diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/database/BlacklistDatabase.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/database/BlacklistDatabase.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f45836e52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/database/BlacklistDatabase.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+package org.oxycblt.auxio.database
+
+import android.content.ContentValues
+import android.content.Context
+import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase
+import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper
+import org.oxycblt.auxio.logD
+import java.io.File
+import java.io.IOException
+
+/**
+ * Database for storing blacklisted paths.
+ * Note that the paths stored here will not work with MediaStore unless you append a "%" at the
+ * end.
+ */
+class BlacklistDatabase(context: Context) : SQLiteOpenHelper(context, DB_NAME, null, DB_VERSION) {
+    override fun onCreate(db: SQLiteDatabase) {
+        db.execSQL("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS $TABLE_NAME ($COLUMN_PATH TEXT NOT NULL)")
+    }
+
+    override fun onUpgrade(db: SQLiteDatabase, oldVersion: Int, newVersion: Int) {
+        db.execSQL("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS $TABLE_NAME")
+        onCreate(db)
+    }
+
+    override fun onDowngrade(db: SQLiteDatabase, oldVersion: Int, newVersion: Int) {
+        db.execSQL("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS $TABLE_NAME")
+        onCreate(db)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a [File] to the the blacklist.
+     * @return Whether this file has been added to the database or not.
+     */
+    fun addPath(file: File): Boolean {
+        val path = file.mediaStorePath
+
+        logD("Adding path $path to blacklist")
+
+        if (hasFile(path)) {
+            logD("Path already exists. Ignoring.")
+
+            return false
+        }
+
+        val database = writableDatabase
+        database.beginTransaction()
+
+        try {
+            val values = ContentValues(1)
+            values.put(COLUMN_PATH, path)
+
+            database.insert(TABLE_NAME, null, values)
+            database.setTransactionSuccessful()
+        } finally {
+            database.endTransaction()
+
+            return true
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Remove a [File] from this blacklist.
+     */
+    fun removePath(file: File) {
+        val database = writableDatabase
+        val path = file.mediaStorePath
+
+        database.beginTransaction()
+        database.delete(TABLE_NAME, "$COLUMN_PATH=?", arrayOf(path))
+        database.setTransactionSuccessful()
+        database.endTransaction()
+    }
+
+    fun getPaths(): List<String> {
+        val paths = mutableListOf<String>()
+
+        val pathsCursor = readableDatabase.query(
+            TABLE_NAME, arrayOf(COLUMN_PATH), null, null, null, null, null
+        )
+
+        pathsCursor?.use { cursor ->
+            while (cursor.moveToNext()) {
+                paths.add(cursor.getString(0))
+            }
+        }
+
+        return paths
+    }
+
+    private fun hasFile(path: String): Boolean {
+        val pathsCursor = readableDatabase.query(
+            TABLE_NAME,
+            arrayOf(COLUMN_PATH),
+            "$COLUMN_PATH=?",
+            arrayOf(path),
+            null, null, null, null
+        )
+
+        pathsCursor?.use { cursor ->
+            return cursor.moveToFirst()
+        }
+
+        return false
+    }
+
+    private val File.mediaStorePath: String get() {
+        return try {
+            canonicalPath
+        } catch (e: IOException) {
+            absolutePath
+        }
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        const val DB_VERSION = 1
+        const val DB_NAME = "auxio_blacklist_database.db"
+
+        const val TABLE_NAME = "blacklist_dirs_table"
+        const val COLUMN_PATH = "COLUMN_PATH"
+
+        @Volatile
+        private var INSTANCE: BlacklistDatabase? = null
+
+        /**
+         * Get/Instantiate the single instance of [PlaybackStateDatabase].
+         */
+        fun getInstance(context: Context): BlacklistDatabase {
+            val currentInstance = INSTANCE
+
+            if (currentInstance != null) {
+                return currentInstance
+            }
+
+            synchronized(this) {
+                val newInstance = BlacklistDatabase(context.applicationContext)
+                INSTANCE = newInstance
+                return newInstance
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/music/MusicLoader.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/music/MusicLoader.kt
index 2703be550..f463fcb39 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/music/MusicLoader.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/music/MusicLoader.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import android.provider.MediaStore.Audio.Genres
 import android.provider.MediaStore.Audio.Media
 import androidx.core.database.getStringOrNull
 import org.oxycblt.auxio.R
+import org.oxycblt.auxio.database.BlacklistDatabase
 import org.oxycblt.auxio.logD
 
 /**
@@ -22,11 +23,16 @@ class MusicLoader(private val context: Context) {
 
     private val resolver = context.contentResolver
 
+    private var selector = "${Media.IS_MUSIC}=1"
+    private var args = arrayOf<String>()
+
     /**
      * Begin the loading process.
      * Resulting models are pushed to [genres], [artists], [albums], and [songs].
      */
     fun load() {
+        buildSelector()
+
         loadGenres()
         loadAlbums()
         loadSongs()
@@ -36,6 +42,17 @@ class MusicLoader(private val context: Context) {
         linkGenres()
     }
 
+    private fun buildSelector() {
+        val blacklistDatabase = BlacklistDatabase.getInstance(context)
+
+        val paths = blacklistDatabase.getPaths()
+
+        for (path in paths) {
+            selector += " AND ${Media.DATA} NOT LIKE ?"
+            args += "$path%" // Append % so that the selector properly detects children
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun loadGenres() {
         logD("Starting genre search...")
 
@@ -127,7 +144,7 @@ class MusicLoader(private val context: Context) {
                 Media.TRACK, // 4
                 Media.DURATION // 5
             ),
-            "${Media.IS_MUSIC}=1", null,
+            selector, args,
             Media.DEFAULT_SORT_ORDER
         )
 
@@ -222,7 +239,7 @@ class MusicLoader(private val context: Context) {
             val songCursor = resolver.query(
                 Genres.Members.getContentUri("external", genre.id),
                 arrayOf(Genres.Members._ID),
-                null, null, null
+                null, null, null // Dont even bother selecting here as useless iters are less expensive than IO
             )
 
             songCursor?.use { cursor ->