diff --git a/scalalib/src/mill/scalalib/Dep.scala b/scalalib/src/mill/scalalib/Dep.scala
index bd7fce4fb1e..f67eed0387c 100644
--- a/scalalib/src/mill/scalalib/Dep.scala
+++ b/scalalib/src/mill/scalalib/Dep.scala
@@ -3,6 +3,20 @@ import mill.util.JsonFormatters._
 import upickle.default.{macroRW, ReadWriter => RW}
 sealed trait Dep {
   def configure(attributes: coursier.Attributes): Dep
+  def exclude(exclusions: (String, String)*): Dep =
+    this match {
+      case dep : Dep.Java => dep.copy(dep = dep.dep.copy(exclusions = dep.dep.exclusions ++ exclusions))
+      case dep : Dep.Scala => dep.copy(dep = dep.dep.copy(exclusions = dep.dep.exclusions ++ exclusions))
+      case dep : Dep.Point => dep.copy(dep = dep.dep.copy(exclusions = dep.dep.exclusions ++ exclusions))
+    }
+  def excludeOrg(organizations: String*): Dep = exclude(organizations.map(_ -> "*"): _*)
+  def excludeName(names: String*): Dep = exclude(names.map("*" -> _): _*)
+  def withConfiguration(configuration: String): Dep =
+    this match {
+      case dep : Dep.Java => dep.copy(dep = dep.dep.copy(configuration = configuration))
+      case dep : Dep.Scala => dep.copy(dep = dep.dep.copy(configuration = configuration))
+      case dep : Dep.Point => dep.copy(dep = dep.dep.copy(configuration = configuration))
+    }
 }
 object Dep{
 
diff --git a/scalalib/src/mill/scalalib/publish/Ivy.scala b/scalalib/src/mill/scalalib/publish/Ivy.scala
index 644e2c53099..22e26ff692f 100644
--- a/scalalib/src/mill/scalalib/publish/Ivy.scala
+++ b/scalalib/src/mill/scalalib/publish/Ivy.scala
@@ -41,8 +41,12 @@ object Ivy {
   }
 
   private def renderDependency(dep: Dependency) = {
-    val scope = scopeToConf(dep.scope)
-    <dependency org={dep.artifact.group} name={dep.artifact.id} rev={dep.artifact.version} conf={s"$scope->default(compile)"}></dependency>
+    if (dep.exclusions.isEmpty)
+      <dependency org={dep.artifact.group} name={dep.artifact.id} rev={dep.artifact.version} conf={s"${scopeToConf(dep.scope)}->${dep.configuration.getOrElse("default(compile)")}"} />
+    else
+      <dependency org={dep.artifact.group} name={dep.artifact.id} rev={dep.artifact.version} conf={s"${scopeToConf(dep.scope)}->${dep.configuration.getOrElse("default(compile)")}"}>
+        {dep.exclusions.map(ex => <exclude org={ex._1} name={ex._2} matcher="exact"/>)}
+      </dependency>
   }
 
   private def scopeToConf(s: Scope): String = s match {
diff --git a/scalalib/src/mill/scalalib/publish/Pom.scala b/scalalib/src/mill/scalalib/publish/Pom.scala
index 1a86e7de79e..84cf0632f5f 100644
--- a/scalalib/src/mill/scalalib/publish/Pom.scala
+++ b/scalalib/src/mill/scalalib/publish/Pom.scala
@@ -90,12 +90,28 @@ object Pom {
       case Scope.Test     => <scope>test</scope>
       case Scope.Runtime  => <scope>runtime</scope>
     }
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>{d.artifact.group}</groupId>
-      <artifactId>{d.artifact.id}</artifactId>
-      <version>{d.artifact.version}</version>
-      {scope}
-    </dependency>
+    if (d.exclusions.isEmpty)
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>{d.artifact.group}</groupId>
+        <artifactId>{d.artifact.id}</artifactId>
+        <version>{d.artifact.version}</version>
+        {scope}
+      </dependency>
+    else
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>{d.artifact.group}</groupId>
+        <artifactId>{d.artifact.id}</artifactId>
+        <version>{d.artifact.version}</version>
+        <exclusions>
+          {d.exclusions.map(ex =>
+            <exclude>
+              <groupId>{ex._1}</groupId>
+              <artifactId>{ex._2}</artifactId>
+            </exclude>
+          )}
+        </exclusions>
+        {scope}
+      </dependency>
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/scalalib/src/mill/scalalib/publish/settings.scala b/scalalib/src/mill/scalalib/publish/settings.scala
index 1076fb41b79..34f7e7ad728 100644
--- a/scalalib/src/mill/scalalib/publish/settings.scala
+++ b/scalalib/src/mill/scalalib/publish/settings.scala
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ object Artifact {
       case Dep.Java(dep, cross) =>
         Dependency(
           Artifact(dep.module.organization, dep.module.name, dep.version),
-          Scope.Compile
+          Scope.Compile,
+          if (dep.configuration == "" ) None else Some(dep.configuration),
+          dep.exclusions.toList
         )
       case Dep.Scala(dep, cross) =>
         Dependency(
@@ -24,7 +26,9 @@ object Artifact {
             s"${dep.module.name}_${scalaBin}",
             dep.version
           ),
-          Scope.Compile
+          Scope.Compile,
+          if (dep.configuration == "") None else Some(dep.configuration),
+          dep.exclusions.toList
         )
       case Dep.Point(dep, cross) =>
         Dependency(
@@ -33,7 +37,9 @@ object Artifact {
             s"${dep.module.name}_${scalaFull}",
             dep.version
           ),
-          Scope.Compile
+          Scope.Compile,
+          if (dep.configuration == "") None else Some(dep.configuration),
+          dep.exclusions.toList
         )
     }
   }
@@ -49,7 +55,9 @@ object Scope {
 
 case class Dependency(
     artifact: Artifact,
-    scope: Scope
+    scope: Scope,
+    configuration: Option[String] = None,
+    exclusions: Seq[(String, String)] = Nil
 )
 
 case class Developer(
diff --git a/scalalib/test/src/mill/scalalib/ResolveDepsTests.scala b/scalalib/test/src/mill/scalalib/ResolveDepsTests.scala
index 97fcbd505e7..861fa3129c5 100644
--- a/scalalib/test/src/mill/scalalib/ResolveDepsTests.scala
+++ b/scalalib/test/src/mill/scalalib/ResolveDepsTests.scala
@@ -34,6 +34,24 @@ object ResolveDepsTests extends TestSuite {
       assert(paths.exists(_.path.toString.contains("byte-buddy")))
     }
 
+    'excludeTransitiveDeps - {
+      val deps = Agg(ivy"com.lihaoyi::pprint:0.5.3".exclude("com.lihaoyi" -> "fansi_2.12"))
+      val Success(paths) = evalDeps(deps)
+      assert(!paths.exists(_.path.toString.contains("fansi_2.12")))
+    }
+
+    'excludeTransitiveDepsByOrg - {
+      val deps = Agg(ivy"com.lihaoyi::pprint:0.5.3".excludeOrg("com.lihaoyi"))
+      val Success(paths) = evalDeps(deps)
+      assert(!paths.exists(path => path.path.toString.contains("com/lihaoyi") && !path.path.toString.contains("pprint_2.12")))
+    }
+
+    'excludeTransitiveDepsByName - {
+      val deps = Agg(ivy"com.lihaoyi::pprint:0.5.3".excludeName("fansi_2.12"))
+      val Success(paths) = evalDeps(deps)
+      assert(!paths.exists(_.path.toString.contains("fansi_2.12")))
+    }
+
     'errOnInvalidOrgDeps - {
       val deps = Agg(ivy"xxx.yyy.invalid::pprint:0.5.3")
       val Failure(errMsg, _) = evalDeps(deps)
diff --git a/scalalib/test/src/mill/scalalib/publish/IvyTests.scala b/scalalib/test/src/mill/scalalib/publish/IvyTests.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0f275dd98a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scalalib/test/src/mill/scalalib/publish/IvyTests.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package mill.scalalib.publish
+
+import utest._
+import mill._
+
+import scala.xml.{Node, NodeSeq, XML}
+
+object IvyTests extends TestSuite {
+
+  def tests: Tests = Tests {
+    val artifactId = "mill-scalalib_2.12"
+    val artifact =
+      Artifact("com.lihaoyi", "mill-scalalib_2.12", "0.0.1")
+    val deps = Agg(
+      Dependency(Artifact("com.lihaoyi", "mill-main_2.12", "0.1.4"),
+        Scope.Compile),
+      Dependency(Artifact("org.scala-sbt", "test-interface", "1.0"),
+        Scope.Compile),
+      Dependency(Artifact("com.lihaoyi", "pprint_2.12", "0.5.3"),
+        Scope.Compile, exclusions = List("com.lihaoyi" -> "fansi_2.12", "*" -> "sourcecode_2.12"))
+    )
+
+    'fullIvy - {
+      val fullIvy = XML.loadString(Ivy(artifact, deps))
+
+      'topLevel - {
+        val info = singleNode(fullIvy \ "info")
+        assert(
+          singleAttr(info, "organisation") == artifact.group
+        , singleAttr(info, "module") == artifact.id
+        , singleAttr(info, "revision") == artifact.version
+        )
+      }
+
+      'dependencies - {
+        val dependencies = fullIvy \ "dependencies" \ "dependency"
+        val ivyDeps = deps.indexed
+
+        assert(dependencies.size == ivyDeps.size)
+
+        dependencies.zipWithIndex.foreach { case (dep, index) =>
+          assert(
+            singleAttr(dep, "org") == ivyDeps(index).artifact.group
+          , singleAttr(dep, "name") == ivyDeps(index).artifact.id
+          , singleAttr(dep, "rev") == ivyDeps(index).artifact.version
+          , (dep \ "exclude").zipWithIndex forall { case (exclude, j) =>
+              singleAttr(exclude, "org") == ivyDeps(index).exclusions(j)._1 &&
+                singleAttr(exclude, "name") == ivyDeps(index).exclusions(j)._2
+            }
+          )
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  def singleNode(seq: NodeSeq): Node =
+    seq.headOption.getOrElse(throw new RuntimeException("empty seq"))
+  def singleAttr(node: Node, attr: String): String =
+    node.attribute(attr).flatMap(_.headOption.map(_.text)).getOrElse(throw new RuntimeException(s"empty attr $attr"))
+}
diff --git a/scalalib/test/src/mill/scalalib/publish/PomTests.scala b/scalalib/test/src/mill/scalalib/publish/PomTests.scala
index 31e874467c7..c15ff172d83 100644
--- a/scalalib/test/src/mill/scalalib/publish/PomTests.scala
+++ b/scalalib/test/src/mill/scalalib/publish/PomTests.scala
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ object PomTests extends TestSuite {
       Dependency(Artifact("com.lihaoyi", "mill-main_2.12", "0.1.4"),
                  Scope.Compile),
       Dependency(Artifact("org.scala-sbt", "test-interface", "1.0"),
-                 Scope.Compile)
+                 Scope.Compile),
+      Dependency(Artifact("com.lihaoyi", "pprint_2.12", "0.5.3"),
+                 Scope.Compile, exclusions = List("com.lihaoyi" -> "fansi_2.12", "*" -> "sourcecode_2.12"))
     )
     val settings = PomSettings(
       description = "mill-scalalib",
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ object PomTests extends TestSuite {
       'dependencies - {
         val dependencies = fullPom \ "dependencies" \ "dependency"
 
-        assert(dependencies.size == 2)
+        assert(dependencies.size == 3)
 
         val pomDeps = deps.indexed
 
@@ -114,7 +116,11 @@ object PomTests extends TestSuite {
               singleText(dep \ "groupId") == pomDeps(index).artifact.group,
               singleText(dep \ "artifactId") == pomDeps(index).artifact.id,
               singleText(dep \ "version") == pomDeps(index).artifact.version,
-              optText(dep \ "scope").isEmpty
+              optText(dep \ "scope").isEmpty,
+              (dep \ "exclusions").zipWithIndex.forall { case (node, j) =>
+                singleText(node \ "exclude" \ "groupId") == pomDeps(index).exclusions(j)._1 &&
+                  singleText(node \ "exclude" \ "artifactId") == pomDeps(index).exclusions(j)._2
+              }
             )
         }
       }