diff --git a/api/generated_model_protected_ref.go b/api/generated_model_protected_ref.go
index 0193862..de243b0 100644
--- a/api/generated_model_protected_ref.go
+++ b/api/generated_model_protected_ref.go
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@ type ProtectedRef struct {
 	Pattern string `yaml:"pattern" json:"pattern" validate:"regexp=^(?!refs\\/(heads|tags)\\/).*$"`
 	// list of users, teams or apps for whom this protection does not apply
 	Exemptions []string `yaml:"exemptions,omitempty" json:"exemptions,omitempty"`
+	// list of teams for whom this protection does not apply
+	ExemptionsRoles []string `yaml:"exemptionsRoles,omitempty" json:"exemptionsRoles,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/api/openapi-v3-spec.yaml b/api/openapi-v3-spec.yaml
index e08c501..53da354 100644
--- a/api/openapi-v3-spec.yaml
+++ b/api/openapi-v3-spec.yaml
@@ -2338,6 +2338,12 @@ components:
           items:
             type: string
             description: 'A user, team or app identifier. Teams are identified by leading @<OWNER>. prefix, apps are identified by app: prefix.'
+        exemptionsRoles:
+          description: list of teams for whom this protection does not apply
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: string
+            description: 'A team identifier. Teams are identified by leading @<OWNER>. prefix'
     ErrorDto:
       type: object
       properties:
diff --git a/internal/service/repositories/repositories.go b/internal/service/repositories/repositories.go
index 582159e..0def6da 100644
--- a/internal/service/repositories/repositories.go
+++ b/internal/service/repositories/repositories.go
@@ -717,11 +717,22 @@ func (s *Impl) expandProtectedRefsExemptionLists(ctx context.Context, pr []opena
 		return pr
 	}
 	for i, protectedRef := range pr {
+		protectedRef.ExemptionsRoles = s.filterTeams(protectedRef.Exemptions)
 		protectedRef.Exemptions = s.expandUserGroups(ctx, protectedRef.Exemptions)
 		pr[i] = protectedRef
 	}
 	return pr
+}
 
+func (s *Impl) filterTeams(exemptions []string) []string {
+	var filteredTeams = make([]string, 0)
+	for _, exemption := range exemptions {
+		isGroup, _, _ := util.ParseGroupOwnerAndGroupName(exemption)
+		if isGroup {
+			filteredTeams = append(filteredTeams, exemption)
+		}
+	}
+	return filteredTeams
 }
 
 func sliceContains[T comparable](haystack []T, needle T) bool {
diff --git a/test/resources/acceptance-expected/repositories.json b/test/resources/acceptance-expected/repositories.json
index 5e920d5..7b784ca 100644
--- a/test/resources/acceptance-expected/repositories.json
+++ b/test/resources/acceptance-expected/repositories.json
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
                   "some-other-user",
                   "a-very-special-user"
                 ],
+                "exemptionsRoles": [
+                  "@some-owner.users"
+                ],
                 "pattern": ":MAINLINE:"
               }
             ]
diff --git a/test/resources/acceptance-expected/repository-expanded-groups.json b/test/resources/acceptance-expected/repository-expanded-groups.json
index b610a03..80bdf1f 100644
--- a/test/resources/acceptance-expected/repository-expanded-groups.json
+++ b/test/resources/acceptance-expected/repository-expanded-groups.json
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
               "some-other-user",
               "a-very-special-user"
             ],
+            "exemptionsRoles": [
+              "@some-owner.users"
+            ],
             "pattern": ":MAINLINE:"
           }
         ]