diff --git a/src/uu/ls/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/ls/Cargo.toml
index e1d9b7990..bf3860bf3 100644
--- a/src/uu/ls/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/ls/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ term_grid = "0.1.5"
 termsize = "0.1.6"
 time = "0.1.40"
 unicode-width = "0.1.5"
+glob = "0.3.0"
 uucore = { version=">=0.0.8", package="uucore", path="../../uucore", features=["entries", "fs"] }
 uucore_procs = { version=">=0.0.5", package="uucore_procs", path="../../uucore_procs" }
 
diff --git a/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs b/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
index ece497bdb..e011b9e52 100644
--- a/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
+++ b/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ mod quoting_style;
 mod version_cmp;
 
 use clap::{App, Arg};
+use glob;
 use number_prefix::NumberPrefix;
 use quoting_style::{escape_name, QuotingStyle};
 #[cfg(unix)]
@@ -138,6 +139,8 @@ pub mod options {
     pub static COLOR: &str = "color";
     pub static PATHS: &str = "paths";
     pub static INDICATOR_STYLE: &str = "indicator-style";
+    pub static HIDE: &str = "hide";
+    pub static IGNORE: &str = "ignore";
 }
 
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -191,7 +194,7 @@ struct Config {
     recursive: bool,
     reverse: bool,
     dereference: bool,
-    ignore_backups: bool,
+    ignore_patterns: Vec<glob::Pattern>,
     size_format: SizeFormat,
     directory: bool,
     time: Time,
@@ -437,6 +440,28 @@ impl Config {
             IndicatorStyle::None
         };
 
+        let mut ignore_patterns = Vec::new();
+        if options.is_present(options::IGNORE_BACKUPS) {
+            ignore_patterns.push(glob::Pattern::new("*~").unwrap());
+            ignore_patterns.push(glob::Pattern::new(".*~").unwrap());
+        }
+
+        for pattern in options.values_of(options::IGNORE).into_iter().flatten() {
+            match glob::Pattern::new(pattern) {
+                Ok(p) => ignore_patterns.push(p),
+                Err(e) => show_error!("{}", e),
+            }
+        }
+
+        if files == Files::Normal {
+            for pattern in options.values_of(options::HIDE).into_iter().flatten() {
+                match glob::Pattern::new(pattern) {
+                    Ok(p) => ignore_patterns.push(p),
+                    Err(e) => show_error!("{}", e),
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         Config {
             format,
             files,
@@ -444,7 +469,7 @@ impl Config {
             recursive: options.is_present(options::RECURSIVE),
             reverse: options.is_present(options::REVERSE),
             dereference: options.is_present(options::DEREFERENCE),
-            ignore_backups: options.is_present(options::IGNORE_BACKUPS),
+            ignore_patterns,
             size_format,
             directory: options.is_present(options::DIRECTORY),
             time,
@@ -664,6 +689,26 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> i32 {
                 ])
         )
 
+        // Hide and ignore
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name(options::HIDE)
+                .long(options::HIDE)
+                .takes_value(true)
+                .multiple(true)
+        )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name(options::IGNORE)
+                .long(options::IGNORE)
+                .takes_value(true)
+                .multiple(true)
+        )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name(options::IGNORE_BACKUPS)
+                .short("B")
+                .long(options::IGNORE_BACKUPS)
+                .help("Ignore entries which end with ~."),
+        )
+
         // Sort arguments
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name(options::SORT)
@@ -761,12 +806,6 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> i32 {
                 '.' and '..'.",
             ),
         )
-        .arg(
-            Arg::with_name(options::IGNORE_BACKUPS)
-                .short("B")
-                .long(options::IGNORE_BACKUPS)
-                .help("Ignore entries which end with ~."),
-        )
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name(options::DIRECTORY)
                 .short("d")
@@ -985,10 +1024,12 @@ fn is_hidden(file_path: &DirEntry) -> bool {
 fn should_display(entry: &DirEntry, config: &Config) -> bool {
     let ffi_name = entry.file_name();
     let name = ffi_name.to_string_lossy();
+
     if config.files == Files::Normal && is_hidden(entry) {
         return false;
     }
-    if config.ignore_backups && name.ends_with('~') {
+
+    if config.ignore_patterns.iter().any(|p| p.matches(&name)) {
         return false;
     }
     true
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs b/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
index d403e5577..7d678acea 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
@@ -1209,3 +1209,83 @@ fn test_ls_quoting_style() {
         assert_eq!(result.stdout, format!("{}\n", correct));
     }
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_ls_ignore_hide() {
+    let scene = TestScenario::new(util_name!());
+    let at = &scene.fixtures;
+
+    at.touch("README.md");
+    at.touch("CONTRIBUTING.md");
+    at.touch("some_other_file");
+    at.touch("READMECAREFULLY.md");
+
+    scene.ucmd().arg("--hide").arg("*").succeeds().stdout_is("");
+
+    scene
+        .ucmd()
+        .arg("--ignore")
+        .arg("*")
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_is("");
+
+    scene
+        .ucmd()
+        .arg("--ignore")
+        .arg("irrelevant pattern")
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_is("CONTRIBUTING.md\nREADME.md\nREADMECAREFULLY.md\nsome_other_file\n");
+
+    scene
+        .ucmd()
+        .arg("--ignore")
+        .arg("README*.md")
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_is("CONTRIBUTING.md\nsome_other_file\n");
+
+    scene
+        .ucmd()
+        .arg("--hide")
+        .arg("README*.md")
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_is("CONTRIBUTING.md\nsome_other_file\n");
+
+    scene
+        .ucmd()
+        .arg("--ignore")
+        .arg("*.md")
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_is("some_other_file\n");
+
+    scene
+        .ucmd()
+        .arg("-a")
+        .arg("--ignore")
+        .arg("*.md")
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_is(".\n..\nsome_other_file\n");
+
+    scene
+        .ucmd()
+        .arg("-a")
+        .arg("--hide")
+        .arg("*.md")
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_is(".\n..\nCONTRIBUTING.md\nREADME.md\nREADMECAREFULLY.md\nsome_other_file\n");
+
+    scene
+        .ucmd()
+        .arg("-A")
+        .arg("--ignore")
+        .arg("*.md")
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_is("some_other_file\n");
+
+    scene
+        .ucmd()
+        .arg("-A")
+        .arg("--hide")
+        .arg("*.md")
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_is("CONTRIBUTING.md\nREADME.md\nREADMECAREFULLY.md\nsome_other_file\n");
+}