diff --git a/plugins/autodump.cpp b/plugins/autodump.cpp
index 7b9c9d2c7..7299da67e 100644
--- a/plugins/autodump.cpp
+++ b/plugins/autodump.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ DFhackCExport command_result plugin_init ( Core * c, std::vector <PluginCommand>
         "Options:\n"
         "  destroy       - instead of dumping, destroy the items instantly.\n"
         "  destroy-here  - only affect the tile under cursor.\n"
+        "  visible       - only process items that are not hidden.\n"
+        "  hidden        - only process hidden items.\n"
+        "  forbidden     - only process forbidden items (default: only unforbidden).\n"
     ));
     commands.push_back(PluginCommand(
         "autodump-destroy-here", "Destroy items marked for dumping under cursor.",
@@ -82,6 +85,9 @@ static command_result autodump_main(Core * c, vector <string> & parameters)
     // Command line options
     bool destroy = false;
     bool here = false;
+    bool need_visible = false;
+    bool need_hidden = false;
+    bool need_forbidden = false;
     if(parameters.size() > 0)
     {
         string & p = parameters[0];
@@ -89,10 +95,22 @@ static command_result autodump_main(Core * c, vector <string> & parameters)
             destroy = true;
         else if (p == "destroy-here")
             destroy = here = true;
+        else if (p == "visible")
+            need_visible = true;
+        else if (p == "hidden")
+            need_hidden = true;
+        else if (p == "forbidden")
+            need_forbidden = true;
         else
             return CR_WRONG_USAGE;
     }
 
+    if (need_visible && need_hidden)
+    {
+        c->con.printerr("An item can't be both hidden and visible.\n");
+        return CR_WRONG_USAGE;
+    }
+
     DFHack::VersionInfo *mem = c->vinfo;
     DFHack::Gui * Gui = c->getGui();
     if (!Maps::IsValid())
@@ -158,7 +176,6 @@ static command_result autodump_main(Core * c, vector <string> & parameters)
         if (   !itm->flags.bits.dump
             || !itm->flags.bits.on_ground
             ||  itm->flags.bits.construction
-            ||  itm->flags.bits.hidden
             ||  itm->flags.bits.in_building
             ||  itm->flags.bits.in_chest
             ||  itm->flags.bits.in_inventory
@@ -166,6 +183,15 @@ static command_result autodump_main(Core * c, vector <string> & parameters)
         )
             continue;
 
+        if (need_visible && itm->flags.bits.hidden)
+            continue;
+        if (need_hidden && !itm->flags.bits.hidden)
+            continue;
+        if (need_forbidden && !itm->flags.bits.forbid)
+            continue;
+        if (!need_forbidden && itm->flags.bits.forbid)
+            continue;
+
         if(!destroy) // move to cursor
         {
             // Change flags to indicate the dump was completed, as if by super-dwarfs