diff --git a/exampleSite/content/home/publications.md b/exampleSite/content/home/publications.md
index b0ed0f0f..b7487933 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/home/publications.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/home/publications.md
@@ -31,5 +31,8 @@ list_format = 3
 #  5: Book
 #  6: Book chapter
 publication_type = "-1"
+
+# Exclude publications that are shown in the Selected Publications widget?
+exclude_selected = false
 +++
 
diff --git a/layouts/partials/widgets/publications.html b/layouts/partials/widgets/publications.html
index d2823b76..6cc0d606 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/widgets/publications.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/widgets/publications.html
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
       {{ $.Scratch.Set "recent_pubs" (where $.Site.RegularPages "Type" "publication") }}
     {{ end }}
 
+    {{ if $page.Params.exclude_selected }}
+      {{ $.Scratch.Set "recent_pubs" ( ($.Scratch.Get "recent_pubs") | intersect (where (where $.Site.RegularPages "Type" "publication") ".Params.selected" "!=" true) ) }}
+    {{ end }}
+
     {{ $recent_pubs := $.Scratch.Get "recent_pubs" }}
     {{ range first $page.Params.count $recent_pubs }}
       {{ if eq $page.Params.list_format 1 }}