diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/guice/annotation/ModuleRegistryConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/guice/annotation/ModuleRegistryConfiguration.java
index 545cfe4..a81e6a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/guice/annotation/ModuleRegistryConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/guice/annotation/ModuleRegistryConfiguration.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ package org.springframework.guice.annotation;
 
 import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -172,6 +173,14 @@ class ModuleRegistryConfiguration
 			elements = removeDuplicates(elements);
 			modules = Collections.singletonList(Elements.getModule(elements));
 		}
+		if (applicationContext.getEnvironment().containsProperty("spring.guice.modules.exclude")) {
+			String[] modulesToFilter = applicationContext.getEnvironment()
+					.getProperty("spring.guice.modules.exclude").split(",");
+			elements = elements.stream()
+					.filter(e -> !Arrays.stream(modulesToFilter)
+							.filter(ex -> (e.getSource().toString().contains(ex))).findFirst().isPresent())
+					.collect(Collectors.toList());
+		}
 		for (Element e : elements) {
 			if (e instanceof Binding) {
 				Binding<?> binding = (Binding<?>) e;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/guice/ModuleFilteringTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/guice/ModuleFilteringTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c8356e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/guice/ModuleFilteringTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package org.springframework.guice;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.guice.ModuleFilteringTests.FilterThisModule;
+import org.springframework.guice.annotation.EnableGuiceModules;
+
+import com.google.inject.AbstractModule;
+import com.google.inject.Module;
+
+public class ModuleFilteringTests {
+
+	@AfterClass
+	public static void cleanUp() {
+		System.clearProperty("spring.guice.modules.exclude");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void verifyAllIsWellWhenNoModulesFiltered() {
+		System.setProperty("spring.guice.modules.exclude", "FilterSomeNonExistentModule");
+		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(
+				ModuleFilteringTestsConfig.class);
+		SomeInterface someDependency = context.getBean(SomeInterface.class);
+		assertNotNull(someDependency);
+		context.close();
+	}
+
+	@Test(expected=NoSuchBeanDefinitionException.class)
+	public void verifyFilteredModuleIsFiltered() {
+		System.setProperty("spring.guice.modules.exclude", "FilterThisModule");
+		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(
+				ModuleFilteringTestsConfig.class);
+		try {
+		context.getBean(SomeInterface.class);
+		} finally {
+			context.close();
+		}
+	}
+
+	public static interface SomeInterface {}
+	
+	public static class SomeDependency implements SomeInterface {
+	}
+	
+	public static class FilterThisModule extends AbstractModule {
+		@Override
+		protected void configure() {
+			bind(SomeInterface.class).to(SomeDependency.class).asEagerSingleton();
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+@EnableGuiceModules
+@Configuration
+class ModuleFilteringTestsConfig {
+	
+	@Bean
+	public Module module() {
+		return new AbstractModule() {
+			
+			@Override
+			protected void configure() {
+				install(new FilterThisModule());		
+			}
+		};
+	}
+}
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