diff --git a/common/spaces/sync.test.ts b/common/spaces/sync.test.ts
index 7385abe..ff44b1c 100644
--- a/common/spaces/sync.test.ts
+++ b/common/spaces/sync.test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Deno.test("Test store", async () => {
   const primary = new DiskSpacePrimitives(primaryPath);
   const secondary = new DiskSpacePrimitives(secondaryPath);
   const statusMap = new Map<string, SyncStatusItem>();
-  const sync = new SpaceSync(primary, secondary, statusMap);
+  const sync = new SpaceSync(primary, secondary, statusMap, {});
 
   // Write one page to primary
   await primary.writeFile("index", "utf8", "Hello");
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ Deno.test("Test store", async () => {
     secondary,
     ternary,
     new Map<string, SyncStatusItem>(),
+    {},
   );
   console.log(
     "N ops",
@@ -137,9 +138,25 @@ Deno.test("Test store", async () => {
   await sleep(2);
   assertEquals(await sync2.syncFiles(SpaceSync.primaryConflictResolver), 0);
 
+  // I had to look up what follows ternary (https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/25116/what-follows-next-in-the-sequence-unary-binary-ternary)
+  const quaternaryPath = await Deno.makeTempDir();
+  const quaternary = new DiskSpacePrimitives(quaternaryPath);
+  const sync3 = new SpaceSync(
+    secondary,
+    quaternary,
+    new Map<string, SyncStatusItem>(),
+    {
+      excludePrefixes: ["index"],
+    },
+  );
+  const selectingOps = await sync3.syncFiles(SpaceSync.primaryConflictResolver);
+
+  assertEquals(selectingOps, 1);
+
   await Deno.remove(primaryPath, { recursive: true });
   await Deno.remove(secondaryPath, { recursive: true });
   await Deno.remove(ternaryPath, { recursive: true });
+  await Deno.remove(quaternaryPath, { recursive: true });
 
   async function doSync() {
     await sleep();
diff --git a/common/spaces/sync.ts b/common/spaces/sync.ts
index d52c456..2e20f35 100644
--- a/common/spaces/sync.ts
+++ b/common/spaces/sync.ts
@@ -20,14 +20,25 @@ class ConsoleLogger implements Logger {
   }
 }
 
+export type SyncOptions = {
+  logger?: Logger;
+  excludePrefixes?: string[];
+};
+
 // Implementation of this algorithm https://unterwaditzer.net/2016/sync-algorithm.html
 export class SpaceSync {
+  logger: ConsoleLogger;
+  excludePrefixes: string[];
+
   constructor(
     private primary: SpacePrimitives,
     private secondary: SpacePrimitives,
     readonly snapshot: Map<string, SyncStatusItem>,
-    readonly logger: Logger = new ConsoleLogger(),
-  ) {}
+    readonly options: SyncOptions,
+  ) {
+    this.logger = options.logger || new ConsoleLogger();
+    this.excludePrefixes = options.excludePrefixes || [];
+  }
 
   async syncFiles(
     conflictResolver: (
@@ -100,6 +111,13 @@ export class SpaceSync {
     // console.log("Syncing", name, primaryHash, secondaryHash);
     let operations = 0;
 
+    // Check if not matching one of the excluded prefixes
+    for (const prefix of this.excludePrefixes) {
+      if (name.startsWith(prefix)) {
+        return operations;
+      }
+    }
+
     if (
       primaryHash !== undefined && secondaryHash === undefined &&
       !this.snapshot.has(name)
diff --git a/common/syscalls/sync.ts b/common/syscalls/sync.ts
index 0536aee..1c09aef 100644
--- a/common/syscalls/sync.ts
+++ b/common/syscalls/sync.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import type { SyncEndpoint } from "../../plug-api/silverbullet-syscall/sync.ts";
 import { SpaceSync, SyncStatusItem } from "../spaces/sync.ts";
 import { HttpSpacePrimitives } from "../spaces/http_space_primitives.ts";
 import { SpacePrimitives } from "../spaces/space_primitives.ts";
-import { race, timeout } from "../async_util.ts";
 
 export function syncSyscalls(
   localSpace: SpacePrimitives,
@@ -122,8 +121,11 @@ export function syncSyscalls(
       localSpace,
       remoteSpace,
       syncStatusMap,
-      // Log to the "sync" plug sandbox
-      system.loadedPlugs.get("sync")!.sandbox!,
+      {
+        excludePrefixes: endpoint.excludePrefixes,
+        // Log to the "sync" plug sandbox
+        logger: system.loadedPlugs.get("sync")!.sandbox!,
+      },
     );
     return { spaceSync, remoteSpace };
   }
diff --git a/plug-api/silverbullet-syscall/sync.ts b/plug-api/silverbullet-syscall/sync.ts
index bcab068..94c7fe7 100644
--- a/plug-api/silverbullet-syscall/sync.ts
+++ b/plug-api/silverbullet-syscall/sync.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export type SyncEndpoint = {
   url: string;
   user?: string;
   password?: string;
+  excludePrefixes?: string[];
 };
 
 // Perform a sync with the server, based on the given status (to be persisted)
diff --git a/plugs/sync/sync.ts b/plugs/sync/sync.ts
index 2c161bc..f43c6e3 100644
--- a/plugs/sync/sync.ts
+++ b/plugs/sync/sync.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { store } from "$sb/plugos-syscall/mod.ts";
 import { editor, space, sync, system } from "$sb/silverbullet-syscall/mod.ts";
 import type { SyncEndpoint } from "$sb/silverbullet-syscall/sync.ts";
+import { readSetting } from "$sb/lib/settings_page.ts";
 
 export async function configureCommand() {
   const url = await editor.prompt(
@@ -160,6 +161,8 @@ export async function performSync() {
     return;
   }
 
+  await augmentSettings(config);
+
   // Check if sync not already in progress
   const ongoingSync: number | undefined = await store.get("sync.startTime");
   if (ongoingSync) {
@@ -196,12 +199,22 @@ export async function performSync() {
   }
 }
 
+async function augmentSettings(endpoint: SyncEndpoint) {
+  const syncSettings = await readSetting("sync", {});
+  if (syncSettings.excludePrefixes) {
+    endpoint.excludePrefixes = syncSettings.excludePrefixes;
+  }
+}
+
 export async function syncPage(page: string) {
   const config: SyncEndpoint = await store.get("sync.config");
   if (!config) {
     // Sync not configured
     return;
   }
+
+  await augmentSettings(config);
+
   // Check if sync not already in progress
   const ongoingSync: number | undefined = await store.get("sync.startTime");
   if (ongoingSync) {