diff --git a/src/builder.rs b/src/builder.rs
index 6351a40..3b6778e 100644
--- a/src/builder.rs
+++ b/src/builder.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ pub struct SearchBuilder {
     hidden: bool,
     /// Filters Vector, defaults to empty vec
     filters: Vec<FilterType>,
+    /// When set to false, will not apply filters to directories and will exclude them from results.
+    dirs: bool,
 }
 
 impl SearchBuilder {
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ impl SearchBuilder {
             self.ignore_case,
             self.hidden,
             self.filters.clone(),
+            self.dirs,
         )
     }
 
@@ -201,7 +204,7 @@ impl SearchBuilder {
     /// use rust_search::SearchBuilder;
     ///
     /// let search: Vec<String> = SearchBuilder::default()
-    ///     .with_hidden()
+    ///     .hidden()
     ///     .build()
     ///     .collect();
     /// ```
@@ -233,6 +236,23 @@ impl SearchBuilder {
         );
         self
     }
+
+    /// Choose whether to apply filters to directories and include matches in search results. Defaults to true.
+    /// ### Arguments
+    /// * `value`
+    /// ### Examples
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use rust_search::SearchBuilder;
+    ///
+    /// let search: Vec<String> = SearchBuilder::default()
+    ///     .dirs(false)
+    ///     .build()
+    ///     .collect();
+    /// ```
+    pub fn dirs(mut self, value: bool) -> Self {
+        self.dirs = value;
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 impl Default for SearchBuilder {
@@ -249,6 +269,7 @@ impl Default for SearchBuilder {
             ignore_case: false,
             hidden: false,
             filters: vec![],
+            dirs: true,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/filter.rs b/src/filter.rs
index 2f8c308..30864b8 100644
--- a/src/filter.rs
+++ b/src/filter.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ pub enum FilterType {
 }
 
 impl FilterType {
-    pub fn apply(&self, dir: &DirEntry) -> bool {
+    pub fn apply(&self, dir: &DirEntry, filter_dirs: bool) -> bool {
         if let Ok(m) = dir.metadata() {
+            if !filter_dirs && m.file_type().is_dir() {
+                return true;
+            }
             match self {
                 Self::Created(cmp, time) => {
                     if let Ok(created) = m.created() {
@@ -94,7 +97,9 @@ pub trait FilterExt {
     fn file_size_greater(self, size: FileSize) -> Self;
     /// custom filter that exposes the [`DirEntry`] directly
     /// ```rust
-    /// builder.custom_filter(|dir| dir.metadata().unwrap().is_file())
+    /// # use rust_search::FilterExt;
+    /// # let builder = rust_search::SearchBuilder::default();
+    /// builder.custom_filter(|dir| dir.metadata().unwrap().is_file());
     /// ```
     fn custom_filter(self, f: FilterFn) -> Self;
 }
diff --git a/src/search.rs b/src/search.rs
index 89a235c..5b2c029 100644
--- a/src/search.rs
+++ b/src/search.rs
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ use regex::Regex;
 ///
 /// ## Iterate on the results
 ///
-/// ```
+/// ```ignore
 /// use rust_search::Search;
 ///
-/// let search = Search::new("src", None, Some(".rs"), Some(1));
+/// let search = Search::new("src", None, None, Some(".rs"), Some(1), None, false, false, false, vec![], true);
 ///
 /// for path in search {
 ///    println!("{:?}", path);
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ use regex::Regex;
 ///
 /// ## Collect results into a vector
 ///
-/// ```
+/// ```ignore
 /// use rust_search::Search;
 ///
-/// let search = Search::new("src", None, Some(".rs"), Some(1));
+/// let search = Search::new("src", None, None, Some(".rs"), Some(1), None, false, false, false, vec![], true);
 ///
 /// let paths_vec: Vec<String> = search.collect();
 /// ```
@@ -51,14 +51,16 @@ impl Search {
     /// Search for files in a given arguments
     /// ### Arguments
     /// * `search_location` - The location to search in
+    /// * `more_locations` - Additional locations to search in
     /// * `search_input` - The search input, defaults to any word
     /// * `file_ext` - The file extension to search for, defaults to any file extension
     /// * `depth` - The depth to search to, defaults to no limit
     /// * `limit` - The limit of results to return, defaults to no limit
     /// * `strict` - Whether to search for the exact word or not
     /// * `ignore_case` - Whether to ignore case or not
-    /// * `hidden` - Whether to search hidden files or not
+    /// * `with_hidden` - Whether to search hidden files or not
     /// * `filters` - Vector of filters to search by `DirEntry` data
+    /// * `dirs` - Whether to apply filters to directories and include them in results.
     #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     pub(crate) fn new(
         search_location: impl AsRef<Path>,
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ impl Search {
         ignore_case: bool,
         with_hidden: bool,
         filters: Vec<FilterType>,
+        dirs: bool,
     ) -> Self {
         let regex_search_input =
             utils::build_regex_search_input(search_input, file_ext, strict, ignore_case);
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ impl Search {
 
         // filters getting applied to walker
         // only if all filters are true then the walker will return the file
-        walker.filter_entry(move |dir| filters.iter().all(|f| f.apply(dir)));
+        walker.filter_entry(move |entry| filters.iter().all(|f| f.apply(entry, dirs)));
 
         if let Some(locations) = more_locations {
             for location in locations {
@@ -101,6 +104,16 @@ impl Search {
 
             Box::new(move |path_entry| {
                 if let Ok(entry) = path_entry {
+                    if !dirs {
+                        // if dirs is false and entry is a directory,
+                        // proceed with the search without sending its path or incrementing the counter
+                        if let Ok(m) = entry.metadata() {
+                            if m.file_type().is_dir() {
+                                return WalkState::Continue;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+
                     let path = entry.path();
                     if let Some(file_name) = path.file_name() {
                         // Lossy means that if the file name is not valid UTF-8