diff --git a/docs.md b/docs.md
index c8ce9f4f2..465313c3e 100644
--- a/docs.md
+++ b/docs.md
@@ -596,6 +596,11 @@ include = ["MyOrphanStruct", "MyGreatTypeRename"]
 # default: []
 exclude = ["Bad"]
 
+# A list of items to include in the generated bindings, while excluding other unlisted
+# items from being exported. Has lower precedence than `include` and `exclude`, so they
+# can still add or remove items regardless of the whitelist's value.
+whitelist = ["MyImportantStruct", "Bad"]
+
 # A prefix to add before the name of every item
 # default: no prefix is added
 prefix = "CAPI_"
diff --git a/src/bindgen/config.rs b/src/bindgen/config.rs
index 31316503d..72f382153 100644
--- a/src/bindgen/config.rs
+++ b/src/bindgen/config.rs
@@ -327,6 +327,11 @@ pub struct ExportConfig {
     pub include: Vec<String>,
     /// A list of items to not include in the generated bindings
     pub exclude: Vec<String>,
+    /// A list of whitelisted items. When non-empty, only items included in the
+    /// whitelist will be included in the generated bindings. `include` and
+    /// `exclude` have priority over this, and will add or remove items to/from
+    /// the generated bindings regardless of their inclusion in the whitelist.
+    pub whitelist: Vec<String>,
     /// Table of name conversions to apply to item names
     pub rename: HashMap<String, String>,
     /// Table of raw strings to prepend to the body of items.
diff --git a/src/bindgen/library.rs b/src/bindgen/library.rs
index 9d61257f9..4e3cb3063 100644
--- a/src/bindgen/library.rs
+++ b/src/bindgen/library.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ impl Library {
         if self.config.language != Language::Cxx {
             self.instantiate_monomorphs();
         }
+        if !self.config.export.whitelist.is_empty() {
+            self.remove_non_whitelisted();
+        }
         self.remove_excluded();
         if self.config.language == Language::C {
             self.resolve_declaration_types();
@@ -90,7 +93,14 @@ impl Library {
         self.constants.for_all_items(|constant| {
             constant.add_dependencies(&self, &mut dependencies);
         });
-        for name in &self.config.export.include {
+
+        let inclusions = self
+            .config
+            .export
+            .include
+            .iter()
+            .chain(self.config.export.whitelist.iter());
+        for name in inclusions {
             let path = Path::new(name.clone());
             if let Some(items) = self.get_items(&path) {
                 if dependencies.items.insert(path) {
@@ -172,6 +182,32 @@ impl Library {
         &self.config
     }
 
+    fn remove_non_whitelisted(&mut self) {
+        let whitelist = self
+            .config
+            .export
+            .whitelist
+            .iter()
+            .chain(self.config.export.include.iter());
+
+        self.functions
+            .retain(|x| whitelist.clone().any(|y| y == x.path().name()));
+        self.enums
+            .filter(|x| !whitelist.clone().any(|y| y == x.path().name()));
+        self.structs
+            .filter(|x| !whitelist.clone().any(|y| y == x.path().name()));
+        self.unions
+            .filter(|x| !whitelist.clone().any(|y| y == x.path().name()));
+        self.opaque_items
+            .filter(|x| !whitelist.clone().any(|y| y == x.path().name()));
+        self.typedefs
+            .filter(|x| !whitelist.clone().any(|y| y == x.path().name()));
+        self.globals
+            .filter(|x| !whitelist.clone().any(|y| y == x.path().name()));
+        self.constants
+            .filter(|x| !whitelist.clone().any(|y| y == x.path().name()));
+    }
+
     fn remove_excluded(&mut self) {
         let config = &self.config;
         // FIXME: interpret `config.export.exclude` as `Path`s.