diff --git a/docsSite/docs/tab-reference/console.md b/docsSite/docs/tab-reference/console.md
index 7443b1fc..1c8d4d56 100644
--- a/docsSite/docs/tab-reference/console.md
+++ b/docsSite/docs/tab-reference/console.md
@@ -15,8 +15,12 @@ Drag the desired field to the main view to get started. Each row represents an u
 
 ![Console view](./img/console-1.png)
 
-The controls are similar to the 🔢 [Table](../tab-reference/table.md) tab. The selected time is synchronized across all tabs. Click a row to select it, or hover over a row to preview it in any visible pop-up windows. Clicking the ↓ button jumps to the selected time (or the time entered in the box). Enter text in the "Filter" input to only display rows which contain the filter text. Press **Ctrl+F** to quickly select the "Filter" input.
-
 :::tip
 Click the color palette icon to toggle highlighting for warning and error messages. Messages are highlighted if they contain the text "warning" or "error".
 :::
+
+The controls are similar to the 🔢 [Table](../tab-reference/table.md) tab. The selected time is synchronized across all tabs. Click a row to select it, or hover over a row to preview it in any visible pop-up windows. Clicking the ↓ button jumps to the selected time (or the time entered in the box). Enter text in the "Filter" input to only display rows which contain the filter text. Press **Ctrl+F** to quickly select the "Filter" input.
+
+:::info
+Adding a "!" at the start of the filter text will _exclude_ matching messages from the main view.
+:::
diff --git a/src/shared/renderers/ConsoleRenderer.ts b/src/shared/renderers/ConsoleRenderer.ts
index 6b2c9334..ab4981e0 100644
--- a/src/shared/renderers/ConsoleRenderer.ts
+++ b/src/shared/renderers/ConsoleRenderer.ts
@@ -190,12 +190,16 @@ export default class ConsoleRenderer implements TabRenderer {
     let timestamps = this.timestamps;
     let values = this.values;
     const filter = this.FILTER_INPUT.value.toLowerCase();
-    if (filter.length > 0) {
+    if (filter.startsWith("!") ? filter.length > 1 : filter.length > 0) {
       let filteredTimestamps: number[] = [];
       let filteredValues: string[] = [];
       for (let i = 0; i < timestamps.length; i++) {
         let value = values[i];
-        if (value.toLowerCase().includes(filter)) {
+        if (
+          filter.startsWith("!")
+            ? !value.toLowerCase().includes(filter.slice(1).toLowerCase())
+            : value.toLowerCase().includes(filter.toLowerCase())
+        ) {
           filteredTimestamps.push(timestamps[i]);
           filteredValues.push(value);
         }
@@ -239,7 +243,7 @@ export default class ConsoleRenderer implements TabRenderer {
     for (let i = 0; i < values.length; i++) {
       // Format value
       let valueFormatted = "";
-      if (filter.length > 0) {
+      if (filter.length > 0 && !filter.startsWith("!")) {
         let lastPosition = -1;
         let position = -1;
         while (