diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2d961f4..3c51a6a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -100,6 +100,17 @@ Configuration
     query window separately, so a recent PM from Joe will not affect a notification sent
     from channel #foo.
 
+*   `nick_blacklist = ""`
+
+    Space-separated list of nicks.  Applies to both channel mentions and query windows.
+    Notifications will only be sent for messages from nicks that are not present in this
+    list, using a case-insensitive comparison.
+
+    Note that wildcard patterns can be used to match multiple nicks with a single blacklist
+    entry. For example, `set nick_blacklist *bot` will not send notifications from nicks
+    like "channelbot", "FooBot", or "Robot".  Care must be used to not accidentally
+    blacklist legitimate nicks with wildcards.
+
 
 ### Notifications
 
@@ -129,8 +140,6 @@ Roadmap
 *   Highlights: Strings to trigger a channel notification, in addition to the default
     highlight when your nick is mentioned.
 
-*   Nick blacklist: List of nicks to never send notifications from, e.g. channel bots.
-
 ### Settings
 
 *   Customizable notification titles and message formats.
diff --git a/notifo.cpp b/notifo.cpp
index 42fabab..dbbc2a5 100644
--- a/notifo.cpp
+++ b/notifo.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class CNotifoMod : public CModule
 
 			// Notification conditions
 			defaults["away_only"] = "no";
+			defaults["nick_blacklist"] = "";
 			defaults["client_count_less_than"] = "0";
 			defaults["last_notification"] = "300";
 
@@ -216,6 +217,30 @@ class CNotifoMod : public CModule
 				|| last_notification_time[context] + value < now;
 		}
 
+		/**
+		 * Check if the nick_blacklist condition is met.
+		 *
+		 * @param nick Nick that sent the message
+		 * @return True if nick is not in the blacklist
+		 */
+		bool nick_blacklist(const CNick& nick)
+		{
+			VCString blacklist;
+			options["nick_blacklist"].Split(" ", blacklist, false);
+
+			CString name = nick.GetNick().AsLower();
+
+			for (VCString::iterator i = blacklist.begin(); i != blacklist.end(); i++)
+			{
+				if (name.WildCmp(i->AsLower()))
+				{
+					return false;
+				}
+			}
+
+			return true;
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Determine when to notify the user of a channel message.
 		 *
@@ -229,7 +254,9 @@ class CNotifoMod : public CModule
 			return away_only()
 				&& client_count_less_than()
 				&& highlight(message)
-				&& last_notification(channel.GetName());
+				&& last_notification(channel.GetName())
+				&& nick_blacklist(nick)
+				&& true;
 		}
 
 		/**
@@ -241,7 +268,9 @@ class CNotifoMod : public CModule
 		bool notify_pm(const CNick& nick)
 		{
 			return away_only()
-				&& last_notification(nick.GetNick());
+				&& last_notification(nick.GetNick())
+				&& nick_blacklist(nick)
+				&& true;
 		}
 
 	protected: