diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ecd39549..21bc9c78 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4644,6 +4644,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "crossterm 0.29.0",
  "futures",
+ "globset",
  "hashbrown 0.16.0",
  "libc",
  "mlua",
diff --git a/yazi-actor/Cargo.toml b/yazi-actor/Cargo.toml
index 6cad1e14..e07c6841 100644
--- a/yazi-actor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/yazi-actor/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ yazi-widgets   = { path = "../yazi-widgets", version = "25.9.15" }
 anyhow       = { workspace = true }
 crossterm    = { workspace = true }
 futures      = { workspace = true }
+globset      = { workspace = true }
 hashbrown    = { workspace = true }
 mlua         = { workspace = true }
 paste        = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/yazi-actor/src/mgr/exclude_add.rs b/yazi-actor/src/mgr/exclude_add.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25d3827d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yazi-actor/src/mgr/exclude_add.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+use globset::{Glob, GlobSetBuilder};
+use yazi_config::YAZI;
+use yazi_core::tab::Folder;
+use yazi_fs::{FolderStage, IgnoreFilter};
+use yazi_macro::{act, render, render_and, succ};
+use yazi_parser::mgr::ExcludeAddOpt;
+use yazi_shared::{data::Data, url::UrlLike};
+
+use crate::{Actor, Ctx};
+
+pub struct ExcludeAdd;
+
+impl Actor for ExcludeAdd {
+	type Options = ExcludeAddOpt;
+
+	const NAME: &str = "exclude_add";
+
+	fn act(cx: &mut Ctx, opt: Self::Options) -> Result<Data> {
+		if opt.patterns.is_empty() {
+			succ!();
+		}
+
+		// Get the appropriate context string for matching exclude rules
+		let cwd = cx.cwd();
+		let cwd_str = if cwd.is_search() {
+			"search://**".to_string()
+		} else {
+			cwd.as_path().map(|p| p.display().to_string()).unwrap_or_default()
+		};
+
+		// Get existing patterns from config
+		let config_patterns = YAZI.files.excludes_for_context(&cwd_str);
+
+		// Merge plugin patterns with config patterns
+		// Config patterns come last so they can override plugin patterns with negation
+		let mut all_patterns = opt.patterns.clone();
+		all_patterns.extend(config_patterns);
+
+		// Compile glob patterns
+		let mut ignores_builder = GlobSetBuilder::new();
+		let mut whitelists_builder = GlobSetBuilder::new();
+
+		for pattern in &all_patterns {
+			if let Some(negated) = pattern.strip_prefix('!') {
+				// Negation pattern - this is a whitelist
+				if let Ok(glob) = Glob::new(negated) {
+					whitelists_builder.add(glob);
+				}
+			} else {
+				// Regular ignore pattern
+				if let Ok(glob) = Glob::new(pattern) {
+					ignores_builder.add(glob);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		let ignores = ignores_builder.build().ok();
+		let whitelists = whitelists_builder.build().ok();
+
+		// Create glob matcher function for compiled patterns
+		let glob_matcher: Option<Arc<dyn Fn(&std::path::Path) -> Option<bool> + Send + Sync>> =
+			if ignores.is_some() || whitelists.is_some() {
+				let context = cwd_str.clone();
+				Some(Arc::new(move |path: &std::path::Path| {
+					// First check config patterns (for user overrides/negation)
+					if let Some(result) = YAZI.files.matches_path(path, &context) {
+						return Some(result);
+					}
+
+					// For absolute paths, try both the full path and relative components
+					let paths_to_check: Vec<&std::path::Path> = if path.is_absolute() {
+						let mut paths = vec![path];
+						if let Some(components) = path.to_str() {
+							for (i, _) in components.match_indices('/').skip(1) {
+								if let Some(subpath) = components.get(i + 1..) {
+									paths.push(std::path::Path::new(subpath));
+								}
+							}
+						}
+						paths
+					} else {
+						vec![path]
+					};
+
+					// Check whitelist first (negation takes precedence)
+					if let Some(ref wl) = whitelists {
+						for p in &paths_to_check {
+							if wl.is_match(p) {
+								return Some(false); // Explicitly NOT ignored
+							}
+						}
+					}
+
+					// Check ignore patterns
+					if let Some(ref ig) = ignores {
+						for p in &paths_to_check {
+							if ig.is_match(p) {
+								return Some(true); // Should be ignored
+							}
+						}
+					}
+
+					None
+				}))
+			} else {
+				None
+			};
+
+		// Load ignore filter with merged patterns
+		let ignore_filter = IgnoreFilter::from_patterns(glob_matcher.clone());
+
+		let hovered = cx.hovered().map(|f| f.urn().to_owned());
+		let apply = |f: &mut Folder, filter: Option<IgnoreFilter>| {
+			let changed = f.files.set_ignore_filter(filter);
+			if f.stage == FolderStage::Loading {
+				render!();
+				false
+			} else {
+				render_and!(changed && f.files.catchup_revision())
+			}
+		};
+
+		// Apply to CWD
+		if apply(cx.current_mut(), ignore_filter.clone()) {
+			act!(mgr:hover, cx)?;
+			act!(mgr:update_paged, cx)?;
+		}
+
+		// Apply to hovered folder
+		if let Some(h) = cx.hovered_folder_mut() {
+			let hovered_str = if h.url.is_search() {
+				"search://**".to_string()
+			} else {
+				h.url.as_path().map(|p| p.display().to_string()).unwrap_or_default()
+			};
+
+			let hovered_config_patterns = YAZI.files.excludes_for_context(&hovered_str);
+			let mut hovered_all_patterns = opt.patterns;
+			hovered_all_patterns.extend(hovered_config_patterns);
+
+			let hovered_matcher: Option<Arc<dyn Fn(&std::path::Path) -> Option<bool> + Send + Sync>> =
+				if !hovered_all_patterns.is_empty() {
+					let context = hovered_str.clone();
+					let patterns = hovered_all_patterns.clone();
+					Some(Arc::new(move |path: &std::path::Path| {
+						if let Some(result) = YAZI.files.matches_path(path, &context) {
+							return Some(result);
+						}
+						for pattern in &patterns {
+							if let Some(negated) = pattern.strip_prefix('!') {
+								if path.to_str().map_or(false, |p| p.contains(negated)) {
+									return Some(false);
+								}
+							} else if path.to_str().map_or(false, |p| p.contains(pattern)) {
+								return Some(true);
+							}
+						}
+						None
+					}))
+				} else {
+					None
+				};
+
+			let hovered_filter = IgnoreFilter::from_patterns(hovered_matcher);
+
+			if apply(h, hovered_filter) {
+				render!(h.repos(None));
+				act!(mgr:peek, cx, true)?;
+			} else if hovered.as_deref() != cx.hovered().map(|f| f.urn()) {
+				act!(mgr:peek, cx)?;
+				act!(mgr:watch, cx)?;
+			}
+		}
+
+		succ!();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/yazi-actor/src/mgr/mod.rs b/yazi-actor/src/mgr/mod.rs
index 49f646d0..ddb3bce8 100644
--- a/yazi-actor/src/mgr/mod.rs
+++ b/yazi-actor/src/mgr/mod.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ yazi_macro::mod_flat!(
 	download
 	enter
 	escape
+	exclude_add
 	filter
 	filter_do
 	find
diff --git a/yazi-dds/src/spark/spark.rs b/yazi-dds/src/spark/spark.rs
index fe959eb6..1a76412d 100644
--- a/yazi-dds/src/spark/spark.rs
+++ b/yazi-dds/src/spark/spark.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pub enum Spark<'a> {
 	EscapeSearch(yazi_parser::VoidOpt),
 	EscapeSelect(yazi_parser::VoidOpt),
 	EscapeVisual(yazi_parser::VoidOpt),
+	ExcludeAdd(yazi_parser::mgr::ExcludeAddOpt),
 	Filter(yazi_parser::mgr::FilterOpt),
 	FilterDo(yazi_parser::mgr::FilterOpt),
 	Find(yazi_parser::mgr::FindOpt),
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ impl<'a> IntoLua for Spark<'a> {
 			Self::EscapeSearch(b) => b.into_lua(lua),
 			Self::EscapeSelect(b) => b.into_lua(lua),
 			Self::EscapeVisual(b) => b.into_lua(lua),
+			Self::ExcludeAdd(b) => b.into_lua(lua),
 			Self::Filter(b) => b.into_lua(lua),
 			Self::FilterDo(b) => b.into_lua(lua),
 			Self::Find(b) => b.into_lua(lua),
@@ -287,6 +289,7 @@ try_from_spark!(mgr::CopyOpt, mgr:copy);
 try_from_spark!(mgr::CreateOpt, mgr:create);
 try_from_spark!(mgr::DownloadOpt, mgr:download);
 try_from_spark!(mgr::EscapeOpt, mgr:escape);
+try_from_spark!(mgr::ExcludeAddOpt, mgr:exclude_add);
 try_from_spark!(mgr::FilterOpt, mgr:filter, mgr:filter_do);
 try_from_spark!(mgr::FindArrowOpt, mgr:find_arrow);
 try_from_spark!(mgr::FindDoOpt, mgr:find_do);
diff --git a/yazi-fm/src/executor.rs b/yazi-fm/src/executor.rs
index 676ee11e..15e97118 100644
--- a/yazi-fm/src/executor.rs
+++ b/yazi-fm/src/executor.rs
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ impl<'a> Executor<'a> {
 		on!(filter);
 		on!(filter_do);
 
+		// Exclude
+		on!(exclude_add);
+
 		// Find
 		on!(find);
 		on!(find_do);
diff --git a/yazi-parser/src/mgr/exclude_add.rs b/yazi-parser/src/mgr/exclude_add.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..416ade7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yazi-parser/src/mgr/exclude_add.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+use mlua::{ExternalError, FromLua, IntoLua, Lua, Value};
+use yazi_shared::{SStr, event::CmdCow};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct ExcludeAddOpt {
+	pub patterns: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<CmdCow> for ExcludeAddOpt {
+	type Error = anyhow::Error;
+
+	fn try_from(mut c: CmdCow) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+		Ok(Self { patterns: c.take_seq::<SStr>().into_iter().map(|s| s.to_string()).collect() })
+	}
+}
+
+impl FromLua for ExcludeAddOpt {
+	fn from_lua(_: Value, _: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Self> { Err("unsupported".into_lua_err()) }
+}
+
+impl IntoLua for ExcludeAddOpt {
+	fn into_lua(self, _: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Value> { Err("unsupported".into_lua_err()) }
+}
diff --git a/yazi-parser/src/mgr/mod.rs b/yazi-parser/src/mgr/mod.rs
index caec442e..7d309192 100644
--- a/yazi-parser/src/mgr/mod.rs
+++ b/yazi-parser/src/mgr/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ yazi_macro::mod_flat!(
 	create
 	download
 	escape
+	exclude_add
 	filter
 	find
 	find_arrow
diff --git a/yazi-proxy/src/mgr.rs b/yazi-proxy/src/mgr.rs
index 1977d8c7..56842511 100644
--- a/yazi-proxy/src/mgr.rs
+++ b/yazi-proxy/src/mgr.rs
@@ -72,4 +72,8 @@ impl MgrProxy {
 	{
 		emit!(Call(relay!(mgr:upload).with_seq(urls)));
 	}
+
+	pub fn exclude_add(patterns: Vec<String>) {
+		emit!(Call(relay!(mgr:exclude_add).with_seq(patterns)));
+	}
 }