diff --git a/weed/command/filer_backup.go b/weed/command/filer_backup.go
index b51dd65b6..2ae48cd40 100644
--- a/weed/command/filer_backup.go
+++ b/weed/command/filer_backup.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/security"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"regexp"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ type FilerBackupOptions struct {
 	filer           *string
 	path            *string
 	excludePaths    *string
+	excludeFileName *string
 	debug           *bool
 	proxyByFiler    *bool
 	timeAgo         *time.Duration
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ func init() {
 	filerBackupOptions.filer = cmdFilerBackup.Flag.String("filer", "localhost:8888", "filer of one SeaweedFS cluster")
 	filerBackupOptions.path = cmdFilerBackup.Flag.String("filerPath", "/", "directory to sync on filer")
 	filerBackupOptions.excludePaths = cmdFilerBackup.Flag.String("filerExcludePaths", "", "exclude directories to sync on filer")
+	filerBackupOptions.excludeFileName = cmdFilerBackup.Flag.String("filerExcludeFileName", "", "exclude file names that match the regexp to sync on filer")
 	filerBackupOptions.proxyByFiler = cmdFilerBackup.Flag.Bool("filerProxy", false, "read and write file chunks by filer instead of volume servers")
 	filerBackupOptions.debug = cmdFilerBackup.Flag.Bool("debug", false, "debug mode to print out received files")
 	filerBackupOptions.timeAgo = cmdFilerBackup.Flag.Duration("timeAgo", 0, "start time before now. \"300ms\", \"1.5h\" or \"2h45m\". Valid time units are \"ns\", \"us\" (or \"µs\"), \"ms\", \"s\", \"m\", \"h\"")
@@ -90,6 +93,10 @@ func doFilerBackup(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, backupOption *FilerBackupOpti
 	sourceFiler := pb.ServerAddress(*backupOption.filer)
 	sourcePath := *backupOption.path
 	excludePaths := util.StringSplit(*backupOption.excludePaths, ",")
+	reExcludeFileName, err := regexp.Compile(*backupOption.excludeFileName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error compile regexp %v for exclude file name: %+v", *backupOption.excludeFileName, err)
+	}
 	timeAgo := *backupOption.timeAgo
 	targetPath := dataSink.GetSinkToDirectory()
 	debug := *backupOption.debug
@@ -119,7 +126,7 @@ func doFilerBackup(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, backupOption *FilerBackupOpti
 		*backupOption.proxyByFiler)
 	dataSink.SetSourceFiler(filerSource)
 
-	processEventFn := genProcessFunction(sourcePath, targetPath, excludePaths, dataSink, debug)
+	processEventFn := genProcessFunction(sourcePath, targetPath, excludePaths, reExcludeFileName, dataSink, debug)
 
 	processEventFnWithOffset := pb.AddOffsetFunc(processEventFn, 3*time.Second, func(counter int64, lastTsNs int64) error {
 		glog.V(0).Infof("backup %s progressed to %v %0.2f/sec", sourceFiler, time.Unix(0, lastTsNs), float64(counter)/float64(3))
diff --git a/weed/command/filer_sync.go b/weed/command/filer_sync.go
index fcf60ae87..38d29cdc6 100644
--- a/weed/command/filer_sync.go
+++ b/weed/command/filer_sync.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util/grace"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"os"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ func doSubscribeFilerMetaChanges(clientId int32, clientEpoch int32, grpcDialOpti
 	filerSink.DoInitialize(targetFiler.ToHttpAddress(), targetFiler.ToGrpcAddress(), targetPath, replicationStr, collection, ttlSec, diskType, grpcDialOption, sinkWriteChunkByFiler)
 	filerSink.SetSourceFiler(filerSource)
 
-	persistEventFn := genProcessFunction(sourcePath, targetPath, sourceExcludePaths, filerSink, debug)
+	persistEventFn := genProcessFunction(sourcePath, targetPath, sourceExcludePaths, nil, filerSink, debug)
 
 	processEventFn := func(resp *filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataResponse) error {
 		message := resp.EventNotification
@@ -368,7 +369,7 @@ func setOffset(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, filer pb.ServerAddress, signature
 
 }
 
-func genProcessFunction(sourcePath string, targetPath string, excludePaths []string, dataSink sink.ReplicationSink, debug bool) func(resp *filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataResponse) error {
+func genProcessFunction(sourcePath string, targetPath string, excludePaths []string, reExcludeFileName *regexp.Regexp, dataSink sink.ReplicationSink, debug bool) func(resp *filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataResponse) error {
 	// process function
 	processEventFn := func(resp *filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataResponse) error {
 		message := resp.EventNotification
@@ -393,6 +394,9 @@ func genProcessFunction(sourcePath string, targetPath string, excludePaths []str
 				return nil
 			}
 		}
+		if reExcludeFileName != nil && reExcludeFileName.MatchString(message.NewEntry.Name) {
+			return nil
+		}
 		// handle deletions
 		if filer_pb.IsDelete(resp) {
 			if !strings.HasPrefix(string(sourceOldKey), sourcePath) {