diff --git a/src/vorta/assets/UI/sourcetab.ui b/src/vorta/assets/UI/sourcetab.ui
index 7d5850910..b8ffd40b5 100644
--- a/src/vorta/assets/UI/sourcetab.ui
+++ b/src/vorta/assets/UI/sourcetab.ui
@@ -157,6 +157,33 @@
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item>
+    <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout" rowstretch="0,1">
+     <item row="0" column="1">
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Exclude If Present (exclude folders with these files):</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="1" column="1">
+      <widget class="QPlainTextEdit" name="excludeIfPresentField">
+       <property name="sizePolicy">
+        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Preferred">
+         <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+         <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+        </sizepolicy>
+       </property>
+       <property name="sizeAdjustPolicy">
+        <enum>QAbstractScrollArea::AdjustToContentsOnFirstShow</enum>
+       </property>
+       <property name="placeholderText">
+        <string>E.g. .nobackup</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
+   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <resources/>
diff --git a/src/vorta/borg/create.py b/src/vorta/borg/create.py
index 8fbe54ef8..17296dd84 100644
--- a/src/vorta/borg/create.py
+++ b/src/vorta/borg/create.py
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ def prepare(cls, profile):
             cmd.extend(['--exclude-from', pattern_file.name])
             ret['cleanup_files'].append(pattern_file)
 
+        if profile.exclude_if_present is not None:
+            for f in profile.exclude_if_present.split('\n'):
+                if f.strip():
+                    cmd.extend(['--exclude-if-present', f.strip()])
+
         # Add repo url and source dirs.
         new_archive_name = format_archive_name(profile, profile.new_archive_name)
 
diff --git a/src/vorta/store/models.py b/src/vorta/store/models.py
index 6aa92c642..76690cc37 100644
--- a/src/vorta/store/models.py
+++ b/src/vorta/store/models.py
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class BackupProfileModel(BaseModel):
     compression = pw.CharField(default='lz4')
     raw_exclusions = pw.TextField(default='')
     exclude_patterns = pw.TextField(null=True)
+    exclude_if_present = pw.TextField(null=True)
     schedule_mode = pw.CharField(default='off')
     schedule_interval_count = pw.IntegerField(default=3)
     schedule_interval_unit = pw.CharField(default='hours')
diff --git a/src/vorta/views/exclude_dialog.py b/src/vorta/views/exclude_dialog.py
index 9284cdd7b..72c9affac 100644
--- a/src/vorta/views/exclude_dialog.py
+++ b/src/vorta/views/exclude_dialog.py
@@ -64,18 +64,6 @@ def __init__(self, profile, parent=None):
         self.customExclusionsList.setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView.SelectionMode.ExtendedSelection)
         self.customExclusionsList.setFocusPolicy(Qt.FocusPolicy.NoFocus)
         self.customExclusionsList.setAlternatingRowColors(True)
-        self.customExclusionsList.setStyleSheet(
-            '''
-            QListView::item {
-                padding: 10px 0px;
-                border-bottom: .5px solid black;
-            }
-            QListView::item:selected {
-                background-color: palette(highlight);
-            }
-
-        '''
-        )
         self.customExclusionsListDelegate = QStyledItemDelegate()
         self.customExclusionsList.setItemDelegate(self.customExclusionsListDelegate)
         self.customExclusionsListDelegate.closeEditor.connect(self.custom_pattern_editing_finished)
@@ -91,20 +79,6 @@ def __init__(self, profile, parent=None):
         self.exclusionPresetsList.setEditTriggers(QAbstractItemView.EditTrigger.NoEditTriggers)
         self.exclusionPresetsList.setFocusPolicy(Qt.FocusPolicy.NoFocus)
         self.exclusionPresetsList.setAlternatingRowColors(True)
-        self.exclusionPresetsList.setStyleSheet(
-            '''
-            QListView::item {
-                padding: 10px 0px;
-                border-bottom: .5px solid black;
-            }
-            QListView::item:selected {
-                background-color: palette(highlight);
-            }
-            QListView::item::icon {
-                padding-right: 10px;
-            }
-        '''
-        )
 
         self.exclusionsPreviewText.setReadOnly(True)
 
diff --git a/src/vorta/views/source_tab.py b/src/vorta/views/source_tab.py
index 12a55d283..471342a8a 100644
--- a/src/vorta/views/source_tab.py
+++ b/src/vorta/views/source_tab.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ def __init__(self, parent=None):
         # Connect signals
         self.removeButton.clicked.connect(self.source_remove)
         self.updateButton.clicked.connect(self.sources_update)
+        self.excludeIfPresentField.textChanged.connect(self.save_exclude_if_present)
         self.bExclude.clicked.connect(self.show_exclude_dialog)
         header.sortIndicatorChanged.connect(self.update_sort_order)
 
@@ -251,7 +252,9 @@ def add_source_to_table(self, source, update_data=None):
 
     def populate_from_profile(self):
         profile = self.profile()
+        self.excludeIfPresentField.textChanged.disconnect()
         self.sourceFilesWidget.setRowCount(0)  # Clear rows
+        self.excludeIfPresentField.clear()
 
         for source in SourceFileModel.select().where(SourceFileModel.profile == profile):
             self.add_source_to_table(source, False)
@@ -263,6 +266,9 @@ def populate_from_profile(self):
         # Sort items as per settings
         self.sourceFilesWidget.sortItems(sourcetab_sort_column, Qt.SortOrder(sourcetab_sort_order))
 
+        self.excludeIfPresentField.appendPlainText(profile.exclude_if_present)
+        self.excludeIfPresentField.textChanged.connect(self.save_exclude_if_present)
+
     def update_sort_order(self, column: int, order: int):
         """Save selected sort by column and order to settings"""
         SettingsModel.update({SettingsModel.str_value: str(column)}).where(
@@ -347,9 +353,9 @@ def show_exclude_dialog(self):
         self._window = window  # for testing
         window.show()
 
-    def save_exclude_patterns(self):
+    def save_exclude_if_present(self):
         profile = self.profile()
-        profile.exclude_patterns = ""
+        profile.exclude_if_present = self.excludeIfPresentField.toPlainText()
         profile.save()
 
     def paste_text(self):