diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e8372979..e132bfa2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+.idea/
+src/logs
 docs/_build/doctrees
 shotgunEventDaemon.conf
+plugins
 *.pyc
diff --git a/src/shotgunEventDaemon.conf.example b/src/shotgunEventDaemon.conf.example
index 68ae2c8b..0254d47b 100644
--- a/src/shotgunEventDaemon.conf.example
+++ b/src/shotgunEventDaemon.conf.example
@@ -66,6 +66,15 @@ name: shotgunEventDaemon
 # this random useless key with the one corresponding to the script you've setup.
 key: 841c9a51bf45e1872c3e5f2435dade67458bc858
 
+# Limits the events receiving by this event daemon to the comma delimited list
+# defined in limit_to_projects. Should not used together with 'ignore_projects'.
+limit_to_projects:
+
+# Ignores events for projects defined in the comma delimited list ignore_projects.
+# Should not be used together with 'limit_to_projects'.
+ignore_projects:
+
+
 # Sets the session_uuid from every event in the Shotgun instance to propagate in
 # any events generated by plugins. This will allow the Shotgun UI to display
 # updates that occur as a result of a plugin.
diff --git a/src/shotgunEventDaemon.py b/src/shotgunEventDaemon.py
index 34d79a2a..14517382 100755
--- a/src/shotgunEventDaemon.py
+++ b/src/shotgunEventDaemon.py
@@ -143,6 +143,14 @@ def getEngineScriptName(self):
     def getEngineScriptKey(self):
         return self.get('shotgun', 'key')
 
+    def getEngineLimitToProjects(self):
+        project_list = [s.strip() for s in self.get('shotgun', 'limit_to_projects').split(',')]
+        return project_list if project_list[0] != '' else []
+
+    def getEngineIgnoreProjects(self):
+        project_list = [s.strip() for s in self.get('shotgun', 'ignore_projects').split(',')]
+        return project_list if project_list[0] != '' else []
+
     def getEventIdFile(self):
         return self.get('daemon', 'eventIdFile')
 
@@ -360,6 +368,8 @@ def _loadEventIdData(self):
                         self.log.debug('Read last event id (%d) from file.', lastEventId)
                         for collection in self._pluginCollections:
                             collection.setState(lastEventId)
+                except EOFError:
+                    print "EOFERROR in pickle.load occured", fh.read()
                 fh.close()
             except OSError, err:
                 raise EventDaemonError('Could not load event id from file.\n\n%s' % traceback.format_exc(err))
@@ -446,13 +456,14 @@ def _getNewEvents(self):
             filters = [['id', 'greater_than', nextEventId - 1]]
             fields = ['id', 'event_type', 'attribute_name', 'meta', 'entity', 'user', 'project', 'session_uuid']
             order = [{'column':'id', 'direction':'asc'}]
-    
+
             conn_attempts = 0
             while True:
                 try:
                     return self._sg.find("EventLogEntry", filters, fields, order, limit=self.config.getMaxEventBatchSize())
-                    if events:
-                        self.log.debug('Got %d events: %d to %d.', len(events), events[0]['id'], events[-1]['id'])
+                    # This gets never fired as the function returns previously
+                    # if events:
+                    #     self.log.debug('Got %d events: %d to %d.', len(events), events[0]['id'], events[-1]['id'])
                 except (sg.ProtocolError, sg.ResponseError, socket.error), err:
                     conn_attempts = self._checkConnectionAttempts(conn_attempts, str(err))
                 except Exception, err:
@@ -850,6 +861,21 @@ def __init__(self, callback, plugin, engine, shotgun, matchEvents=None, args=Non
         self._logger.config = self._engine.config
 
     def canProcess(self, event):
+
+        limit_to_projects = self._engine.config.getEngineLimitToProjects()
+        ignore_projects = self._engine.config.getEngineIgnoreProjects()
+
+        if 'project' in event and event['project'] is not None:
+            project_name = event['project'].get('name')
+            if limit_to_projects and project_name not in limit_to_projects:
+                msg = "Skipping event {0}. Ignored by engine configuration 'limit_to_projects' for project: {1}"
+                self._logger.debug(msg.format(event['id'], project_name))
+                return False
+            if project_name in ignore_projects:
+                msg = "Skipping event {0}. Ignored by engine configuration 'ignore_projects' for project: {1}"
+                self._logger.debug(msg.format(event['id'], project_name))
+                return False
+
         if not self._matchEvents:
             return True