diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 22c0673..8edb7b5 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ db = "watcher.db" # sqlite3 db filepath
 guild = 0 # guild id to watch
 active = 0 # active role id
 inactive = 0 # inactive role id
+exclude = 0 # role id to exclude from activity checks
 duration = 0 # time in seconds before considered inactive
 """
 
diff --git a/tasks/activity.py b/tasks/activity.py
index 744085f..a84c6ae 100644
--- a/tasks/activity.py
+++ b/tasks/activity.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ async def on_ready(event):
 # Listener for guild messages
 @plugin.listener(hikari.GuildMessageCreateEvent)
 async def on_message(event):
-    if event.is_bot or event.guild_id != c.config["guild"]:
+    if event.is_bot or event.guild_id != c.config["guild"] or c.config["exclude"] in event.member.role_ids:
         return
 
     db[event.author_id] = dt.datetime.now(dt.timezone.utc)  # or event.message.timestamp
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ async def on_message(event):
 # Listener for voice state
 @plugin.listener(hikari.VoiceStateUpdateEvent)
 async def on_voice(event):
-    if event.state.member.is_bot or event.guild_id != c.config["guild"]:
+    if (
+        event.state.member.is_bot
+        or event.guild_id != c.config["guild"]
+        or c.config["exclude"] in event.state.member.role_ids
+    ):
         return
 
     db[event.state.user_id] = dt.datetime.now(dt.timezone.utc)