diff --git a/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/analysis/filter/SynchronizedFilterTest.java b/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/analysis/filter/SynchronizedFilterTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b315dda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/analysis/filter/SynchronizedFilterTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2009, 2017 Mountainminds GmbH & Co. KG and Contributors
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *    Evgeny Mandrikov - initial API and implementation
+ *
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.jacoco.core.internal.analysis.filter;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+
+import org.jacoco.core.internal.instr.InstrSupport;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.objectweb.asm.Label;
+import org.objectweb.asm.Opcodes;
+import org.objectweb.asm.tree.AbstractInsnNode;
+import org.objectweb.asm.tree.LabelNode;
+import org.objectweb.asm.tree.MethodNode;
+
+public class SynchronizedFilterTest implements IFilterOutput {
+
+	private final SynchronizedFilter filter = new SynchronizedFilter();
+
+	private final MethodNode m = new MethodNode(InstrSupport.ASM_API_VERSION, 0,
+			"name", "()V", null, null);
+
+	private AbstractInsnNode fromInclusive;
+	private AbstractInsnNode toInclusive;
+
+	@Test
+	public void javac() {
+		final Label start = new Label();
+		final Label end = new Label();
+		final Label handler = new Label();
+		final Label handlerEnd = new Label();
+		m.visitTryCatchBlock(start, end, handler, null);
+		m.visitTryCatchBlock(handler, handlerEnd, handler, null);
+
+		m.visitVarInsn(Opcodes.ALOAD, 0);
+		m.visitFieldInsn(Opcodes.GETFIELD, "Fun", "lock", "Ljava/lang/Object;");
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.DUP);
+		m.visitVarInsn(Opcodes.ASTORE, 1);
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.MONITORENTER);
+		m.visitLabel(start);
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.NOP);
+		m.visitVarInsn(Opcodes.ALOAD, 1);
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.MONITOREXIT);
+		m.visitLabel(end);
+		final Label exit = new Label();
+		m.visitJumpInsn(Opcodes.GOTO, exit);
+		m.visitLabel(handler);
+		m.visitVarInsn(Opcodes.ASTORE, 2);
+		m.visitVarInsn(Opcodes.ALOAD, 1);
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.MONITOREXIT);
+		m.visitLabel(handlerEnd);
+		m.visitVarInsn(Opcodes.ALOAD, 2);
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.ATHROW);
+		m.visitLabel(exit);
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.RETURN);
+
+		filter.filter(m, this);
+		assertEquals(handler.info, fromInclusive);
+		assertEquals(((LabelNode) exit.info).getPrevious(), toInclusive);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * <pre>
+	 *     try {
+	 *         ...
+	 *     } catch (Exception e) {
+	 *         ...
+	 *     } finally {
+	 *         ...
+	 *     }
+	 * </pre>
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void javacTryCatchFinally() {
+		final Label start = new Label();
+		final Label end = new Label();
+		final Label catchHandler = new Label();
+		final Label finallyHandler = new Label();
+		final Label catchHandlerEnd = new Label();
+		m.visitTryCatchBlock(start, end, catchHandler, "java/lang/Exception");
+		m.visitTryCatchBlock(start, end, finallyHandler, null);
+		m.visitTryCatchBlock(catchHandler, catchHandlerEnd, finallyHandler,
+				null);
+
+		m.visitLabel(start);
+		// body
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.NOP);
+		m.visitLabel(end);
+		// finally
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.NOP);
+		final Label exit = new Label();
+		m.visitJumpInsn(Opcodes.GOTO, exit);
+		m.visitLabel(catchHandler);
+		m.visitVarInsn(Opcodes.ASTORE, 1);
+		// catch
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.NOP);
+		m.visitLabel(catchHandlerEnd);
+		// finally
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.NOP);
+		m.visitJumpInsn(Opcodes.GOTO, exit);
+		m.visitLabel(finallyHandler);
+		m.visitVarInsn(Opcodes.ASTORE, 2);
+		// finally
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.NOP);
+		m.visitVarInsn(Opcodes.ALOAD, 2);
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.ATHROW);
+		m.visitLabel(exit);
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.RETURN);
+
+		filter.filter(m, this);
+		assertNull(fromInclusive);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void ecj() {
+		final Label start = new Label();
+		final Label end = new Label();
+		final Label handler = new Label();
+		final Label handlerEnd = new Label();
+		m.visitTryCatchBlock(start, end, handler, null);
+		m.visitTryCatchBlock(handler, handlerEnd, handler, null);
+
+		m.visitVarInsn(Opcodes.ALOAD, 0);
+		m.visitFieldInsn(Opcodes.GETFIELD, "Target", "lock",
+				"Ljava/lang/Object;");
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.DUP);
+		m.visitVarInsn(Opcodes.ASTORE, 1);
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.MONITORENTER);
+		m.visitLabel(start);
+		m.visitVarInsn(Opcodes.ALOAD, 0);
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.NOP);
+		m.visitVarInsn(Opcodes.ALOAD, 1);
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.MONITOREXIT);
+		m.visitLabel(end);
+		final Label exit = new Label();
+		m.visitJumpInsn(Opcodes.GOTO, exit);
+		m.visitLabel(handler);
+		m.visitVarInsn(Opcodes.ALOAD, 1);
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.MONITOREXIT);
+		m.visitLabel(handlerEnd);
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.ATHROW);
+		m.visitLabel(exit);
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.RETURN);
+
+		filter.filter(m, this);
+		assertEquals(handler.info, fromInclusive);
+		assertEquals(((LabelNode) exit.info).getPrevious(), toInclusive);
+	}
+
+	public void ignore(AbstractInsnNode fromInclusive,
+			AbstractInsnNode toInclusive) {
+		assertNull(this.fromInclusive);
+		this.fromInclusive = fromInclusive;
+		this.toInclusive = toInclusive;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/flow/InstructionTest.java b/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/flow/InstructionTest.java
index 6ce99ed..1dc5fc2 100644
--- a/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/flow/InstructionTest.java
+++ b/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/flow/InstructionTest.java
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@
 package org.jacoco.core.internal.flow;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.objectweb.asm.Opcodes;
+import org.objectweb.asm.tree.InsnNode;
 
 /**
  * Unit tests for {@link Instruction}.
@@ -25,11 +28,14 @@
 
 	@Before
 	public void setup() {
-		instruction = new Instruction(123);
+		instruction = new Instruction(new InsnNode(Opcodes.NOP), 123);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void testInit() {
+		final InsnNode node = new InsnNode(Opcodes.NOP);
+		instruction = new Instruction(node, 123);
+		assertSame(node, instruction.getNode());
 		assertEquals(123, instruction.getLine());
 		assertEquals(0, instruction.getBranches());
 		assertEquals(0, instruction.getCoveredBranches());
@@ -48,14 +54,16 @@
 
 	@Test
 	public void testSetPredecessor() {
-		final Instruction predecessor = new Instruction(122);
+		final Instruction predecessor = new Instruction(
+				new InsnNode(Opcodes.NOP), 122);
 		instruction.setPredecessor(predecessor);
 		assertEquals(1, predecessor.getBranches());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void testSetCovered() {
-		final Instruction predecessor = new Instruction(122);
+		final Instruction predecessor = new Instruction(
+				new InsnNode(Opcodes.NOP), 122);
 		instruction.setPredecessor(predecessor);
 		instruction.setCovered();
 		assertEquals(1, instruction.getCoveredBranches());
@@ -68,10 +76,11 @@
 
 	@Test
 	public void testSetCoveredOnLongSequence() {
-		final Instruction first = new Instruction(0);
+		final Instruction first = new Instruction(new InsnNode(Opcodes.NOP), 0);
 		Instruction next = first;
 		for (int i = 0; i < 0x10000; i++) {
-			final Instruction insn = new Instruction(i);
+			final Instruction insn = new Instruction(new InsnNode(Opcodes.NOP),
+					i);
 			insn.setPredecessor(next);
 			next = insn;
 		}
diff --git a/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/flow/LabelInfoTest.java b/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/flow/LabelInfoTest.java
index b412080..b2fd0b5 100644
--- a/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/flow/LabelInfoTest.java
+++ b/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/flow/LabelInfoTest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.objectweb.asm.Label;
+import org.objectweb.asm.Opcodes;
+import org.objectweb.asm.tree.InsnNode;
 
 /**
  * Unit tests for {@link LabelInfoTest}.
@@ -159,7 +161,8 @@
 
 	@Test
 	public void testSetInstruction() {
-		final Instruction instruction = new Instruction(123);
+		final Instruction instruction = new Instruction(
+				new InsnNode(Opcodes.NOP), 123);
 		LabelInfo.setInstruction(label, instruction);
 		assertSame(instruction, LabelInfo.getInstruction(label));
 	}
diff --git a/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/test/filter/SynchronizedTest.java b/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/test/filter/SynchronizedTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cfce30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/test/filter/SynchronizedTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2009, 2017 Mountainminds GmbH & Co. KG and Contributors
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *    Evgeny Mandrikov - initial API and implementation
+ *
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.jacoco.core.test.filter;
+
+import org.jacoco.core.analysis.ICounter;
+import org.jacoco.core.test.filter.targets.Synchronized;
+import org.jacoco.core.test.validation.ValidationTestBase;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+/**
+ * Test of filtering of a bytecode that is generated for a synchronized
+ * statement.
+ */
+public class SynchronizedTest extends ValidationTestBase {
+
+	public SynchronizedTest() {
+		super(Synchronized.class);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * {@link Synchronized#normal()}
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void normal() {
+		assertLine("before", ICounter.FULLY_COVERED);
+		// when compiled with ECJ next line covered partly without filter:
+		assertLine("monitorEnter", ICounter.FULLY_COVERED);
+		assertLine("body", ICounter.FULLY_COVERED);
+		if (isJDKCompiler) {
+			// without filter next line covered partly:
+			assertLine("monitorExit", ICounter.FULLY_COVERED);
+		} else {
+			assertLine("monitorExit", ICounter.EMPTY);
+		}
+		assertLine("after", ICounter.FULLY_COVERED);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * {@link Synchronized#explicitException()}
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void explicitException() {
+		assertLine("explicitException.monitorEnter", ICounter.FULLY_COVERED);
+		assertLine("explicitException.exception", ICounter.FULLY_COVERED);
+		// when compiled with javac next line covered fully without filter:
+		assertLine("explicitException.monitorExit", ICounter.EMPTY);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * {@link Synchronized#implicitException()}
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void implicitException() {
+		assertLine("implicitException.monitorEnter", isJDKCompiler
+				? ICounter.FULLY_COVERED : ICounter.PARTLY_COVERED);
+		assertLine("implicitException.exception", ICounter.NOT_COVERED);
+		if (isJDKCompiler) {
+			// without filter next line covered partly:
+			assertLine("implicitException.monitorExit", ICounter.NOT_COVERED);
+		} else {
+			assertLine("implicitException.monitorExit", ICounter.EMPTY);
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/test/filter/targets/Synchronized.java b/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/test/filter/targets/Synchronized.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9403097
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/test/filter/targets/Synchronized.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2009, 2017 Mountainminds GmbH & Co. KG and Contributors
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *    Evgeny Mandrikov - initial API and implementation
+ *
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.jacoco.core.test.filter.targets;
+
+import static org.jacoco.core.test.validation.targets.Stubs.ex;
+import static org.jacoco.core.test.validation.targets.Stubs.nop;
+
+import org.jacoco.core.test.validation.targets.Stubs.StubException;
+
+/**
+ * This test target is a synchronized statement.
+ */
+public class Synchronized {
+
+	private static final Object lock = new Object();
+
+	private static void normal() {
+		nop(); // $line-before$
+		synchronized (lock) { // $line-monitorEnter$
+			nop(); // $line-body$
+		} // $line-monitorExit$
+		nop(); // $line-after$
+	}
+
+	private static void explicitException() {
+		synchronized (lock) { // $line-explicitException.monitorEnter$
+			throw new StubException(); // $line-explicitException.exception$
+		} // $line-explicitException.monitorExit$
+	}
+
+	private static void implicitException() {
+		synchronized (lock) { // $line-implicitException.monitorEnter$
+			ex(); // $line-implicitException.exception$
+		} // $line-implicitException.monitorExit$
+	}
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		normal();
+
+		try {
+			explicitException();
+		} catch (StubException e) {
+		}
+
+		try {
+			implicitException();
+		} catch (StubException e) {
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/test/validation/ValidationTestBase.java b/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/test/validation/ValidationTestBase.java
index aa6b35b..46a19a5 100644
--- a/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/test/validation/ValidationTestBase.java
+++ b/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/test/validation/ValidationTestBase.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  */
 public abstract class ValidationTestBase {
 
-	static final boolean isJDKCompiler = Compiler.DETECT.isJDK();
+	protected static final boolean isJDKCompiler = Compiler.DETECT.isJDK();
 
 	private static final String[] STATUS_NAME = new String[4];
 
diff --git a/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/analysis/MethodAnalyzer.java b/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/analysis/MethodAnalyzer.java
index b27c54b..6736aca 100644
--- a/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/analysis/MethodAnalyzer.java
+++ b/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/analysis/MethodAnalyzer.java
@@ -12,23 +12,36 @@
 package org.jacoco.core.internal.analysis;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.jacoco.core.analysis.ICounter;
 import org.jacoco.core.analysis.IMethodCoverage;
 import org.jacoco.core.analysis.ISourceNode;
+import org.jacoco.core.internal.analysis.filter.IFilter;
+import org.jacoco.core.internal.analysis.filter.IFilterOutput;
+import org.jacoco.core.internal.analysis.filter.SynchronizedFilter;
 import org.jacoco.core.internal.flow.IFrame;
 import org.jacoco.core.internal.flow.Instruction;
 import org.jacoco.core.internal.flow.LabelInfo;
 import org.jacoco.core.internal.flow.MethodProbesVisitor;
 import org.objectweb.asm.Handle;
 import org.objectweb.asm.Label;
+import org.objectweb.asm.MethodVisitor;
+import org.objectweb.asm.tree.AbstractInsnNode;
+import org.objectweb.asm.tree.MethodNode;
+import org.objectweb.asm.tree.TryCatchBlockNode;
 
 /**
  * A {@link MethodProbesVisitor} that analyzes which statements and branches of
  * a method have been executed based on given probe data.
  */
-public class MethodAnalyzer extends MethodProbesVisitor {
+public class MethodAnalyzer extends MethodProbesVisitor
+		implements IFilterOutput {
+
+	private static final IFilter[] FILTERS = new IFilter[] {
+			new SynchronizedFilter() };
 
 	private final boolean[] probes;
 
@@ -86,6 +99,40 @@
 		return coverage;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * {@link MethodNode#accept(MethodVisitor)}
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void accept(final MethodNode methodNode,
+			final MethodVisitor methodVisitor) {
+		this.ignored.clear();
+		for (final IFilter filter : FILTERS) {
+			filter.filter(methodNode, this);
+		}
+
+		for (final TryCatchBlockNode n : methodNode.tryCatchBlocks) {
+			n.accept(methodVisitor);
+		}
+		currentNode = methodNode.instructions.getFirst();
+		while (currentNode != null) {
+			currentNode.accept(methodVisitor);
+			currentNode = currentNode.getNext();
+		}
+		methodVisitor.visitEnd();
+	}
+
+	private final Set<AbstractInsnNode> ignored = new HashSet<AbstractInsnNode>();
+	private AbstractInsnNode currentNode;
+
+	public void ignore(final AbstractInsnNode fromInclusive,
+			final AbstractInsnNode toInclusive) {
+		for (AbstractInsnNode i = fromInclusive; i != toInclusive; i = i
+				.getNext()) {
+			ignored.add(i);
+		}
+		ignored.add(toInclusive);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void visitLabel(final Label label) {
 		currentLabel.add(label);
@@ -106,7 +153,7 @@
 	}
 
 	private void visitInsn() {
-		final Instruction insn = new Instruction(currentLine);
+		final Instruction insn = new Instruction(currentNode, currentLine);
 		instructions.add(insn);
 		if (lastInsn != null) {
 			insn.setPredecessor(lastInsn);
@@ -272,6 +319,10 @@
 		// Report result:
 		coverage.ensureCapacity(firstLine, lastLine);
 		for (final Instruction i : instructions) {
+			if (ignored.contains(i.getNode())) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			final int total = i.getBranches();
 			final int covered = i.getCoveredBranches();
 			final ICounter instrCounter = covered == 0 ? CounterImpl.COUNTER_1_0
diff --git a/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/analysis/filter/IFilter.java b/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/analysis/filter/IFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab2daa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/analysis/filter/IFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2009, 2017 Mountainminds GmbH & Co. KG and Contributors
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *    Evgeny Mandrikov - initial API and implementation
+ *
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.jacoco.core.internal.analysis.filter;
+
+import org.objectweb.asm.tree.MethodNode;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for filter implementations. Instances of filters are reused and so
+ * must be stateless.
+ */
+public interface IFilter {
+
+	void filter(MethodNode methodNode, IFilterOutput output);
+
+}
diff --git a/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/analysis/filter/IFilterOutput.java b/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/analysis/filter/IFilterOutput.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c24dc03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/analysis/filter/IFilterOutput.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2009, 2017 Mountainminds GmbH & Co. KG and Contributors
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *    Evgeny Mandrikov - initial API and implementation
+ *
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.jacoco.core.internal.analysis.filter;
+
+import org.objectweb.asm.tree.AbstractInsnNode;
+
+/**
+ * Interface used by filters to mark filtered items.
+ */
+public interface IFilterOutput {
+
+	/**
+	 * Marks sequence of instructions that should be ignored during computation
+	 * of coverage.
+	 *
+	 * @param fromInclusive
+	 *            first instruction that should be ignored, inclusive
+	 * @param toInclusive
+	 *            last instruction coming after <code>fromInclusive</code> that
+	 *            should be ignored, inclusive
+	 */
+	void ignore(AbstractInsnNode fromInclusive, AbstractInsnNode toInclusive);
+
+}
diff --git a/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/analysis/filter/SynchronizedFilter.java b/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/analysis/filter/SynchronizedFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65e763d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/analysis/filter/SynchronizedFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2009, 2017 Mountainminds GmbH & Co. KG and Contributors
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *    Evgeny Mandrikov - initial API and implementation
+ *
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.jacoco.core.internal.analysis.filter;
+
+import org.objectweb.asm.Opcodes;
+import org.objectweb.asm.tree.AbstractInsnNode;
+import org.objectweb.asm.tree.MethodNode;
+import org.objectweb.asm.tree.TryCatchBlockNode;
+
+/**
+ * Filters code that is generated for synchronized statement.
+ */
+public final class SynchronizedFilter implements IFilter {
+
+	public void filter(MethodNode methodNode, IFilterOutput output) {
+		for (TryCatchBlockNode tryCatch : methodNode.tryCatchBlocks) {
+			if (tryCatch.type != null) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			if (tryCatch.start == tryCatch.handler) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			final AbstractInsnNode to = new Matcher(tryCatch.handler).match();
+			if (to == null) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			output.ignore(tryCatch.handler, to);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private static class Matcher {
+		private final AbstractInsnNode start;
+		private AbstractInsnNode cursor;
+
+		private Matcher(final AbstractInsnNode start) {
+			this.start = start;
+		}
+
+		private AbstractInsnNode match() {
+			if (nextIsEcj() || nextIsJavac()) {
+				return cursor;
+			}
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		private boolean nextIsJavac() {
+			cursor = start;
+			return nextIs(Opcodes.ASTORE) && nextIs(Opcodes.ALOAD)
+					&& nextIs(Opcodes.MONITOREXIT) && nextIs(Opcodes.ALOAD)
+					&& nextIs(Opcodes.ATHROW);
+		}
+
+		private boolean nextIsEcj() {
+			cursor = start;
+			return nextIs(Opcodes.ALOAD) && nextIs(Opcodes.MONITOREXIT)
+					&& nextIs(Opcodes.ATHROW);
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Moves {@link #cursor} to next instruction and returns
+		 * <code>true</code> if it has given opcode.
+		 */
+		private boolean nextIs(int opcode) {
+			next();
+			return cursor != null && cursor.getOpcode() == opcode;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Moves {@link #cursor} to next instruction.
+		 */
+		private void next() {
+			do {
+				cursor = cursor.getNext();
+			} while (cursor != null
+					&& (cursor.getType() == AbstractInsnNode.FRAME
+							|| cursor.getType() == AbstractInsnNode.LABEL
+							|| cursor.getType() == AbstractInsnNode.LINE));
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/flow/ClassProbesAdapter.java b/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/flow/ClassProbesAdapter.java
index 860d8fb..c30b768 100644
--- a/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/flow/ClassProbesAdapter.java
+++ b/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/flow/ClassProbesAdapter.java
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@
 							ClassProbesAdapter.this.name, access, name, desc,
 							probesAdapter);
 					probesAdapter.setAnalyzer(analyzer);
-					this.accept(analyzer);
+					methodProbes.accept(this, analyzer);
 				} else {
-					this.accept(probesAdapter);
+					methodProbes.accept(this, probesAdapter);
 				}
 			}
 		};
diff --git a/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/flow/Instruction.java b/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/flow/Instruction.java
index e49c5a0..e41ca46 100644
--- a/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/flow/Instruction.java
+++ b/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/flow/Instruction.java
@@ -11,12 +11,16 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.jacoco.core.internal.flow;
 
+import org.objectweb.asm.tree.AbstractInsnNode;
+
 /**
  * Representation of a byte code instruction for analysis. Internally used for
  * analysis.
  */
 public class Instruction {
 
+	private final AbstractInsnNode node;
+
 	private final int line;
 
 	private int branches;
@@ -28,16 +32,26 @@
 	/**
 	 * New instruction at the given line.
 	 * 
+	 * @param node
+	 *            corresponding node
 	 * @param line
 	 *            source line this instruction belongs to
 	 */
-	public Instruction(final int line) {
+	public Instruction(final AbstractInsnNode node, final int line) {
+		this.node = node;
 		this.line = line;
 		this.branches = 0;
 		this.coveredBranches = 0;
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * @return corresponding node
+	 */
+	public AbstractInsnNode getNode() {
+		return node;
+	}
+
+	/**
 	 * Adds an branch to this instruction.
 	 */
 	public void addBranch() {
diff --git a/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/flow/MethodProbesVisitor.java b/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/flow/MethodProbesVisitor.java
index b212b02..a509406 100644
--- a/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/flow/MethodProbesVisitor.java
+++ b/org.jacoco.core/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/flow/MethodProbesVisitor.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import org.jacoco.core.internal.instr.InstrSupport;
 import org.objectweb.asm.Label;
 import org.objectweb.asm.MethodVisitor;
+import org.objectweb.asm.tree.MethodNode;
 
 /**
  * A {@link MethodVisitor} with additional methods to get probe insertion
@@ -147,4 +148,20 @@
 			final int[] keys, final Label[] labels, final IFrame frame) {
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * This method can be overwritten to hook into the process of emitting the
+	 * instructions of this method as <code>visitX()</code> events.
+	 *
+	 * @param methodNode
+	 *            the content to emit
+	 * @param methodVisitor
+	 *            A visitor to emit the content to. Note that this is not
+	 *            necessarily this visitor instance but some wrapper which
+	 *            calculates the probes.
+	 */
+	public void accept(final MethodNode methodNode,
+			final MethodVisitor methodVisitor) {
+		methodNode.accept(methodVisitor);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/org.jacoco.doc/docroot/doc/changes.html b/org.jacoco.doc/docroot/doc/changes.html
index 80d7fb7..c73b155 100644
--- a/org.jacoco.doc/docroot/doc/changes.html
+++ b/org.jacoco.doc/docroot/doc/changes.html
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
   <li>Exclude from a report enum methods <code>valueOf</code> and <code>values</code>
       that are created by compiler
       (GitHub <a href="https://github.com/jacoco/jacoco/issues/491">#491</a>).</li>
+  <li>Exclude from a report a part of bytecode that compiler generates for a
+      synchronized statement
+      (GitHub <a href="https://github.com/jacoco/jacoco/issues/501">#501</a>).</li>
   <li>Maven aggregated reports will now also include modules of runtime dependencies
       (GitHub <a href="https://github.com/jacoco/jacoco/issues/498">#498</a>).</li>
 </ul>