diff --git a/lib/HueBridge.js b/lib/HueBridge.js
index 2277db02..c32dd17e 100644
--- a/lib/HueBridge.js
+++ b/lib/HueBridge.js
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ HueBridge.prototype.accessories = function() {
     this.accessoryList.push(this);
   }.bind(this))
   .then(this.createUser.bind(this))
+  .then(this.getBlacklist.bind(this))
   .then(this.createGroup0.bind(this))
   .then(this.createResources.bind(this))
   .catch(function(err) {
@@ -211,6 +212,38 @@ HueBridge.prototype.getConfig = function() {
   return d.promise;
 };
 
+HueBridge.prototype.getBlacklist = function() {
+  const d = deferred();
+
+  this.blacklist = {
+    sensors: [],
+    lights: [],
+    groups: [],
+    schedules: [],
+    rules: []
+  };
+  this.request('get', '/resourcelinks').then(function(obj) {
+    for (const key in obj) {
+      const link = obj[key];
+      if (link.name === 'homebridge-hue' && link.links) {
+        this.log.debug(
+          '%s: /resourcelinks/%d: %d blacklist entries', this.name,
+          key, link.links.length
+        );
+        for (const resource of link.links) {
+          const type = resource.split('/')[1];
+          const id = resource.split('/')[2];
+          if (this.blacklist[type]) {
+            this.blacklist[type][id] = true;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    d.resolve(true);
+  }.bind(this));
+  return d.promise;
+}
+
 HueBridge.prototype.createUser = function() {
   if (this.username) {
     this.url += '/' + this.username;
@@ -262,7 +295,9 @@ HueBridge.prototype.createResources = function() {
         if (lightObj.manufacturer) {
           lightObj.manufacturername = lightObj.manufacturer;
         }
-        if (
+        if (this.blacklist.lights[id]) {
+          this.log.debug('%s: /lights/%d: blacklisted', this.name, id);
+        } else if (
           this.platform.config.philipsLights ||
           lightObj.manufacturername !== 'Philips'
         ) {
@@ -295,7 +330,9 @@ HueBridge.prototype.createResources = function() {
     if (this.platform.config.groups) {
       for (const id in obj.groups) {
         const group = obj.groups[id];
-        if (this.platform.config.rooms || group.type !== 'Room') {
+        if (this.blacklist.groups[id]) {
+          this.log.debug('%s: /groups/%d: blacklisted', this.name, id);
+        } else if (this.platform.config.rooms || group.type !== 'Room') {
           this.log.debug(
             '%s: /groups/%d: %s "%s"', this.name, id, group.type, group.name
           );
@@ -314,7 +351,9 @@ HueBridge.prototype.createResources = function() {
     if (this.platform.config.sensors) {
       for (const id in obj.sensors) {
         const sensorObj = obj.sensors[id];
-        if (this.platform.config.excludeSensorTypes[sensorObj.type] ||
+        if (this.blacklist.sensors[id]) {
+          this.log.debug('%s: /sensors/%d: blacklisted', this.name, id);
+        } else if (this.platform.config.excludeSensorTypes[sensorObj.type] ||
             (sensorObj.type.substring(0, 4) === 'CLIP'  &&
              this.platform.config.excludeSensorTypes.CLIP)) {
           this.log.debug(
@@ -361,14 +400,18 @@ HueBridge.prototype.createResources = function() {
     this.log.debug('%s: %d sensors', this.name, this.state.sensors);
     if (this.platform.config.schedules) {
       for (const id in obj.schedules) {
-        const schedule = obj.schedules[id];
-        this.log.debug(
-          '%s: /schedules/%d: "%s"', this.name, id, schedule.name
-        );
-        this.schedules[id] = new HueSchedule(this, id, schedule);
-        // this.accessoryList.push(this.schedules[id]);
-        if (this.serviceList.length < 99) {
-          this.serviceList.push(this.schedules[id].service);
+        if (this.blacklist.schedules[id]) {
+          this.log.debug('%s: /schedules/%d: blacklisted', this.name, id);
+        } else {
+          const schedule = obj.schedules[id];
+          this.log.debug(
+            '%s: /schedules/%d: "%s"', this.name, id, schedule.name
+          );
+          this.schedules[id] = new HueSchedule(this, id, schedule);
+          // this.accessoryList.push(this.schedules[id]);
+          if (this.serviceList.length < 99) {
+            this.serviceList.push(this.schedules[id].service);
+          }
         }
       }
       this.state.schedules = Object.keys(this.schedules).length;
@@ -376,12 +419,16 @@ HueBridge.prototype.createResources = function() {
     this.log.debug('%s: %d schedules', this.name, this.state.schedules);
     if (this.platform.config.rules) {
       for (const id in obj.rules) {
-        const rule = obj.rules[id];
-        this.log.debug('%s: /rules/%d: "%s"', this.name, id, rule.name);
-        this.rules[id] = new HueSchedule(this, id, rule, 'rule');
-        // this.accessoryList.push(this.rules[id]);
-        if (this.serviceList.length < 99) {
-          this.serviceList.push(this.rules[id].service);
+        if (this.blacklist.rules[id]) {
+          this.log.debug('%s: /rules/%d: blacklisted', this.name, id);
+        } else {
+          const rule = obj.rules[id];
+          this.log.debug('%s: /rules/%d: "%s"', this.name, id, rule.name);
+          this.rules[id] = new HueSchedule(this, id, rule, 'rule');
+          // this.accessoryList.push(this.rules[id]);
+          if (this.serviceList.length < 99) {
+            this.serviceList.push(this.rules[id].service);
+          }
         }
       }
       this.state.rules = Object.keys(this.rules).length;