diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/breadcrumbs.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/breadcrumbs.ts
index d143e4b1d45f502c66d3b3125520aa1d32f562e2..940ddfdc570c5af4c03fa5f6962d318905ee78de 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/breadcrumbs.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/breadcrumbs.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { Emitter, Event } from 'vs/base/common/event';
 import { Registry } from 'vs/platform/registry/common/platform';
 import { IConfigurationRegistry, Extensions } from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configurationRegistry';
 import { localize } from 'vs/nls';
+import * as glob from 'vs/base/common/glob';
 
 export const IBreadcrumbsService = createDecorator<IBreadcrumbsService>('IEditorBreadcrumbsService');
 
@@ -59,8 +60,8 @@ export abstract class BreadcrumbsConfig<T> {
 	name: string;
 	onDidChange: Event<void>;
 
-	abstract getValue(): T;
-	abstract updateValue(value: T): Thenable<void>;
+	abstract getValue(overrides?: IConfigurationOverrides): T;
+	abstract updateValue(value: T, overrides?: IConfigurationOverrides): Thenable<void>;
 	abstract dispose(): void;
 
 	private constructor() {
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@ export abstract class BreadcrumbsConfig<T> {
 	static FilePath = BreadcrumbsConfig._stub<'on' | 'off' | 'last'>('breadcrumbs.filePath');
 	static SymbolPath = BreadcrumbsConfig._stub<'on' | 'off' | 'last'>('breadcrumbs.symbolPath');
 
+	static FileExcludes = BreadcrumbsConfig._stub<glob.IExpression>('files.exclude');
+
 	private static _stub<T>(name: string): { bindTo(service: IConfigurationService): BreadcrumbsConfig<T> } {
 		return {
 			bindTo(service) {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/breadcrumbsPicker.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/breadcrumbsPicker.ts
index fa0613810465ec4415aff4e120d4e6c8412d09d0..0efbd1a09098de3da71c1f646f47584f55b94df9 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/breadcrumbsPicker.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/breadcrumbsPicker.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ import * as dom from 'vs/base/browser/dom';
 import { compareFileNames } from 'vs/base/common/comparers';
 import { Emitter, Event } from 'vs/base/common/event';
 import { dispose, IDisposable } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
-import { dirname, isEqual } from 'vs/base/common/resources';
+import { dirname, isEqual, basename } from 'vs/base/common/resources';
 import URI from 'vs/base/common/uri';
 import { TPromise } from 'vs/base/common/winjs.base';
-import { IDataSource, IRenderer, ISelectionEvent, ISorter, ITree } from 'vs/base/parts/tree/browser/tree';
+import { IDataSource, IRenderer, ISelectionEvent, ISorter, ITree, IFilter } from 'vs/base/parts/tree/browser/tree';
 import 'vs/css!./media/breadcrumbscontrol';
 import { OutlineElement, OutlineModel, TreeElement } from 'vs/editor/contrib/documentSymbols/outlineModel';
 import { OutlineDataSource, OutlineItemComparator, OutlineRenderer } from 'vs/editor/contrib/documentSymbols/outlineTree';
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ import { breadcrumbsPickerBackground, widgetShadow } from 'vs/platform/theme/com
 import { FuzzyScore, createMatches, fuzzyScore } from 'vs/base/common/filters';
 import { IWorkspaceContextService, IWorkspace, IWorkspaceFolder } from 'vs/platform/workspace/common/workspace';
 import { IConfigurationService } from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration';
+import { BreadcrumbsConfig } from 'vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/breadcrumbs';
+import * as glob from 'vs/base/common/glob';
+import { } from 'vs/base/common/paths';
 
 export function createBreadcrumbsPicker(instantiationService: IInstantiationService, parent: HTMLElement, element: BreadcrumbElement): BreadcrumbsPicker {
 	let ctor: IConstructorSignature1<HTMLElement, BreadcrumbsPicker> = element instanceof FileElement ? BreadcrumbsFilePicker : BreadcrumbsOutlinePicker;
@@ -203,6 +206,52 @@ export class FileDataSource implements IDataSource {
 	}
 }
 
+export class FileFilter implements IFilter {
+
+	private readonly _cachedExpressions = new Map<string, glob.ParsedExpression>();
+	private readonly _disposables: IDisposable[] = [];
+
+	constructor(
+		@IWorkspaceContextService private readonly _workspaceService: IWorkspaceContextService,
+		@IConfigurationService configService: IConfigurationService,
+	) {
+		const config = BreadcrumbsConfig.FileExcludes.bindTo(configService);
+		const update = () => {
+			_workspaceService.getWorkspace().folders.forEach(folder => {
+				const excludesConfig = config.getValue({ resource: folder.uri });
+				if (excludesConfig) {
+					this._cachedExpressions.set(folder.uri.toString(), glob.parse(excludesConfig));
+				}
+			});
+		};
+		update();
+		this._disposables.push(
+			config,
+			config.onDidChange(update),
+			_workspaceService.onDidChangeWorkspaceFolders(update)
+		);
+	}
+
+	dispose(): void {
+		dispose(this._disposables);
+	}
+
+	isVisible(tree: ITree, element: IWorkspaceFolder | IFileStat): boolean {
+		if (IWorkspaceFolder.isIWorkspaceFolder(element)) {
+			// not a file
+			return true;
+		}
+		const folder = this._workspaceService.getWorkspaceFolder(element.resource);
+		if (!folder || !this._cachedExpressions.has(folder.uri.toString())) {
+			// no folder or no filer
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		const expression = this._cachedExpressions.get(folder.uri.toString());
+		return !expression(element.resource.path.substr(folder.uri.path.length), basename(element.resource));
+	}
+}
+
 export class FileRenderer implements IRenderer, IHighlightingRenderer {
 
 	private readonly _scores = new Map<string, FuzzyScore>();
@@ -317,9 +366,13 @@ export class BreadcrumbsFilePicker extends BreadcrumbsPicker {
 
 	protected _completeTreeConfiguration(config: IHighlightingTreeConfiguration): IHighlightingTreeConfiguration {
 		// todo@joh reuse explorer implementations?
+		const filter = this._instantiationService.createInstance(FileFilter);
+		this._disposables.push(filter);
+
 		config.dataSource = this._instantiationService.createInstance(FileDataSource);
 		config.renderer = this._instantiationService.createInstance(FileRenderer);
 		config.sorter = new FileSorter();
+		config.filter = filter;
 		return config;
 	}