diff --git a/server/models/entry.coffee b/server/models/entry.coffee
index d13f58f..6e5ecb7 100755
--- a/server/models/entry.coffee
+++ b/server/models/entry.coffee
@@ -119,10 +119,15 @@ entrySchema.statics.findByParams = (params, callback) ->
     (callback) ->
       if settings.bucket?
         filteredBuckets = settings.bucket.split '|'
+        excludedBuckets = _.chain(filteredBuckets)
+          .filter (bucket) -> bucket.indexOf('-') == 0
+          .map (bucket) -> bucket.substring(1)
+          .value()
+        queryObject = if excludedBuckets.length > 0 then {slug: $nin: excludedBuckets} else {slug: $in: filteredBuckets}
         searchQuery.bucket = $in: []
 
-        mongoose.model('Bucket').find {slug: $in: filteredBuckets}, (err, buckets) =>
-          filteredBucketIDs = _.pluck _.filter(buckets, (bkt) -> bkt.slug in filteredBuckets), '_id'
+        mongoose.model('Bucket').find queryObject, (err, buckets) =>
+          filteredBucketIDs = _.pluck _.filter(buckets, (bkt) -> bkt.slug?), '_id'
           searchQuery.bucket = $in: filteredBucketIDs
           callback null
       else
diff --git a/test/server/models/entry.coffee b/test/server/models/entry.coffee
index 08a3eea..d80b0c6 100644
--- a/test/server/models/entry.coffee
+++ b/test/server/models/entry.coffee
@@ -122,3 +122,20 @@ describe 'Entry', ->
         expect(entries).to.have.length 1
         expect(entries?[0]?.title).to.equal 'Test Article'
         done()
+
+    it 'filters by negative bucket slug', (done) ->
+      Entry.findByParams bucket: '-photos', (e, entries) ->
+        expect(entries).to.have.length 1
+        expect(entries?[0]?.title).to.equal 'Test Article'
+        done()
+
+    it 'filters by multiple negative bucket slugs', (done) ->
+      Entry.findByParams bucket: '-photos|-articles', (e, entries) ->
+        expect(entries).to.have.length 0
+        done()
+
+    it 'filters by negative and positive bucket slug', (done) ->
+      Entry.findByParams bucket: '-photos|articles', (e, entries) ->
+          expect(entries).to.have.length 1
+          expect(entries?[0]?.title).to.equal 'Test Article'
+          done()