diff --git a/stage_file_proxy.module b/stage_file_proxy.module
index 5ffc6b9..84e73fa 100644
--- a/stage_file_proxy.module
+++ b/stage_file_proxy.module
@@ -335,6 +335,12 @@ function stage_file_proxy_fetch_file($relative_path, array $options = array()) {
  *   FALSE if the file could not be processed with stage_file_proxy.
  */
 function stage_file_proxy_process_file_uri($uri) {
+  // Allow for certian paths to be excluded.
+  $skip_paths = variable_get('stage_file_proxy_skip_paths', FALSE);
+  if ($skip_paths && preg_match($skip_paths, $uri)) {
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
   // Prevent this function from being accidentally interpreted as a theme
   // process hook (in which case the first parameter would be an array).
   if (!is_string($uri)) {