diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 601f688..cbd5355 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import { Picker } from 'emoji-mart'
 | ---- | :------: | ------- | ----------- |
 | **color** | | `#ae65c5` | The top bar anchors select and hover color |
 | **emoji** | | `department_store` | The emoji shown when no emojis are hovered |
+| **include** | | `['People', 'Flags']` | Only load included categories |
+| **exclude** | | `['Animals', 'Objects']` | Don't load excluded catagories |
 | **emojiSize** | | `24` | The emoji width and height |
 | **onClick** | | | Params: `(emoji, event) => {}` |
 | **perLine** | | `9` | Number of emojis per line. While there’s no minimum or maximum, this will affect the picker’s width. This will set *Frequently Used* length as well (`perLine * 4`) |
diff --git a/src/components/picker.js b/src/components/picker.js
index c878483..401ead7 100644
--- a/src/components/picker.js
+++ b/src/components/picker.js
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ export default class Picker extends React.Component {
     let filteredCategories = [];
 
     for (let hash of data.categories) {
+      let isIncluded = props.include == undefined ? true : props.include.indexOf(hash.name) > -1
+      let isExcluded = props.exclude == undefined ? false : props.exclude.indexOf(hash.name) > -1
+      if (!isIncluded || isExcluded) { continue; }
+
       let new_emojis = [];
       for (let emoji of hash.emojis) {
         let unified = data.emojis[emoji].unified;
@@ -348,6 +352,8 @@ Picker.propTypes = {
   backgroundImageFn: Emoji.propTypes.backgroundImageFn,
   sheetSize: Emoji.propTypes.sheetSize,
   emojisToShowFilter: React.PropTypes.func,
+  include: React.PropTypes.arrayOf(React.PropTypes.string),
+  exclude: React.PropTypes.arrayOf(React.PropTypes.string)
 }
 
 Picker.defaultProps = {