diff --git a/metawatch.js b/metawatch.js
index ab6a560..81d2f7f 100644
--- a/metawatch.js
+++ b/metawatch.js
@@ -6,20 +6,36 @@ const { EventEmitter } = require('node:events');
 
 const WATCH_TIMEOUT = 5000;
 
+const isExcludedFile = (excludeExts, excludeFiles) => (filePath) => {
+  const { ext, base, name } = path.parse(filePath);
+  const extIsExclude = excludeExts.has(ext.slice(1));
+  if (extIsExclude) return true;
+  return excludeFiles.has(name) || excludeFiles.has(base);
+};
+
+const isExcludedDir = (excludePaths) => (dirPath) => {
+  const dirName = path.basename(dirPath);
+  return excludePaths.has(dirName) || excludePaths.has(dirPath);
+};
+
 class DirectoryWatcher extends EventEmitter {
   constructor(options = {}) {
     super();
-    this.watchers = new Map();
+    const { dirs = [], files = [], exts = [] } = options.excludes || {};
     const { timeout = WATCH_TIMEOUT } = options;
     this.timeout = timeout;
+    this.watchers = new Map();
+    this.isExcludedFile = isExcludedFile(new Set(exts), new Set(files));
+    this.isExcludedDir = isExcludedDir(new Set(dirs));
     this.timer = null;
     this.queue = new Map();
   }
 
   post(event, filePath) {
     if (this.timer) clearTimeout(this.timer);
-    this.queue.set(filePath, event);
-    if (this.timeout === 0) return void this.sendQueue();
+    const events = this.queue.get(filePath);
+    if (events) events.add(event);
+    else this.queue.set(filePath, new Set(event));
     this.timer = setTimeout(() => {
       if (this.timer) {
         clearTimeout(this.timer);
@@ -34,21 +50,31 @@ class DirectoryWatcher extends EventEmitter {
     const queue = [...this.queue.entries()];
     this.queue.clear();
     this.emit('before', queue);
-    for (const [filePath, event] of queue) {
-      this.emit(event, filePath);
+    for (const [filePath, events] of queue) {
+      for (const event of events) {
+        this.emit(event, filePath);
+      }
     }
     this.emit('after', queue);
   }
 
   watchDirectory(targetPath) {
-    if (this.watchers.get(targetPath)) return;
-    const watcher = fs.watch(targetPath, (event, fileName) => {
+    if (this.watchers.has(targetPath)) return;
+    const watcher = fs.watch(targetPath);
+    watcher.on('error', () => void this.unwatch(targetPath));
+    watcher.on('change', (...args) => {
+      const fileName = args.pop();
       const target = targetPath.endsWith(path.sep + fileName);
       const filePath = target ? targetPath : path.join(targetPath, fileName);
+      if (this.isExcludedFile(filePath)) return;
+      this.post('*', filePath);
       fs.stat(filePath, (err, stats) => {
         if (err) {
+          const keys = [...this.watchers.keys()];
           this.unwatch(filePath);
-          return void this.post('delete', filePath);
+          this.post('delete', filePath);
+          const event = keys.includes(filePath) ? 'rmdir' : 'rm';
+          return void this.post(event, fileName);
         }
         if (stats.isDirectory()) this.watch(filePath);
         this.post('change', filePath);
@@ -58,15 +84,13 @@ class DirectoryWatcher extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   watch(targetPath) {
-    const watcher = this.watchers.get(targetPath);
-    if (watcher) return;
+    if (this.isExcludedDir(targetPath)) return;
     fs.readdir(targetPath, { withFileTypes: true }, (err, files) => {
       if (err) return;
       for (const file of files) {
-        if (file.isDirectory()) {
-          const dirPath = path.join(targetPath, file.name);
-          this.watch(dirPath);
-        }
+        if (!file.isDirectory()) continue;
+        const dirPath = path.join(targetPath, file.name);
+        this.watch(dirPath);
       }
       this.watchDirectory(targetPath);
     });
diff --git a/test/unit.js b/test/unit.js
index 15c60a8..e20b198 100644
--- a/test/unit.js
+++ b/test/unit.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const cleanup = (dir) => {
   });
 };
 
-metatests.test('Single file change ', (test) => {
+metatests.test('Single file change', (test) => {
   const targetPath = path.join(dir, 'test/example1');
   fs.mkdirSync(targetPath);
 
@@ -91,3 +91,216 @@ metatests.test('Aggregated change', (test) => {
     }
   }, WRITE_TIMEOUT);
 });
+
+metatests.test('Exclude extensions', (test) => {
+  const targetPath = path.join(dir, 'test/example3');
+  fs.mkdirSync(targetPath);
+
+  const files = ['test.md', 'test.ts', 'test.ext'];
+
+  const options = {
+    excludes: {
+      exts: ['md', 'ts'],
+    },
+    ...OPTIONS,
+  };
+
+  const watcher = new metawatch.DirectoryWatcher(options);
+  watcher.watch(targetPath);
+
+  const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+    watcher.unwatch(targetPath);
+    test.fail();
+  }, TEST_TIMEOUT);
+
+  let changeCount = 0;
+
+  watcher.on('change', (fileName) => {
+    const { ext } = path.parse(fileName);
+    test.strictSame(ext, '.ext');
+    changeCount++;
+  });
+
+  watcher.on('after', (changes) => {
+    test.strictEqual(changeCount, 1);
+    test.strictEqual(changes.length, 1);
+    clearTimeout(timeout);
+    watcher.unwatch(targetPath);
+    cleanup(targetPath);
+    test.end();
+  });
+
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    for (const name of files) {
+      const filePath = path.join(targetPath, name);
+      fs.writeFile(filePath, 'example', 'utf8', (err) => {
+        test.error(err, 'Can not write file');
+      });
+    }
+  }, WRITE_TIMEOUT);
+});
+
+metatests.test('Exclude files', (test) => {
+  const targetPath = path.join(dir, 'test/example4');
+  fs.mkdirSync(targetPath);
+
+  const files = ['test1.ext', 'test2.ext', 'test3.ext'];
+
+  const options = {
+    excludes: {
+      files: ['test2', 'test3'],
+    },
+    ...OPTIONS,
+  };
+
+  const watcher = new metawatch.DirectoryWatcher(options);
+  watcher.watch(targetPath);
+
+  const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+    watcher.unwatch(targetPath);
+    test.fail();
+  }, TEST_TIMEOUT);
+
+  let changeCount = 0;
+
+  watcher.on('change', (fileName) => {
+    const { name } = path.parse(fileName);
+    test.strictSame(name, 'test1');
+    changeCount++;
+  });
+
+  watcher.on('after', (changes) => {
+    test.strictEqual(changeCount, 1);
+    test.strictEqual(changes.length, 1);
+    clearTimeout(timeout);
+    watcher.unwatch(targetPath);
+    cleanup(targetPath);
+    test.end();
+  });
+
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    for (const name of files) {
+      const filePath = path.join(targetPath, name);
+      fs.writeFile(filePath, 'example', 'utf8', (err) => {
+        test.error(err, 'Can not write file');
+      });
+    }
+  }, WRITE_TIMEOUT);
+});
+
+metatests.test('Exclude dirs', (test) => {
+  const targetPath = path.join(dir, 'test/example5');
+  fs.mkdirSync(targetPath);
+
+  const options = {
+    excludes: {
+      dirs: [targetPath],
+    },
+    ...OPTIONS,
+  };
+
+  const watcher = new metawatch.DirectoryWatcher(options);
+  watcher.watch(targetPath);
+
+  let changeEmitted = false;
+
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    cleanup(targetPath);
+    test.strictEqual(changeEmitted, false);
+    test.end();
+  }, TEST_TIMEOUT);
+
+  watcher.on('change', () => {
+    changeEmitted = true;
+  });
+
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    const filePath = path.join(targetPath, 'test.ext');
+    fs.writeFile(filePath, 'example', 'utf8', (err) => {
+      test.error(err, 'Can not write file');
+    });
+  }, WRITE_TIMEOUT);
+});
+
+metatests.test('Delete file (rm)', (test) => {
+  const targetPath = path.join(dir, 'test/example6');
+  fs.mkdirSync(targetPath);
+
+  const filePath = path.join(targetPath, 'test.ext');
+  const fd = fs.openSync(filePath, 'a');
+  fs.closeSync(fd);
+
+  const watcher = new metawatch.DirectoryWatcher(OPTIONS);
+  watcher.watch(targetPath);
+
+  const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+    watcher.unwatch(targetPath);
+    test.fail();
+  }, TEST_TIMEOUT);
+
+  watcher.on('delete', (fileName) => {
+    test.strictSame(fileName.endsWith('test.ext'), true);
+  });
+
+  watcher.on('rm', (fileName) => {
+    test.strictSame(fileName.endsWith('test.ext'), true);
+  });
+
+  watcher.on('rmdir', () => {
+    test.fail();
+  });
+
+  watcher.on('after', () => {
+    clearTimeout(timeout);
+    watcher.unwatch(targetPath);
+    cleanup(targetPath);
+    test.end();
+  });
+
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    fs.unlink(filePath, (err) => {
+      test.error(err, 'Can not delete file');
+    });
+  }, WRITE_TIMEOUT);
+});
+
+metatests.test('Delete dir (rmdir)', (test) => {
+  const targetPath = path.join(dir, 'test/example7');
+  fs.mkdirSync(targetPath);
+
+  const secondPath = path.join(targetPath, 'test');
+  fs.mkdirSync(secondPath);
+
+  const watcher = new metawatch.DirectoryWatcher(OPTIONS);
+  watcher.watch(targetPath);
+
+  const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+    watcher.unwatch(targetPath);
+    test.fail();
+  }, TEST_TIMEOUT);
+
+  watcher.on('delete', (fileName) => {
+    test.strictSame(fileName.endsWith('test'), true);
+  });
+
+  watcher.on('rmdir', (fileName) => {
+    test.strictSame(fileName, 'example7/test');
+  });
+
+  watcher.on('rm', (fileName) => {
+    test.strictSame(fileName, 'test');
+  });
+
+  watcher.on('after', () => {
+    clearTimeout(timeout);
+    watcher.unwatch(targetPath);
+    cleanup(targetPath);
+    test.end();
+  });
+
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    fs.rmdir(secondPath, (err) => {
+      test.error(err, 'Can not delete file');
+    });
+  }, WRITE_TIMEOUT);
+});