diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index acb049a8..0bc4faa2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -180,7 +180,11 @@ This macro implements an "outer union." The list of tables provided to this macr
 
 Usage:
 ```
-{{ dbt_utils.union_tables(tables=[ref('table_1'), ref('table_2')], column_override={"some_field": "varchar(100)"}) }}
+{{ dbt_utils.union_tables(
+    tables=[ref('table_1'), ref('table_2')], 
+    column_override={"some_field": "varchar(100)"}, 
+    exclude=["some_other_field"]
+) }}
 ```
 
 #### generate_series ([source](macros/sql/generate_series.sql))
diff --git a/macros/sql/union.sql b/macros/sql/union.sql
index d5261f65..5709f8bc 100644
--- a/macros/sql/union.sql
+++ b/macros/sql/union.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-{% macro union_tables(tables, column_override=none) -%}
+{% macro union_tables(tables, column_override=none, exclude=none) -%}
 
+    {%- set exclude = exclude if exclude is not none else [] %}
     {%- set column_override = column_override if column_override is not none else {} %}
 
     {%- set table_columns = {} %}
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@
         {%- set cols = adapter.get_columns_in_table(schema, table_name) %}
         {%- for col in cols -%}
 
+        {%- if col.column not in exclude %}
+
             {# update the list of columns in this table #}
             {%- set _ = table_columns[table].append(col.column) %}
 
@@ -35,6 +38,9 @@
                 {%- set _ =  column_superset.update({col.column: col}) %}
 
             {%- endif -%}
+
+        {%- endif -%}
+
         {%- endfor %}
     {%- endfor %}