diff --git a/tripleoclient/tests/v1/undercloud/test_undercloud_backup.py b/tripleoclient/tests/v1/undercloud/test_undercloud_backup.py
index c561decb3..d55b4dbd9 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/tests/v1/undercloud/test_undercloud_backup.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/tests/v1/undercloud/test_undercloud_backup.py
@@ -58,3 +58,65 @@ class TestUndercloudBackup(utils.TestCommand):
         plan_mock.assert_called_once_with(
             mock.ANY,
             {'sources_path': '/home/stack/,/tmp/bar.yaml,/tmp/foo.yaml'})
+
+    @mock.patch('tripleoclient.workflows.undercloud_backup.backup',
+                autospec=True)
+    def test_undercloud_backup_withargs_remove(self, plan_mock):
+        arglist = [
+            '--add-path',
+            '/tmp/foo.yaml',
+            '--exclude-path',
+            '/tmp/bar.yaml',
+            '--exclude-path',
+            '/home/stack/',
+            '--add-path',
+            '/tmp/bar.yaml'
+        ]
+        verifylist = []
+
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
+
+        self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
+        plan_mock.assert_called_once_with(
+            mock.ANY,
+            {'sources_path': '/tmp/foo.yaml'})
+
+    @mock.patch('tripleoclient.workflows.undercloud_backup.backup',
+                autospec=True)
+    def test_undercloud_backup_withargs_remove_double(self, plan_mock):
+        arglist = [
+            '--add-path',
+            '/tmp/foo.yaml',
+            '--add-path',
+            '/tmp/bar.yaml',
+            '--exclude-path',
+            '/tmp/foo.yaml',
+            '--exclude-path',
+            '/tmp/foo.yaml'
+        ]
+        verifylist = []
+
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
+
+        self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
+        plan_mock.assert_called_once_with(
+            mock.ANY,
+            {'sources_path': '/home/stack/,/tmp/bar.yaml'})
+
+    @mock.patch('tripleoclient.workflows.undercloud_backup.backup',
+                autospec=True)
+    def test_undercloud_backup_withargs_remove_unex(self, plan_mock):
+        arglist = [
+            '--add-path',
+            '/tmp/foo.yaml',
+            '--exclude-path',
+            '/tmp/non-existing-path.yaml'
+        ]
+        verifylist = []
+
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
+
+        self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
+        plan_mock.assert_called_once_with(
+            mock.ANY,
+            {'sources_path': '/home/stack/,/tmp/foo.yaml'})
diff --git a/tripleoclient/v1/undercloud_backup.py b/tripleoclient/v1/undercloud_backup.py
index 616f71521..810a8f532 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/v1/undercloud_backup.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/v1/undercloud_backup.py
@@ -43,13 +43,28 @@ class BackupUndercloud(command.Command):
                    "i.e. --add-path /this/is/a/folder/ "
                    " --add-path /this/is/a/texfile.txt")
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--exclude-path",
+            default=[],
+            action="append",
+            help=_("Exclude path when performing the Undercloud Backup, "
+                   "this option can be specified multiple times. "
+                   "Defaults to: none "
+                   "i.e. --exclude-path /this/is/a/folder/ "
+                   " --exclude-path /this/is/a/texfile.txt")
+        )
         return parser
 
     def _run_backup_undercloud(self, parsed_args):
 
         clients = self.app.client_manager
 
-        files_to_backup = ','.join(sorted(list(set(parsed_args.add_path))))
+        merge_paths = sorted(list(set(parsed_args.add_path)))
+        for exc in parsed_args.exclude_path:
+            if exc in merge_paths:
+                merge_paths.remove(exc)
+
+        files_to_backup = ','.join(merge_paths)
 
         # Define the backup sources_path (files to backup).
         # This is a comma separated string.