diff --git a/.golangci.next.reference.yml b/.golangci.next.reference.yml
index f20874515ede..7be05e74d9da 100644
--- a/.golangci.next.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.next.reference.yml
@@ -1223,7 +1223,8 @@ linters-settings:
     var-require-grouping: true
 
   iface:
-    # By default set to empty. Leave it empty means all analyzers are enabled.
+    # By default, set to empty.
+    # Empty means that all analyzers are enabled.
     # Default: []
     enable:
       - unused
@@ -1231,7 +1232,7 @@ linters-settings:
       - opaque
     settings:
       unused:
-        # Comma-separated list of packages to exclude from the check.
+        # List of packages path to exclude from the check.
         # Default: []
         exclude:
           - github.com/example/log
diff --git a/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json b/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json
index 994039bb5265..2681b85662ff 100644
--- a/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json
+++ b/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json
@@ -1928,6 +1928,17 @@
               "items": {
                 "$ref": "#/definitions/iface-analyzers"
               }
+            },
+            "settings": {
+              "type": "object",
+              "propertyNames": {
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/iface-analyzers"
+              },
+              "patternProperties": {
+                "^.*$": {
+                  "type": "object"
+                }
+              }
             }
           }
         },
diff --git a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
index 57e5555d54bc..cdc2eefd57f6 100644
--- a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
@@ -650,7 +650,8 @@ type GrouperSettings struct {
 }
 
 type IfaceSettings struct {
-	Enable []string `mapstructure:"enable"`
+	Enable   []string                  `mapstructure:"enable"`
+	Settings map[string]map[string]any `mapstructure:"settings"`
 }
 
 type ImportAsSettings struct {
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/iface/iface.go b/pkg/golinters/iface/iface.go
index 375b13606503..1176dcf08a5f 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/iface/iface.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/iface/iface.go
@@ -6,69 +6,47 @@ import (
 	"github.com/uudashr/iface/identical"
 	"github.com/uudashr/iface/opaque"
 	"github.com/uudashr/iface/unused"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
 	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis"
 
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/goanalysis"
 )
 
-var allAnalyzers = []*analysis.Analyzer{
-	unused.Analyzer,
-	identical.Analyzer,
-	opaque.Analyzer,
-}
-
 func New(settings *config.IfaceSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 	var conf map[string]map[string]any
-
-	analyzers := analyzersFromSettings(settings)
+	if settings != nil {
+		conf = settings.Settings
+	}
 
 	return goanalysis.NewLinter(
 		"iface",
 		"Detect the incorrect use of interfaces, helping developers avoid interface pollution.",
-		analyzers,
+		analyzersFromSettings(settings),
 		conf,
 	).WithLoadMode(goanalysis.LoadModeTypesInfo)
 }
 
 func analyzersFromSettings(settings *config.IfaceSettings) []*analysis.Analyzer {
-	if settings == nil || len(settings.Enable) == 0 {
-		return allAnalyzers
+	allAnalyzers := map[string]*analysis.Analyzer{
+		"unused":    unused.Analyzer,
+		"identical": identical.Analyzer,
+		"opaque":    opaque.Analyzer,
 	}
 
-	enabledNames := uniqueNames(settings.Enable)
+	if settings == nil || len(settings.Enable) == 0 {
+		return maps.Values(allAnalyzers)
+	}
 
 	var analyzers []*analysis.Analyzer
-
-	for _, a := range allAnalyzers {
-		found := slices.ContainsFunc(enabledNames, func(name string) bool {
-			return name == a.Name
-		})
-
-		if !found {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		analyzers = append(analyzers, a)
+	for _, name := range uniqueNames(settings.Enable) {
+		analyzers = append(analyzers, allAnalyzers[name])
 	}
 
 	return analyzers
 }
 
 func uniqueNames(names []string) []string {
-	if len(names) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	namesMap := map[string]struct{}{}
-	for _, name := range names {
-		namesMap[name] = struct{}{}
-	}
-
-	uniqueNames := make([]string, 0, len(namesMap))
-
-	for name := range namesMap {
-		uniqueNames = append(uniqueNames, name)
-	}
-	return uniqueNames
+	slices.Sort(names)
+	return slices.Compact(names)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/iface/iface_test.go b/pkg/golinters/iface/iface_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 95cb71c98c04..000000000000
--- a/pkg/golinters/iface/iface_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-package iface
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/config"
-)
-
-func TestAnalyzersFromSettings(t *testing.T) {
-	testCases := map[string]struct {
-		enable          []string
-		expectedEnabled []string
-	}{
-		"nil analyzers": {
-			enable:          nil,
-			expectedEnabled: []string{"unused", "identical", "opaque"},
-		},
-		"empty analyzers": {
-			enable:          []string{},
-			expectedEnabled: []string{"unused", "identical", "opaque"},
-		},
-		"unused only": {
-			enable:          []string{"unused"},
-			expectedEnabled: []string{"unused"},
-		},
-		"some analyzers": {
-			enable:          []string{"unused", "opaque"},
-			expectedEnabled: []string{"unused", "opaque"},
-		},
-		"duplicate analyzers": {
-			enable:          []string{"unused", "opaque", "unused"},
-			expectedEnabled: []string{"unused", "opaque"},
-		},
-		"all analyzers": {
-			enable:          []string{"unused", "opaque", "identical"},
-			expectedEnabled: []string{"unused", "identical", "opaque"},
-		},
-	}
-
-	for name, tc := range testCases {
-		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			settings := &config.IfaceSettings{Enable: tc.enable}
-			analyzers := analyzersFromSettings(settings)
-
-			if len(analyzers) != len(tc.expectedEnabled) {
-				t.Errorf("expected %d analyzers, got %d", len(tc.enable), len(analyzers))
-			}
-
-		LoopSettings:
-			for _, a := range analyzers {
-				for _, name := range tc.expectedEnabled {
-					if a.Name == name {
-						continue LoopSettings
-					}
-				}
-
-				t.Errorf("unexpected analyzer %q", a.Name)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/identical.go b/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/identical.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f13e756aaecf..000000000000
--- a/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/identical.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-//golangcitest:args -Eiface
-//golangcitest:config_path testdata/identical.yml
-package testdata
-
-type Pinger interface { // want "interface Pinger contains identical methods or type constraints from another interface, causing redundancy"
-	Ping() error
-}
-
-type Healthcheck interface { // want "interface Healthcheck contains identical methods or type constraints from another interface, causing redundancy"
-	Ping() error
-}
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/iface.go b/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/iface.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f819334e40c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/iface.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+//golangcitest:args -Eiface
+package testdata
+
+// identical
+
+type Pinger interface { // want "unused: interface Pinger is declared but not used within the package"
+	Ping() error
+}
+
+type Healthcheck interface { // want "unused: interface Healthcheck is declared but not used within the package"
+	Ping() error
+}
+
+// opaque
+
+type Server interface {
+	Serve() error
+}
+
+type server struct {
+	addr string
+}
+
+func (s server) Serve() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func NewServer(addr string) Server { // want "opaque: NewServer function return Server interface at the 1st result, abstract a single concrete implementation of \\*server"
+	return &server{addr: addr}
+}
+
+// unused
+
+type User struct {
+	ID   string
+	Name string
+}
+
+type UserRepository interface { // want "unused: interface UserRepository is declared but not used within the package"
+	UserOf(id string) (*User, error)
+}
+
+type UserRepositorySQL struct {
+}
+
+func (r *UserRepositorySQL) UserOf(id string) (*User, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+type Granter interface {
+	Grant(permission string) error
+}
+
+func AllowAll(g Granter) error {
+	return g.Grant("all")
+}
+
+type Allower interface {
+	Allow(permission string) error
+}
+
+func Allow(x interface{}) {
+	_ = x.(Allower)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/iface_identical.go b/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/iface_identical.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..316b35ac2bf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/iface_identical.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+//golangcitest:args -Eiface
+//golangcitest:config_path testdata/iface_identical.yml
+package testdata
+
+// identical
+
+type Pinger interface { // want "identical: interface Pinger contains identical methods or type constraints from another interface, causing redundancy"
+	Ping() error
+}
+
+type Healthcheck interface { // want "identical: interface Healthcheck contains identical methods or type constraints from another interface, causing redundancy"
+	Ping() error
+}
+
+// opaque
+
+type Server interface {
+	Serve() error
+}
+
+type server struct {
+	addr string
+}
+
+func (s server) Serve() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func NewServer(addr string) Server {
+	return &server{addr: addr}
+}
+
+// unused
+
+type User struct {
+	ID   string
+	Name string
+}
+
+type UserRepository interface {
+	UserOf(id string) (*User, error)
+}
+
+type UserRepositorySQL struct {
+}
+
+func (r *UserRepositorySQL) UserOf(id string) (*User, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+type Granter interface {
+	Grant(permission string) error
+}
+
+func AllowAll(g Granter) error {
+	return g.Grant("all")
+}
+
+type Allower interface {
+	Allow(permission string) error
+}
+
+func Allow(x interface{}) {
+	_ = x.(Allower)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/identical.yml b/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/iface_identical.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/identical.yml
rename to pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/iface_identical.yml
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/iface_opaque.go b/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/iface_opaque.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3f3e632a12ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/iface_opaque.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+//golangcitest:args -Eiface
+//golangcitest:config_path testdata/iface_opaque.yml
+package testdata
+
+// identical
+
+type Pinger interface {
+	Ping() error
+}
+
+type Healthcheck interface {
+	Ping() error
+}
+
+// opaque
+
+type Server interface {
+	Serve() error
+}
+
+type server struct {
+	addr string
+}
+
+func (s server) Serve() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func NewServer(addr string) Server { // want "opaque: NewServer function return Server interface at the 1st result, abstract a single concrete implementation of \\*server"
+	return &server{addr: addr}
+}
+
+// unused
+
+type User struct {
+	ID   string
+	Name string
+}
+
+type UserRepository interface {
+	UserOf(id string) (*User, error)
+}
+
+type UserRepositorySQL struct {
+}
+
+func (r *UserRepositorySQL) UserOf(id string) (*User, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+type Granter interface {
+	Grant(permission string) error
+}
+
+func AllowAll(g Granter) error {
+	return g.Grant("all")
+}
+
+type Allower interface {
+	Allow(permission string) error
+}
+
+func Allow(x interface{}) {
+	_ = x.(Allower)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/opaque.yml b/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/iface_opaque.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/opaque.yml
rename to pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/iface_opaque.yml
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/iface_unused.go b/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/iface_unused.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..db3f94af10a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/iface_unused.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+//golangcitest:args -Eiface
+//golangcitest:config_path testdata/iface_unused.yml
+package testdata
+
+// identical
+
+type Pinger interface { // want "unused: interface Pinger is declared but not used within the package"
+	Ping() error
+}
+
+type Healthcheck interface { // want "unused: interface Healthcheck is declared but not used within the package"
+	Ping() error
+}
+
+// opaque
+
+type Server interface {
+	Serve() error
+}
+
+type server struct {
+	addr string
+}
+
+func (s server) Serve() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func NewServer(addr string) Server {
+	return &server{addr: addr}
+}
+
+// unused
+
+type User struct {
+	ID   string
+	Name string
+}
+
+type UserRepository interface { // want "unused: interface UserRepository is declared but not used within the package"
+	UserOf(id string) (*User, error)
+}
+
+type UserRepositorySQL struct {
+}
+
+func (r *UserRepositorySQL) UserOf(id string) (*User, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+type Granter interface {
+	Grant(permission string) error
+}
+
+func AllowAll(g Granter) error {
+	return g.Grant("all")
+}
+
+type Allower interface {
+	Allow(permission string) error
+}
+
+func Allow(x interface{}) {
+	_ = x.(Allower)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/unused.yml b/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/iface_unused.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/unused.yml
rename to pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/iface_unused.yml
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/unused.go b/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/iface_unused_settings.go
similarity index 51%
rename from pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/unused.go
rename to pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/iface_unused_settings.go
index 69cc117cfd3a..7c8b4491dd8c 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/unused.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/iface_unused_settings.go
@@ -1,13 +1,44 @@
 //golangcitest:args -Eiface
-//golangcitest:config_path testdata/unused.yml
+//golangcitest:config_path testdata/iface_unused_settings.yml
+//golangcitest:expected_exitcode 0
 package testdata
 
+// identical
+
+type Pinger interface {
+	Ping() error
+}
+
+type Healthcheck interface {
+	Ping() error
+}
+
+// opaque
+
+type Server interface {
+	Serve() error
+}
+
+type server struct {
+	addr string
+}
+
+func (s server) Serve() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func NewServer(addr string) Server {
+	return &server{addr: addr}
+}
+
+// unused
+
 type User struct {
 	ID   string
 	Name string
 }
 
-type UserRepository interface { // want "interface UserRepository is declared but not used within the package"
+type UserRepository interface {
 	UserOf(id string) (*User, error)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/iface_unused_settings.yml b/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/iface_unused_settings.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8e885bf188e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/iface_unused_settings.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+linters-settings:
+  iface:
+    enable:
+      - unused
+    settings:
+      unused:
+        exclude:
+         - "command-line-arguments" # fake package name used for test inside golangci-lint
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/opaque.go b/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/opaque.go
deleted file mode 100644
index de401dd8d526..000000000000
--- a/pkg/golinters/iface/testdata/opaque.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-//golangcitest:args -Eiface
-//golangcitest:config_path testdata/opaque.yml
-package testdata
-
-type Server interface {
-	Serve() error
-}
-
-type server struct {
-	addr string
-}
-
-func (s server) Serve() error {
-	return nil
-}
-
-func NewServer(addr string) Server { // want "NewServer function return Server interface at the 1st result, abstract a single concrete implementation of \\*server"
-	return &server{addr: addr}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/builder_linter.go b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/builder_linter.go
index 5856ff6a5743..236295c87895 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/builder_linter.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/builder_linter.go
@@ -473,18 +473,18 @@ func (LinterBuilder) Build(cfg *config.Config) ([]*linter.Config, error) {
 			WithPresets(linter.PresetStyle).
 			WithURL("https://github.com/leonklingele/grouper"),
 
-		linter.NewConfig(iface.New(&cfg.LintersSettings.Iface)).
-			WithSince("v1.60.0").
-			WithLoadForGoAnalysis().
-			WithPresets(linter.PresetStyle, linter.PresetMetaLinter).
-			WithURL("http://github.com/uudashr/iface"),
-
 		linter.NewConfig(linter.NewNoopDeprecated("ifshort", cfg, linter.DeprecationError)).
 			WithSince("v1.36.0").
 			WithPresets(linter.PresetStyle).
 			WithURL("https://github.com/esimonov/ifshort").
 			DeprecatedError("The repository of the linter has been deprecated by the owner.", "v1.48.0", ""),
 
+		linter.NewConfig(iface.New(&cfg.LintersSettings.Iface)).
+			WithSince("v1.62.0").
+			WithLoadForGoAnalysis().
+			WithPresets(linter.PresetStyle, linter.PresetMetaLinter).
+			WithURL("https://github.com/uudashr/iface"),
+
 		linter.NewConfig(importas.New(&cfg.LintersSettings.ImportAs)).
 			WithSince("v1.38.0").
 			WithPresets(linter.PresetStyle).