diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 67d5f2b..9656f71 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ Handle HTTP cookies easier in Varnish VCL. (without regex)
 
 Parses a cookie header into an internal data store, where per-cookie
 get/set/delete functions are available. A filter_except() method removes all
-but a set comma-separated list of cookies.
+but a set comma-separated list of cookies. A filter() method removes a comma-
+separated list of cookies.
 
 A convenience function for formatting the Set-Cookie Expires date field
 is also included. It might be needed to use libvmod-header if there might
@@ -190,6 +191,31 @@ Example
 
 
 
+filter
+------
+
+Prototype
+        ::
+
+                filter(STRING cookienames)
+Return value
+	VOID
+Description
+	Delete all cookies from internal vmod storage that is in the
+	comma-separated argument cookienames.
+
+Example
+        ::
+
+		sub vcl_recv {
+			cookie.parse("cookie1: value1; cookie2: value2; cookie3: value3");
+			cookie.filter("cookie1,cookie2");
+			// get_string() will now yield
+			// "cookie3: value3;";
+		}
+
+
+
 get_string
 ----------
 
diff --git a/src/tests/04-filter.vtc b/src/tests/04-filter.vtc
index 26c86ed..733d1f9 100644
--- a/src/tests/04-filter.vtc
+++ b/src/tests/04-filter.vtc
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ varnishtest "Test cookie vmod"
 server s1 {
        rxreq
        txresp
+       rxreq
+       txresp
 } -start
 
 varnish v1 -vcl+backend {
@@ -13,7 +15,11 @@ varnish v1 -vcl+backend {
 		cookie.set("cookie2", "cookie2value");
 		cookie.set("cookie3", "cookie3value");
 		cookie.set("cookie4", "cookie4value");
-		cookie.filter_except("cookie2,cookie4,baz");
+		if (req.url ~ "^/c1") {
+			cookie.filter_except("cookie2,cookie4,baz");
+		} else {
+			cookie.filter("cookie2,cookie4,baz");
+		}
 	}
 	sub vcl_deliver {
 		set resp.http.X-foo = cookie.get_string();
@@ -21,9 +27,17 @@ varnish v1 -vcl+backend {
 } -start
 
 client c1 {
-	txreq -url "/"
+	txreq -url "/c1"
 	rxresp
 	expect resp.http.X-foo == "cookie2=cookie2value; cookie4=cookie4value;"
 }
 
 client c1 -run
+
+client c2 {
+	txreq -url "/c2"
+	rxresp
+	expect resp.http.X-foo == "cookie1=cookie1value; cookie3=cookie3value;"
+}
+
+client c2 -run
diff --git a/src/vmod_cookie.c b/src/vmod_cookie.c
index 74e98b1..c951298 100644
--- a/src/vmod_cookie.c
+++ b/src/vmod_cookie.c
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ struct cookie {
 	VTAILQ_ENTRY(cookie) list;
 };
 
-struct whitelist {
+struct list {
 	char name[MAX_COOKIE_NAME];
-	VTAILQ_ENTRY(whitelist) list;
+	VTAILQ_ENTRY(list) list;
 };
 
 struct vmod_cookie {
@@ -236,54 +236,63 @@ vmod_clean(const struct vrt_ctx *ctx) {
 }
 
 VCL_VOID
-vmod_filter_except(const struct vrt_ctx *ctx, VCL_STRING whitelist_s) {
+vmod_filter_function(const struct vrt_ctx *ctx, VCL_STRING list_s, VCL_INT white) {
 	char buf[MAX_COOKIE_STRING];
 	struct cookie *cookieptr;
 	char *tokptr, *saveptr;
-	int whitelisted = 0;
+	int listed = 0;
 	struct vmod_cookie *vcp = cobj_get(ctx);
-	struct whitelist *whentry;
+	struct list *entry;
 
-	VTAILQ_HEAD(, whitelist) whitelist_head;
-	VTAILQ_INIT(&whitelist_head);
+	VTAILQ_HEAD(, list) list_head;
+	VTAILQ_INIT(&list_head);
 	CHECK_OBJ_NOTNULL(vcp, VMOD_COOKIE_MAGIC);
 
-	strcpy(buf, whitelist_s);
+	strcpy(buf, list_s);
 	tokptr = strtok_r(buf, ",", &saveptr);
 	if (!tokptr) return;
 
-	/* Parse the supplied whitelist. */
+	/* Parse the supplied list. */
 	while (1) {
-		whentry = malloc(sizeof(struct whitelist));
-		AN(whentry);
-		strcpy(whentry->name, tokptr);
-		VTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&whitelist_head, whentry, list);
+		entry = malloc(sizeof(struct list));
+		AN(entry);
+		strcpy(entry->name, tokptr);
+		VTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&list_head, entry, list);
 		tokptr = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &saveptr);
 		if (!tokptr) break;
 	}
 
-	/* Filter existing cookies that isn't in the whitelist. */
+	/* Filter existing cookies that is or isn't (depends on the white flag) in the list. */
 	VTAILQ_FOREACH(cookieptr, &vcp->cookielist, list) {
 		CHECK_OBJ_NOTNULL(cookieptr, VMOD_COOKIE_ENTRY_MAGIC);
-		whitelisted = 0;
-		VTAILQ_FOREACH(whentry, &whitelist_head, list) {
-			if (strlen(cookieptr->name) == strlen(whentry->name) &&
-			    strcmp(cookieptr->name, whentry->name) == 0) {
-				whitelisted = 1;
+		listed = 0;
+		VTAILQ_FOREACH(entry, &list_head, list) {
+			if (strlen(cookieptr->name) == strlen(entry->name) &&
+			    strcmp(cookieptr->name, entry->name) == 0) {
+				listed = 1;
 				break;
 			}
 		}
-		if (!whitelisted) {
+		if ((white && !listed) || (!white && listed)) {
 			VTAILQ_REMOVE(&vcp->cookielist, cookieptr, list);
 		}
 	}
 
-	VTAILQ_FOREACH(whentry, &whitelist_head, list) {
-		VTAILQ_REMOVE(&whitelist_head, whentry, list);
-		free(whentry);
+	VTAILQ_FOREACH(entry, &list_head, list) {
+		VTAILQ_REMOVE(&list_head, entry, list);
+		free(entry);
 	}
 }
 
+VCL_VOID
+vmod_filter_except(const struct vrt_ctx *ctx, VCL_STRING whitelist_s) {
+	vmod_filter_function(ctx, whitelist_s, 1);
+}
+
+VCL_VOID
+vmod_filter(const struct vrt_ctx *ctx, VCL_STRING blacklist_s) {
+	vmod_filter_function(ctx, blacklist_s, 0);
+}
 
 VCL_STRING
 vmod_get_string(const struct vrt_ctx *ctx) {
diff --git a/src/vmod_cookie.vcc b/src/vmod_cookie.vcc
index 2005ba7..6a9adde 100644
--- a/src/vmod_cookie.vcc
+++ b/src/vmod_cookie.vcc
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ $Function STRING get(STRING)
 $Function BOOL isset(STRING)
 $Function VOID delete(STRING)
 $Function VOID filter_except(STRING)
+$Function VOID filter(STRING)
 $Function STRING get_string()
 $Function STRING format_rfc1123(TIME, DURATION)