diff --git a/src/snapshot_middleware/dir.rs b/src/snapshot_middleware/dir.rs
index b3af1cb0..2fe2c66a 100644
--- a/src/snapshot_middleware/dir.rs
+++ b/src/snapshot_middleware/dir.rs
@@ -161,6 +161,17 @@ pub fn syncback_dir_no_meta<'sync>(
 
         for new_child_ref in new_inst.children() {
             let new_child = snapshot.get_new_instance(*new_child_ref).unwrap();
+            // Skip instances of ignored classes
+            if snapshot.should_ignore_class(&new_child.class) {
+                // Also remove from old_child_map so it won't be marked as removed
+                old_child_map.remove(new_child.name.as_str());
+                log::debug!(
+                    "Skipping instance {} because its class {} is ignored",
+                    new_child.name,
+                    new_child.class
+                );
+                continue;
+            }
             if let Some(old_child) = old_child_map.remove(new_child.name.as_str()) {
                 if old_child.metadata().relevant_paths.is_empty() {
                     log::debug!(
@@ -186,10 +197,32 @@ pub fn syncback_dir_no_meta<'sync>(
             }
         }
         // Any children that are in the old dom but not the new one are removed.
-        removed_children.extend(old_child_map.into_values());
+        // Filter out instances of ignored classes from removal.
+        removed_children.extend(old_child_map.into_values().filter(|inst| {
+            if snapshot.should_ignore_class(inst.class_name().as_str()) {
+                log::debug!(
+                    "Not removing instance {} because its class {} is ignored",
+                    inst.name(),
+                    inst.class_name()
+                );
+                false
+            } else {
+                true
+            }
+        }));
     } else {
         // There is no old instance. Just add every child.
         for new_child_ref in new_inst.children() {
+            let new_child = snapshot.get_new_instance(*new_child_ref).unwrap();
+            // Skip instances of ignored classes
+            if snapshot.should_ignore_class(&new_child.class) {
+                log::debug!(
+                    "Skipping instance {} because its class {} is ignored",
+                    new_child.name,
+                    new_child.class
+                );
+                continue;
+            }
             children.push(snapshot.with_joined_path(*new_child_ref, None)?);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/snapshot_middleware/project.rs b/src/snapshot_middleware/project.rs
index 9540d764..8e9735e5 100644
--- a/src/snapshot_middleware/project.rs
+++ b/src/snapshot_middleware/project.rs
@@ -474,6 +474,18 @@ pub fn syncback_project<'sync>(
         // All of the children in this loop are by their nature not in the
         // project, so we just need to run syncback on them.
         for (name, new_child) in new_child_map.drain() {
+            // Skip instances of ignored classes
+            if snapshot.should_ignore_class(&new_child.class) {
+                // Also remove from old_child_map so it won't be marked as removed
+                old_child_map.remove(name.as_str());
+                log::debug!(
+                    "Skipping instance {} because its class {} is ignored",
+                    new_child.name,
+                    new_child.class
+                );
+                continue;
+            }
+
             let parent_path = match ref_to_path_map.get(&new_child.parent()) {
                 Some(path) => path.clone(),
                 None => {
@@ -502,7 +514,19 @@ pub fn syncback_project<'sync>(
                 }
             }
         }
-        removed_descendants.extend(old_child_map.drain().map(|(_, v)| v));
+        // Filter out instances of ignored classes from removal
+        removed_descendants.extend(old_child_map.drain().filter_map(|(_, inst)| {
+            if snapshot.should_ignore_class(inst.class_name().as_str()) {
+                log::debug!(
+                    "Not removing instance {} because its class {} is ignored",
+                    inst.name(),
+                    inst.class_name()
+                );
+                None
+            } else {
+                Some(inst)
+            }
+        }));
         node_changed_map.push((&node.properties, &node.attributes, old_inst))
     }
     let mut fs_snapshot = FsSnapshot::new();
diff --git a/src/syncback/mod.rs b/src/syncback/mod.rs
index 61d26674..4ad9d504 100644
--- a/src/syncback/mod.rs
+++ b/src/syncback/mod.rs
@@ -385,6 +385,10 @@ pub struct SyncbackRules {
     /// syncback.
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "IndexMap::is_empty")]
     ignore_properties: IndexMap<Ustr, Vec<Ustr>>,
+    /// A list of class names to ignore entirely during syncback.
+    /// Instances of these classes will not be added, removed, or synced.
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
+    ignore_classes: Vec<String>,
     /// Whether or not the `CurrentCamera` of `Workspace` is included in the
     /// syncback or not. Defaults to `false`.
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
diff --git a/src/syncback/snapshot.rs b/src/syncback/snapshot.rs
index 384033d6..2a2f252d 100644
--- a/src/syncback/snapshot.rs
+++ b/src/syncback/snapshot.rs
@@ -206,6 +206,24 @@ impl<'sync> SyncbackSnapshot<'sync> {
             .as_ref()
             .map(|rules| rules.ignore_trees.as_slice())
     }
+
+    /// Returns user-specified ignore classes.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn ignore_classes(&self) -> Option<&[String]> {
+        self.data
+            .project
+            .syncback_rules
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|rules| rules.ignore_classes.as_slice())
+    }
+
+    /// Checks if a class name should be ignored during syncback.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn should_ignore_class(&self, class_name: &str) -> bool {
+        self.ignore_classes()
+            .map(|classes| classes.iter().any(|c| c == class_name))
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn filter_out_property(inst: &Instance, prop_name: &str) -> bool {