diff --git a/settings.json.example b/settings.json.example
index 02879f7..d104706 100644
--- a/settings.json.example
+++ b/settings.json.example
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
    },
    "ignored": ["external", "newusers/create", "newusers/autocreate", "newusers/create2", "newusers/byemail", "newusers/newusers"],
    "show_updown_messages": true,
+   "ignored_namespaces": [],
    "overview": false,
    "overview_time": "00:00",
    "send_empty_overview": false,
diff --git a/src/rc.py b/src/rc.py
index be9b810..f9c7593 100644
--- a/src/rc.py
+++ b/src/rc.py
@@ -402,6 +402,8 @@ def essential_info(change, changed_categories):
 		if "userhidden" in change:
 			change["user"] = _("hidden")
 		identification_string = change["type"]
+	if change.get("ns", -1) in settings.get("ignored_namespaces", ()):
+		return
 	elif change["type"] == "log":
 		identification_string = "{logtype}/{logaction}".format(logtype=change["logtype"], logaction=change["logaction"])
 		if identification_string not in supported_logs: