diff --git a/src/grm/cmd.rs b/src/grm/cmd.rs
index 4b0fd1e..d269610 100644
--- a/src/grm/cmd.rs
+++ b/src/grm/cmd.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ pub struct FindLocalArgs {
     #[clap(help = "The path to search through")]
     pub path: String,
 
+    #[clap(
+        short,
+        long,
+        help = "Exclude repositories that match the given regex",
+        name = "REGEX"
+    )]
+    pub exclude: Option<String>,
+
     #[clap(
         value_enum,
         short,
diff --git a/src/grm/main.rs b/src/grm/main.rs
index aa522b4..4b293dc 100644
--- a/src/grm/main.rs
+++ b/src/grm/main.rs
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ fn main() {
                         }
                     };
 
-                    let (found_repos, warnings) = match find_in_tree(&path) {
+                    let (found_repos, warnings) = match find_in_tree(&path, &args.exclude) {
                         Ok((repos, warnings)) => (repos, warnings),
                         Err(error) => {
                             print_error(&error);
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index cdfc596..3cd48f2 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,12 +19,23 @@ pub mod worktree;
 /// The bool in the return value specifies whether there is a repository
 /// in root itself.
 #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
-fn find_repos(root: &Path) -> Result<Option<(Vec<repo::Repo>, Vec<String>, bool)>, String> {
+fn find_repos(
+    root: &Path,
+    exclusion_pattern: &Option<String>,
+) -> Result<Option<(Vec<repo::Repo>, Vec<String>, bool)>, String> {
     let mut repos: Vec<repo::Repo> = Vec::new();
     let mut repo_in_root = false;
     let mut warnings = Vec::new();
 
+    let exlusion_regex: regex::Regex =
+        regex::Regex::new(&exclusion_pattern.clone().unwrap_or(r"^$".to_string()))
+            .unwrap_or_else(|_| regex::Regex::new(r"^$").unwrap());
     for path in tree::find_repo_paths(root)? {
+        if exclusion_pattern.is_some() && exlusion_regex.is_match(&path::path_as_string(&path)) {
+            warnings.push(format!("[skipped] {}", &path::path_as_string(&path)));
+            continue;
+        }
+
         let is_worktree = repo::RepoHandle::detect_worktree(&path);
         if path == root {
             repo_in_root = true;
@@ -130,10 +141,14 @@ fn find_repos(root: &Path) -> Result<Option<(Vec<repo::Repo>, Vec<String>, bool)
     Ok(Some((repos, warnings, repo_in_root)))
 }
 
-pub fn find_in_tree(path: &Path) -> Result<(tree::Tree, Vec<String>), String> {
+pub fn find_in_tree(
+    path: &Path,
+    exclusion_pattern: &Option<String>,
+) -> Result<(tree::Tree, Vec<String>), String> {
     let mut warnings = Vec::new();
 
-    let (repos, repo_in_root): (Vec<repo::Repo>, bool) = match find_repos(path)? {
+    let (repos, repo_in_root): (Vec<repo::Repo>, bool) = match find_repos(path, exclusion_pattern)?
+    {
         Some((vec, mut repo_warnings, repo_in_root)) => {
             warnings.append(&mut repo_warnings);
             (vec, repo_in_root)