diff --git a/bin/asar.js b/bin/asar.js
index 8efcc1a..9482836 100755
--- a/bin/asar.js
+++ b/bin/asar.js
@@ -24,11 +24,15 @@ program.command('pack <dir> <output>')
   .option('--ordering <file path>', 'path to a text file for ordering contents')
   .option('--unpack <expression>', 'do not pack files matching glob <expression>')
   .option('--unpack-dir <expression>', 'do not pack dirs matching glob <expression> or starting with literal <expression>')
+  .option('--ignore <expression>', 'do not include files matching glob <expression>')
+  .option('--ignore-dir <expression>', 'do not include dirs matching glob <expression>')
   .option('--exclude-hidden', 'exclude hidden files')
   .action(function (dir, output, options) {
     options = {
       unpack: options.unpack,
       unpackDir: options.unpackDir,
+      ignore: options.ignore,
+      ignoreDir: options.ignoreDir,
       ordering: options.ordering,
       version: options.sv,
       arch: options.sa,
diff --git a/lib/asar.js b/lib/asar.js
index 050e1a7..dad6b0e 100644
--- a/lib/asar.js
+++ b/lib/asar.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ const Filesystem = require('./filesystem')
 const disk = require('./disk')
 const crawlFilesystem = require('./crawlfs')
 
+const END_CHAR = '/'
+
 /**
  * Whether a directory should be excluded from packing due to the `--unpack-dir" option.
  *
@@ -26,6 +28,44 @@ function isUnpackedDir (dirPath, pattern, unpackDirs) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Whether a directory should be ignored while packing due to the `--ignore-dir` option.
+ *
+ * @param {string} dirPath - directory path to check
+ * @param {string} pattern - directory name or glob pattern
+ */
+function isIgnoredDir (dirPath, pattern, ignoreDirs) {
+  const dirPathStr = dirPath + END_CHAR
+  if (dirPathStr.startsWith(pattern + END_CHAR)|| minimatch(dirPath, pattern)) {
+    if (!ignoreDirs.includes(dirPath)) {
+      ignoreDirs.push(dirPath)
+    }
+    return true
+  }
+  return ignoreDirs.some(ignoreDir => dirPath.startsWith(ignoreDir))
+}
+
+/**
+ * Whether a file should be ignored while packing due to the `--ignore` or `--ignore-dir` option.
+ *
+ * @param {string} filePath - file path to check
+ * @param {string} ignoreFile - file name or glob pattern
+ * @param {string} ignoreDir - directory name or glob pattern
+ */
+function isIgnoredFile (filePath, ignoreFile, ignoreDir) {
+  if (ignoreFile) {
+    const filePathStr = filePath + END_CHAR
+    return filePathStr.startsWith(ignoreFile + END_CHAR)|| minimatch(filePath, ignoreFile)
+  }
+
+  if (ignoreDir) {
+    const dirName = path.dirname(filePath)
+    return isIgnoredDir(dirName, ignoreDir, [])
+  }
+
+  return false
+}
+
 module.exports.createPackage = async function (src, dest) {
   return module.exports.createPackageWithOptions(src, dest, {})
 }
@@ -60,6 +100,7 @@ module.exports.createPackageFromFiles = async function (src, dest, filenames, me
   const filesystem = new Filesystem(src)
   const files = []
   const unpackDirs = []
+  const ignoreDirs = []
 
   let filenamesSorted = []
   if (options.ordering) {
@@ -110,6 +151,12 @@ module.exports.createPackageFromFiles = async function (src, dest, filenames, me
     let shouldUnpack
     switch (file.type) {
       case 'directory':
+        if (options.ignoreDir && 
+          isIgnoredDir(path.relative(src, filename), options.ignoreDir, ignoreDirs)
+        ) {
+          break
+        }
+
         if (options.unpackDir) {
           shouldUnpack = isUnpackedDir(path.relative(src, filename), options.unpackDir, unpackDirs)
         } else {
@@ -118,6 +165,11 @@ module.exports.createPackageFromFiles = async function (src, dest, filenames, me
         filesystem.insertDirectory(filename, shouldUnpack)
         break
       case 'file':
+        const filePath = path.relative(src, filename)
+        if (isIgnoredFile(filePath, options.ignore, options.ignoreDir)) {
+          break
+        }
+
         shouldUnpack = false
         if (options.unpack) {
           shouldUnpack = minimatch(filename, options.unpack, { matchBase: true })
diff --git a/lib/index.d.ts b/lib/index.d.ts
index b3790ec..556784d 100644
--- a/lib/index.d.ts
+++ b/lib/index.d.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ export type CreateOptions = {
   transform?: (filePath: string) => NodeJS.ReadWriteStream | void;
   unpack?: string;
   unpackDir?: string;
+  ignore?: string;
+  ignoreDir?: string;
 };
 
 export type ListOptions = {