diff --git a/ArchUnitNET/Loader/ArchLoader.cs b/ArchUnitNET/Loader/ArchLoader.cs
index 93afeb378..1ba93d1df 100644
--- a/ArchUnitNET/Loader/ArchLoader.cs
+++ b/ArchUnitNET/Loader/ArchLoader.cs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ private ArchLoader LoadAssembly(string fileName, bool includeDependencies, bool
             return this;
         }
 
-        private void LoadModule(string fileName, string nameSpace, bool includeDependencies, bool recursive)
+        private void LoadModule(string fileName, string nameSpace, bool includeDependencies, bool recursive, FilterFunc filterFunc = null)
         {
             try
             {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ private void LoadModule(string fileName, string nameSpace, bool includeDependenc
                 {
                     if (includeDependencies && recursive)
                     {
-                        AddReferencedAssembliesRecursively(assemblyReference, processedAssemblies, resolvedModules);
+                        AddReferencedAssembliesRecursively(assemblyReference, processedAssemblies, resolvedModules, filterFunc);
                     }
                     else
                     {
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ private void LoadModule(string fileName, string nameSpace, bool includeDependenc
         }
 
         private void AddReferencedAssembliesRecursively(AssemblyNameReference currentAssemblyReference,
-            ICollection<AssemblyNameReference> processedAssemblies, List<ModuleDefinition> resolvedModules)
+            ICollection<AssemblyNameReference> processedAssemblies, List<ModuleDefinition> resolvedModules,
+            FilterFunc filterFunc)
         {
             if (processedAssemblies.Contains(currentAssemblyReference))
             {
@@ -161,11 +162,18 @@ private void AddReferencedAssembliesRecursively(AssemblyNameReference currentAss
                 _assemblyResolver.AddLib(currentAssemblyReference);
                 var assemblyDefinition = _assemblyResolver.Resolve(currentAssemblyReference) ??
                                          throw new AssemblyResolutionException(currentAssemblyReference);
-                _archBuilder.AddAssembly(assemblyDefinition, false);
-                resolvedModules.AddRange(assemblyDefinition.Modules);
+                
+                var filterResult = filterFunc?.Invoke(assemblyDefinition);
+                if (filterResult?.LoadThisAssembly != false)
+                {
+                    _archBuilder.AddAssembly(assemblyDefinition, false);
+                    resolvedModules.AddRange(assemblyDefinition.Modules);
+                }
+                
                 foreach (var reference in assemblyDefinition.Modules.SelectMany(m => m.AssemblyReferences))
                 {
-                    AddReferencedAssembliesRecursively(reference, processedAssemblies, resolvedModules);
+                    if (filterResult?.TraverseDependencies != false)
+                        AddReferencedAssembliesRecursively(reference, processedAssemblies, resolvedModules, filterFunc);
                 }
             }
             catch (AssemblyResolutionException)
@@ -173,5 +181,20 @@ private void AddReferencedAssembliesRecursively(AssemblyNameReference currentAss
                 //Failed to resolve assembly, skip it
             }
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Loads assemblies from dependency tree with user-defined filtration logic
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="assemblies">Assemblies to start traversal from</param>
+        /// <param name="filterFunc">Delegate to control loading and traversal logic</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public ArchLoader LoadAssembliesRecursively(IEnumerable<Assembly> assemblies, FilterFunc filterFunc)
+        {
+            foreach (var assembly in assemblies)
+            {
+                LoadModule(assembly.Location, null, true, true, filterFunc);
+            }
+            return this;
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/ArchUnitNET/Loader/FilterResult.cs b/ArchUnitNET/Loader/FilterResult.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ab008652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ArchUnitNET/Loader/FilterResult.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+//  Copyright 2019 Florian Gather <florian.gather@tngtech.com>
+// 	Copyright 2019 Fritz Brandhuber <fritz.brandhuber@tngtech.com>
+// 	Copyright 2020 Pavel Fischer <rubbiroid@gmail.com>
+// 
+// 	SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// 
+
+using Mono.Cecil;
+
+namespace ArchUnitNET.Loader
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Type of delegate to control assemblies loading
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="assemblyDefinition">Current assembly definition</param>
+    public delegate FilterResult FilterFunc(AssemblyDefinition assemblyDefinition);
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Filter function result options
+    /// </summary>
+    public struct FilterResult
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Load this assembly and traverse its dependencies
+        /// </summary>
+        public static FilterResult LoadAndContinue = new FilterResult(true, true);
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Do not load this assembly, but traverse its dependencies
+        /// </summary>
+        public static FilterResult SkipAndContinue = new FilterResult(true, false);
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Load this assembly and do not traverse its dependencies
+        /// </summary>
+        public static FilterResult LoadAndStop = new FilterResult(false, true);
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Do not load this assembly and do not traverse its dependencies
+        /// </summary>
+        public static FilterResult DontLoadAndStop = new FilterResult(false, false);
+        
+        private FilterResult(bool traverseDependencies, bool loadThisAssembly)
+        {
+            TraverseDependencies = traverseDependencies;
+            LoadThisAssembly = loadThisAssembly;
+        }
+
+        internal bool TraverseDependencies { get; }
+        
+        internal bool LoadThisAssembly { get; }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/ArchUnitNETTests/Loader/ArchLoaderTests.cs b/ArchUnitNETTests/Loader/ArchLoaderTests.cs
index e67b8b11f..f28196d92 100644
--- a/ArchUnitNETTests/Loader/ArchLoaderTests.cs
+++ b/ArchUnitNETTests/Loader/ArchLoaderTests.cs
@@ -34,5 +34,31 @@ public void LoadAssembliesIncludingRecursiveDependencies()
 
             Assert.True(archUnitNetTestArchitectureWithRecursiveDependencies.Assemblies.Count() > 100);
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void LoadAssembliesRecursivelyWithCustomFilter()
+        {
+            FilterFunc filterFunc = assembly => assembly.Name.Name.StartsWith("ArchUnit") ? FilterResult.LoadAndContinue : FilterResult.DontLoadAndStop;
+            var loader = new ArchLoader();
+            var architecture = loader.LoadAssembliesRecursively(new[] { typeof(BaseClass).Assembly }, filterFunc).Build();
+            
+            Assert.Equal(3, architecture.Assemblies.Count());
+        }
+        
+        [Fact]
+        public void LoadAssembliesRecursively_NestedDependencyOnly()
+        {
+            FilterFunc filterFunc = assembly =>
+            { 
+                if (assembly.Name.Name == "ArchUnitNet")
+                    return FilterResult.LoadAndStop;
+                        
+                return FilterResult.SkipAndContinue;
+            };
+            var loader = new ArchLoader();
+            var architecture = loader.LoadAssembliesRecursively(new[] { typeof(BaseClass).Assembly }, filterFunc).Build();
+            
+            Assert.Equal(1, architecture.Assemblies.Count());
+        }
     }
 }
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