diff --git a/bin/jeprof.in b/bin/jeprof.in
index d00ef5db..444041ec 100644
--- a/bin/jeprof.in
+++ b/bin/jeprof.in
@@ -223,12 +223,14 @@ Call-graph Options:
    --nodefraction=<f>  Hide nodes below <f>*total [default=.005]
    --edgefraction=<f>  Hide edges below <f>*total [default=.001]
    --maxdegree=<n>     Max incoming/outgoing edges per node [default=8]
-   --focus=<regexp>    Focus on nodes matching <regexp>
+   --focus=<regexp>    Focus on backtraces with nodes matching <regexp>
    --thread=<n>        Show profile for thread <n>
-   --ignore=<regexp>   Ignore nodes matching <regexp>
+   --ignore=<regexp>   Ignore backtraces with nodes matching <regexp>
    --scale=<n>         Set GV scaling [default=0]
    --heapcheck         Make nodes with non-0 object counts
                        (i.e. direct leak generators) more visible
+   --retain=<regexp>   Retain only nodes that match <regexp>
+   --exclude=<regexp>  Exclude all nodes that match <regexp>
 
 Miscellaneous:
    --tools=<prefix or binary:fullpath>[,...]   \$PATH for object tool pathnames
@@ -339,6 +341,8 @@ sub Init() {
   $main::opt_ignore = '';
   $main::opt_scale = 0;
   $main::opt_heapcheck = 0;
+  $main::opt_retain = '';
+  $main::opt_exclude = '';
   $main::opt_seconds = 30;
   $main::opt_lib = "";
 
@@ -410,6 +414,8 @@ sub Init() {
              "ignore=s"       => \$main::opt_ignore,
              "scale=i"        => \$main::opt_scale,
              "heapcheck"      => \$main::opt_heapcheck,
+             "retain=s"       => \$main::opt_retain,
+             "exclude=s"      => \$main::opt_exclude,
              "inuse_space!"   => \$main::opt_inuse_space,
              "inuse_objects!" => \$main::opt_inuse_objects,
              "alloc_space!"   => \$main::opt_alloc_space,
@@ -2840,6 +2846,43 @@ sub ExtractCalls {
   return $calls;
 }
 
+sub FilterFrames {
+  my $symbols = shift;
+  my $profile = shift;
+
+  if ($main::opt_retain eq '' && $main::opt_exclude eq '') {
+    return $profile;
+  }
+
+  my $result = {};
+  foreach my $k (keys(%{$profile})) {
+    my $count = $profile->{$k};
+    my @addrs = split(/\n/, $k);
+    my @path = ();
+    foreach my $a (@addrs) {
+      my $sym;
+      if (exists($symbols->{$a})) {
+        $sym = $symbols->{$a}->[0];
+      } else {
+        $sym = $a;
+      }
+      if ($main::opt_retain ne '' && $sym !~ m/$main::opt_retain/) {
+        next;
+      }
+      if ($main::opt_exclude ne '' && $sym =~ m/$main::opt_exclude/) {
+        next;
+      }
+      push(@path, $a);
+    }
+    if (scalar(@path) > 0) {
+      my $reduced_path = join("\n", @path);
+      AddEntry($result, $reduced_path, $count);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return $result;
+}
+
 sub RemoveUninterestingFrames {
   my $symbols = shift;
   my $profile = shift;
@@ -2984,6 +3027,9 @@ sub RemoveUninterestingFrames {
     my $reduced_path = join("\n", @path);
     AddEntry($result, $reduced_path, $count);
   }
+
+  $result = FilterFrames($symbols, $result);
+
   return $result;
 }