diff --git a/test/exclude.js b/test/exclude.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..382967737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/exclude.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+var browserify = require('../');
+var test = require('tap').test;
+var vm = require('vm');
+
+test('exclude array', function(t) {
+	t.plan(2);
+
+	var b = browserify();
+	b.add(__dirname + '/exclude/array.js');
+	b.exclude([
+		__dirname + '/exclude/skip.js',
+		__dirname + '/exclude/skip2.js'
+	]);
+
+	b.bundle(function (err, src) {
+		if (err) {
+			t.fail(err);
+		}
+		vm.runInNewContext(src, { t: t });
+	});
+});
diff --git a/test/exclude/array.js b/test/exclude/array.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de417c40e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/exclude/array.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+t.throws(function () { require('./skip.js') });
+t.throws(function () { require('./skip2.js') });
diff --git a/test/exclude/skip.js b/test/exclude/skip.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..006521e56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/exclude/skip.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+t.fail('this file should have been skipped');
diff --git a/test/exclude/skip2.js b/test/exclude/skip2.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..006521e56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/exclude/skip2.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+t.fail('this file should have been skipped');
diff --git a/test/ignore.js b/test/ignore.js
index e4ad9775b..fe19a2e00 100644
--- a/test/ignore.js
+++ b/test/ignore.js
@@ -4,20 +4,38 @@ var vm = require('vm');
 
 test('ignore', function (t) {
     t.plan(1);
-    
+
     var b = browserify();
     b.add(__dirname + '/ignore/main.js');
     b.ignore( __dirname + '/ignore/skip.js');
-    
+
     b.bundle(function (err, src) {
         if (err) t.fail(err);
         vm.runInNewContext(src, { t: t });
     });
 });
 
+test('ignore array', function(t) {
+	t.plan(2);
+
+	var b = browserify();
+	b.add(__dirname + '/ignore/array.js');
+	b.ignore([
+		__dirname + '/ignore/skip.js',
+		__dirname + '/ignore/skip2.js'
+	]);
+
+	b.bundle(function (err, src) {
+		if (err) {
+			t.fail(err);
+		}
+		vm.runInNewContext(src, { t: t });
+	});
+});
+
 test('ignore by package or id', function (t) {
     t.plan(3);
-  
+
     var b = browserify();
     b.add(__dirname + '/ignore/by-id.js');
     b.ignore('events');
diff --git a/test/ignore/array.js b/test/ignore/array.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..837e179b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ignore/array.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+t.deepEqual(require('./skip.js'), {});
+t.deepEqual(require('./skip2.js'), {});
diff --git a/test/ignore/skip2.js b/test/ignore/skip2.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..006521e56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ignore/skip2.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+t.fail('this file should have been skipped');