diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d04c8e415..bd808b67d 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -263,6 +263,13 @@ Browserify.prototype.external = function (file, opts) {
 
 Browserify.prototype.exclude = function (file, opts) {
     if (!opts) opts = {};
+    if (isArray(file)) {
+        var self = this;
+        file.forEach(function(file) {
+            self.exclude(file, opts);
+        });
+        return this;
+    }
     var basedir = defined(opts.basedir, process.cwd());
     this._exclude.push(file);
     this._exclude.push('/' + relativePath(basedir, file));
@@ -271,6 +278,13 @@ Browserify.prototype.exclude = function (file, opts) {
 
 Browserify.prototype.ignore = function (file, opts) {
     if (!opts) opts = {};
+    if (isArray(file)) {
+        var self = this;
+        file.forEach(function(file) {
+            self.ignore(file, opts);
+        });
+        return this;
+    }
     var basedir = defined(opts.basedir, process.cwd());
 
     // Handle relative paths
diff --git a/readme.markdown b/readme.markdown
index 7112d18df..3a051ed3b 100644
--- a/readme.markdown
+++ b/readme.markdown
@@ -538,12 +538,16 @@ from the current bundle as the bundle in `file` gets bundled.
 
 Prevent the module name or file at `file` from showing up in the output bundle.
 
+If `file` is an array, each item in `file` will be ignored.
+
 Instead you will get a file with `module.exports = {}`.
 
 ## b.exclude(file)
 
 Prevent the module name or file at `file` from showing up in the output bundle.
 
+If `file` is an array, each item in `file` will be excluded.
+
 If your code tries to `require()` that file it will throw unless you've provided
 another mechanism for loading it.