diff --git a/acquire/collector.py b/acquire/collector.py
index be9f2d0c..62305ee0 100644
--- a/acquire/collector.py
+++ b/acquire/collector.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
+from contextlib import contextmanager
 
 import dataclasses
 import errno
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from itertools import groupby
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Iterable, Optional, Sequence, Type, Union
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Iterable, Optional, Sequence, Type, Union, Callable
 
 from dissect.target import Target
 from dissect.target.exceptions import (
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ def __init__(self, target: Target, output: Output, base: str = "fs", skip_list:
 
         self.report = CollectionReport()
         self.bound_module_name = None
+        self.filter: Callable[[fsutil.TargetPath], bool] = None
 
         self.output.init(self.target)
 
@@ -193,6 +195,14 @@ def __enter__(self) -> Collector:
     def __exit__(self, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
         self.close()
 
+    @contextmanager
+    def file_filter(self, filter: Callable[[fsutil.TargetPath], bool]) -> Collector:
+        try:
+            self.filter = filter
+            yield self
+        finally:
+            self.filter = None
+
     def bind(self, module: Type) -> None:
         self.bound_module_name = module.__name__
 
@@ -263,6 +273,10 @@ def collect_file(
         if not isinstance(path, fsutil.TargetPath):
             path = self.target.fs.path(path)
 
+        if self.filter and self.filter(path) is False:
+            log.info("- Collecting file %s: Skipped (filtered out)", path)
+            return
+
         if self.report.was_path_seen(path):
             log.info("- Collecting file %s: Skipped (DEDUP)", path)
             return