diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 10478d7..674e6e2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 node_modules
-tests/test.db
-dist
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+tests/test.db
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 527e8da..937d0b6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,7 +59,14 @@ const softDelete = objectionSoftDelete({
     columnName: 'deleted_at',
     deletedValue: new Date(),
     notDeletedValue: null,
-});
+    // You can optionally specify custom rules for whereDeleted or whereNotDeleted
+    whereNotDeleted: () => {
+      return Model.query().where('deleted_at', '>',  moment().toISOString());
+    },
+    whereDeleted: () => {
+      return Model.query().whereNot('deleted_at', '>',  moment().toISOString());
+    },
+})(Model);
 
 // Inject the plugin to the model
 class User extends softDelete(Model) {
diff --git a/dist/softDelete.js b/dist/softDelete.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f50b6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/softDelete.js
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+"use strict";
+
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", {
+  value: true
+});
+exports.default = void 0;
+const softDelete = incomingOptions => {
+  const options = {
+    columnName: 'deleted_at',
+    deletedValue: () => new Date(),
+    notDeletedValue: () => null,
+    ...incomingOptions
+  };
+  return Model => {
+    class SDQueryBuilder extends Model.QueryBuilder {
+      // override the normal delete function with one that patches the row's "deleted" column
+      delete() {
+        this.context({
+          softDelete: true
+        });
+        const patch = {};
+        patch[options.columnName] = options.deletedValue();
+        return this.patch(patch);
+      }
+
+      // provide a way to actually delete the row if necessary
+      hardDelete() {
+        return super.delete();
+      }
+
+      // provide a way to undo the delete
+      undelete() {
+        this.context({
+          undelete: true
+        });
+        const patch = {};
+        patch[options.columnName] = options.notDeletedValue();
+        return this.patch(patch);
+      }
+
+      // provide a way to filter to ONLY deleted records without having to remember the column name
+      whereDeleted() {
+        const columnRef = this.modelClass().ref(options.columnName);
+        // this if is for backwards compatibility, to protect those that used a nullable `deleted` field
+        if (options.deletedValue === true) {
+          return this.where(columnRef, options.deletedValue());
+        }
+
+        // use custom whereDeleted function if specified
+        if (typeof options.whereDeleted === 'function') {
+          return options.whereDeleted(this, columnRef);
+        } else {
+          // qualify the column name
+          return this.whereNot(columnRef, options.notDeletedValue());
+        }
+      }
+
+      // provide a way to filter out deleted records without having to remember the column name
+      whereNotDeleted() {
+        const columnRef = this.modelClass().ref(options.columnName);
+
+        // use custom whereDeleted function if specified
+        if (typeof options.whereNotDeleted === 'function') {
+          return options.whereNotDeleted(this, columnRef);
+        } else {
+          // qualify the column name
+          return this.where(columnRef, options.notDeletedValue());
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return class extends Model {
+      static get QueryBuilder() {
+        return SDQueryBuilder;
+      }
+      static get modifiers() {
+        return {
+          ...super.modifiers,
+          notDeleted(builder) {
+            builder.whereNotDeleted();
+          },
+          deleted(builder) {
+            builder.whereDeleted();
+          }
+        };
+      }
+      static get isSoftDelete() {
+        return true;
+      }
+    };
+  };
+};
+var _default = softDelete;
+exports.default = _default;
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diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index de985bc..aa5c921 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -1,35 +1,37 @@
-declare module 'objection-js-soft-delete' {
-    import { Model, QueryBuilder } from 'objection';
-  
+  declare module 'objection-js-soft-delete' {
+    import { Model, QueryBuilder, ReferenceBuilder, ReferenceFunction } from 'objection';
+
     class SoftDeleteQueryBuilder<M extends Model, R = M[]> extends QueryBuilder<M, R> {
       ArrayQueryBuilderType: SoftDeleteQueryBuilder<M>;
-  
+
       NumberQueryBuilderType: SoftDeleteQueryBuilder<M, number>;
-  
+
       delete(): this['NumberQueryBuilderType'];
       hardDelete(): this['NumberQueryBuilderType'];
       undelete(): this['NumberQueryBuilderType'];
       whereDeleted(): this['ArrayQueryBuilderType'];
       whereNotDeleted(): this['ArrayQueryBuilderType'];
     }
-  
+
     interface SoftDeleteInstance<T extends typeof Model> {
       //@ts-ignore
       QueryBuilderType: SoftDeleteQueryBuilder<this, this[]>;
     }
-  
+
     interface SoftDeleteStatic<T extends typeof Model> {
       QueryBuilder: typeof SoftDeleteQueryBuilder;
       isSoftDelete: boolean;
       namedFilters(): object;
       new (): SoftDeleteInstance<T> & T['prototype'];
     }
-  
+
     export default function softDelete<T extends typeof Model>(
       options?: Partial<{
         columnName: string;
         deletedValue: () => Date | boolean | number;
         notDeletedValue: () => boolean | null;
+        whereDeleted: (qb: QueryBuilder<InstanceType<T>>, columnRef: ReferenceBuilder ) => QueryBuilder<InstanceType<T>>;
+        whereNotDeleted: (qb: QueryBuilder<InstanceType<T>>, columnRef: ReferenceBuilder ) => QueryBuilder<InstanceType<T>>;
       }>,
     ): (model: T) => Omit<T, 'new'> & SoftDeleteStatic<T>;
   }
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 481b096..9e9e6f3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "objection-js-soft-delete",
-    "version": "4.0.0-beta.0",
+    "version": "4.0.3-beta.0",
     "description": "A plugin for objection js that supports soft delete",
     "main": "dist/softDelete.js",
     "types": "./index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/softDelete.js b/src/softDelete.js
index 635dda2..7a70012 100644
--- a/src/softDelete.js
+++ b/src/softDelete.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ const softDelete = (incomingOptions) => {
         notDeletedValue: () => null,
         ...incomingOptions,
     };
-
     return (Model) => {
         class SDQueryBuilder extends Model.QueryBuilder {
             // override the normal delete function with one that patches the row's "deleted" column
@@ -40,15 +39,27 @@ const softDelete = (incomingOptions) => {
                 if (options.deletedValue === true) {
                     return this.where(columnRef, options.deletedValue());
                 }
-                // qualify the column name
-                return this.whereNot(columnRef, options.notDeletedValue());
+
+                // use custom whereDeleted function if specified
+                if (typeof options.whereDeleted === 'function') {
+                    return options.whereDeleted(this, columnRef);
+                } else {
+                    // qualify the column name
+                    return this.whereNot(columnRef, options.notDeletedValue());
+                }
             }
 
             // provide a way to filter out deleted records without having to remember the column name
             whereNotDeleted() {
                 const columnRef = this.modelClass().ref(options.columnName);
-                // qualify the column name
-                return this.where(columnRef, options.notDeletedValue());
+
+                // use custom whereDeleted function if specified
+                if (typeof options.whereNotDeleted === 'function') {
+                    return options.whereNotDeleted(this, columnRef);
+                } else {
+                    // qualify the column name
+                    return this.where(columnRef, options.notDeletedValue());
+                }
             }
         }
         return class extends Model {
@@ -66,7 +77,6 @@ const softDelete = (incomingOptions) => {
                     },
                 };
             }
-
             static get isSoftDelete() {
                 return true;
             }