diff --git a/src/modules/unpackfs/main.py b/src/modules/unpackfs/main.py
index bfd291e3c..53ffd37df 100644
--- a/src/modules/unpackfs/main.py
+++ b/src/modules/unpackfs/main.py
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ def file_copy(source, entry, progress_cb):
 
     args = ['rsync', '-aHAXr']
     args.extend(global_excludes())
+    if entry.excludeFile:
+        args.extend(["--exclude-from=" + entry.excludeFile])
+    if entry.exclude:
+        for f in entry.exclude:
+            args.extend(["--exclude", f])
     args.extend(['--progress', source, dest])
     process = subprocess.Popen(
         args, env=at_env, bufsize=1, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, close_fds=ON_POSIX
diff --git a/src/modules/unpackfs/unpackfs.conf b/src/modules/unpackfs/unpackfs.conf
index 98569b477..454e82e66 100644
--- a/src/modules/unpackfs/unpackfs.conf
+++ b/src/modules/unpackfs/unpackfs.conf
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ unpack:
     -   source: ../CHANGES
         sourcefs: file
         destination: "/tmp/changes.txt"
-    -   source: src/qml/calamares/slideshow/
+    -   source: src/qml/calamares/slideshow
         sourcefs: file
-        destination: "/tmp/"
+        destination: "/tmp/slideshow/"
         exclude: [ "*.qmlc", "qmldir" ]
+        # excludeFile: /etc/calamares/modules/unpackfs/exclude-list.txt