diff --git a/gui/default/index.html b/gui/default/index.html
index f72911c5..f623682f 100644
--- a/gui/default/index.html
+++ b/gui/default/index.html
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@
               <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-default" ng-click="dismissFolderRejection(event.data.folder, event.data.device)">
                 <span class="fa fa-clock-o"></span>&nbsp;<span translate>Later</span>
               </button>
+              <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-default" ng-click="ignoreRejectedFolder(event.data.folder, event.data.device)">
+                <span class="fa fa-times"></span>&nbsp;<span translate>Ignore</span>
+              </button>
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/gui/default/syncthing/core/syncthingController.js b/gui/default/syncthing/core/syncthingController.js
index a4708a49..8be48d6e 100755
--- a/gui/default/syncthing/core/syncthingController.js
+++ b/gui/default/syncthing/core/syncthingController.js
@@ -1532,6 +1532,12 @@ angular.module('syncthing.core')
             delete $scope.folderRejections[folder + "-" + device];
         };
 
+        $scope.ignoreRejectedFolder = function (folder, device) {
+            $scope.config.ignoredFolders.push(folder);
+            $scope.saveConfig();
+            $scope.dismissFolderRejection(folder, device);
+        };
+
         $scope.sharesFolder = function (folderCfg) {
             var names = [];
             folderCfg.devices.forEach(function (device) {
diff --git a/lib/config/config.go b/lib/config/config.go
index 6d10bc03..75c474fb 100644
--- a/lib/config/config.go
+++ b/lib/config/config.go
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ type Configuration struct {
 	GUI            GUIConfiguration      `xml:"gui" json:"gui"`
 	Options        OptionsConfiguration  `xml:"options" json:"options"`
 	IgnoredDevices []protocol.DeviceID   `xml:"ignoredDevice" json:"ignoredDevices"`
+	IgnoredFolders []string              `xml:"ignoredFolder" json:"ignoredFolders"`
 	XMLName        xml.Name              `xml:"configuration" json:"-"`
 
 	MyID            protocol.DeviceID `xml:"-" json:"-"` // Provided by the instantiator.
@@ -182,6 +183,10 @@ func (cfg Configuration) Copy() Configuration {
 	newCfg.IgnoredDevices = make([]protocol.DeviceID, len(cfg.IgnoredDevices))
 	copy(newCfg.IgnoredDevices, cfg.IgnoredDevices)
 
+	// FolderConfiguraion.ID is type string
+	newCfg.IgnoredFolders = make([]string, len(cfg.IgnoredFolders))
+	copy(newCfg.IgnoredFolders, cfg.IgnoredFolders)
+
 	return newCfg
 }
 
@@ -238,6 +243,9 @@ func (cfg *Configuration) clean() error {
 	if cfg.IgnoredDevices == nil {
 		cfg.IgnoredDevices = []protocol.DeviceID{}
 	}
+	if cfg.IgnoredFolders == nil {
+		cfg.IgnoredFolders = []string{}
+	}
 	if cfg.Options.AlwaysLocalNets == nil {
 		cfg.Options.AlwaysLocalNets = []string{}
 	}
diff --git a/lib/config/wrapper.go b/lib/config/wrapper.go
index eeb70e69..234da75a 100644
--- a/lib/config/wrapper.go
+++ b/lib/config/wrapper.go
@@ -321,6 +321,19 @@ func (w *Wrapper) IgnoredDevice(id protocol.DeviceID) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// IgnoredFolder returns whether or not share attempts for the given
+// folder should be silently ignored.
+func (w *Wrapper) IgnoredFolder(folder string) bool {
+	w.mut.Lock()
+	defer w.mut.Unlock()
+	for _, nfolder := range w.cfg.IgnoredFolders {
+		if folder == nfolder {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // Device returns the configuration for the given device and an "ok" bool.
 func (w *Wrapper) Device(id protocol.DeviceID) (DeviceConfiguration, bool) {
 	w.mut.Lock()
diff --git a/lib/model/model.go b/lib/model/model.go
index c8a7610e..73823dbd 100644
--- a/lib/model/model.go
+++ b/lib/model/model.go
@@ -809,6 +809,11 @@ func (m *Model) ClusterConfig(deviceID protocol.DeviceID, cm protocol.ClusterCon
 			continue
 		}
 
+		if m.cfg.IgnoredFolder(folder.ID) {
+			l.Infof("Ignoring folder %s from device %s since we are configured to", folder.Description(), deviceID)
+			continue
+		}
+
 		if !m.folderSharedWithLocked(folder.ID, deviceID) {
 			events.Default.Log(events.FolderRejected, map[string]string{
 				"folder":      folder.ID,
diff --git a/man/syncthing-rest-api.7 b/man/syncthing-rest-api.7
index dfb3ff79..a5db9b1f 100644
--- a/man/syncthing-rest-api.7
+++ b/man/syncthing-rest-api.7
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ Returns the current configuration.
         "tempIndexMinBlocks": 10
       },
       "ignoredDevices": []
+      "ignoredFolders": []
     }
 }
 .ft P