diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 38928452..e22dd3bb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ SET(OPENJPEG_LIBRARY_PROPERTIES
 # Test for some required system information.
 INCLUDE (${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CMakeBackwardCompatibilityC.cmake)
 
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Setup file for setting custom ctest vars
+CONFIGURE_FILE(
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CTestCustom.cmake.in
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/CTestCustom.cmake
+  @ONLY
+  )
+
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # OpenJPEG build configuration options.
 OPTION(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build OpenJPEG with shared libraries." OFF)
diff --git a/CTestCustom.cmake.in b/CTestCustom.cmake.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00ad6670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CTestCustom.cmake.in
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#
+# For further details regarding this file, 
+# see http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/CMake_Testing_With_CTest#Customizing_CTest
+#
+
+SET (CTEST_CUSTOM_MAXIMUM_NUMBER_OF_ERRORS   50)
+SET (CTEST_CUSTOM_MAXIMUM_NUMBER_OF_WARNINGS 50)
+
+SET(CTEST_CUSTOM_COVERAGE_EXCLUDE
+ ${CTEST_CUSTOM_COVERAGE_EXCLUDE}
+
+ # Exclude files from the Testing directories
+ ".*/Testing/.*"
+ )
+
+SET(CTEST_CUSTOM_WARNING_EXCEPTION
+  ${CTEST_CUSTOM_WARNING_EXCEPTION}
+  
+  # Suppress warning caused by intentional messages about deprecation
+  ".*warning,.* is deprecated"
+)