON_CREATE_NODE_TRIGGER);
+        assertFalse(ruleType.rulesTriggered);
+
+        //Try and trigger the type
+        this.nodeService.createNode(
+                this.rootNodeRef, 
+                ForumModel.ASSOC_DISCUSSION,
+                ForumModel.ASSOC_DISCUSSION, 
+                ForumModel.TYPE_POST);
+        
+        //Check to see if the rule type has been triggered
+        assertFalse(ruleType.rulesTriggered);
+    }
+ 
     public void testOnUpdateNodeTrigger()
     {
         NodeRef nodeRef = this.nodeService.createNode(