diff --git a/nomadnet/Conversation.py b/nomadnet/Conversation.py
index f97c7d0..6d66219 100644
--- a/nomadnet/Conversation.py
+++ b/nomadnet/Conversation.py
@@ -14,20 +14,25 @@ class Conversation:
     @staticmethod
     def received_announce(destination_hash, announced_identity, app_data):
         app = nomadnet.NomadNetworkApp.get_shared_instance()
-        destination_hash_text = RNS.hexrep(destination_hash, delimit=False)
-        # Check if the announced destination is in
-        # our list of conversations
-        if destination_hash_text in [e[0] for e in Conversation.conversation_list(app)]:
-            if app.directory.find(destination_hash):
-                if Conversation.created_callback != None:
-                    Conversation.created_callback()
-            else:
-                if Conversation.created_callback != None:
-                    Conversation.created_callback()
 
-        # Add the announce to the directory announce
-        # stream logger
-        app.directory.lxmf_announce_received(destination_hash, app_data)
+        if not destination_hash in app.ignored_list:
+            destination_hash_text = RNS.hexrep(destination_hash, delimit=False)
+            # Check if the announced destination is in
+            # our list of conversations
+            if destination_hash_text in [e[0] for e in Conversation.conversation_list(app)]:
+                if app.directory.find(destination_hash):
+                    if Conversation.created_callback != None:
+                        Conversation.created_callback()
+                else:
+                    if Conversation.created_callback != None:
+                        Conversation.created_callback()
+
+            # Add the announce to the directory announce
+            # stream logger
+            app.directory.lxmf_announce_received(destination_hash, app_data)
+            
+        else:
+            RNS.log("Ignored announce from "+RNS.prettyhexrep(destination_hash), RNS.LOG_DEBUG)
 
     @staticmethod
     def query_for_peer(source_hash):
diff --git a/nomadnet/Directory.py b/nomadnet/Directory.py
index 0f10e24..9d3029b 100644
--- a/nomadnet/Directory.py
+++ b/nomadnet/Directory.py
@@ -12,12 +12,17 @@ class Directory:
     @staticmethod
     def received_announce(destination_hash, announced_identity, app_data):
         app = nomadnet.NomadNetworkApp.get_shared_instance()
-        destination_hash_text = RNS.hexrep(destination_hash, delimit=False)
 
-        associated_peer = RNS.Destination.hash_from_name_and_identity("lxmf.delivery", announced_identity)
+        if not destination_hash in app.ignored_list:
+            destination_hash_text = RNS.hexrep(destination_hash, delimit=False)
 
-        app.directory.node_announce_received(destination_hash, app_data, associated_peer)
-        app.autoselect_propagation_node()
+            associated_peer = RNS.Destination.hash_from_name_and_identity("lxmf.delivery", announced_identity)
+
+            app.directory.node_announce_received(destination_hash, app_data, associated_peer)
+            app.autoselect_propagation_node()
+            
+        else:
+            RNS.log("Ignored announce from "+RNS.prettyhexrep(destination_hash), RNS.LOG_DEBUG)
 
 
     def __init__(self, app):
diff --git a/nomadnet/NomadNetworkApp.py b/nomadnet/NomadNetworkApp.py
index a441703..62b4865 100644
--- a/nomadnet/NomadNetworkApp.py
+++ b/nomadnet/NomadNetworkApp.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class NomadNetworkApp:
         self.rns = RNS.Reticulum(configdir = rnsconfigdir)
 
         self.configpath        = self.configdir+"/config"
+        self.ignoredpath       = self.configdir+"/ignored"
         self.logfilepath       = self.configdir+"/logfile"
         self.errorfilepath     = self.configdir+"/errors"
         self.storagepath       = self.configdir+"/storage"
@@ -202,12 +203,36 @@ class NomadNetworkApp:
                 RNS.log("The contained exception was: %s" % (str(e)), RNS.LOG_ERROR)
                 nomadnet.panic()
 
+        self.ignored_list = []
+        if os.path.isfile(self.ignoredpath):
+            try:
+                fh = open(self.ignoredpath, "rb")
+                ignored_input = fh.read()
+                fh.close()
+
+                ignored_hash_strs = ignored_input.splitlines()
+
+                for hash_str in ignored_hash_strs:
+                    if len(hash_str) == RNS.Identity.TRUNCATED_HASHLENGTH//8*2:
+                        try:
+                            ignored_hash = bytes.fromhex(hash_str.decode("utf-8"))
+                            self.ignored_list.append(ignored_hash)
+
+                        except Exception as e:
+                            RNS.log("Could not decode RNS Identity hash from: "+str(hash_str), RNS.LOG_DEBUG)
+                            RNS.log("The contained exception was: "+str(e), RNS.LOG_DEBUG)
+
+            except Exception as e:
+                RNS.log("Error while fetching loading list of ignored destinations: "+str(e), RNS.LOG_ERROR)
 
         self.directory = nomadnet.Directory(self)
 
         self.message_router = LXMF.LXMRouter(identity = self.identity, storagepath = self.storagepath, autopeer = True)
         self.message_router.register_delivery_callback(self.lxmf_delivery)
 
+        for destination_hash in self.ignored_list:
+            self.message_router.ignore_destination(destination_hash)
+
         self.lxmf_destination = self.message_router.register_delivery_identity(self.identity, display_name=self.peer_settings["display_name"])
         self.lxmf_destination.set_default_app_data(self.get_display_name_bytes)