diff --git a/cmds/dumpsys/dumpsys.cpp b/cmds/dumpsys/dumpsys.cpp
index 1701f53..ef009da 100644
--- a/cmds/dumpsys/dumpsys.cpp
+++ b/cmds/dumpsys/dumpsys.cpp
@@ -31,10 +31,20 @@
         "usage: dumpsys\n"
             "         To dump all services.\n"
             "or:\n"
-            "       dumpsys [--help | -l | SERVICE [ARGS]]\n"
+            "       dumpsys [--help | -l | --skip SERVICES | SERVICE [ARGS]]\n"
             "         --help: shows this help\n"
             "         -l: only list services, do not dump them\n"
-            "         SERVICE: dumps only service SERVICE, optionally passing ARGS to it\n");
+            "         --skip SERVICES: dumps all services but SERVICES (comma-separated list)\n"
+            "         SERVICE [ARGS]: dumps only service SERVICE, optionally passing ARGS to it\n");
+}
+
+bool IsSkipped(const Vector<String16>& skipped, const String16& service) {
+    for (const auto& candidate : skipped) {
+        if (candidate == service) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char* const argv[])
@@ -50,8 +60,10 @@
 
     Vector<String16> services;
     Vector<String16> args;
+    Vector<String16> skippedServices;
     bool showListOnly = false;
     if (argc == 2) {
+        // 1 argument: check for special cases (-l or --help)
         if (strcmp(argv[1], "--help") == 0) {
             usage();
             return 0;
@@ -60,11 +72,30 @@
             showListOnly = true;
         }
     }
-    if ((argc == 1) || showListOnly) {
+    if (argc == 3) {
+        // 2 arguments: check for special cases (--skip SERVICES)
+        if (strcmp(argv[1], "--skip") == 0) {
+            char* token = strtok(argv[2], ",");
+            while (token != NULL) {
+                skippedServices.add(String16(token));
+                token = strtok(NULL, ",");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    bool dumpAll = argc == 1;
+    if (dumpAll || !skippedServices.empty() || showListOnly) {
+        // gets all services
         services = sm->listServices();
         services.sort(sort_func);
         args.add(String16("-a"));
     } else {
+        // gets a specific service:
+        // first check if its name is not a special argument...
+        if (strcmp(argv[1], "--skip") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "-l") == 0) {
+            usage();
+            return -1;
+        }
+        // ...then gets its arguments
         services.add(String16(argv[1]));
         for (int i=2; i<argc; i++) {
             args.add(String16(argv[i]));
@@ -80,7 +111,8 @@
         for (size_t i=0; i<N; i++) {
             sp<IBinder> service = sm->checkService(services[i]);
             if (service != NULL) {
-                aout << "  " << services[i] << endl;
+                bool skipped = IsSkipped(skippedServices, services[i]);
+                aout << "  " << services[i] << (skipped ? " (skipped)" : "") << endl;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -90,6 +122,8 @@
     }
 
     for (size_t i=0; i<N; i++) {
+        if (IsSkipped(skippedServices, services[i])) continue;
+
         sp<IBinder> service = sm->checkService(services[i]);
         if (service != NULL) {
             if (N > 1) {