diff --git a/bin/git-changelog b/bin/git-changelog
index ab4367fc..f539908a 100755
--- a/bin/git-changelog
+++ b/bin/git-changelog
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ GIT_MERGELOG_FORMAT="$(git config changelog.mergeformat)"
 [[ -z "$GIT_MERGELOG_FORMAT" ]] && GIT_MERGELOG_FORMAT='  * %s%n%w(64,4,4)%b'
 GIT_EDITOR="$(git var GIT_EDITOR)"
 PROGNAME="git-changelog"
+GIT_LOG_EXCLUDES=()
 
 git_editor() {
   if test -z "${GIT_EDITOR:+set}"
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ OPTIONS:
       --start-commit        Like --start-tag but use commit instead of tag
   -n, --no-merges           Suppress commits from merged branches
   -m, --merges-only         Only uses merge commits (uses both subject and body of commit)
+  -e, --exclude             Exclude files or directories matching a pathspec
   -p, --prune-old           Replace existing Changelog entirely with new content
   -x, --stdout              Write output to stdout instead of to a Changelog file
   -h, --help, ?             Show this message
@@ -154,17 +156,22 @@ _fetchCommitRange() {
   local list_all="${1:-false}"
   local start_tag="$2"
   local final_tag="$3"
+  local pathspec=()
+
+  if [[ "${#GIT_LOG_EXCLUDES[@]}" -gt 0 ]]; then
+    pathspec=(-- . "${GIT_LOG_EXCLUDES[@]/#/:(exclude)}")
+  fi
 
   # This shellcheck disable is applied to the whole if-body
   # shellcheck disable=SC2086
   if [[ "$list_all" == true ]]; then
-    git log $GIT_LOG_OPTS --pretty=format:"${CUR_GIT_LOG_FORMAT}"
+    git log $GIT_LOG_OPTS --pretty=format:"${CUR_GIT_LOG_FORMAT}" "${pathspec[@]}"
   elif [[ -n "$final_tag" && "$start_tag" == "null" ]]; then
-    git log $GIT_LOG_OPTS --pretty=format:"${CUR_GIT_LOG_FORMAT}" "${final_tag}"
+    git log $GIT_LOG_OPTS --pretty=format:"${CUR_GIT_LOG_FORMAT}" "${final_tag}" "${pathspec[@]}"
   elif [[ -n "$final_tag" ]]; then
-    git log $GIT_LOG_OPTS --pretty=format:"${CUR_GIT_LOG_FORMAT}" "${start_tag}"'..'"${final_tag}"
+    git log $GIT_LOG_OPTS --pretty=format:"${CUR_GIT_LOG_FORMAT}" "${start_tag}"'..'"${final_tag}" "${pathspec[@]}"
   elif [[ -n "$start_tag" ]]; then
-    git log $GIT_LOG_OPTS --pretty=format:"${CUR_GIT_LOG_FORMAT}" "${start_tag}"'..'
+    git log $GIT_LOG_OPTS --pretty=format:"${CUR_GIT_LOG_FORMAT}" "${start_tag}"'..' "${pathspec[@]}"
   fi | sed 's/^  \* \*/  */g'
 }
 
@@ -469,6 +476,11 @@ main() {
         GIT_LOG_OPTS='--merges'
         CUR_GIT_LOG_FORMAT="$GIT_MERGELOG_FORMAT"
         ;;
+      -e | --exclude )
+        [ -n "$2" ] || { _error "--exclude requires a pathspec"; return 1; }
+        GIT_LOG_EXCLUDES+=( "$2" )
+        shift
+        ;;
       -p | --prune-old )
         option=( $(_setValueForKeyFakeAssocArray "prune_old" true "${option[*]}") )
         ;;
diff --git a/etc/git-extras-completion.zsh b/etc/git-extras-completion.zsh
index c6aab46e..8a2cb080 100644
--- a/etc/git-extras-completion.zsh
+++ b/etc/git-extras-completion.zsh
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ _git-bulk() {
 _git-changelog() {
     _arguments \
         '(-l --list)'{-l,--list}'[list commits]' \
+        '(-e --exclude)'{-e,--exclude}'[exclude files or directories matching a pathspec]:pathspec:' \
 }
-
 _git-clear() {
     _arguments \
         '(-f --force)'{-f,--force}'[force clear]' \
diff --git a/man/git-changelog.1 b/man/git-changelog.1
index e28b870a..04344cbe 100644
--- a/man/git-changelog.1
+++ b/man/git-changelog.1
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ Like the \-\-start\-tag but specify the oldest commit instead of tag\. Note that
 Filters out merge commits (commits with more than 1 parent) from generated changelog\.
 .
 .P
+\-e, \-\-exclude <pathspec>
+.
+.P
+Exclude files or directories matching a Git pathspec\. May be specified more than once\.
+.
+.P
 \-m, \-\-merges\-only
 .
 .P
diff --git a/man/git-changelog.html b/man/git-changelog.html
index 0b979a96..8b4db7e1 100644
--- a/man/git-changelog.html
+++ b/man/git-changelog.html
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ <h2 id="OPTIONS">OPTIONS</h2>
 
 <p>  Filters out merge commits (commits with more than 1 parent) from generated changelog.</p>
 
+<p>  -e, --exclude &lt;pathspec&gt;</p>
+
+<p>  Exclude files or directories matching a Git pathspec. May be specified more than once.</p>
 <p>  -m, --merges-only</p>
 
 <p>  Uses only merge commits (commits with more than 1 parent) for generated changelog. It also changes the default format to include the merge commit messages body, as on github the commits subject line only contains the branch name but no information about the content of the merge.</p>
diff --git a/man/git-changelog.md b/man/git-changelog.md
index d0060698..148cb8e4 100644
--- a/man/git-changelog.md
+++ b/man/git-changelog.md
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ git-changelog(1) -- Generate a changelog report
 
   Filters out merge commits (commits with more than 1 parent) from generated changelog.
 
+  -e, --exclude <pathspec>
+
+  Exclude files or directories matching a Git pathspec. May be specified more than once.
   -m, --merges-only
 
   Uses only merge commits (commits with more than 1 parent) for generated changelog. It also changes the default format to include the merge commit messages body, as on github the commits subject line only contains the branch name but no information about the content of the merge.
diff --git a/tests/git-changelog.bats b/tests/git-changelog.bats
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7cdfcb15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/git-changelog.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# shellcheck shell=bash
+
+source "$BATS_TEST_DIRNAME/test_util.sh"
+
+setup_file() {
+	test_util.setup_file
+	test_util.install_command changelog
+}
+
+setup() {
+	test_util.cd_test
+	test_util.git_init
+}
+
+@test "excludes commits matching a pathspec" {
+	mkdir src docs
+	touch src/keep
+	git add .
+	git commit -m 'keep commit'
+	touch docs/exclude
+	git add .
+	git commit -m 'exclude commit'
+
+	run git changelog --all --list --stdout --exclude docs
+	assert_success
+	assert_output '  * keep commit'
+}