diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d739c7a..1701a8c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ Check Options:
   --ignore-service NAME
                         Ignore service NAME in checks
   --ignore-disk NAME    Ignore disk NAME in health check
+  --ignore-pools NAME   Ignore pool(s) in backup check (pool names, csv, e.g. 'ignore' or 'test,nobackup')
   -w THRESHOLD_WARNING, --warning THRESHOLD_WARNING
                         Warning threshold for check value. Mutiple thresholds with name:value,name:value
   -c THRESHOLD_CRITICAL, --critical THRESHOLD_CRITICAL
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ WARNING - Ceph Cluster is in warning state
 
 **Check ZFS pool health**
 ```
-./check_pve.py -u <API_USER> -p <API_PASSWORD> -e <API_ENDPOINT> -m zfs-health -n pve 
+./check_pve.py -u <API_USER> -p <API_PASSWORD> -e <API_ENDPOINT> -m zfs-health -n pve
 OK - All ZFS pools are healthy
 ```
 
diff --git a/check_pve.py b/check_pve.py
index 321b2e7..a9149a7 100755
--- a/check_pve.py
+++ b/check_pve.py
@@ -666,6 +666,23 @@ def check_version(self) -> None:
 
     def check_vzdump_backup(self, name: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
         """Check for failed vzdump backup jobs."""
+        def get_ignored_pool_members(ignored_pool) -> list:
+          url = self.get_url(f"pools/{ignored_pool}")
+          data = self.request(url)
+          mlist = list()
+          for member in data["members"]:
+            mlist.append(str(member["vmid"]))
+          return mlist
+
+        def get_poolids() -> list:
+          url = self.get_url("pools")
+          pools = self.request(url)
+          id = list()
+          for poolid in pools:
+            id += [poolid["poolid"]]
+          return id
+
+
         tasks_url = self.get_url("cluster/tasks")
         tasks = self.request(tasks_url)
         tasks = [t for t in tasks if t["type"] == "vzdump"]
@@ -697,12 +714,25 @@ def check_vzdump_backup(self, name: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
         nbu_url = self.get_url("cluster/backup-info/not-backed-up")
         not_backed_up = self.request(nbu_url)
         if len(not_backed_up) > 0:
-            guest_ids = " ".join([str(guest["vmid"]) for guest in not_backed_up])
-            if self.check_result not in [CheckState.CRITICAL, CheckState.UNKNOWN]:
-                self.check_result = CheckState.WARNING
-            self.check_message += (
-                f"\nThere are guests not covered by any backup schedule: {guest_ids}"
-            )
+            guest_ids = list()
+            for guest in not_backed_up:
+              guest_ids.append(str(guest["vmid"]))
+            ignore_param = self.options.ignore_pools[0]
+            ignored_pools = ignore_param.split(",")
+            poolids = get_poolids()
+            pool_members = list()
+            for poolid in poolids:
+              if not poolid in ignored_pools:
+                continue
+              pool_members += get_ignored_pool_members(poolid)
+            ignored_vmids = pool_members
+            remaining_not_backed_up = list(set(guest_ids) -set(ignored_vmids))
+            if len(remaining_not_backed_up) > 0:
+                if self.check_result not in [CheckState.CRITICAL, CheckState.UNKNOWN]:
+                    self.check_result = CheckState.WARNING
+                    self.check_message += (
+                        f"\nThere are unignored guests not covered by any backup schedule: {remaining_not_backed_up}"
+                    )
 
     def check_memory(self) -> None:
         """Check memory usage of Proxmox VE node."""
@@ -999,6 +1029,15 @@ def parse_args(self) -> None:
             default=[],
         )
 
+        check_opts.add_argument(
+            "--ignore-pools",
+            dest="ignore_pools",
+            action="append",
+            metavar="NAME",
+            help="Ignore vms and containers in pool(s) NAME in checks",
+            default=[],
+        )
+
         check_opts.add_argument(
             "-w",
             "--warning",