diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2705855..ef65585 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ entities:
   - <entity>
   - <entity>
 filter:
-  template: <template>
+  include_template: <template>
+  exclude_template: <template>
   include:
     - <filter>
     - <filter>
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@ sort: <sort_method>
 - `card:` **Required.** The card to display. Specify this as you would specify any normal lovelace card, but ommit the `entities:` parameter.
 - `entities:` Any entities added here will be added to the card before any filters are applied.
 - `filter:`
-  - `template:` A jinja2 template evaluating to a whitespace- or comma-separated list of entity ids to include
+  - `include_template:` A jinja2 template evaluating to a whitespace- or comma-separated list of entity ids to include
+  - `exclude_template:` A jinja2 template evaluating to a whitespace- or comma-separated list of entity ids to exclude
   - `include:` A list of filters specifying which entities to add to the card
   - `exclude:` A list of filters specifying which entities to remove from the card
 - `show_empty:` Whether to display the card if it has no entities. Default: `true`.
@@ -80,9 +82,10 @@ The filter section `template` takes a jinja2 template which evaluates to a list
 ## How it works
 `auto-entities` creates a list of entities by:
 1. Including every entitiy given in `entities:` (this allow nesting of `auto-entities`if you'd want to do that for some reason...)
-2. Include every entity listed in a `filter.template` evaluation
+2. Include every entity listed in a `filter.include_template` evaluation
 3. Include all entities that matches **ALL** options of **ANY** filter in the `filter.include` section. The same entity may be included several times by different filters.
 4. Remove all entities that matches **ALL** options on **ANY** filter in the `filter.exclude` section.
+5. Remove every entity listed in a `filter.exclude_template` evaluation
 
 It then creates a card based on the configuration given in `card:`, and fills in `entities:` of that card with the entities from above.
 
@@ -310,7 +313,7 @@ type: custom:auto-entities
 card:
   type: entities
 filter:
-  template: |
+  include_template: |
     {% for light in states.light %}
       {% if light.state == "on" %}
         {{ light.entity_id}},
@@ -324,7 +327,7 @@ filter:
 >
 > One is to redefine the template, e.g.:
 > ```yaml
->      template: |
+>      include_template: |
 >        {%if is_state('light.bed_light','on')%}light.bed_light{%endif%}
 >        {%if is_state('light.kitchen_lights','on')%}light.kitchen_lights{%endif%}
 >        {%if is_state('light.ceiling_lights','on')%}light.ceiling_lights{%endif%}
@@ -333,7 +336,7 @@ filter:
 > The other option is to add a list of entities to monitor:
 > ```yaml
 >   filter:
->     template: |
+>     include_template: |
 >       ...etc...
 >     entity_ids:
 >       - light.bed_light
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 36b3f65..04a1bf3 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -30,14 +30,33 @@ class AutoEntities extends LitElement {
       this._config = config;
       this.hass = this.hass;
     }
-    if(config.filter && config.filter.template) {
-      this.template = "";
-      if(String(config.filter.template).includes("{%") || String(config.filter.template).includes("{{")) {
+    // backwards compatibility
+    if(config.filter && config.filter.template && !config.filter.include_template){
+      config.filter.include_template = config.filter.template;
+    }
+
+    if(config.filter && config.filter.include_template) {
+      this.include_template = "";
+      if(String(config.filter.include_template).includes("{%") || String(config.filter.include_template).includes("{{")) {
         subscribeRenderTemplate(null, (res) => {
-          this.template = res;
+          this.include_template = res;
           this._getEntities();
         }, {
-          template: config.filter.template,
+          template: config.filter.include_template,
+          variables: {config},
+          entity_ids: config.filter.entity_ids,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    if(config.filter && config.filter.exclude_template){
+      this.exclude_template = "";
+      if(String(config.filter.exclude_template).includes("{%") || String(config.filter.exclude_template).includes("{{")) {
+        subscribeRenderTemplate(null, (res) => {
+          this.exclude_template = res;
+          this._getEntities();
+        }, {
+          template: config.filter.exclude_template,
           variables: {config},
           entity_ids: config.filter.entity_ids,
         });
@@ -65,8 +84,8 @@ class AutoEntities extends LitElement {
 
     if(!this.hass || !this._config.filter) return entities;
 
-    if(this.template) {
-      entities = entities.concat(this.template.split(/[\s,]+/).map(format_entities));
+    if(this.include_template) {
+      entities = entities.concat(this.include_template.split(/[\s,]+/).map(format_entities));
     }
     entities = entities.filter(Boolean);
 
@@ -110,6 +129,13 @@ class AutoEntities extends LitElement {
       }
     }
 
+    if(this.exclude_template){
+      let entitiesToRemove = this.exclude_template.split(/[\s,]+/);
+      entities = entities.filter((e) => {
+        return !entitiesToRemove.includes(e.entity);
+      });
+    }
+
     if(this._config.sort) {
       // Sort everything
       entities = entities.sort(entity_sorter(this.hass, this._config.sort));