diff --git a/lib/gmail/gmail.go b/lib/gmail/gmail.go
index 14eb9fe..da46c8f 100644
--- a/lib/gmail/gmail.go
+++ b/lib/gmail/gmail.go
@@ -62,18 +62,20 @@ var (
 
 // Gmail represents a Gmail client.
 type Gmail struct {
-	label    string
-	labelId  string
-	cache    gmailCache
-	svc      gmailService
-	dir      maildir.Maildir
-	progress chan<- lib.Progress
+	label         string
+	labelId       string
+	excludeLabels []string
+	cache         gmailCache
+	svc           gmailService
+	dir           maildir.Maildir
+	progress      chan<- lib.Progress
 }
 
 // Creates a new Gmail synchronizer.
-func NewGmail(dir string, label string) (*Gmail, error) {
+func NewGmail(dir string, label string, excludedLabels []string) (*Gmail, error) {
 	g := Gmail{
-		label: label,
+		label:         label,
+		excludeLabels: excludedLabels,
 	}
 	f := path.Join(dir, cacheFile)
 	if c, err := lib.NewBoltCache(f); err != nil {
@@ -300,6 +302,14 @@ func (g *Gmail) handleNewMsg(id string) msgOp {
 		o.Error = err
 		return o
 	}
+	for _, el := range g.excludeLabels {
+		for _, ml := range o.Labels {
+			if ml == el {
+				// Skip messages with excluded labels.
+				return o
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	if g.labelsChanged(id, o.Labels) && exists {
 		// Have to fetch body.
 		m, c, err := g.getMaildirMessage(k)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e6cb345..74944b5 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/codegangsta/cli"
 	"github.com/danmarg/outtake/lib"
 	"github.com/danmarg/outtake/lib/gmail"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 	"os"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func main() {
 	app := cli.NewApp()
 	app.Name = "outtake"
 	app.Usage = "Export Gmail to Maildir...efficiently!"
-	app.Version = "0.0.1"
+	app.Version = "0.0.2"
 	app.Author = "dan@af0.net"
 	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
 		cli.StringFlag{
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ func main() {
 			Name:  "label",
 			Usage: "Label to sync",
 		},
+		cli.StringSliceFlag{
+			Name:  "exclude_label",
+			Usage: "Skip messages with these labels if present",
+		},
 		cli.IntFlag{
 			Name:  "buffer",
 			Usage: "Download buffer size",
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ func main() {
 			fmt.Printf("Error: %d exists and is not a directory\n", d)
 			return
 		}
-		g, err := gmail.NewGmail(d, ctx.String("label"))
+		g, err := gmail.NewGmail(d, ctx.String("label"), ctx.StringSlice("exclude_label"))
 		gmail.MessageBufferSize = ctx.Int("buffer")
 		gmail.ConcurrentDownloads = ctx.Int("parallel")
 		if err != nil {