diff --git a/specs/validators/format-spec.js b/specs/validators/format-spec.js
index 0551e2d..2496ccf 100644
--- a/specs/validators/format-spec.js
+++ b/specs/validators/format-spec.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 describe("validators.format", function() {
   var format = validate.validators.format.bind(validate.validators.format)
     , options1 = {pattern: /^foobar$/i}
-    , options2 = {pattern: "^foobar$", flags: "i"};
+    , options2 = {pattern: "^foobar$", flags: "i"}
+    , options3 = {pattern: /^foobar$/i, excludes: [function (v) {
+        return v === '';
+    }]};
 
   afterEach(function() {
     delete validate.validators.format.message;
@@ -11,13 +14,17 @@ describe("validators.format", function() {
   it("allows empty values", function() {
     expect(format(null, options1)).not.toBeDefined();
     expect(format(null, options2)).not.toBeDefined();
+    expect(format(null, options3)).not.toBeDefined();
     expect(format(undefined, options1)).not.toBeDefined();
     expect(format(undefined, options2)).not.toBeDefined();
+    expect(format(undefined, options3)).not.toBeDefined();
+    expect(format("", options3)).not.toBeDefined();
   });
 
   it("allows values that matches the pattern", function() {
     expect(format("fooBAR", options1)).not.toBeDefined();
     expect(format("fooBAR", options2)).not.toBeDefined();
+    expect(format("fooBAR", options3)).not.toBeDefined();
   });
 
   it("doesn't allow values that doesn't matches the pattern", function() {
@@ -25,21 +32,26 @@ describe("validators.format", function() {
     expect(format("", options2)).toBeDefined("is invalid");
     expect(format(" ", options1)).toBeDefined("is invalid");
     expect(format(" ", options2)).toBeDefined("is invalid");
+    expect(format(" ", options3)).toBeDefined("is invalid");
     expect(format("barfoo", options1)).toEqual("is invalid");
     expect(format("barfoo", options2)).toEqual("is invalid");
+    expect(format("barfoo", options3)).toBeDefined("is invalid");
   });
 
   it("non strings are not allowed", function() {
     var obj = {toString: function() { return "foobar"; }};
     expect(format(obj, options1)).toBeDefined();
     expect(format(obj, options2)).toBeDefined();
+    expect(format(obj, options3)).toBeDefined();
     expect(format(3, options1)).toBeDefined();
     expect(format(3, options2)).toBeDefined();
+    expect(format(3, options3)).toBeDefined();
   });
 
   it("non strings are not allowed", function() {
     expect(format(3, options1)).toBeDefined();
     expect(format(3, options2)).toBeDefined();
+    expect(format(3, options3)).toBeDefined();
   });
 
   it("doesn't allow partial matches", function() {
diff --git a/specs/validators/inclusion-spec.js b/specs/validators/inclusion-spec.js
index 950280d..0abef6d 100644
--- a/specs/validators/inclusion-spec.js
+++ b/specs/validators/inclusion-spec.js
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ describe("validators.inclusion", function() {
   it("allows empty values", function() {
     expect(inclusion(null, {})).not.toBeDefined();
     expect(inclusion(undefined, {})).not.toBeDefined();
+    expect(inclusion('', {
+      within: within,
+      excludes: [function (v) { return v === ''; }],
+    })).not.toBeDefined();
   });
 
   it("returns nothing if the value is allowed", function() {
diff --git a/specs/validators/numericality-spec.js b/specs/validators/numericality-spec.js
index 4a127a2..bdeaf1e 100644
--- a/specs/validators/numericality-spec.js
+++ b/specs/validators/numericality-spec.js
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ describe("validators.numericality", function() {
   it("allows empty values", function() {
     expect(numericality(null, {})).not.toBeDefined();
     expect(numericality(undefined, {})).not.toBeDefined();
+    expect(numericality('', {excludes: [{
+        presence: {
+            allowEmpty: true,
+        },
+    }]})).not.toBeDefined();
   });
 
   it("allows numbers", function() {
diff --git a/validate.js b/validate.js
index e1c9816..7446d9c 100644
--- a/validate.js
+++ b/validate.js
@@ -350,6 +350,29 @@
       return false;
     },
 
+    shouldValueBeExcluded: function (value, hooks) {
+      var ret = false;
+
+      for (var i = 0; i < hooks.length; i++) {
+        var hook = hooks[i];
+
+        if (v.isFunction(hook)) {
+          // Hook is a custom function
+          ret = !!hook(value); // Coerce to boolean
+        } else if (v.isObject(hook)) {
+          // Hook is a constraint
+          // Negate results from isDefined as we are talking about exclude
+          ret = !v.isDefined(v.single(value, hook));
+        }
+
+        if (ret) {
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+
+      return ret;
+    },
+
     // Formats the specified strings with the given values like so:
     // ```
     // format("Foo: %{foo}", {foo: "bar"}) // "Foo bar"
@@ -818,6 +841,13 @@
         return;
       }
 
+      // Allows users to exclude value before further processing
+      var hooks = options.excludes || [];
+      if (v.shouldValueBeExcluded(value, hooks)) {
+          // Return if given value should be exclude
+          return;
+      }
+
       options = v.extend({}, this.options, options);
 
       var errors = []
@@ -992,6 +1022,13 @@
         return message;
       }
 
+      // Allows users to exclude value before further processing
+      var hooks = options.excludes || [];
+      if (v.shouldValueBeExcluded(value, hooks)) {
+          // Return if given value should be exclude
+          return;
+      }
+
       if (v.isString(pattern)) {
         pattern = new RegExp(options.pattern, options.flags);
       }
@@ -1008,6 +1045,14 @@
       if (v.isArray(options)) {
         options = {within: options};
       }
+
+      // Allows users to exclude value before further processing
+      var hooks = options.excludes || [];
+      if (v.shouldValueBeExcluded(value, hooks)) {
+          // Return if given value should be exclude
+          return;
+      }
+
       options = v.extend({}, this.options, options);
       if (v.contains(options.within, value)) {
         return;