diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bd8ade7..6e719c7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,9 +31,8 @@ tree = browserify(tree, options);
 * `outputFile`: (default `"./browserify.js"`) Output file
 * `browserify` : (default `{}`) Options passed to the [browserify constructor](https://github.com/substack/node-browserify#var-b--browserifyfiles-or-opts)
 * `bundle`:  (default `{}`) Options passed to [browserify bundle method](https://github.com/substack/node-browserify#bbundleopts-cb)
-* `require`: (default []) An array of file, option pairs
-passed to [browserify require
-method](https://github.com/substack/node-browserify#brequirefile-opts)
+* `require`: (default []) An array of file, option pairs passed to [browserify require method](https://github.com/substack/node-browserify#brequirefile-opts)
+* `ignore`: (default []) An array of file, option pairs passed to [browserify ignore method](https://github.com/substack/node-browserify#bignorefile)
 
 ## Changelog
 
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index c5023cc..b268bb1 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ function BrowserifyWriter(inputTree, options) {
   this.browserifyOptions = options.browserify || {};
   this.bundleOptions = options.bundle || {};
   this.requireOptions = options.require || {};
+  this.ignoreOptions = options.ignore || [];
   this.inputTree = inputTree;
 }
 
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ BrowserifyWriter.prototype.write = function (readTree, destDir) {
     for(var i = 0; i < requireOptions.length; i++){
       b.require.apply(b, requireOptions[i]);
     }
+    for(var i = 0; i < ignoreOptions.length; i++){
+      b.ignore(ignoreOptions[i]);
+    }
 
     return new RSVP.Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
       b.bundle(bundleOptions, function (err, data) {