diff --git a/docs/rector_rules_overview.md b/docs/rector_rules_overview.md
index 3e686b6e..6acaf11a 100644
--- a/docs/rector_rules_overview.md
+++ b/docs/rector_rules_overview.md
@@ -490,17 +490,48 @@ The EloquentMagicMethodToQueryBuilderRule is designed to automatically transform
 
 Changes `orderBy()` to `latest()` or `oldest()`
 
+:wrench: **configure it!**
+
 - class: [`RectorLaravel\Rector\MethodCall\EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector`](../src/Rector/MethodCall/EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector.php)
 
+```php
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use RectorLaravel\Rector\MethodCall\EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector;
+use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
+
+return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    $rectorConfig->ruleWithConfiguration(EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector::class, [
+        EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector::ALLOWED_PATTERNS => [
+            'submitted_a*',
+            '*tested_at',
+            '$allowed_variable_name',
+        ],
+    ]);
+};
+```
+
+↓
+
 ```diff
  use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
 
+ $column = 'tested_at';
+
 -$builder->orderBy('created_at');
 -$builder->orderBy('created_at', 'desc');
--$builder->orderBy('deleted_at');
+-$builder->orderBy('submitted_at');
+-$builder->orderByDesc('submitted_at');
+-$builder->orderBy($allowed_variable_name);
 +$builder->oldest();
 +$builder->latest();
-+$builder->oldest('deleted_at');
++$builder->oldest('submitted_at');
++$builder->latest('submitted_at');
++$builder->oldest($allowed_variable_name);
+ $builder->orderBy($unallowed_variable_name);
+ $builder->orderBy('unallowed_column_name');
 ```
 
 <br>
diff --git a/src/Rector/MethodCall/EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector.php b/src/Rector/MethodCall/EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector.php
index 7767a6c6..e2372761 100644
--- a/src/Rector/MethodCall/EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector.php
+++ b/src/Rector/MethodCall/EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector.php
@@ -7,38 +7,63 @@
 use PhpParser\Node;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\MethodCall;
 use PHPStan\Type\ObjectType;
+use Rector\Core\Contract\Rector\ConfigurableRectorInterface;
 use Rector\Core\Rector\AbstractRector;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\CodeSample\CodeSample;
+use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\CodeSample\ConfiguredCodeSample;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\RuleDefinition;
+use Webmozart\Assert\Assert;
 
 /**
  * @see \RectorLaravel\Tests\Rector\MethodCall\EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector\EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRectorTest
  */
-class EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector extends AbstractRector
+class EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector extends AbstractRector implements ConfigurableRectorInterface
 {
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    final public const ALLOWED_PATTERNS = 'allowed_patterns';
+
+    /**
+     * @var string[]
+     */
+    private array $allowedPatterns = [];
+
     public function getRuleDefinition(): RuleDefinition
     {
         return new RuleDefinition(
             'Changes orderBy() to latest() or oldest()',
             [
-                new CodeSample(
-                    <<<'CODE_SAMPLE'
+                new ConfiguredCodeSample(<<<'CODE_SAMPLE'
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
 
+$column = 'tested_at';
+
 $builder->orderBy('created_at');
 $builder->orderBy('created_at', 'desc');
-$builder->orderBy('deleted_at');
+$builder->orderBy('submitted_at');
+$builder->orderByDesc('submitted_at');
+$builder->orderBy($allowed_variable_name);
+$builder->orderBy($unallowed_variable_name);
+$builder->orderBy('unallowed_column_name');
 CODE_SAMPLE
-                    ,
-                    <<<'CODE_SAMPLE'
+,<<<'CODE_SAMPLE'
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
 
+$column = 'tested_at';
+
 $builder->oldest();
 $builder->latest();
-$builder->oldest('deleted_at');
+$builder->oldest('submitted_at');
+$builder->latest('submitted_at');
+$builder->oldest($allowed_variable_name);
+$builder->orderBy($unallowed_variable_name);
+$builder->orderBy('unallowed_column_name');
 CODE_SAMPLE
-                    ,
-                ),
+, [self::ALLOWED_PATTERNS => [
+    'submitted_a*',
+    '*tested_at',
+    '$allowed_variable_name',]]),
             ]
         );
     }
@@ -54,7 +79,7 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
             return null;
         }
 
-        if ($this->isOrderByMethodCall($node)) {
+        if ($this->isOrderByMethodCall($node) && $this->isAllowedPattern($node)) {
             return $this->convertOrderByToLatest($node);
         }
 
@@ -71,6 +96,39 @@ private function isOrderByMethodCall(MethodCall $methodCall): bool
             && count($methodCall->args) > 0;
     }
 
+    private function isAllowedPattern(MethodCall $methodCall): bool
+    {
+        $columnArg = $methodCall->args[0]->value ?? null;
+
+        // If no patterns are specified, consider all column names as matching
+        if ($this->allowedPatterns === []) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if ($columnArg instanceof Node\Scalar\String_) {
+            $columnName = $columnArg->value;
+
+            // If specified, only allow certain patterns
+            foreach ($this->allowedPatterns as $pattern) {
+                if (fnmatch($pattern, $columnName)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ($columnArg instanceof Node\Expr\Variable && is_string($columnArg->name)) {
+            // Check against allowed patterns
+            foreach ($this->allowedPatterns as $pattern) {
+                if (fnmatch(ltrim($pattern, '$'), $columnArg->name)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     private function convertOrderByToLatest(MethodCall $methodCall): MethodCall
     {
         if (! isset($methodCall->args[0]) && ! $methodCall->args[0] instanceof Node\VariadicPlaceholder) {
@@ -107,4 +165,17 @@ private function convertOrderByToLatest(MethodCall $methodCall): MethodCall
 
         return $methodCall;
     }
+
+
+    /**
+     * @param mixed[] $configuration
+     */
+    public function configure(array $configuration): void
+    {
+        $allowedPatterns = $configuration[self::ALLOWED_PATTERNS] ?? [];
+        Assert::isArray($allowedPatterns);
+        Assert::allString($allowedPatterns);
+
+        $this->allowedPatterns = $allowedPatterns;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Rector/MethodCall/EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector/Fixture/fixture.php.inc b/tests/Rector/MethodCall/EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector/Fixture/fixture.php.inc
index 8c3e3f64..ccf64f2d 100644
--- a/tests/Rector/MethodCall/EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector/Fixture/fixture.php.inc
+++ b/tests/Rector/MethodCall/EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector/Fixture/fixture.php.inc
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ $query->orderBy('created_at');
 $query->orderBy('created_at', 'desc');
 $query->orderBy('submitted_at');
 $query->orderByDesc('submitted_at');
-$query->orderBy($column);
+$query->orderBy($allowed_variable_name);
 
 ?>
 -----
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ $query->oldest();
 $query->latest();
 $query->oldest('submitted_at');
 $query->latest('submitted_at');
-$query->oldest($column);
+$query->oldest($allowed_variable_name);
 
 ?>
diff --git a/tests/Rector/MethodCall/EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector/Fixture/skip_if_column_not_allowed.php.inc b/tests/Rector/MethodCall/EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector/Fixture/skip_if_column_not_allowed.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..315bf0dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Rector/MethodCall/EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector/Fixture/skip_if_column_not_allowed.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace RectorLaravel\Tests\Rector\Cast\DatabaseExpressionCastsToMethodCall\Fixture;
+
+$query->orderBy($unallowed_variable_name);
+$query->orderBy('unallowed_column_name');
+
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Rector/MethodCall/EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector/config/configured_rule.php b/tests/Rector/MethodCall/EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector/config/configured_rule.php
index d3e399ff..c6acbd4d 100644
--- a/tests/Rector/MethodCall/EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector/config/configured_rule.php
+++ b/tests/Rector/MethodCall/EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector/config/configured_rule.php
@@ -8,5 +8,15 @@
 return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
     $rectorConfig->import(__DIR__ . '/../../../../../config/config.php');
 
-    $rectorConfig->rule(EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector::class);
+    $rectorConfig->ruleWithConfiguration(
+        EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector::class,
+        [
+            EloquentOrderByToLatestOrOldestRector::ALLOWED_PATTERNS => [
+                'created_at',
+                'submitted_a*',
+                '*tested_at',
+                '$allowed_variable_name',
+            ],
+        ],
+    );
 };