diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 383fe5ef..626ae469 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 
 ### Unreleased
 
+- Add `ContractFilter` to filter contracts in `MultiAbigen` [#1564](https://github.com/gakonst/ethers-rs/pull/1564)
 - generate error bindings for custom errors [#1549](https://github.com/gakonst/ethers-rs/pull/1549)
 - Support overloaded events
   [#1233](https://github.com/gakonst/ethers-rs/pull/1233)
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cee9858d..49cec0ca 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1259,6 +1259,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
+ "regex",
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
diff --git a/ethers-contract/ethers-contract-abigen/Cargo.toml b/ethers-contract/ethers-contract-abigen/Cargo.toml
index 88eca922..f4d150db 100644
--- a/ethers-contract/ethers-contract-abigen/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ethers-contract/ethers-contract-abigen/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ cfg-if = "1.0.0"
 dunce = "1.0.2"
 walkdir = "2.3.2"
 eyre = "0.6"
+regex = "1.6.0"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")'.dependencies]
 # NOTE: this enables wasm compatibility for getrandom indirectly
diff --git a/ethers-contract/ethers-contract-abigen/src/filter.rs b/ethers-contract/ethers-contract-abigen/src/filter.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4323ab69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethers-contract/ethers-contract-abigen/src/filter.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+//! Filtering support for contracts used in [`Abigen`]
+
+use regex::bytes::Regex;
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+
+/// Used to filter contracts that should be _included_ in the abigen generation.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum ContractFilter {
+    /// Include all contracts
+    All,
+    /// Only include contracts that match the filter
+    Select(SelectContracts),
+    /// Only include contracts that _don't_ match the filter
+    Exclude(ExcludeContracts),
+}
+
+// === impl ContractFilter ===
+
+impl ContractFilter {
+    /// Returns whether to include the contract with the given `name`
+    pub fn is_match(&self, name: impl AsRef<str>) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            ContractFilter::All => true,
+            ContractFilter::Select(f) => f.is_match(name),
+            ContractFilter::Exclude(f) => !f.is_match(name),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for ContractFilter {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        ContractFilter::All
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<SelectContracts> for ContractFilter {
+    fn from(f: SelectContracts) -> Self {
+        ContractFilter::Select(f)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<ExcludeContracts> for ContractFilter {
+    fn from(f: ExcludeContracts) -> Self {
+        ContractFilter::Exclude(f)
+    }
+}
+
+macro_rules! impl_filter {
+    ($name:ident) => {
+        impl $name {
+            /// Adds an exact name to the filter
+            pub fn add_name<T: Into<String>>(mut self, arg: T) -> Self {
+                self.exact.insert(arg.into());
+                self
+            }
+
+            /// Adds multiple exact names to the filter
+            pub fn extend_names<I, S>(mut self, name: I) -> Self
+            where
+                I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
+                S: Into<String>,
+            {
+                for arg in name {
+                    self = self.add_name(arg);
+                }
+                self
+            }
+
+            /// Adds the regex to use
+            ///
+            /// # Panics
+            ///
+            /// If `pattern` is an invalid `Regex`
+            pub fn add_regex(mut self, re: Regex) -> Self {
+                self.patterns.push(re);
+                self
+            }
+
+            /// Adds multiple exact names to the filter
+            pub fn extend_regex<I, S>(mut self, regexes: I) -> Self
+            where
+                I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
+                S: Into<Regex>,
+            {
+                for re in regexes {
+                    self = self.add_regex(re.into());
+                }
+                self
+            }
+
+            /// Sets the pattern to use
+            ///
+            /// # Panics
+            ///
+            /// If `pattern` is an invalid `Regex`
+            pub fn add_pattern(self, pattern: impl AsRef<str>) -> Self {
+                self.try_add_pattern(pattern).unwrap()
+            }
+
+            /// Sets the pattern to use
+            pub fn try_add_pattern(mut self, s: impl AsRef<str>) -> Result<Self, regex::Error> {
+                self.patterns.push(Regex::new(s.as_ref())?);
+                Ok(self)
+            }
+
+            /// Adds multiple patterns to the filter
+            ///
+            /// # Panics
+            ///
+            /// If `pattern` is an invalid `Regex`
+            pub fn extend_pattern<I, S>(self, patterns: I) -> Self
+            where
+                I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
+                S: AsRef<str>,
+            {
+                self.try_extend_pattern(patterns).unwrap()
+            }
+
+            /// Adds multiple patterns to the filter
+            ///
+            /// # Panics
+            ///
+            /// If `pattern` is an invalid `Regex`
+            pub fn try_extend_pattern<I, S>(mut self, patterns: I) -> Result<Self, regex::Error>
+            where
+                I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
+                S: AsRef<str>,
+            {
+                for p in patterns {
+                    self = self.try_add_pattern(p)?;
+                }
+                Ok(self)
+            }
+
+            /// Returns true whether the `name` matches the filter
+            pub fn is_match(&self, name: impl AsRef<str>) -> bool {
+                let name = name.as_ref();
+                if self.exact.contains(name) {
+                    return true
+                }
+                self.patterns.iter().any(|re| re.is_match(name.as_bytes()))
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+/// A Contract Filter that only includes certain contracts.
+///
+/// **Note:**: matching by exact name and via regex stacks
+///
+/// This is the inverse of `ExcludeContracts`
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct SelectContracts {
+    /// Include contracts based on their exact name
+    exact: HashSet<String>,
+    /// Include contracts if their name matches a pattern
+    patterns: Vec<Regex>,
+}
+
+/// A Contract Filter that exclude certain contracts
+///
+/// **Note:**: matching by exact name and via regex stacks
+///
+/// This is the inverse of `SelectContracts`
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct ExcludeContracts {
+    /// Exclude contracts based on their exact name
+    exact: HashSet<String>,
+    /// Exclude contracts if their name matches any pattern
+    patterns: Vec<Regex>,
+}
+
+impl_filter!(SelectContracts);
+impl_filter!(ExcludeContracts);
diff --git a/ethers-contract/ethers-contract-abigen/src/lib.rs b/ethers-contract/ethers-contract-abigen/src/lib.rs
index b9482b52..43d2d537 100644
--- a/ethers-contract/ethers-contract-abigen/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ethers-contract/ethers-contract-abigen/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ mod rustfmt;
 mod source;
 mod util;
 
+pub mod filter;
+pub use filter::{ContractFilter, ExcludeContracts, SelectContracts};
 pub mod multi;
 pub use multi::MultiAbigen;
 
diff --git a/ethers-contract/ethers-contract-abigen/src/multi.rs b/ethers-contract/ethers-contract-abigen/src/multi.rs
index 37c8ab76..32396b9c 100644
--- a/ethers-contract/ethers-contract-abigen/src/multi.rs
+++ b/ethers-contract/ethers-contract-abigen/src/multi.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-//! TODO
-
+//! Generate bindings for multiple `Abigen`
 use eyre::Result;
 use inflector::Inflector;
 use proc_macro2::TokenStream;
@@ -11,7 +10,131 @@ use std::{
     path::Path,
 };
 
-use crate::{util, Abigen, Context, ContractBindings, ExpandedContract};
+use crate::{util, Abigen, Context, ContractBindings, ContractFilter, ExpandedContract};
+
+/// Collects Abigen structs for a series of contracts, pending generation of
+/// the contract bindings.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct MultiAbigen {
+    /// Abigen objects to be written
+    abigens: Vec<Abigen>,
+}
+
+impl std::ops::Deref for MultiAbigen {
+    type Target = Vec<Abigen>;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.abigens
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Vec<Abigen>> for MultiAbigen {
+    fn from(abigens: Vec<Abigen>) -> Self {
+        Self { abigens }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::iter::FromIterator<Abigen> for MultiAbigen {
+    fn from_iter<I: IntoIterator<Item = Abigen>>(iter: I) -> Self {
+        iter.into_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>().into()
+    }
+}
+
+impl MultiAbigen {
+    /// Create a new instance from a series (`contract name`, `abi_source`)
+    ///
+    /// See `Abigen::new`
+    pub fn new<I, Name, Source>(abis: I) -> Result<Self>
+    where
+        I: IntoIterator<Item = (Name, Source)>,
+        Name: AsRef<str>,
+        Source: AsRef<str>,
+    {
+        let abis = abis
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(contract_name, abi_source)| Abigen::new(contract_name.as_ref(), abi_source))
+            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>>>()?;
+
+        Ok(Self::from_abigens(abis))
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new instance from a series of already resolved `Abigen`
+    pub fn from_abigens(abis: impl IntoIterator<Item = Abigen>) -> Self {
+        abis.into_iter().collect()
+    }
+
+    /// Reads all json files contained in the given `dir` and use the file name for the name of the
+    /// `ContractBindings`.
+    /// This is equivalent to calling `MultiAbigen::new` with all the json files and their filename.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```text
+    /// abi
+    /// ├── ERC20.json
+    /// ├── Contract1.json
+    /// ├── Contract2.json
+    /// ...
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # fn t() {
+    /// # use ethers_contract_abigen::MultiAbigen;
+    /// let gen = MultiAbigen::from_json_files("./abi").unwrap();
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
+    pub fn from_json_files(root: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Self> {
+        util::json_files(root.as_ref()).into_iter().map(Abigen::from_file).collect()
+    }
+
+    /// See `apply_filter`
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// Only Select specific contracts
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use ethers_contract_abigen::{MultiAbigen, SelectContracts};
+    /// # fn t() {
+    ///    let gen = MultiAbigen::from_json_files("./abi").unwrap().with_filter(
+    ///        SelectContracts::default().add_name("MyContract").add_name("MyOtherContract"),
+    ///    );
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// Exclude all contracts that end with test
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use ethers_contract_abigen::{ExcludeContracts, MultiAbigen};
+    /// # fn t() {
+    ///    let gen = MultiAbigen::from_json_files("./abi").unwrap().with_filter(
+    ///        ExcludeContracts::default().add_pattern(".*Test"),
+    ///    );
+    /// ```
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn with_filter(mut self, filter: impl Into<ContractFilter>) -> Self {
+        self.apply_filter(&filter.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Removes all `Abigen` items that should not be included based on the given filter
+    pub fn apply_filter(&mut self, filter: &ContractFilter) {
+        self.abigens.retain(|abi| filter.is_match(&abi.contract_name))
+    }
+
+    /// Add another Abigen to the module or lib
+    pub fn push(&mut self, abigen: Abigen) {
+        self.abigens.push(abigen)
+    }
+
+    /// Build the contract bindings and prepare for writing
+    pub fn build(self) -> Result<MultiBindings> {
+        let rustfmt = self.abigens.iter().any(|gen| gen.rustfmt);
+        Ok(MultiBindings {
+            expansion: MultiExpansion::from_abigen(self.abigens)?.expand(),
+            rustfmt,
+        })
+    }
+}
 
 /// Represents a collection of [`Abigen::expand()`]
 pub struct MultiExpansion {
@@ -189,94 +312,6 @@ impl MultiExpansionResult {
     }
 }
 
-/// Collects Abigen structs for a series of contracts, pending generation of
-/// the contract bindings.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct MultiAbigen {
-    /// Abigen objects to be written
-    abigens: Vec<Abigen>,
-}
-
-impl std::ops::Deref for MultiAbigen {
-    type Target = Vec<Abigen>;
-
-    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
-        &self.abigens
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<Vec<Abigen>> for MultiAbigen {
-    fn from(abigens: Vec<Abigen>) -> Self {
-        Self { abigens }
-    }
-}
-
-impl std::iter::FromIterator<Abigen> for MultiAbigen {
-    fn from_iter<I: IntoIterator<Item = Abigen>>(iter: I) -> Self {
-        iter.into_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>().into()
-    }
-}
-
-impl MultiAbigen {
-    /// Create a new instance from a series (`contract name`, `abi_source`)
-    ///
-    /// See `Abigen::new`
-    pub fn new<I, Name, Source>(abis: I) -> Result<Self>
-    where
-        I: IntoIterator<Item = (Name, Source)>,
-        Name: AsRef<str>,
-        Source: AsRef<str>,
-    {
-        let abis = abis
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|(contract_name, abi_source)| Abigen::new(contract_name.as_ref(), abi_source))
-            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>>>()?;
-
-        Ok(Self::from_abigens(abis))
-    }
-
-    /// Create a new instance from a series of already resolved `Abigen`
-    pub fn from_abigens(abis: impl IntoIterator<Item = Abigen>) -> Self {
-        abis.into_iter().collect()
-    }
-
-    /// Reads all json files contained in the given `dir` and use the file name for the name of the
-    /// `ContractBindings`.
-    /// This is equivalent to calling `MultiAbigen::new` with all the json files and their filename.
-    ///
-    /// # Example
-    ///
-    /// ```text
-    /// abi
-    /// ├── ERC20.json
-    /// ├── Contract1.json
-    /// ├── Contract2.json
-    /// ...
-    /// ```
-    ///
-    /// ```no_run
-    /// # use ethers_contract_abigen::MultiAbigen;
-    /// let gen = MultiAbigen::from_json_files("./abi").unwrap();
-    /// ```
-    pub fn from_json_files(root: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Self> {
-        util::json_files(root.as_ref()).into_iter().map(Abigen::from_file).collect()
-    }
-
-    /// Add another Abigen to the module or lib
-    pub fn push(&mut self, abigen: Abigen) {
-        self.abigens.push(abigen)
-    }
-
-    /// Build the contract bindings and prepare for writing
-    pub fn build(self) -> Result<MultiBindings> {
-        let rustfmt = self.abigens.iter().any(|gen| gen.rustfmt);
-        Ok(MultiBindings {
-            expansion: MultiExpansion::from_abigen(self.abigens)?.expand(),
-            rustfmt,
-        })
-    }
-}
-
 /// Output of the [`MultiAbigen`] build process. `MultiBindings` wraps a group
 /// of built contract bindings that have yet to be written to disk.
 ///
@@ -736,6 +771,7 @@ fn check_binding_in_dir(dir: &Path, binding: &ContractBindings) -> Result<()> {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    use crate::{ExcludeContracts, SelectContracts};
     use ethers_solc::project_util::TempProject;
     use std::{panic, path::PathBuf};
 
@@ -1015,6 +1051,55 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!tokens.contains("mod __shared_types"));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn can_filter_abigen() {
+        let abi = Abigen::new(
+            "MyGreeter",
+            r#"[
+                        greet() (string)
+                    ]"#,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let mut gen = MultiAbigen::from_abigens(vec![abi]).with_filter(ContractFilter::All);
+        assert_eq!(gen.abigens.len(), 1);
+        gen.apply_filter(&SelectContracts::default().add_name("MyGreeter").into());
+        assert_eq!(gen.abigens.len(), 1);
+
+        gen.apply_filter(&ExcludeContracts::default().add_name("MyGreeter2").into());
+        assert_eq!(gen.abigens.len(), 1);
+
+        let filtered = gen.clone().with_filter(SelectContracts::default().add_name("MyGreeter2"));
+        assert!(filtered.abigens.is_empty());
+
+        let filtered = gen.clone().with_filter(ExcludeContracts::default().add_name("MyGreeter"));
+        assert!(filtered.abigens.is_empty());
+
+        let filtered =
+            gen.clone().with_filter(SelectContracts::default().add_pattern("MyGreeter2"));
+        assert!(filtered.abigens.is_empty());
+
+        let filtered =
+            gen.clone().with_filter(ExcludeContracts::default().add_pattern("MyGreeter"));
+        assert!(filtered.abigens.is_empty());
+
+        gen.push(
+            Abigen::new(
+                "MyGreeterTest",
+                r#"[
+                        greet() (string)
+                    ]"#,
+            )
+            .unwrap(),
+        );
+        let filtered = gen.clone().with_filter(SelectContracts::default().add_pattern(".*Test"));
+        assert_eq!(filtered.abigens.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(filtered.abigens[0].contract_name, "MyGreeterTest");
+
+        let filtered = gen.clone().with_filter(ExcludeContracts::default().add_pattern(".*Test"));
+        assert_eq!(filtered.abigens.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(filtered.abigens[0].contract_name, "MyGreeter");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn can_deduplicate_types() {
         let tmp = TempProject::dapptools().unwrap();