diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bb1987d..18df459 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@
 
     $ heroku help pg:transfer
 	Usage: heroku pg:transfer
-	
+
 	 transfer data between databases
-	
-	 -f, --from DATABASE  # source database, defaults to DATABASE_URL on the app
-	 -t, --to   DATABASE  # target database, defaults to local $DATABASE_URL
+
+	 -f, --from           DATABASE  # source database, defaults to DATABASE_URL on the app
+     -t, --to             DATABASE  # target database, defaults to local $DATABASE_URL
+     -b, --tables         DATABASE  # tables to copy, defaults to all
+     -B, --exclude_tables DATABASE  # tables to exclude, defaults to none
 #
     $ env DATABASE_URL=postgres://localhost/myapp-development heroku pg:transfer
     Source database: DATABASE on myapp.herokuapp.com
diff --git a/init.rb b/init.rb
index 2dc5319..3e3fc36 100644
--- a/init.rb
+++ b/init.rb
@@ -6,14 +6,17 @@ class Heroku::Command::Pg < Heroku::Command::Base
   #
   # transfer data between databases
   #
-  # -f, --from   DATABASE  # source database, defaults to DATABASE_URL on the app
-  # -t, --to     DATABASE  # target database, defaults to local $DATABASE_URL
-  # -b, --tables DATABASE  # tables to copy, defaults to all
-  #
+  # -f, --from           DATABASE  # source database, defaults to DATABASE_URL on the app
+  # -t, --to             DATABASE  # target database, defaults to local $DATABASE_URL
+  # -b, --tables         DATABASE  # tables to copy, defaults to all
+  # -B, --exclude_tables DATABASE  # tables to exclude, defaults to none
+
   def transfer
+    tables = {}
     from = options[:from] || "DATABASE"
-    to   = options[:to]   || ENV["DATABASE_URL"] || env["DATABASE_URL"]
-    tables = (options[:tables] || "").split(",")
+    to = options[:to] || ENV["DATABASE_URL"] || env["DATABASE_URL"]
+    tables[:include] = (options[:tables] || "").split(",")
+    tables[:exclude] = (options[:exclude_tables] || "").split(",")
 
     error <<-ERROR unless to
 No local DATABASE_URL detected and --to not specified.
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ def pg_dump_command(url, tables)
     host = uri.host || "localhost"
     port = uri.port || "5432"
     user = uri.user ? "-U #{uri.user}" : ""
-    %{ env PGPASSWORD=#{uri.password} pg_dump --verbose -F c -h #{host} #{user} -p #{port} #{tables.map{|name| "-t #{name}" }.join(" ")} #{database} }
+    %{ env PGPASSWORD=#{uri.password} pg_dump --verbose -F c -h #{host} #{user} -p #{port} #{tables[:include].map{|name| "-t #{name}" }.join(" ")} #{tables[:exclude].map{|name| "-T #{name}" }.join(" ")} #{database} }
   end
 
   def pg_restore_command(url)