diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline/buflist.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline/buflist.vim
index 0c2bf31c..2670b737 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline/buflist.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline/buflist.vim
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ function! airline#extensions#tabline#buflist#list()
   let exclude_buffers = get(g:, 'airline#extensions#tabline#exclude_buffers', [])
   let exclude_paths = get(g:, 'airline#extensions#tabline#excludes', [])
   let exclude_preview = get(g:, 'airline#extensions#tabline#exclude_preview', 1)
+  let CustomFilter = get(g:, 'airline#extensions#tabline#filter_function')
 
   let list = (exists('g:did_bufmru') && g:did_bufmru) ? BufMRUList() : range(1, bufnr("$"))
 
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ function! airline#extensions#tabline#buflist#list()
       "     'bufhidden' == wipe
       "     'buftype' == nofile
       " 5) ignore buffers matching airline#extensions#tabline#ignore_bufadd_pat
+      " 6) airline#extensions#tabline#filter_function is defined and returns
+      " empty value
 
       " check buffer numbers first
       if index(exclude_buffers, nr) >= 0
@@ -74,6 +77,8 @@ function! airline#extensions#tabline#buflist#list()
       " check other types last
       elseif s:ExcludeOther(nr, exclude_preview)
         continue
+      elseif !empty(CustomFilter) && !call(CustomFilter, [nr])
+        continue
       endif
 
       call add(buffers, nr)
diff --git a/doc/airline.txt b/doc/airline.txt
index 1cc99f61..c5690fc2 100644
--- a/doc/airline.txt
+++ b/doc/airline.txt
@@ -1446,6 +1446,10 @@ Note: Enabling this extension will modify 'showtabline' and 'guioptions'.
   (neovim specific, only works with buffers and not real tabs, default: 0) >
   let g:airline#extensions#tabline#middle_click_preserves_windows = 1
 <
+* custom buffer filter function (name of |Funcref|), takes buffer number and
+* should return an empty value if a buffer shouldn't be displayed >
+  let airline#extensions#tabline#filter_function = ''
+
 -------------------------------------             *airline-tabline-hlgroups*
 When the tabline is enabled, vim-airline exposes the following highlighting
 groups: