diff --git a/Lib/test/test_shutil.py b/Lib/test/test_shutil.py
index dfdec0d..fa5bbb1 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_shutil.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_shutil.py
@@ -108,6 +108,82 @@
                 if os.path.exists(path):
                     shutil.rmtree(path)
 
+    def test_copytree_with_exclude(self):
+
+        def write_data(path, data):
+            f = open(path, "w")
+            f.write(data)
+            f.close()
+
+        def read_data(path):
+            f = open(path)
+            data = f.read()
+            f.close()
+            return data
+
+        # creating data
+        join = os.path.join
+        exists = os.path.exists
+        src_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        dst_dir = join(tempfile.mkdtemp(), 'destination')
+        write_data(join(src_dir, 'test.txt'), '123')
+        write_data(join(src_dir, 'test.tmp'), '123')
+        os.mkdir(join(src_dir, 'test_dir'))
+        write_data(join(src_dir, 'test_dir', 'test.txt'), '456')
+        os.mkdir(join(src_dir, 'test_dir2'))
+        write_data(join(src_dir, 'test_dir2', 'test.txt'), '456')
+        os.mkdir(join(src_dir, 'test_dir2', 'subdir'))
+        os.mkdir(join(src_dir, 'test_dir2', 'subdir2'))
+        write_data(join(src_dir, 'test_dir2', 'subdir', 'test.txt'), '456')
+        write_data(join(src_dir, 'test_dir2', 'subdir2', 'test.py'), '456')
+
+
+        # testing glob-like patterns
+        try:
+            patterns = shutil.ignore_patterns('*.tmp', 'test_dir2')
+            shutil.copytree(src_dir, dst_dir, ignore=patterns)
+            # checking the result: some elements should not be copied
+            self.assert_(exists(join(dst_dir, 'test.txt')))
+            self.assert_(not exists(join(dst_dir, 'test.tmp')))
+            self.assert_(not exists(join(dst_dir, 'test_dir2')))
+        finally:
+            if os.path.exists(dst_dir):
+                shutil.rmtree(dst_dir)
+        try:
+            patterns = shutil.ignore_patterns('*.tmp', 'subdir*')
+            shutil.copytree(src_dir, dst_dir, ignore=patterns)
+            # checking the result: some elements should not be copied
+            self.assert_(not exists(join(dst_dir, 'test.tmp')))
+            self.assert_(not exists(join(dst_dir, 'test_dir2', 'subdir2')))
+            self.assert_(not exists(join(dst_dir, 'test_dir2', 'subdir')))
+        finally:
+            if os.path.exists(dst_dir):
+                shutil.rmtree(dst_dir)
+
+        # testing callable-style
+        try:
+            def _filter(src, names):
+                res = []
+                for name in names:
+                    path = os.path.join(src, name)
+
+                    if (os.path.isdir(path) and
+                        path.split()[-1] == 'subdir'):
+                        res.append(name)
+                    elif os.path.splitext(path)[-1] in ('.py'):
+                        res.append(name)
+                return res
+
+            shutil.copytree(src_dir, dst_dir, ignore=_filter)
+
+            # checking the result: some elements should not be copied
+            self.assert_(not exists(join(dst_dir, 'test_dir2', 'subdir2',
+                                    'test.py')))
+            self.assert_(not exists(join(dst_dir, 'test_dir2', 'subdir')))
+
+        finally:
+            if os.path.exists(dst_dir):
+                shutil.rmtree(dst_dir)
 
     if hasattr(os, "symlink"):
         def test_dont_copy_file_onto_link_to_itself(self):