diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e4a9386..4d4d44e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ config = {
   -- action can be a function type, e.g.
   -- action = func(path) vim.cmd('Telescope find_files cwd=' .. path) end
   project = { enable = true, limit = 8, icon = 'your icon', label = '', action = 'Telescope find_files cwd=' },
-  mru = { enable = true, limit = 10, icon = 'your icon', label = '', cwd_only = false },
+  mru = { enable = true, limit = 10, icon = 'your icon', label = '', cwd_only = false, excluded_paths = { '/path/to/exclude/' } },
   footer = {}, -- footer
 }
 ```
diff --git a/lua/dashboard/theme/hyper.lua b/lua/dashboard/theme/hyper.lua
index b03b4a4..d5d743f 100644
--- a/lua/dashboard/theme/hyper.lua
+++ b/lua/dashboard/theme/hyper.lua
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ local function mru_list(config)
     label = ' Most Recent Files:',
     cwd_only = false,
     enable = true,
+    excluded_paths = {},
   }, config.mru or {})
 
   if not config.mru.enable then
@@ -201,6 +202,21 @@ local function mru_list(config)
     end, mlist)
   end
 
+  if next(config.mru.excluded_paths) ~= nil then -- check if table exists
+    mlist = vim.tbl_filter(function(file)
+      local file_path = vim.fn.fnamemodify(file, ':p')
+      local file_dir = vim.fn.fnamemodify(file_path, ':h') .. '/'
+      for _, exclude in ipairs(config.mru.excluded_paths) do
+        local exclude_path = vim.fn.fnamemodify(exclude, ':p')
+        local exclude_dir = vim.fn.fnamemodify(exclude_path, ':h') .. '/'
+        if file_dir:sub(1, #exclude_dir) == exclude_dir then
+          return false
+        end
+      end
+      return true
+    end, mlist)
+  end
+
   local blank_size = config.shortcuts_left_side and 4 or 3
   for _, file in pairs(vim.list_slice(mlist, 1, config.mru.limit)) do
     local filename = vim.fn.fnamemodify(file, ':t')