diff --git a/lib/cocoaseeds/core.rb b/lib/cocoaseeds/core.rb
index 11615bd..9e1e8ad 100644
--- a/lib/cocoaseeds/core.rb
+++ b/lib/cocoaseeds/core.rb
@@ -235,13 +235,18 @@ def github(repo, tag, options={})
             end
             seed.version = tag
             seed.files = options[:files] || '**/*.{h,m,mm,swift}'
+            seed.exclude_files = options[:exclude_files] || []
           elsif tag.is_a?(Hash)
             seed.commit = tag[:commit][0..6]
             seed.files = tag[:files] || '**/*.{h,m,mm,swift}'
+            seed.exclude_files = options[:exclude_files] || []
           end
           if seed.files.kind_of?(String)
             seed.files = [seed.files]
           end
+          if seed.exclude_files.kind_of?(String)
+            seed.exclude_files = [seed.exclude_files]
+          end
           self.seeds[seed.name] = seed
           self.targets[seed.name] ||= []
           self.targets[seed.name] << @current_target_name.to_s
@@ -279,9 +284,14 @@ def bitbucket(repo, tag, options={})
           elsif tag.is_a?(Hash)
             seed.commit = tag[:commit][0..6]
             seed.files = tag[:files] || '**/*.{h,m,mm,swift}'
+            seed.exclude_files = options[:exclude_files] || []
           end
           if seed.files.kind_of?(String)
             seed.files = [seed.files]
+            seed.exclude_files = options[:exclude_files] || []
+          end
+          if seed.exclude_files.kind_of?(String)
+            seed.exclude_files = [seed.exclude_files]
           end
           self.seeds[seed.name] = seed
           self.targets[seed.name] ||= []
@@ -320,6 +330,15 @@ def install_seeds
         self.source_files[name] = []
         seed.files.each do |file|
           paths = Dir.glob(File.join(dirname, file))
+
+          # exclude files
+          seed.exclude_files.each do |exclude_file|
+            exclude_paths = Dir.glob(File.join(dirname, exclude_file))
+            exclude_paths.each do |exclude_path|
+              paths.delete(exclude_path)
+            end
+          end
+
           paths.each do |path|
             path = self.path_with_prefix(seed.name, path)
             self.source_files[name].push(path)
diff --git a/lib/cocoaseeds/seed.rb b/lib/cocoaseeds/seed.rb
index 9c8f47c..9507cd4 100644
--- a/lib/cocoaseeds/seed.rb
+++ b/lib/cocoaseeds/seed.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ class Seed
     #
     attr_accessor :files
 
+    # @return [Array<String>] the source file patterns which will be excluded
+    #
+    attr_accessor :exclude_files
+
     # @return [String] lockfile-formatted string
     #
     # @example JLToast (1.2.2)
diff --git a/test/test_configue.rb b/test/test_configue.rb
index 25fc31f..399dc1b 100644
--- a/test/test_configue.rb
+++ b/test/test_configue.rb
@@ -149,6 +149,30 @@ def test_common_after_separated_target
   end
 
 
+  def test_exclude_files
+    seedfile %{
+      github "devxoul/JLToast", "1.2.2",
+        :files => "JLToast/*.{h,swift}",
+        :exclude_files => "JLToast/JLToast.h"
+    }
+    @seed.install
+
+    assert\
+      !self.phase(:TestProj).include_filename?('JLToast.h'),
+      "TestProj should not have JLToast.h"
+    assert\
+      !self.phase(:TestProjTests).include_filename?('JLToast.h'),
+      "TestProjTests should not have JLToast.h"
+
+    assert\
+      self.phase(:TestProj).include_filename?('JLToast.swift'),
+      "TestProj should have JLToast.swift"
+    assert\
+      self.phase(:TestProjTests).include_filename?('JLToast.swift'),
+      "TestProjTests should have JLToast.swift"
+  end
+
+
   def test_remove
     seedfile %{
       github "devxoul/JLToast", "1.2.2", :files => "JLToast/*.{h,swift}"