diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dynmap/regions/RegionHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/dynmap/regions/RegionHandler.java
index 0875afcf..a1bc373c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/dynmap/regions/RegionHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dynmap/regions/RegionHandler.java
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ public class RegionHandler extends FileHandler {
         /* If using worldpath, format is either plugins/<plugin>/<worldname>/<filename> OR 
          * plugins/<plugin>/worlds/<worldname>/<filename>
          */
-        File basepath = new File("plugins", regions.getString("name", "WorldGuard"));
+        String regiontype = regions.getString("name", "WorldGuard");
+        File basepath = new File("plugins", regiontype);
         if(basepath.exists() == false)
             return null;
         if(regions.getBoolean("useworldpath", false)) {
@@ -71,14 +72,31 @@ public class RegionHandler extends FileHandler {
         }
         /* See if we have explicit list of regions to report - limit to this list if we do */
         List<String> idlist = regions.getStrings("visibleregions", null);
-        if(idlist != null) {
+        List<String> hidlist = regions.getStrings("hiddenregions", null);
+        if((idlist != null) || (hidlist != null)) {
             @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
             HashSet<String> ids = new HashSet<String>((Collection<? extends String>) regionData.keySet());
             for(String id : ids) {
-                /* If not in list, remove it */
-                if(!idlist.contains(id)) {
+                /* If include list defined, and we're not in it, remove */
+                if((idlist != null) && (!idlist.contains(id))) {
                     regionData.remove(id);
                 }
+                /* If exclude list defined, and we're on it, remove */
+                else if((hidlist != null) && (hidlist.contains(id))) {
+                    /* If residence, we want to zap the areas list, so that we still get subregions */
+                    if(regiontype.equals("Residence")) {
+                        Map<?,?> m = (Map<?,?>)regionData.get(id);
+                        if(m != null) {
+                            Map<?,?> a = (Map<?,?>)m.get("Areas");
+                            if(a != null) {
+                                a.clear();
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        regionData.remove(id);
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
         try {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dynmap/regions/RegionsComponent.java b/src/main/java/org/dynmap/regions/RegionsComponent.java
index 770d37e4..278c6408 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/dynmap/regions/RegionsComponent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dynmap/regions/RegionsComponent.java
@@ -53,15 +53,16 @@ public class RegionsComponent extends ClientComponent {
     {
         File outputFile;
         org.bukkit.util.config.Configuration regionConfig = null;
+        String regiontype = configuration.getString("name", "WorldGuard");
         if(configuration.getBoolean("useworldpath", false))
         {
             if(new File("plugins/"+configuration.getString("name", "WorldGuard"), regionFile).exists())
-                regionConfig = new org.bukkit.util.config.Configuration(new File("plugins/"+configuration.getString("name", "WorldGuard"), regionFile));
-            else if(new File("plugins/"+configuration.getString("name", "WorldGuard")+"/worlds", regionFile).exists())
-                regionConfig = new org.bukkit.util.config.Configuration(new File("plugins/"+configuration.getString("name", "WorldGuard")+"/worlds", regionFile));
+                regionConfig = new org.bukkit.util.config.Configuration(new File("plugins/"+regiontype, regionFile));
+            else if(new File("plugins/"+regiontype+"/worlds", regionFile).exists())
+                regionConfig = new org.bukkit.util.config.Configuration(new File("plugins/"+regiontype+"/worlds", regionFile));
         }
         else
-            regionConfig = new org.bukkit.util.config.Configuration(new File("plugins/"+configuration.getString("name", "WorldGuard"), regionFile));
+            regionConfig = new org.bukkit.util.config.Configuration(new File("plugins/"+regiontype, regionFile));
         //File didn't exist
         if(regionConfig == null)
             return;
@@ -73,14 +74,31 @@ public class RegionsComponent extends ClientComponent {
         Map<?, ?> regionData = (Map<?, ?>) regionConfig.getProperty(configuration.getString("basenode", "regions"));
         /* See if we have explicit list of regions to report - limit to this list if we do */
         List<String> idlist = configuration.getStrings("visibleregions", null);
-        if(idlist != null) {
+        List<String> hidlist = configuration.getStrings("hiddenregions", null);
+        if((idlist != null) || (hidlist != null)) {
             @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
             HashSet<String> ids = new HashSet<String>((Collection<? extends String>) regionData.keySet());
             for(String id : ids) {
-                /* If not in list, remove it */
-                if(!idlist.contains(id)) {
+                /* If include list defined, and we're not in it, remove */
+                if((idlist != null) && (!idlist.contains(id))) {
                     regionData.remove(id);
                 }
+                /* If exclude list defined, and we're on it, remove */
+                else if((hidlist != null) && (hidlist.contains(id))) {
+                    /* If residence, we want to zap the areas list, so that we still get subregions */
+                    if(regiontype.equals("Residence")) {
+                        Map<?,?> m = (Map<?,?>)regionData.get(id);
+                        if(m != null) {
+                            Map<?,?> a = (Map<?,?>)m.get("Areas");
+                            if(a != null) {
+                                a.clear();
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        regionData.remove(id);
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
        
diff --git a/src/main/resources/configuration.txt b/src/main/resources/configuration.txt
index 588b1801..a9d56c6e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/configuration.txt
+++ b/src/main/resources/configuration.txt
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ components:
   #  visibleregions:
   #    - homebase
   #    - miningsite
+  #  # Optional setting to hide specific regions, by name
+  #  hiddenregions:
+  #    - hiddenplace
+  #    - secretsite
   #- class: org.dynmap.regions.RegionsComponent
   #  type: regions
   #  name: Residence
@@ -102,6 +106,10 @@ components:
   #  visibleregions:
   #    - homebase
   #    - miningsite
+  #  # Optional setting to hide specific regions, by name
+  #  hiddenregions:
+  #    - hiddenplace
+  #    - secretsite
   #- class: org.dynmap.TestComponent
   #  stuff: "This is some configuration-value"