diff --git a/integration_tests/tests/test_event_freshness_anomalies.py b/integration_tests/tests/test_event_freshness_anomalies.py
index 607c61271..c07f338e1 100644
--- a/integration_tests/tests/test_event_freshness_anomalies.py
+++ b/integration_tests/tests/test_event_freshness_anomalies.py
@@ -88,3 +88,105 @@ def test_slower_rate_event_freshness(test_id: str, dbt_project: DbtProject):
         test_vars={"custom_run_started_at": test_started_at.isoformat()},
     )
     assert result["status"] == "fail"
+
+
+# Anomalies currently not supported on ClickHouse
+@pytest.mark.skip_targets(["clickhouse"])
+def test_exclude_detection_from_training(test_id: str, dbt_project: DbtProject):
+    """
+    Test the exclude_detection_period_from_training flag functionality for event freshness anomalies.
+
+    Scenario:
+    - 7 days of normal data (5 minute lag between event and update) - training period
+    - 7 days of anomalous data (5 hour lag) - detection period
+    - Without exclusion: anomaly gets included in training baseline, test passes (misses anomaly)
+    - With exclusion: anomaly excluded from training, test fails (detects anomaly)
+
+    """
+    utc_now = datetime.utcnow()
+    test_started_at = (utc_now + timedelta(days=1)).replace(
+        hour=0, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0
+    )
+
+    # Generate 7 days of normal data with varying lag (2-8 minutes) to ensure training_stddev > 0
+    training_lags_minutes = [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
+    normal_data = []
+    for i in range(7):
+        event_date = test_started_at - timedelta(days=14 - i)
+        event_time = event_date.replace(hour=12, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0)
+        update_time = event_time + timedelta(minutes=training_lags_minutes[i])
+        normal_data.append(
+            {
+                EVENT_TIMESTAMP_COLUMN: event_time.strftime(DATE_FORMAT),
+                UPDATE_TIMESTAMP_COLUMN: update_time.strftime(DATE_FORMAT),
+            }
+        )
+
+    # Generate 7 days of anomalous data with 5-hour lag (detection period)
+    anomalous_data = []
+    for i in range(7):
+        event_date = test_started_at - timedelta(days=7 - i)
+        event_time = event_date.replace(hour=12, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0)
+        update_time = event_time + timedelta(hours=5)
+        anomalous_data.append(
+            {
+                EVENT_TIMESTAMP_COLUMN: event_time.strftime(DATE_FORMAT),
+                UPDATE_TIMESTAMP_COLUMN: update_time.strftime(DATE_FORMAT),
+            }
+        )
+
+    all_data = normal_data + anomalous_data
+
+    # Test 1: WITHOUT exclusion (should pass - misses the anomaly because it's included in training)
+    test_args_without_exclusion = {
+        "event_timestamp_column": EVENT_TIMESTAMP_COLUMN,
+        "update_timestamp_column": UPDATE_TIMESTAMP_COLUMN,
+        "days_back": 14,  # Scoring window: 14 days to include both training and detection
+        "backfill_days": 7,  # Detection period: last 7 days (days 7-1 before test_started_at)
+        "time_bucket": {
+            "period": "day",
+            "count": 1,
+        },  # Daily buckets to avoid boundary issues
+        "sensitivity": 3,
+        "anomaly_direction": "spike",  # Explicit direction since we're testing increased lag
+        "min_training_set_size": 5,  # Explicit minimum to avoid threshold issues
+        # exclude_detection_period_from_training is not set (defaults to False/None)
+    }
+
+    test_result_without_exclusion = dbt_project.test(
+        test_id + "_without_exclusion",
+        TEST_NAME,
+        test_args_without_exclusion,
+        data=all_data,
+        test_vars={
+            "custom_run_started_at": test_started_at.isoformat(),
+            "force_metrics_backfill": True,
+        },
+    )
+
+    # This should PASS because the anomaly is included in training, making it part of the baseline
+    assert (
+        test_result_without_exclusion["status"] == "pass"
+    ), "Test should pass when anomaly is included in training"
+
+    # Test 2: WITH exclusion (should fail - detects the anomaly because it's excluded from training)
+    test_args_with_exclusion = {
+        **test_args_without_exclusion,
+        "exclude_detection_period_from_training": True,
+    }
+
+    test_result_with_exclusion = dbt_project.test(
+        test_id + "_with_exclusion",
+        TEST_NAME,
+        test_args_with_exclusion,
+        data=all_data,
+        test_vars={
+            "custom_run_started_at": test_started_at.isoformat(),
+            "force_metrics_backfill": True,
+        },
+    )
+
+    # This should FAIL because the anomaly is excluded from training, so it's detected as anomalous
+    assert (
+        test_result_with_exclusion["status"] == "fail"
+    ), "Test should fail when anomaly is excluded from training"
diff --git a/macros/edr/tests/test_event_freshness_anomalies.sql b/macros/edr/tests/test_event_freshness_anomalies.sql
index 0f6b1af05..e01017596 100644
--- a/macros/edr/tests/test_event_freshness_anomalies.sql
+++ b/macros/edr/tests/test_event_freshness_anomalies.sql
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% test event_freshness_anomalies(model, event_timestamp_column, update_timestamp_column, where_expression, anomaly_sensitivity, anomaly_direction, min_training_set_size, time_bucket, days_back, backfill_days, seasonality, sensitivity, ignore_small_changes, detection_delay, anomaly_exclude_metrics, detection_period, training_period) %}
+{% test event_freshness_anomalies(model, event_timestamp_column, update_timestamp_column, where_expression, anomaly_sensitivity, anomaly_direction, min_training_set_size, time_bucket, days_back, backfill_days, seasonality, sensitivity, ignore_small_changes, detection_delay, anomaly_exclude_metrics, detection_period, training_period, exclude_detection_period_from_training=false) %}
   {{ config(tags = ['elementary-tests']) }}
   {% if execute and elementary.is_test_command() and elementary.is_elementary_enabled() %}
     {% set model_relation = elementary.get_model_relation_for_test(model, elementary.get_test_model()) %}
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
       detection_delay=detection_delay,
       anomaly_exclude_metrics=anomaly_exclude_metrics,
       detection_period=detection_period,
-      training_period=training_period
+      training_period=training_period,
+      exclude_detection_period_from_training=exclude_detection_period_from_training
     )
   }}
 {% endtest %}
diff --git a/macros/edr/tests/test_freshness_anomalies.sql b/macros/edr/tests/test_freshness_anomalies.sql
index abba9b4fc..c3a76af3e 100644
--- a/macros/edr/tests/test_freshness_anomalies.sql
+++ b/macros/edr/tests/test_freshness_anomalies.sql
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% test freshness_anomalies(model, timestamp_column, where_expression, anomaly_sensitivity, anomaly_direction, min_training_set_size, time_bucket, days_back, backfill_days, seasonality, sensitivity, ignore_small_changes, detection_delay, anomaly_exclude_metrics, detection_period, training_period) %}
+{% test freshness_anomalies(model, timestamp_column, where_expression, anomaly_sensitivity, anomaly_direction, min_training_set_size, time_bucket, days_back, backfill_days, seasonality, sensitivity, ignore_small_changes, detection_delay, anomaly_exclude_metrics, detection_period, training_period, exclude_detection_period_from_training=false) %}
   {{ config(tags = ['elementary-tests']) }}
   {{ elementary.test_table_anomalies(
       model=model,
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
       detection_delay=detection_delay,
       anomaly_exclude_metrics=anomaly_exclude_metrics,
       detection_period=detection_period,
-      training_period=training_period
+      training_period=training_period,
+      exclude_detection_period_from_training=exclude_detection_period_from_training
     )
   }}
 {% endtest %}