diff --git a/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass b/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
index 894cebaaa4..d0f6970db8 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ CVE_CHECK_MANIFEST_JSON ?= "${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}${IMAGE_NAME_SUFFIX
 CVE_CHECK_COPY_FILES ??= "1"
 CVE_CHECK_CREATE_MANIFEST ??= "1"
 
+# Report Patched or Ignored/Whitelisted CVEs
 CVE_CHECK_REPORT_PATCHED ??= "1"
+
 CVE_CHECK_SHOW_WARNINGS ??= "1"
 
 # Provide text output
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ python do_cve_check () {
             bb.fatal("Failure in searching patches")
         whitelisted, patched, unpatched, status = check_cves(d, patched_cves)
         if patched or unpatched or (d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_COVERAGE") == "1" and status):
-            cve_data = get_cve_info(d, patched + unpatched)
+            cve_data = get_cve_info(d, patched + unpatched + whitelisted)
             cve_write_data(d, patched, unpatched, whitelisted, cve_data, status)
     else:
         bb.note("No CVE database found, skipping CVE check")
@@ -315,6 +317,7 @@ def check_cves(d, patched_cves):
     suffix = d.getVar("CVE_VERSION_SUFFIX")
 
     cves_unpatched = []
+    cves_ignored = []
     cves_status = []
     cves_in_recipe = False
     # CVE_PRODUCT can contain more than one product (eg. curl/libcurl)
@@ -349,8 +352,7 @@ def check_cves(d, patched_cves):
 
             if cve in cve_whitelist:
                 bb.note("%s-%s has been whitelisted for %s" % (product, pv, cve))
-                # TODO: this should be in the report as 'whitelisted'
-                patched_cves.add(cve)
+                cves_ignored.append(cve)
                 continue
             elif cve in patched_cves:
                 bb.note("%s has been patched" % (cve))
@@ -362,9 +364,13 @@ def check_cves(d, patched_cves):
                 cves_in_recipe = True
 
             vulnerable = False
+            ignored = False
+
             for row in conn.execute("SELECT * FROM PRODUCTS WHERE ID IS ? AND PRODUCT IS ? AND VENDOR LIKE ?", (cve, product, vendor)):
                 (_, _, _, version_start, operator_start, version_end, operator_end) = row
                 #bb.debug(2, "Evaluating row " + str(row))
+                if cve in cve_whitelist:
+                    ignored = True
 
                 if (operator_start == '=' and pv == version_start) or version_start == '-':
                     vulnerable = True
@@ -397,13 +403,16 @@ def check_cves(d, patched_cves):
                         vulnerable = vulnerable_start or vulnerable_end
 
                 if vulnerable:
-                    bb.note("%s-%s is vulnerable to %s" % (pn, real_pv, cve))
-                    cves_unpatched.append(cve)
+                    if ignored:
+                        bb.note("%s is ignored in %s-%s" % (cve, pn, real_pv))
+                        cves_ignored.append(cve)
+                    else:
+                        bb.note("%s-%s is vulnerable to %s" % (pn, real_pv, cve))
+                        cves_unpatched.append(cve)
                     break
 
             if not vulnerable:
                 bb.note("%s-%s is not vulnerable to %s" % (pn, real_pv, cve))
-                # TODO: not patched but not vulnerable
                 patched_cves.add(cve)
 
         if not cves_in_product:
@@ -412,7 +421,7 @@ def check_cves(d, patched_cves):
 
     conn.close()
 
-    return (list(cve_whitelist), list(patched_cves), cves_unpatched, cves_status)
+    return (list(cves_ignored), list(patched_cves), cves_unpatched, cves_status)
 
 def get_cve_info(d, cves):
     """
@@ -450,6 +459,8 @@ def cve_write_data_text(d, patched, unpatched, whitelisted, cve_data):
     include_layers = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_LAYER_INCLUDELIST").split()
     exclude_layers = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_LAYER_EXCLUDELIST").split()
 
+    report_all = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_REPORT_PATCHED") == "1"
+
     if exclude_layers and layer in exclude_layers:
         return
 
@@ -457,7 +468,7 @@ def cve_write_data_text(d, patched, unpatched, whitelisted, cve_data):
         return
 
     # Early exit, the text format does not report packages without CVEs
-    if not patched+unpatched:
+    if not patched+unpatched+whitelisted:
         return
 
     nvd_link = "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/"
@@ -467,13 +478,16 @@ def cve_write_data_text(d, patched, unpatched, whitelisted, cve_data):
 
     for cve in sorted(cve_data):
         is_patched = cve in patched
-        if is_patched and (d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_REPORT_PATCHED") != "1"):
+        is_ignored = cve in whitelisted
+
+        if (is_patched or is_ignored) and not report_all:
             continue
+
         write_string += "LAYER: %s\n" % layer
         write_string += "PACKAGE NAME: %s\n" % d.getVar("PN")
         write_string += "PACKAGE VERSION: %s%s\n" % (d.getVar("EXTENDPE"), d.getVar("PV"))
         write_string += "CVE: %s\n" % cve
-        if cve in whitelisted:
+        if is_ignored:
             write_string += "CVE STATUS: Whitelisted\n"
         elif is_patched:
             write_string += "CVE STATUS: Patched\n"
@@ -550,6 +564,8 @@ def cve_write_data_json(d, patched, unpatched, ignored, cve_data, cve_status):
     include_layers = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_LAYER_INCLUDELIST").split()
     exclude_layers = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_LAYER_EXCLUDELIST").split()
 
+    report_all = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_REPORT_PATCHED") == "1"
+
     if exclude_layers and layer in exclude_layers:
         return
 
@@ -576,10 +592,11 @@ def cve_write_data_json(d, patched, unpatched, ignored, cve_data, cve_status):
 
     for cve in sorted(cve_data):
         is_patched = cve in patched
+        is_ignored = cve in ignored
         status = "Unpatched"
-        if is_patched and (d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_REPORT_PATCHED") != "1"):
+        if (is_patched or is_ignored) and not report_all:
             continue
-        if cve in ignored:
+        if is_ignored:
             status = "Ignored"
         elif is_patched:
             status = "Patched"