diff --git a/driver/API_VERSION b/driver/API_VERSION
index 0062ac9718..831446cbd2 100644
--- a/driver/API_VERSION
+++ b/driver/API_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.0.0
+5.1.0
diff --git a/driver/bpf/maps.h b/driver/bpf/maps.h
index c5a6ee0c34..2016309b7a 100644
--- a/driver/bpf/maps.h
+++ b/driver/bpf/maps.h
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ struct bpf_map_def __bpf_section("maps") interesting_syscalls_table = {
 	.max_entries = SYSCALL_TABLE_SIZE,
 };
 
+struct bpf_map_def __bpf_section("maps") sampling_exclude_map = {
+	.type = BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY,
+	.key_size = sizeof(u32),
+	.value_size = sizeof(bool),
+	.max_entries = SYSCALL_TABLE_SIZE,
+};
+
 #ifndef BPF_SUPPORTS_RAW_TRACEPOINTS
 struct bpf_map_def __bpf_section("maps") stash_map = {
 	.type = BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH,
diff --git a/driver/bpf/plumbing_helpers.h b/driver/bpf/plumbing_helpers.h
index f111e54e6a..f83a92a5ba 100644
--- a/driver/bpf/plumbing_helpers.h
+++ b/driver/bpf/plumbing_helpers.h
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ static __always_inline bool drop_event(void *ctx,
 				       struct scap_bpf_settings *settings,
 				       enum syscall_flags drop_flags)
 {
+	long id;
 	if (!settings->dropping_mode)
 		return false;
 
@@ -563,6 +564,12 @@ static __always_inline bool drop_event(void *ctx,
 	if (drop_flags & UF_ALWAYS_DROP)
 		return true;
 
+	id = bpf_syscall_get_nr(ctx);
+	bool *enabled = bpf_map_lookup_elem(&sampling_exclude_map, &id);
+	if (enabled && *enabled) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	if (state->tail_ctx.ts % 1000000000 >= 1000000000 /
 	    settings->sampling_ratio) {
 		if (!settings->is_dropping) {
diff --git a/driver/bpf/types.h b/driver/bpf/types.h
index b8ac747cc5..b82f0b1711 100644
--- a/driver/bpf/types.h
+++ b/driver/bpf/types.h
@@ -224,8 +224,9 @@ enum scap_map_types {
 	SCAP_SETTINGS_MAP = 7,
 	SCAP_LOCAL_STATE_MAP = 8,
 	SCAP_INTERESTING_SYSCALLS_TABLE = 9,
+	SCAP_SAMPLING_MAP = 10,
 #ifndef BPF_SUPPORTS_RAW_TRACEPOINTS
-	SCAP_STASH_MAP = 10,
+	SCAP_STASH_MAP = 11,
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/driver/main.c b/driver/main.c
index 4cea5b04a4..0cf2b7876e 100644
--- a/driver/main.c
+++ b/driver/main.c
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ static int ppm_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	consumer->fullcapture_port_range_end = 0;
 	consumer->statsd_port = PPM_PORT_STATSD;
 	bitmap_zero(consumer->syscalls_mask, SYSCALL_TABLE_SIZE); /* Start with no syscalls */
+	bitmap_zero(consumer->sampling_mask, SYSCALL_TABLE_SIZE);
 	reset_ring_buffer(ring);
 	ring->open = true;
 
@@ -1186,6 +1187,34 @@ static long ppm_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		ret = 0;
 		goto cleanup_ioctl;
 	}
+	case PPM_IOCTL_ADD_SAMPLING_EXCLUDE:
+	case PPM_IOCTL_DEL_SAMPLING_EXCLUDE:
+	{
+		u32 syscall_to_set = (u32)arg - SYSCALL_TABLE_ID0;
+
+		vpr_info("PPM_IOCTL_ADD_DROP_EXCLUDE (%u), consumer %p\n", syscall_to_set, consumer_id);
+
+		if (syscall_to_set >= SYSCALL_TABLE_SIZE) {
+			pr_err("invalid syscall %u\n", syscall_to_set);
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto cleanup_ioctl;
+		}
+		if ((g_syscall_table[syscall_to_set].flags & (UF_NEVER_DROP | UF_ALWAYS_DROP))) {
+			ret = -EPERM;
+			goto cleanup_ioctl;
+		}
+		if (cmd == PPM_IOCTL_ADD_SAMPLING_EXCLUDE)
+		{
+			set_bit(syscall_to_set, consumer->sampling_mask);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			clear_bit(syscall_to_set, consumer->sampling_mask);
+		}
+		ret = 0;
+		goto cleanup_ioctl;
+	}
+	
 	default:
 		ret = -ENOTTY;
 		goto cleanup_ioctl;
@@ -1660,6 +1689,7 @@ static inline int drop_nostate_event(ppm_event_code event_type,
 static inline int drop_event(struct ppm_consumer_t *consumer,
 			     ppm_event_code event_type,
 			     enum syscall_flags drop_flags,
+			     long table_index,
 			     nanoseconds ns,
 			     struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
@@ -1682,6 +1712,9 @@ static inline int drop_event(struct ppm_consumer_t *consumer,
 			ASSERT((drop_flags & UF_NEVER_DROP) == 0);
 			return 1;
 		}
+		if (table_index != -1 && test_bit(table_index, consumer->sampling_mask)) {
+			return 0;
+		}
 
 		if (consumer->sampling_interval < SECOND_IN_NS &&
 		    /* do_div replaces ns2 with the quotient and returns the remainder */
@@ -1742,7 +1775,7 @@ static int record_event_consumer(struct ppm_consumer_t *consumer,
 	int drop = 1;
 	int32_t cbres = PPM_SUCCESS;
 	int cpu;
-	long table_index;
+	long table_index = -1;
 	int64_t retval;
 
 	if (tp_type < INTERNAL_EVENTS && !(consumer->tracepoints_attached & (1 << tp_type)))
@@ -1807,6 +1840,7 @@ static int record_event_consumer(struct ppm_consumer_t *consumer,
 		if (drop_event(consumer,
 		               event_type,
 		               drop_flags,
+		               table_index,
 		               ns,
 		               event_datap->event_info.syscall_data.regs))
 			return res;
diff --git a/driver/ppm_consumer.h b/driver/ppm_consumer.h
index 70801bce7d..c2e6940a53 100644
--- a/driver/ppm_consumer.h
+++ b/driver/ppm_consumer.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ struct ppm_consumer_t {
 	unsigned long buffer_bytes_dim; /* Every consumer will have its per-CPU buffer dim in bytes. */
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(syscalls_mask, SYSCALL_TABLE_SIZE);
 	u32 tracepoints_attached;
+	DECLARE_BITMAP(sampling_mask, SYSCALL_TABLE_SIZE);
 };
 
 typedef struct ppm_consumer_t ppm_consumer_t;
diff --git a/driver/ppm_events_public.h b/driver/ppm_events_public.h
index 1b5d75ed35..9379e8dca0 100644
--- a/driver/ppm_events_public.h
+++ b/driver/ppm_events_public.h
@@ -2076,6 +2076,8 @@ struct ppm_evt_hdr {
 #define PPM_IOCTL_DISABLE_TP _IO(PPM_IOCTL_MAGIC, 32)
 #define PPM_IOCTL_ENABLE_DROPFAILED _IO(PPM_IOCTL_MAGIC, 33)
 #define PPM_IOCTL_DISABLE_DROPFAILED _IO(PPM_IOCTL_MAGIC, 34)
+#define PPM_IOCTL_ADD_SAMPLING_EXCLUDE _IO(PPM_IOCTL_MAGIC, 35)
+#define PPM_IOCTL_DEL_SAMPLING_EXCLUDE _IO(PPM_IOCTL_MAGIC, 36)
 #endif // CYGWING_AGENT
 
 extern const struct ppm_name_value socket_families[];
diff --git a/userspace/libpman/include/libpman.h b/userspace/libpman/include/libpman.h
index 4d382875f9..bfef6d281b 100644
--- a/userspace/libpman/include/libpman.h
+++ b/userspace/libpman/include/libpman.h
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ extern "C"
 	 */
 	void pman_mark_single_64bit_syscall(int syscall_id, bool interesting);
 
+
+	int pman_mark_syscall_sampling_exclude(int syscall_id, bool excluding);
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/userspace/libpman/src/maps.c b/userspace/libpman/src/maps.c
index d71a878598..0288b55b66 100644
--- a/userspace/libpman/src/maps.c
+++ b/userspace/libpman/src/maps.c
@@ -108,6 +108,23 @@ void pman_mark_single_64bit_syscall(int intersting_syscall_id, bool interesting)
 	g_state.skel->bss->g_64bit_interesting_syscalls_table[intersting_syscall_id] = interesting;
 }
 
+int pman_mark_syscall_sampling_exclude(int syscall_id, bool excluding)
+{
+	if(g_syscall_table[syscall_id].flags & UF_NEVER_DROP)
+	{
+		return 1;
+	}
+	if(g_syscall_table[syscall_id].flags & UF_ALWAYS_DROP || g_syscall_table[syscall_id].flags == UF_NONE)
+	{
+		return 1;
+	}
+	if(g_syscall_table[syscall_id].flags & UF_USED)
+	{
+		g_state.skel->bss->g_64bit_sampling_syscall_table[syscall_id] = excluding ? UF_NEVER_DROP : 0;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void pman_fill_syscall_sampling_table()
 {
 	for(int syscall_id = 0; syscall_id < SYSCALL_TABLE_SIZE; syscall_id++)
diff --git a/userspace/libscap/engine/bpf/scap_bpf.c b/userspace/libscap/engine/bpf/scap_bpf.c
index f0396a9ad3..51923419c8 100644
--- a/userspace/libscap/engine/bpf/scap_bpf.c
+++ b/userspace/libscap/engine/bpf/scap_bpf.c
@@ -1836,6 +1836,31 @@ static int32_t next(struct scap_engine_handle engine, OUT scap_evt** pevent, OUT
 	return ringbuffer_next(&engine.m_handle->m_dev_set, pevent, pcpuid);
 }
 
+static int32_t scap_bpf_set_drop_exclude(struct scap_engine_handle engine, uint32_t op, uint32_t sc)
+{
+	struct bpf_engine* handle = engine.m_handle;
+	struct syscall_evt_pair sc_evt;
+	int ret;
+	bool exclude = (op == 1);
+	int syscall_id = scap_ppm_sc_to_native_id(sc);
+	if(syscall_id == -1)
+	{
+		return SCAP_FAILURE;
+	}
+	if ((ret = bpf_map_lookup_elem(handle->m_bpf_map_fds[SCAP_SYSCALL_TABLE], &syscall_id, &sc_evt)) != 0)
+	{
+		return scap_errprintf(handle->m_lasterr, -ret, "SCAP_SYSCALL_TABLE bpf_map_lookup_elem: %d", syscall_id);
+	}
+	if ((sc_evt.flags & (UF_NEVER_DROP | UF_ALWAYS_DROP))) {
+		return SCAP_FAILURE;
+	}
+	if ((ret = bpf_map_update_elem(handle->m_bpf_map_fds[SCAP_SAMPLING_MAP], &syscall_id, &exclude, BPF_ANY)) != 0)
+	{
+		return scap_errprintf(handle->m_lasterr, -ret, "SCAP_DROPPING_MAP unable to update: %d", syscall_id);
+	}
+	return SCAP_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 static int32_t unsupported_config(struct scap_engine_handle engine, const char* msg)
 {
 	struct bpf_engine* handle = engine.m_handle;
@@ -1917,6 +1942,8 @@ static int32_t configure(struct scap_engine_handle engine, enum scap_setting set
 		return scap_bpf_set_fullcapture_port_range(engine, arg1, arg2);
 	case SCAP_STATSD_PORT:
 		return scap_bpf_set_statsd_port(engine, arg1);
+	case SCAP_SAMPLING_EXCLUDE:
+		return scap_bpf_set_drop_exclude(engine, arg1, arg2);
 	default:
 	{
 		char msg[SCAP_LASTERR_SIZE];
diff --git a/userspace/libscap/engine/kmod/scap_kmod.c b/userspace/libscap/engine/kmod/scap_kmod.c
index 47fc113280..ff43582a05 100644
--- a/userspace/libscap/engine/kmod/scap_kmod.c
+++ b/userspace/libscap/engine/kmod/scap_kmod.c
@@ -835,6 +835,17 @@ int32_t scap_kmod_set_statsd_port(struct scap_engine_handle engine, const uint16
 	return SCAP_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static int32_t scap_kmod_set_sampling_exclude(struct scap_engine_handle engine, uint32_t op, uint32_t sc)
+{
+	struct kmod_engine* handle = engine.m_handle;
+	int syscall_id = scap_ppm_sc_to_native_id(sc);
+	if(syscall_id == -1)
+	{
+		return SCAP_FAILURE;
+	}
+	return mark_syscall(handle, op == 1 ? PPM_IOCTL_ADD_SAMPLING_EXCLUDE : PPM_IOCTL_DEL_SAMPLING_EXCLUDE, syscall_id);
+}
+
 static int32_t unsupported_config(struct scap_engine_handle engine, const char* msg)
 {
 	struct kmod_engine* handle = engine.m_handle;
@@ -874,6 +885,8 @@ static int32_t configure(struct scap_engine_handle engine, enum scap_setting set
 		return scap_kmod_set_fullcapture_port_range(engine, arg1, arg2);
 	case SCAP_STATSD_PORT:
 		return scap_kmod_set_statsd_port(engine, arg1);
+	case SCAP_SAMPLING_EXCLUDE:
+		return scap_kmod_set_sampling_exclude(engine, arg1, arg2);
 	default:
 	{
 		char msg[256];
diff --git a/userspace/libscap/engine/modern_bpf/scap_modern_bpf.c b/userspace/libscap/engine/modern_bpf/scap_modern_bpf.c
index 797d867ec0..2ef53170d3 100644
--- a/userspace/libscap/engine/modern_bpf/scap_modern_bpf.c
+++ b/userspace/libscap/engine/modern_bpf/scap_modern_bpf.c
@@ -92,6 +92,16 @@ static int32_t scap_modern_bpf_handle_sc(struct scap_engine_handle engine, uint3
 	return SCAP_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static int32_t scap_modern_bpf_sampling_exclude(struct scap_engine_handle engine, uint32_t op, uint32_t sc)
+{
+	int syscall_id = scap_ppm_sc_to_native_id(sc);
+	if(syscall_id == -1)
+	{
+		return SCAP_FAILURE;
+	}
+	return pman_mark_syscall_sampling_exclude(syscall_id, op == 1) == 0 ? SCAP_SUCCESS : SCAP_FAILURE;
+}
+
 static int32_t scap_modern_bpf__configure(struct scap_engine_handle engine, enum scap_setting setting, unsigned long arg1, unsigned long arg2)
 {
 	switch(setting)
@@ -125,6 +135,8 @@ static int32_t scap_modern_bpf__configure(struct scap_engine_handle engine, enum
 	case SCAP_STATSD_PORT:
 		pman_set_statsd_port(arg1);
 		break;
+	case SCAP_SAMPLING_EXCLUDE:
+		return scap_modern_bpf_sampling_exclude(engine, arg1, arg2);
 	default:
 	{
 		char msg[SCAP_LASTERR_SIZE];
diff --git a/userspace/libscap/scap.c b/userspace/libscap/scap.c
index 6864cb3f06..8008f70fff 100644
--- a/userspace/libscap/scap.c
+++ b/userspace/libscap/scap.c
@@ -458,6 +458,18 @@ int32_t scap_stop_dropping_mode(scap_t* handle)
 	return SCAP_FAILURE;
 }
 
+int32_t scap_set_sampling_exclude(scap_t* handle, ppm_sc_code ppm_sc, bool enabled)
+{
+	if(handle->m_vtable)
+	{
+		return handle->m_vtable->configure(handle->m_engine, SCAP_SAMPLING_EXCLUDE, enabled, ppm_sc);
+	}
+
+	snprintf(handle->m_lasterr,	SCAP_LASTERR_SIZE, "operation not supported");
+	ASSERT(false);
+	return SCAP_FAILURE;
+}
+
 int32_t scap_start_dropping_mode(scap_t* handle, uint32_t sampling_ratio)
 {
 	switch(sampling_ratio)
diff --git a/userspace/libscap/scap.h b/userspace/libscap/scap.h
index 4ae1eb7d7d..7efe788cf2 100644
--- a/userspace/libscap/scap.h
+++ b/userspace/libscap/scap.h
@@ -913,6 +913,8 @@ uint64_t scap_get_driver_api_version(scap_t* handle);
  */
 uint64_t scap_get_driver_schema_version(scap_t* handle);
 
+int32_t scap_set_sampling_exclude(scap_t* handle, ppm_sc_code ppm_sc, bool enabled);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/userspace/libscap/scap_vtable.h b/userspace/libscap/scap_vtable.h
index 086d87851d..d8247b5bb2 100644
--- a/userspace/libscap/scap_vtable.h
+++ b/userspace/libscap/scap_vtable.h
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ enum scap_setting {
 	 * arg1: whether to enabled or disable the feature
 	 */
 	SCAP_DROP_FAILED,
+
+	SCAP_SAMPLING_EXCLUDE,
 };
 
 struct scap_savefile_vtable {