diff --git a/Documentation/git-name-rev.txt b/Documentation/git-name-rev.txt
index 7433627db1..e8e68f528c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-name-rev.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-name-rev.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ OPTIONS
 	given multiple times, use refs whose names match any of the given shell
 	patterns. Use `--no-refs` to clear any previous ref patterns given.
 
+--exclude=<pattern>::
+	Do not use any ref whose name matches a given shell pattern. The
+	pattern can be one of branch name, tag name or fully qualified ref
+	name. If given multiple times, a ref will be excluded when it matches
+	any of the given patterns. When used together with --refs, a ref will
+	be used as a match only when it matches at least one --refs pattern and
+	does not match any --exclude patterns. Use `--no-exclude` to clear the
+	list of exclude patterns.
+
 --all::
 	List all commits reachable from all refs
 
diff --git a/builtin/name-rev.c b/builtin/name-rev.c
index 9da027674c..8bdc3eaa6f 100644
--- a/builtin/name-rev.c
+++ b/builtin/name-rev.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ struct name_ref_data {
 	int tags_only;
 	int name_only;
 	struct string_list ref_filters;
+	struct string_list exclude_filters;
 };
 
 static struct tip_table {
@@ -150,6 +151,15 @@ static int name_ref(const char *path, const struct object_id *oid, int flags, vo
 	if (data->tags_only && !starts_with(path, "refs/tags/"))
 		return 0;
 
+	if (data->exclude_filters.nr) {
+		struct string_list_item *item;
+
+		for_each_string_list_item(item, &data->exclude_filters) {
+			if (subpath_matches(path, item->string) >= 0)
+				return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (data->ref_filters.nr) {
 		struct string_list_item *item;
 		int matched = 0;
@@ -328,12 +338,14 @@ int cmd_name_rev(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	struct object_array revs = OBJECT_ARRAY_INIT;
 	int all = 0, transform_stdin = 0, allow_undefined = 1, always = 0, peel_tag = 0;
-	struct name_ref_data data = { 0, 0, STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP };
+	struct name_ref_data data = { 0, 0, STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP, STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP };
 	struct option opts[] = {
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "name-only", &data.name_only, N_("print only names (no SHA-1)")),
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "tags", &data.tags_only, N_("only use tags to name the commits")),
 		OPT_STRING_LIST(0, "refs", &data.ref_filters, N_("pattern"),
 				   N_("only use refs matching <pattern>")),
+		OPT_STRING_LIST(0, "exclude", &data.exclude_filters, N_("pattern"),
+				   N_("ignore refs matching <pattern>")),
 		OPT_GROUP(""),
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "all", &all, N_("list all commits reachable from all refs")),
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "stdin", &transform_stdin, N_("read from stdin")),
diff --git a/t/t6007-rev-list-cherry-pick-file.sh b/t/t6007-rev-list-cherry-pick-file.sh
index d9827a6389..2959745196 100755
--- a/t/t6007-rev-list-cherry-pick-file.sh
+++ b/t/t6007-rev-list-cherry-pick-file.sh
@@ -118,6 +118,18 @@ test_expect_success 'name-rev --refs excludes non-matched patterns' '
 	test_cmp actual.named expect
 '
 
+cat >expect <<EOF
+<tags/F
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'name-rev --exclude excludes matched patterns' '
+	git rev-list --left-right --right-only --cherry-pick F...E -- bar >>expect &&
+	git rev-list --left-right --cherry-pick F...E -- bar >actual &&
+	git name-rev --stdin --name-only --refs="*tags/*" --exclude="*E" \
+		<actual >actual.named &&
+	test_cmp actual.named expect
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'name-rev --no-refs clears the refs list' '
 	git rev-list --left-right --cherry-pick F...E -- bar >expect &&
 	git name-rev --stdin --name-only --refs="*tags/F" --refs="*tags/E" --no-refs --refs="*tags/G" \