diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a8c111e..706db4e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ the script will use it to set the game icon on Windows.
       Starting with Love 0.8.0, a release is specially available for Windows x64.
       Starting with Love 0.9.0, Love no longer supports old x86 Macintosh.
 
+`-x`  Exclude file or directory.
+
 #### MAC OS X
 `--maintainer-name`    Set the maintainer’s name. Provide it for OS X CFBundleIdentifier.
 
diff --git a/love-release.1 b/love-release.1
index 8c424e8..e4ff72e 100644
--- a/love-release.1
+++ b/love-release.1
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ Set the release directory. By default, a subdirectory called releases is created
 Love version. Default is 0.9.1.
 Starting with Love 0.8.0, a release is specially available for Windows x64.
 Starting with Love 0.9.0, Love no longer supports old x86 Macintosh.
+.TP
+.B \-x \fIfile\fR|\fIdirectory\fR
+Exclude file or directory.
 .SH MAC OS X
 .TP
 .B \-\-maintainer\-name \fIname\fR
diff --git a/love-release.sh b/love-release.sh
index f188d68..03032b7 100755
--- a/love-release.sh
+++ b/love-release.sh
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ LOVE_GT_090=$(float_test "$LOVE_VERSION_MAJOR >= 0.9")
 
 # Global variables
 ARGS=( "$@" )
-SCRIPT_ARGS="$SCRIPT_ARGS h; n: r: v: config: clean help"
+SCRIPT_ARGS="$SCRIPT_ARGS h; n: r: v: x: config: clean help"
 SCRIPT_ARGS=$(printf '%s\n' $SCRIPT_ARGS | sort -u)
 CONFIG=false
 CONFIG_FILE=config.ini
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ do
         LOVE_VERSION_MAJOR=$(echo "$LOVE_VERSION" | grep -Eo '^[0-9]+\.?[0-9]*')
         LOVE_GT_080=$(float_test "$LOVE_VERSION_MAJOR >= 0.8")
         LOVE_GT_090=$(float_test "$LOVE_VERSION_MAJOR >= 0.9")
+    elif [ "$OPTOPT" = "x" ]; then
+        EXCLUDE_FILES="$OPTARG $EXCLUDE_FILES"
     elif [ "$OPTOPT" = "clean" ]; then
         missing_operands=false
         rm -rf "$MAIN_CACHE_DIR"