diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 12cb731..2a65dd6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ Returns a EventEmitter reading given root recursively.
 
 ### Options
 
-* `pattern`: Glob pattern or Array of Glob patterns to match the found files with.
-* `ignore`: Glob pattern or Array of Glob patterns to exclude matches. Note: `ignore` patterns are *always* in `dot:true` mode.
+* `pattern`: Glob pattern or Array of Glob patterns to match the found files with. A file has to match at least one of the provided patterns to be returned.
+* `ignore`: Glob pattern or Array of Glob patterns to exclude matches. If a file or a folder matches at least one of the provided patterns, it's not returned. It doesn't prevent files from folder content to be returned. Note: `ignore` patterns are *always* in `dot:true` mode.
+* `skip`: Glob pattern or Array of Glob patterns to exclude folders. If a folder matches one of the provided patterns, it's not returned, and it's not explored: this prevents any of its children to be returned. Note: `skip` patterns are *always* in `dot:true` mode.
 * `mark`: Add a `/` character to directory matches.
 * `stat`: Set to true to stat *all* results.  This reduces performance.
 * `silent`: When an unusual error is encountered when attempting to read a directory, a warning will be printed to stderr.  Set the `silent` option to true to suppress these warnings.
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 2a20edc..fde1a92 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function stat(file, followSyslinks) {
   });
 }
 
-async function* exploreWalkAsync(dir, path, followSyslinks, useStat, strict) {
+async function* exploreWalkAsync(dir, path, followSyslinks, useStat, shouldSkip, strict) {
   let files = await readdir(path + dir, strict);
   for(const file of files) {
     const filename = dir + '/' + file.name;
@@ -71,15 +71,18 @@ async function* exploreWalkAsync(dir, path, followSyslinks, useStat, strict) {
     }
     stats = stats || file;
 
-    yield {relative, absolute, stats};
-
     if(stats.isDirectory()) {
-      yield* exploreWalkAsync(filename, path, followSyslinks, useStat, false);
+      if(!shouldSkip(relative)) {
+        yield {relative, absolute, stats};
+        yield* exploreWalkAsync(filename, path, followSyslinks, useStat, shouldSkip, false);
+      }
+    } else {
+      yield {relative, absolute, stats};
     }
   }
 }
-async function* explore(path, followSyslinks, useStat) {
-  yield* exploreWalkAsync('', path, followSyslinks, useStat, true);
+async function* explore(path, followSyslinks, useStat, shouldSkip) {
+  yield* exploreWalkAsync('', path, followSyslinks, useStat, shouldSkip, true);
 }
 
 
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ function readOptions(options) {
     matchBase: !!options.matchBase,
     nocase: !!options.nocase,
     ignore: options.ignore,
+    skip: options.skip,
 
     follow: !!options.follow,
     stat: !!options.stat,
@@ -114,7 +118,7 @@ class ReaddirGlob extends EventEmitter {
     if(this.options.pattern) {
       const matchers = Array.isArray(this.options.pattern) ? this.options.pattern : [this.options.pattern];
       this.matchers = matchers.map( m =>
-        new Minimatch(this.options.pattern, {
+        new Minimatch(m, {
           dot: this.options.dot,
           noglobstar:this.options.noglobstar,
           matchBase:this.options.matchBase,
@@ -130,8 +134,16 @@ class ReaddirGlob extends EventEmitter {
         new Minimatch(ignore, {dot: true})
       );
     }
+  
+    this.skipMatchers = [];
+    if(this.options.skip) {
+      const skipPatterns = Array.isArray(this.options.skip) ? this.options.skip : [this.options.skip];
+      this.skipMatchers = skipPatterns.map( skip =>
+        new Minimatch(skip, {dot: true})
+      );
+    }
 
-    this.iterator = explore(resolve(cwd || '.'), this.options.follow, this.options.stat);
+    this.iterator = explore(resolve(cwd || '.'), this.options.follow, this.options.stat, this._shouldSkipDirectory.bind(this));
     this.paused = false;
     this.inactive = false;
     this.aborted = false;
@@ -146,9 +158,14 @@ class ReaddirGlob extends EventEmitter {
     setTimeout( () => this._next(), 0);
   }
 
+  _shouldSkipDirectory(relative) {
+    //console.log(relative, this.skipMatchers.some(m => m.match(relative)));
+    return this.skipMatchers.some(m => m.match(relative));
+  }
+
   _fileMatches(relative, isDirectory) {
     const file = relative + (isDirectory ? '/' : '');
-    return this.matchers.every(m => m.match(file))
+    return (this.matchers.length === 0 || this.matchers.some(m => m.match(file)))
       && !this.ignoreMatchers.some(m => m.match(file))
       && (!this.options.nodir || !isDirectory);
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ef623b8..cd44630 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "author": "Yann Armelin",
   "name": "readdir-glob",
   "description": "Recursive fs.readdir with streaming API and glob filtering.",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/Yqnn/node-readdir-glob",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/scripts/benchmark.sh b/scripts/benchmark.sh
index ea1d0b8..f140e71 100755
--- a/scripts/benchmark.sh
+++ b/scripts/benchmark.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ fi
 
 echo
 
-echo Node statSync and readdirSync timing:
+echo Node statSync and readdirSync:
 time node -e '
   var fs=require("fs");
   var count = 0;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ time node -e '
   console.log(count)'
 echo
 
-echo Node glob timing:
+echo readdir-glob:
 time node -e '
   var glob=require(process.argv[1]);
   glob(".", {nodir: true} ,function (er, files) {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ time node -e '
   })' "$wd"
 echo
 
-echo Node glob with pattern timing:
+echo readdir-glob with pattern:
 time node -e '
   var glob=require(process.argv[1]);
   glob(".", {pattern:"**/*.txt"}, function (er, files) {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ time node -e '
   })' "$wd"
 echo
 
-echo Node glob with pattern and stat timing:
+echo readdir-glob with pattern and stat:
 time node -e '
   var glob=require(process.argv[1]);
   glob(".", {stat:true, pattern:"**/*.txt"}, function (er, files) {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ time node -e '
   })' "$wd"
 echo
 
-echo Node glob with pattern and follow timing:
+echo readdir-glob with pattern and follow:
 time node -e '
   var glob=require(process.argv[1]);
   glob(".", {follow:true, pattern:"**/*.txt"}, function (er, files) {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ time node -e '
   })' "$wd"
 echo
 
-echo Node glob with --prof
+echo readdir-glob with --prof
 cd $wd
 bash ./scripts/profile.sh
 
diff --git a/test/00-env.js b/test/00-env.js
index 84597f7..83022b6 100644
--- a/test/00-env.js
+++ b/test/00-env.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 const origCwd = process.cwd();
 afterAll(() => {
-  process.chdir(origCwd); // not sure it's needed
+  process.chdir(origCwd);
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/new-glob-optional-options.js b/test/new-glob-optional-options.js
index f0b86c6..ef69de2 100644
--- a/test/new-glob-optional-options.js
+++ b/test/new-glob-optional-options.js
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 const { ReaddirGlob } = require('..');
 const path = require('path');
 
-
-let f = 'test/'+path.basename(__filename);
+beforeAll(() => {
+  process.chdir(__dirname + '/fixtures');
+});
 
 test('new glob, with cb, and no options', done => {
-  new ReaddirGlob('.', {pattern:f}, function(er, results) {
+  new ReaddirGlob('./a/bc/e/', function(er, results) {
     expect(er).toBeFalsy();
-    expect(results).toEqual([f]);
+    expect(results).toEqual(['f']);
     done();
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/pattern-list.js b/test/pattern-list.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..360a404
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pattern-list.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+const glob = require('../');
+
+beforeAll(() => {
+  process.chdir(__dirname + '/fixtures');
+});
+
+
+// [cwd, options, expected]
+const cases = [
+  [ 'a', { pattern:['abcdef/*', 'z'], mark: true}, [
+    "abcdef/g/",
+    "z/",
+    ]
+  ]
+];
+
+cases.forEach(c => {
+  const cwd = c[0];
+  const options = c[1];
+  const expected = c[2].sort();
+  test(cwd + ' ' + JSON.stringify(options), done => {
+    glob(cwd, options, (er, res) => {
+      expect(er).toBeFalsy();
+      res.sort();
+      expect(res).toEqual(expected);
+      done();
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/test/skip.js b/test/skip.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae37671
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/skip.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+const glob = require('../');
+
+beforeAll(() => {
+  process.chdir(__dirname + '/fixtures');
+});
+
+
+// [cwd, options, expected]
+const cases = [
+  [ 'a', { pattern:'**/*', mark: true, skip: ['*/g', 'cb'] }, [
+    "abcdef/",
+    "abcfed/",
+    "b/",
+    "b/c/",
+    "b/c/d",
+    "bc/",
+    "bc/e/",
+    "bc/e/f",
+    "c/",
+    "c/d/",
+    "c/d/c/",
+    "c/d/c/b",
+    "symlink/",
+    "symlink/a/",
+    "symlink/a/b/",
+    "symlink/a/b/c",
+    "x/",
+    "z/",
+    ]
+  ],
+  [ 'a/c', { mark: true, skip: '**/c' }, [
+    'd/',
+    ]
+  ]
+];
+
+cases.forEach(c => {
+  const cwd = c[0];
+  const options = c[1];
+  const expected = c[2].sort();
+  test(cwd + ' ' + JSON.stringify(options), done => {
+    glob(cwd, options, (er, res) => {
+      expect(er).toBeFalsy();
+      res.sort();
+      expect(res).toEqual(expected);
+      done();
+    })
+  })
+})