diff --git a/gui/filelist.cpp b/gui/filelist.cpp
index cc1580904..4e26eb1f3 100644
--- a/gui/filelist.cpp
+++ b/gui/filelist.cpp
@@ -96,12 +96,54 @@ void FileList::AddPathList(const QStringList &paths)
 
 QStringList FileList::GetFileList() const
 {
-    QStringList names;
-    QFileInfo item;
-    foreach(item, mFileList)
+    if (mIgnoredPaths.empty())
+    {
+        QStringList names;
+        foreach(QFileInfo item, mFileList)
+        {
+            QString name = QDir::fromNativeSeparators(item.canonicalFilePath());
+            names << name;
+        }
+        return names;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return ApplyIgnoreList();
+    }
+}
+
+void FileList::AddIngoreList(const QStringList &paths)
+{
+    mIgnoredPaths = paths;
+}
+
+QStringList FileList::ApplyIgnoreList() const
+{
+    QStringList paths;
+    foreach(QFileInfo item, mFileList)
     {
         QString name = QDir::fromNativeSeparators(item.canonicalFilePath());
-        names << name;
+        if (!Match(name))
+            paths << name;
     }
-    return names;
+    return paths;
+}
+
+bool FileList::Match(const QString &path) const
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < mIgnoredPaths.size(); i++)
+    {
+        if (mIgnoredPaths[i].endsWith('/'))
+        {
+            const QString pathignore("/" + mIgnoredPaths[i]);
+            if (path.indexOf(pathignore) != -1)
+                return true;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            if (path.endsWith(mIgnoredPaths[i]))
+                return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
 }
diff --git a/gui/filelist.h b/gui/filelist.h
index 1a1818408..a896e6070 100644
--- a/gui/filelist.h
+++ b/gui/filelist.h
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
  * can be also added recursively when all files in subdirectories are added too.
  * The filenames are matched against the filter and only those files whose
  * filename extension is included in the filter list are added.
+ *
+ * This class also handles filtering of paths against ignore filters given. If
+ * there is ignore filters then only paths not matching those filters are
+ * returned.
  */
 class FileList
 {
@@ -60,6 +64,12 @@ public:
     */
     QStringList GetFileList() const;
 
+    /**
+    * @brief Add list of paths to ignore list.
+    * @param paths Paths to ignore.
+    */
+    void AddIngoreList(const QStringList &paths);
+
 protected:
 
     /**
@@ -74,8 +84,25 @@ protected:
     */
     bool FilterMatches(const QFileInfo &inf);
 
+    /**
+    * @brief Get filtered list of paths.
+    * This method takes the list of paths and applies the ignore lists to
+    * it. And then returns the list of paths that did not match the
+    * ignore filters.
+    * @return Filtered list of paths.
+    */
+    QStringList ApplyIgnoreList() const;
+
+    /**
+    * @brief Test if path matches any of the ignore filters.
+    * @param path Path to test against filters.
+    * @return true if any of the filters matches, false otherwise.
+    */
+    bool Match(const QString &path) const;
+
 private:
     QFileInfoList mFileList;
+    QStringList mIgnoredPaths;
 };
 
 #endif // FILELIST_H
diff --git a/gui/mainwindow.cpp b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
index 2239568a8..1901b0a08 100644
--- a/gui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ void MainWindow::DoCheckFiles(const QStringList &files)
 
     FileList pathList;
     pathList.AddPathList(files);
+    if (mProject)
+        pathList.AddIngoreList(mProject->GetProjectFile()->GetIgnoredPaths());
     QStringList fileNames = pathList.GetFileList();
 
     mUI.mResults->Clear();
diff --git a/gui/projectfile.cpp b/gui/projectfile.cpp
index 9ff0d79a3..cba444092 100644
--- a/gui/projectfile.cpp
+++ b/gui/projectfile.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static const char PathName[] = "dir";
 static const char PathNameAttrib[] = "name";
 static const char RootPathName[] = "root";
 static const char RootPathNameAttrib[] = "name";
-static const char IgnoreElementName[] = "defines";
+static const char IgnoreElementName[] = "ignore";
 static const char IgnorePathName[] = "path";
 static const char IgnorePathNameAttrib[] = "name";