diff --git a/docs/swhkd.1.scd b/docs/swhkd.1.scd
index 8b3f3dc..5d1894b 100644
--- a/docs/swhkd.1.scd
+++ b/docs/swhkd.1.scd
@@ -38,9 +38,12 @@ More about the config file syntax in `swhkd(5)`
 *-d*, *--debug*
 	Enable debug mode.
 
-*-D, --device* <DEVICE_NAME>
+*-D, --device* <DEVICE_NAMES>
 	Manually set the keyboard devices to use. Can occur multiple times.
 
+*-I, --ignoredevice* <DEVICE_NAMES>
+	Manually set the keyboard devices to ignore. Can occur multiple times.
+
 # SIGNALS
 
 	- Reload config file: `sudo pkill -HUP swhkd`
diff --git a/swhkd/src/daemon.rs b/swhkd/src/daemon.rs
index eab40e8..eb6f6e0 100644
--- a/swhkd/src/daemon.rs
+++ b/swhkd/src/daemon.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ struct Args {
     /// Take a list of devices from the user
     #[arg(short = 'D', long, num_args = 0.., value_delimiter = ' ')]
     device: Vec<String>,
+
+    /// Take a list of devices to ignore from the user
+    #[arg(short = 'I', long, num_args = 0.., value_delimiter = ' ')]
+    ignoredevice: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 #[tokio::main]
@@ -155,16 +159,22 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         };
     }
 
-    let arg_devices: Vec<String> = args.device;
+    let arg_add_devices = args.device;
+    let arg_ignore_devices = args.ignoredevice;
+
+    let to_add =
+        |dev: &Device| arg_add_devices.contains(&dev.name().unwrap_or("[unknown]").to_string());
+    let to_ignore =
+        |dev: &Device| arg_ignore_devices.contains(&dev.name().unwrap_or("[unknown]").to_string());
 
     let keyboard_devices: Vec<_> = {
-        if arg_devices.is_empty() {
+        if arg_add_devices.is_empty() {
             log::trace!("Attempting to find all keyboard file descriptors.");
-            evdev::enumerate().filter(|(_, dev)| check_device_is_keyboard(dev)).collect()
-        } else {
             evdev::enumerate()
-                .filter(|(_, dev)| arg_devices.contains(&dev.name().unwrap_or("").to_string()))
+                .filter(|(_, dev)| !to_ignore(dev) && check_device_is_keyboard(dev))
                 .collect()
+        } else {
+            evdev::enumerate().filter(|(_, dev)| !to_ignore(dev) && to_add(dev)).collect()
         }
     };
 
@@ -316,8 +326,8 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
                             },
                             Ok(device) => device
                         };
-                        let name = device.name().unwrap_or("[unknown]").to_string();
-                        if arg_devices.contains(&name) || check_device_is_keyboard(&device) {
+                        if !to_ignore(&device) && (to_add(&device) || check_device_is_keyboard(&device)) {
+                            let name = device.name().unwrap_or("[unknown]");
                             log::info!("Device '{}' at '{}' added.", name, node);
                             let _ = device.grab();
                             keyboard_states.insert(node.to_string(), KeyboardState::new());