diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
index cd8d124fa..1c1711670 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ our %EXPORT_TAGS = (
 				       use_forward_chain
 				       input_chain
 				       input_option_chain
+				       nodbl_src_chain
+				       nodbl_dst_chain
 				       zone_input_chain
 				       use_interface_chain
 				       output_chain
@@ -2438,6 +2440,22 @@ sub output_option_chain($) {
     ( $config{USE_PHYSICAL_NAMES} ? chain_base( get_physical( $interface ) ) : get_logical( $interface ) ) . '_oop';
 }
 
+#
+# Blacklist Source Exclusion Chain for an interface
+#
+sub nodbl_src_chain($$) {
+    my ( $interface, $end ) = ( $_[0], $_[1] );
+    ( $config{USE_PHYSICAL_NAMES} ? chain_base( get_physical( $interface ) ) : get_logical( $interface ) ) . '_' . $end;
+}
+
+#
+# Blacklist Destination Exclusion Chain for an interface
+#
+sub nodbl_dst_chain($$) {
+    my ($interface, $end) = ( $_[0], $_[1] );
+    ( $config{USE_PHYSICAL_NAMES} ? chain_base( get_physical( $interface ) ) : get_logical( $interface ) ) . '_' . $end;
+}
+
 #
 # Forward Option Chain for an interface
 #
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm
index 87e02e6ba..3424d1ed6 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm
@@ -951,25 +951,61 @@ sub add_common_rules ( $ ) {
 		}
 	    }
 
+	    my @nodbl = @{$interfaceref->{nodbl}};
+
 	    if ( $dbl_ipset && ( ( my $setting = get_interface_option( $interface, 'dbl' ) ) ne '0:0' ) ) {
 
 		my ( $in, $out ) = split /:/, $setting;
+		my ( $src_target,  $dst_target ) = ( $dbl_src_target, $dbl_dst_target );
+		my ( @src_exclude, @dst_exclude );
+
+		if ( @nodbl ) {
+
+		    if ( @nodbl > 1 ) {
+			#
+			# We need to create an intermediate chain
+			#
+			$chainref = new_standard_chain( $src_target = nodbl_src_chain( $interface , $dbl_src_target ));
+
+			for (@nodbl) {
+			    add_ijump( $chainref, j => 'RETURN', s => $_ );
+			}
+
+			add_ijump( $chainref, j => $dbl_src_target );
+
+			if ( $dbl_src_target ne $dbl_dst_target ) {
+			    $chainref = new_standard_chain( $dst_target = nodbl_dst_chain( $interface , $dbl_dst_target ));
+
+			    for ( @nodbl ){
+				add_ijump( $chainref, j => 'RETURN', -d => $_ );
+			    }
+
+			    add_ijump( $chainref, j => $dbl_dst_target );
+			}
+		    } else {
+			#
+			# Easy case
+			#
+			@src_exclude = ( s => "! $nodbl[0]" );
+			@dst_exclude = ( d => "! $nodbl[0]" );
+		    }
+		}
 
 		if ( $in  == 1 ) {
 		    #
 		    # src
 		    #
-		    add_ijump_extended( $filter_table->{input_option_chain($interface)},   j => $dbl_src_target, $origin{DYNAMIC_BLACKLIST}, @state, set => "--match-set $dbl_ipset src" );
-		    add_ijump_extended( $filter_table->{forward_option_chain($interface)}, j => $dbl_src_target, $origin{DYNAMIC_BLACKLIST}, @state, set => "--match-set $dbl_ipset src" );
+		    add_ijump_extended( $filter_table->{input_option_chain($interface)},   j => $src_target, $origin{DYNAMIC_BLACKLIST}, @src_exclude, @state, set => "--match-set $dbl_ipset src" );
+		    add_ijump_extended( $filter_table->{forward_option_chain($interface)}, j => $src_target, $origin{DYNAMIC_BLACKLIST}, @dst_exclude, @state, set => "--match-set $dbl_ipset src" );
 		} elsif ( $in == 2 ) {
-		    add_ijump_extended( $filter_table->{forward_option_chain($interface)}, j => $dbl_dst_target, $origin{DYNAMIC_BLACKLIST}, @state, set => "--match-set $dbl_ipset dst" );
+		    add_ijump_extended( $filter_table->{forward_option_chain($interface)}, j => $dst_target, $origin{DYNAMIC_BLACKLIST}, @dst_exclude, @state, set => "--match-set $dbl_ipset dst" );
 		}
 
 		if ( $out == 2 ) {
 		    #
 		    # dst
 		    #
-		    add_ijump_extended( $filter_table->{output_option_chain($interface)},  j => $dbl_dst_target, $origin{DYNAMIC_BLACKLIST}, @state, set => "--match-set $dbl_ipset dst" );
+		    add_ijump_extended( $filter_table->{output_option_chain($interface)},  j => $dbl_dst_target, $origin{DYNAMIC_BLACKLIST}, @dst_exclude, @state, set => "--match-set $dbl_ipset dst" );
 		}
 	    }
 	    
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Zones.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Zones.pm
index 3be33ecf7..5558ff8b7 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Zones.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Zones.pm
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ sub initialize( $$ ) {
 			     destonly => 1,
 			     sourceonly => 1,
 			     mss => 1,
+	                     nodbl => 1
 			    );
 
 	%zonetypes = ( 1   => 'firewall',
@@ -456,6 +457,7 @@ sub initialize( $$ ) {
 			     routeback => 1,
 			     tcpflags => 1,
 			     mss => 1,
+	                     nodbl => 1
 			    );
 
 	%zonetypes = ( 1   => 'firewall',
@@ -1541,6 +1543,7 @@ sub process_interface( $$ ) {
 						   origin     => shortlineinfo( '' ),
 						   wildcard   => $wildcard,
 						   physwild   => $physwild,
+						   nodbl      => [],
 					         };
 
     $interfaces{$physical} = $interfaceref if $physical ne $interface;
@@ -2229,6 +2232,11 @@ sub process_host( ) {
 		require_capability 'TCPMSS_TARGET', $option, 's';
 		$options{mss} = $1;
 		$zoneref->{options}{complex} = 1;
+	    } elsif ( $option eq 'nodbl' ) {
+		fatal_error "The 'nodbl' option is only allowed when using ipset-based dynamic blacklisting" unless $config{DYNAMIC_BLACKLIST} =~ /^ipset/;
+		fatal_error "The 'nodbl' option is only allowed in 'ip' zones"                               unless $type & IP;
+		push @{$interfaceref->{nodbl}}, $hosts;
+		$options{nodbl} = 1;
 	    } elsif ( $validhostoptions{$option}) {
 		fatal_error qq(The "$option" option is not allowed with Vserver zones) if $type & VSERVER && ! ( $validhostoptions{$option} & IF_OPTION_VSERVER );
 		$options{$option} = 1;
diff --git a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-hosts.xml b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-hosts.xml
index 6f3d8e807..7c9c14177 100644
--- a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-hosts.xml
+++ b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-hosts.xml
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
 
     <para>The order of entries in this file is not significant in determining
     zone composition. Rather, the order that the zones are declared in <ulink
-    url="shorewall-zones.html">shorewall-zones</ulink>(5) determines
-    the order in which the records in this file are interpreted.</para>
+    url="shorewall-zones.html">shorewall-zones</ulink>(5) determines the order
+    in which the records in this file are interpreted.</para>
 
     <warning>
       <para>The only time that you need this file is when you have more than
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@
 
     <warning>
       <para>If you have an entry for a zone and interface in <ulink
-      url="shorewall-interfaces.html">shorewall-interfaces</ulink>(5)
-      then do not include any entries in this file for that same (zone,
-      interface) pair.</para>
+      url="shorewall-interfaces.html">shorewall-interfaces</ulink>(5) then do
+      not include any entries in this file for that same (zone, interface)
+      pair.</para>
     </warning>
 
     <para>The columns in the file are as follows.</para>
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
 
         <listitem>
           <para>The name of a zone declared in <ulink
-          url="shorewall-zones.html">shorewall-zones</ulink>(5). You
-          may not list the firewall zone in this column.</para>
+          url="shorewall-zones.html">shorewall-zones</ulink>(5). You may not
+          list the firewall zone in this column.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@
 
         <listitem>
           <para>The name of an interface defined in the <ulink
-          url="shorewall-interfaces.html">shorewall-interfaces</ulink>(5)
-          file followed by a colon (":") and a comma-separated list whose
-          elements are either:</para>
+          url="shorewall-interfaces.html">shorewall-interfaces</ulink>(5) file
+          followed by a colon (":") and a comma-separated list whose elements
+          are either:</para>
 
           <orderedlist numeration="loweralpha">
             <listitem>
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@
                 <para>The zone is accessed via a kernel 2.6 ipsec SA. Note
                 that if the zone named in the ZONE column is specified as an
                 IPSEC zone in the <ulink
-                url="shorewall-zones.html">shorewall-zones</ulink>(5)
-                file then you do NOT need to specify the 'ipsec' option
+                url="shorewall-zones.html">shorewall-zones</ulink>(5) file
+                then you do NOT need to specify the 'ipsec' option
                 here.</para>
               </listitem>
             </varlistentry>
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@
               <listitem>
                 <para>Connection requests from these hosts are compared
                 against the contents of <ulink
-                url="shorewall-maclist.html">shorewall-maclist</ulink>(5).
-                If this option is specified, the interface must be an Ethernet
+                url="shorewall-maclist.html">shorewall-maclist</ulink>(5). If
+                this option is specified, the interface must be an Ethernet
                 NIC or equivalent and must be up before Shorewall is
                 started.</para>
               </listitem>
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@
 
                 <para>Smurfs will be optionally logged based on the setting of
                 SMURF_LOG_LEVEL in <ulink
-                url="shorewall.conf.html">shorewall.conf</ulink>(5).
-                After logging, the packets are dropped.</para>
+                url="shorewall.conf.html">shorewall.conf</ulink>(5). After
+                logging, the packets are dropped.</para>
               </listitem>
             </varlistentry>
 
@@ -243,6 +243,23 @@
                 according to the setting of TCP_FLAGS_LOG_LEVEL.</para>
               </listitem>
             </varlistentry>
+
+            <varlistentry>
+              <term>nodbl</term>
+
+              <listitem>
+                <para>This option was added in Shorewall 5.2.9. It causes
+                addresses in the HOSTS column to be exempted from ipset-based
+                dynamic blacklisting
+                (DYNAMIC_BLACKLIST={<option>ipset</option>|<option>ipsec-only</option>)...
+                in <ulink
+                url="shorewall.conf.html">Shorewall.conf</ulink>(5)). It may
+                only be specified if the <replaceable>zone-name</replaceable>
+                listed in the ZONE column is defined as an <option>ip</option>
+                zone in <ulink
+                url="shorewall-zones.html">shorewall-zones</ulink>(5).</para>
+              </listitem>
+            </varlistentry>
           </variablelist>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>