diff --git a/rs/cli/src/cli.rs b/rs/cli/src/cli.rs
index 46939599..9dd20768 100644
--- a/rs/cli/src/cli.rs
+++ b/rs/cli/src/cli.rs
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@ pub(crate) mod nodes {
             /// Specifies the filter used to remove extra nodes
             extra_nodes_filter: Vec<String>,
 
+            /// Features or Node IDs to not remove (exclude from the removal)
+            #[clap(long, num_args(1..))]
+            exclude: Vec<String>,
+
             /// Motivation for removing additional nodes
             #[clap(long)]
             motivation: Option<String>,
diff --git a/rs/cli/src/main.rs b/rs/cli/src/main.rs
index 757d580f..bef203f4 100644
--- a/rs/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/rs/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
 
             cli::Commands::Nodes(nodes) => {
                 match &nodes.subcommand {
-                    cli::nodes::Commands::Remove { extra_nodes_filter, no_auto, motivation } => {
+                    cli::nodes::Commands::Remove { extra_nodes_filter, no_auto, exclude, motivation } => {
                         if motivation.is_none() && !extra_nodes_filter.is_empty() {
                             cmd.error(
                                 ErrorKind::MissingRequiredArgument,
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
                         runner.remove_nodes(NodesRemoveRequest {
                             extra_nodes_filter: extra_nodes_filter.clone(),
                             no_auto: *no_auto,
+                            exclude: Some(exclude.clone()),
                             motivation: motivation.clone().unwrap_or_default(),
                         }).await
                     },
diff --git a/rs/ic-management-backend/src/endpoints/nodes.rs b/rs/ic-management-backend/src/endpoints/nodes.rs
index 43326756..6c2ca39e 100644
--- a/rs/ic-management-backend/src/endpoints/nodes.rs
+++ b/rs/ic-management-backend/src/endpoints/nodes.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ async fn remove(
                         }
 
                         let decentralization_node = DecentralizationNode::from(&n);
+
+                        if let Some(exclude) = request.exclude.as_ref() {
+                            for exclude_feature in exclude {
+                                if decentralization_node.matches_feature_value(exclude_feature) {
+                                    return None;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+
                         if let Some(filter) = request
                             .extra_nodes_filter
                             .iter()
diff --git a/rs/ic-management-types/src/requests.rs b/rs/ic-management-types/src/requests.rs
index 61128cc9..1289b666 100644
--- a/rs/ic-management-types/src/requests.rs
+++ b/rs/ic-management-types/src/requests.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ pub struct SubnetResizeRequest {
 pub struct NodesRemoveRequest {
     pub no_auto: bool,
     pub extra_nodes_filter: Vec<String>,
+    pub exclude: Option<Vec<String>>,
     pub motivation: String,
 }