diff --git a/rails/rubocop-for-gem.yml b/rails/rubocop-for-gem.yml
index 3de551fa4cbc7d8ec353277d96a97bb2ba5522b5..65dbc8c630f20d2e637b8669eb1b663f46ef17f7 100644
--- a/rails/rubocop-for-gem.yml
+++ b/rails/rubocop-for-gem.yml
@@ -22,4 +22,18 @@ Gemspec/RequireMFA:
 Naming/FileName:
   Exclude: ['lib/*.rb']
 # END Naming
+
+
+# BEGIN Rails
+# allow gem models to subclass ActiveRecord::Base instead of ApplicationRecord
+Rails/ApplicationRecord:
+  Enabled: false
+# END Rails
+
+
+# BEGIN Style
+# ignore class in app folder of gem
+Style/ClassAndModuleChildren:
+  Exclude: ['app/**/*.rb']
+# END Style
 # END Customizations