diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b9e6a8ff..01b2d9a0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ find_package(rclcpp REQUIRED)
 find_package(rmw_implementation_cmake REQUIRED)
 find_package(std_msgs REQUIRED)
 
+# include / ignore lists
+include(cmake/find_ignore_include_lists.cmake)
+
 # find ROS 1 packages
 set(cmake_extras_files cmake/find_ros1_package.cmake cmake/find_ros1_interface_packages.cmake)
 include(cmake/find_ros1_package.cmake)
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ find_ros1_package(std_msgs REQUIRED)
 # find ROS 1 packages with messages / services
 include(cmake/find_ros1_interface_packages.cmake)
 find_ros1_interface_packages(ros1_message_packages)
+filter_packages("ros1_message_packages")
 
 set(prefixed_ros1_message_packages "")
 foreach(ros1_message_package ${ros1_message_packages})
@@ -52,6 +56,8 @@ foreach(ros1_message_package ${ros1_message_packages})
   if(NOT "${ros1_message_package}" STREQUAL "nodelet")
     find_ros1_package(${ros1_message_package} REQUIRED)
     list(APPEND prefixed_ros1_message_packages "ros1_${ros1_message_package}")
+  else()
+    message(STATUS "Ignoring module '${ros1_message_package}'")
   endif()
 endforeach()
 
@@ -90,6 +96,8 @@ list(APPEND generated_files "${generated_path}/get_mappings.cpp")
 
 # generate per interface compilation units to keep the memory usage low
 ament_index_get_resources(ros2_interface_packages "rosidl_interfaces")
+filter_packages("ros2_interface_packages")
+
 # actionlib_msgs is deprecated, but we will quiet the warning until the bridge has support for
 # ROS actions: https://github.com/ros2/design/issues/195
 set(actionlib_msgs_DEPRECATED_QUIET TRUE)
@@ -110,6 +118,8 @@ foreach(package_name ${ros2_interface_packages})
       get_filename_component(interface_name "${interface_name}" NAME_WE)
       list(APPEND generated_files "${generated_path}/${package_name}__${interface_name}__factories.cpp")
     endforeach()
+  else()
+    message(STATUS "  ignoring.")
   endif()
 endforeach()
 
@@ -125,7 +135,9 @@ set(target_dependencies
 add_custom_command(
   OUTPUT ${generated_files}
   COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} bin/ros1_bridge_generate_factories
-    --output-path "${generated_path}" --template-dir resource
+    --output-path '${generated_path}' --template-dir resource
+    --pkg-includes '${BRIDGE_INCLUDE_PKGS}'
+    --pkg-ignores '${BRIDGE_IGNORE_PKGS}'
   DEPENDS ${target_dependencies}
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
   COMMENT "Generating factories for interface types")
diff --git a/bin/ros1_bridge_generate_factories b/bin/ros1_bridge_generate_factories
index cc7f3d1c..26523e58 100755
--- a/bin/ros1_bridge_generate_factories
+++ b/bin/ros1_bridge_generate_factories
@@ -23,12 +23,22 @@ def main(argv=sys.argv[1:]):
         '--template-dir',
         required=True,
         help='The location of the template files')
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--pkg-includes',
+        required=False,
+        help='ROS packages to include in the bridge')
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--pkg-ignores',
+        required=False,
+        help='ROS packages to ignore in the bridge')
     args = parser.parse_args(argv)
 
     try:
         return generate_cpp(
             args.output_path,
             args.template_dir,
+            args.pkg_includes,
+            args.pkg_ignores,
         )
     except RuntimeError as e:
         print(str(e), file=sys.stderr)
diff --git a/cmake/find_ignore_include_lists.cmake b/cmake/find_ignore_include_lists.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a8010f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/find_ignore_include_lists.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# Module/Package resp. message ignores and includes 
+#
+# Finds lists of ROS modules/packages resp. messages that shall
+# be included resp. ignored by the ROS bridge according to the
+# following rules:
+# - Include lists over ignore lists. I.e. if an include list is
+#   present, the ignore list will be ... well, ignored.)
+
+set(USE_PKG_IGNORE OFF)
+set(USE_PKG_INCLUDE OFF)
+set(USE_MSG_IGNORE OFF)
+set(USE_MSG_INCLUDE OFF)
+
+set(BRIDGE_IGNORE_PKGS "")
+set(BRIDGE_IGNORE_MSGS "")
+set(BRIDGE_INCLUDE_PKGS "")
+set(BRIDGE_INCLUDE_MSGS "")
+
+# File with packages to ignore/include in ROS 1 Bridge
+set(BRIDGE_PACKAGE_IGNORE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../BridgePackageIgnore.List")
+set(BRIDGE_PACKAGE_INCLUDE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../BridgePackageInclude.List")
+
+# File with messages to ignore/include in ROS 1 Bridge
+set(BRIDGE_MSG_IGNORE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../BridgePackageIgnore.List")
+set(BRIDGE_MSG_INCLUDE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../BridgePackageInclude.List")
+
+if(EXISTS "${BRIDGE_PACKAGE_INCLUDE}")
+  set(USE_PKG_INCLUDE ON)
+else() # EXISTS "${BRIDGE_PACKAGE_INCLUDE}"
+  if(EXISTS "${BRIDGE_PACKAGE_IGNORE}")
+    set(USE_PKG_IGNORE ON)
+  endif() # EXISTS "${BRIDGE_PACKAGE_IGNORE}"
+endif() # EXISTS "${BRIDGE_PACKAGE_INCLUDE}"
+
+if(${USE_PKG_INCLUDE})
+  FILE(READ "${BRIDGE_PACKAGE_INCLUDE}" BRIDGE_INCLUDE_PKGS)
+  STRING(REGEX REPLACE ";" "\\\\;" BRIDGE_INCLUDE_PKGS "${BRIDGE_INCLUDE_PKGS}")
+  STRING(REGEX REPLACE "\n" ";" BRIDGE_INCLUDE_PKGS "${BRIDGE_INCLUDE_PKGS}")
+  list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES BRIDGE_INCLUDE_PKGS)
+  message(STATUS "Found package include list, including: ${BRIDGE_INCLUDE_PKGS}")
+endif() # USE_PKG_INCLUDE
+
+if(${USE_PKG_IGNORE})
+  FILE(READ "${BRIDGE_PACKAGE_IGNORE}" BRIDGE_IGNORE_PKGS)
+  STRING(REGEX REPLACE ";" "\\\\;" BRIDGE_IGNORE_PKGS "${BRIDGE_IGNORE_PKGS}")
+  STRING(REGEX REPLACE "\n" ";" BRIDGE_IGNORE_PKGS "${BRIDGE_IGNORE_PKGS}")
+  list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES BRIDGE_IGNORE_PKGS)
+  message(STATUS "Found package ignore list, ignoring: ${BRIDGE_IGNORE_PKGS}")
+endif() # USE_PKG_IGNORE
+
+function(filter_packages pkg_list)
+  set(ros2_packages ${${pkg_list}})
+  if(BRIDGE_INCLUDE_PKGS)
+    foreach(pkg ${ros2_packages})
+      if(NOT ${pkg} IN_LIST BRIDGE_INCLUDE_PKGS)
+        list(REMOVE_ITEM ros2_packages ${pkg})
+      endif(NOT ${pkg} IN_LIST BRIDGE_INCLUDE_PKGS)
+    endforeach()
+  elseif(BRIDGE_IGNORE_PKGS)
+    foreach(pkg ${ros2_packages})
+      if(${pkg} IN_LIST BRIDGE_IGNORE_PKGS)
+        list(REMOVE_ITEM ros2_packages ${pkg})
+      endif(${pkg} IN_LIST BRIDGE_IGNORE_PKGS)
+    endforeach()
+  endif(BRIDGE_INCLUDE_PKGS)
+  
+  set(${pkg_list} "${ros2_packages}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction(filter_packages ros2_packages)
diff --git a/ros1_bridge/__init__.py b/ros1_bridge/__init__.py
index 9f89c706..62eb4743 100644
--- a/ros1_bridge/__init__.py
+++ b/ros1_bridge/__init__.py
@@ -64,16 +64,16 @@
 import rosmsg  # noqa
 
 
-def generate_cpp(output_path, template_dir):
+def generate_cpp(output_path, template_dir, pkg_includes, pkg_ignores):
     rospack = rospkg.RosPack()
-    data = generate_messages(rospack)
+    data = generate_messages(rospack, pkg_includes, pkg_ignores)
     message_string_pairs = {
         (
             '%s/%s' % (m.ros1_msg.package_name, m.ros1_msg.message_name),
             '%s/%s' % (m.ros2_msg.package_name, m.ros2_msg.message_name))
         for m in data['mappings']}
     data.update(
-        generate_services(rospack, message_string_pairs=message_string_pairs))
+        generate_services(rospack, message_string_pairs=message_string_pairs, includes=pkg_includes, ignores=pkg_ignores))
 
     template_file = os.path.join(template_dir, 'get_mappings.cpp.em')
     output_file = os.path.join(output_path, 'get_mappings.cpp')
@@ -158,11 +158,11 @@ def generate_cpp(output_path, template_dir):
                 expand_template(template_file, data_idl_cpp, output_file)
 
 
-def generate_messages(rospack=None):
+def generate_messages(rospack=None, includes=[], ignores=[]):
     ros1_msgs = get_ros1_messages(rospack=rospack)
-    ros2_package_names, ros2_msgs, mapping_rules = get_ros2_messages()
+    ros2_package_names, ros2_msgs, mapping_rules = get_ros2_messages(includes, ignores)
 
-    package_pairs = determine_package_pairs(ros1_msgs, ros2_msgs, mapping_rules)
+    package_pairs = determine_package_pairs(ros1_msgs, ros2_msgs, mapping_rules, includes, ignores)
     message_pairs = determine_message_pairs(ros1_msgs, ros2_msgs, package_pairs, mapping_rules)
 
     mappings = []
@@ -225,9 +225,9 @@ def generate_messages(rospack=None):
     }
 
 
-def generate_services(rospack=None, message_string_pairs=None):
+def generate_services(rospack=None, message_string_pairs=None, includes=[], ignores=[]):
     ros1_srvs = get_ros1_services(rospack=rospack)
-    ros2_pkgs, ros2_srvs, mapping_rules = get_ros2_services()
+    ros2_pkgs, ros2_srvs, mapping_rules = get_ros2_services(includes, ignores)
     services = determine_common_services(
         ros1_srvs, ros2_srvs, mapping_rules,
         message_string_pairs=message_string_pairs)
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ def get_ros1_messages(rospack=None):
     return msgs
 
 
-def get_ros2_messages():
+def get_ros2_messages(includes=[], ignores=[]):
     pkgs = []
     msgs = []
     rules = []
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ def get_ros2_messages():
     resource_type = 'rosidl_interfaces'
     resources = ament_index_python.get_resources(resource_type)
     for package_name, prefix_path in resources.items():
+        if (includes and not package_name in includes) or (ignores and package_name in ignores):
+            # Ignore package
+            continue
         pkgs.append(package_name)
         resource, _ = ament_index_python.get_resource(resource_type, package_name)
         interfaces = resource.splitlines()
@@ -303,13 +306,16 @@ def get_ros1_services(rospack=None):
     return srvs
 
 
-def get_ros2_services():
+def get_ros2_services(includes=[], ignores=[]):
     pkgs = []
     srvs = []
     rules = []
     resource_type = 'rosidl_interfaces'
     resources = ament_index_python.get_resources(resource_type)
     for package_name, prefix_path in resources.items():
+        if (includes and not package_name in includes) or (ignores and package_name in ignores):
+            # Ignore package
+            continue
         pkgs.append(package_name)
         resource, _ = ament_index_python.get_resource(resource_type, package_name)
         interfaces = resource.splitlines()
@@ -473,7 +479,7 @@ def __str__(self):
         return 'ServiceMappingRule(%s <-> %s)' % (self.ros1_package_name, self.ros2_package_name)
 
 
-def determine_package_pairs(ros1_msgs, ros2_msgs, mapping_rules):
+def determine_package_pairs(ros1_msgs, ros2_msgs, mapping_rules, includes, ignores):
     pairs = []
     # determine package names considered equal between ROS 1 and ROS 2
     ros1_suffix = '_msgs'
@@ -481,11 +487,18 @@ def determine_package_pairs(ros1_msgs, ros2_msgs, mapping_rules):
     ros1_package_names = {m.package_name for m in ros1_msgs}
     ros2_package_names = {m.package_name for m in ros2_msgs}
     for ros1_package_name in ros1_package_names:
-        if not ros1_package_name.endswith(ros1_suffix):
+        if (not ros1_package_name.endswith(ros1_suffix)):
+            continue
+        if (includes and not ros1_package_name in includes) or (ignores and ros1_package_name in ignores):
+            # Ignore package
             continue
         ros1_package_basename = ros1_package_name[:-len(ros1_suffix)]
 
         for ros2_package_name in ros2_package_names:
+            if (includes and not ros2_package_name in includes) or (ignores and ros2_package_name in ignores):
+                # Ignore package
+                continue
+
             for ros2_suffix in ros2_suffixes:
                 if ros2_package_name.endswith(ros2_suffix):
                     break