diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 888f48e..d022e96 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ NODE_ENV=production ./test
 |`filetypes`|Configure [postcss syntax loaders](https://github.com/postcss/postcss#syntaxes) like sugerss, LESS and SCSS. ||
 |`webpackHotModuleReloading`|Enables hot reloading of CSS in webpack|`false`|
 |`generateScopedName`|Refer to [Generating scoped names](https://github.com/css-modules/postcss-modules#generating-scoped-names)|`[path]___[name]__[local]___[hash:base64:5]`|
+|`exclude`| a RegExp that will exclude otherwise included files e.g., to exclude all styles from node_modules `exclude: 'node_modules'`|
 
 Missing a configuration? [Raise an issue](https://github.com/gajus/babel-plugin-react-css-modules/issues/new?title=New%20configuration:).
 
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 4dbedb7..153261d 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -100,22 +100,42 @@ export default ({
     firstNonImportDeclarationNode.insertBefore(hotAcceptStatement);
   };
 
+  const getTargetResourcePath = (path: Object, stats:Object) => {
+    const targetFileDirectoryPath = dirname(stats.file.opts.filename);
+
+    if (path.node.source.value.startsWith('.')) {
+      return resolve(targetFileDirectoryPath, path.node.source.value);
+    }
+
+    return require.resolve(path.node.source.value);
+  };
+
+  const notForPlugin = (path: Object, stats: Object) => {
+    stats.opts.filetypes = stats.opts.filetypes || {};
+
+    const extension = path.node.source.value.lastIndexOf('.') > -1 ? path.node.source.value.substr(path.node.source.value.lastIndexOf('.')) : null;
+
+    if (extension !== '.css' && Object.keys(stats.opts.filetypes).indexOf(extension) < 0) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    if (stats.opts.exclude && getTargetResourcePath(path, stats).match(new RegExp(stats.opts.exclude))) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  };
+
   return {
     inherits: babelPluginJsxSyntax,
     visitor: {
       ImportDeclaration (path: Object, stats: Object): void {
-        stats.opts.filetypes = stats.opts.filetypes || {};
-
-        const extension = path.node.source.value.lastIndexOf('.') > -1 ? path.node.source.value.substr(path.node.source.value.lastIndexOf('.')) : null;
-
-        if (extension !== '.css' && Object.keys(stats.opts.filetypes).indexOf(extension) < 0) {
+        if (notForPlugin(path, stats)) {
           return;
         }
 
         const filename = stats.file.opts.filename;
-        const targetFileDirectoryPath = dirname(stats.file.opts.filename);
-
-        const targetResourcePath = path.node.source.value.startsWith('.') ? resolve(targetFileDirectoryPath, path.node.source.value) : require.resolve(path.node.source.value);
+        const targetResourcePath = getTargetResourcePath(path, stats);
 
         let styleImportName: string;
 
diff --git a/src/schemas/optionsSchema.json b/src/schemas/optionsSchema.json
index 8b43606..9acd45c 100644
--- a/src/schemas/optionsSchema.json
+++ b/src/schemas/optionsSchema.json
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
     },
     "webpackHotModuleReloading": {
       "type": "boolean"
+    },
+    "exclude": {
+      "type": "string"
     }
   },
   "type": "object"
diff --git a/test/fixtures/react-css-modules/exclude styles from react-css-modules/actual.js b/test/fixtures/react-css-modules/exclude styles from react-css-modules/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d194ffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/react-css-modules/exclude styles from react-css-modules/actual.js	
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import './bar.css';
+import './not_me.css';
+
+<div styleName="a"></div>;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/react-css-modules/exclude styles from react-css-modules/bar.css b/test/fixtures/react-css-modules/exclude styles from react-css-modules/bar.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b087b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/react-css-modules/exclude styles from react-css-modules/bar.css	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.a {}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/react-css-modules/exclude styles from react-css-modules/expected.js b/test/fixtures/react-css-modules/exclude styles from react-css-modules/expected.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74c2862
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/react-css-modules/exclude styles from react-css-modules/expected.js	
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import './bar.css';
+import './not_me.css';
+
+<div className="bar__a"></div>;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/react-css-modules/exclude styles from react-css-modules/not_me.css b/test/fixtures/react-css-modules/exclude styles from react-css-modules/not_me.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89b44e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/react-css-modules/exclude styles from react-css-modules/not_me.css	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.other {}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/react-css-modules/exclude styles from react-css-modules/options.json b/test/fixtures/react-css-modules/exclude styles from react-css-modules/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9963217
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/react-css-modules/exclude styles from react-css-modules/options.json	
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "plugins": [
+    [
+      "../../../../src",
+      {
+        "generateScopedName": "[name]__[local]",
+        "exclude": "not_me"
+      }
+    ]
+  ]
+}