diff --git a/solenv/inc/tg_jar.mk b/solenv/inc/tg_jar.mk
index d1109ec4e8f1..52c0e4389c44 100644
--- a/solenv/inc/tg_jar.mk
+++ b/solenv/inc/tg_jar.mk
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ $(JARMANIFEST) .PHONY : $(CUSTOMMANIFESTFILEDEP)
 .ENDIF			# "$(JARMANIFEST)"!=""
 .ENDIF			# "$(NEW_JAR_PACK)"!=""
 
+.IF "$(JARCLASSEXCLUDES)" == ""
+ZIPJAR_EXCLUDE=
+.ELSE   # "$(JARCLASSEXCLUDES)" == ""
+ZIPJAR_EXCLUDE=$(foreach,i,$(JARCLASSEXCLUDES) -x "$i")
+# format:
+# JARCLASSEXCLUDES=foo/* bar/*
+.ENDIF  # "$(JARCLASSEXCLUDES)" == ""
+
 #
 # build jar 
 #
@@ -82,8 +90,8 @@ $(JARTARGETN) :
     @-find . -type d -user $(USER) ! -perm -5 -print | xargs test "$$1" != "" && chmod +r $$1 
 .ENDIF
 .IF "$(JARMANIFEST)"!=""
-    $(COMMAND_ECHO)cd $(CLASSDIR)/$(TARGET) && zip $(ZIP_VERBOSITY) -u -rX ../$(@:f) $(subst,$(CLASSDIR)/$(TARGET)/, $(JARMANIFEST)) $(CHECKZIPRESULT)
+    $(COMMAND_ECHO)cd $(CLASSDIR)/$(TARGET) && zip $(ZIP_VERBOSITY) -u -rX ../$(@:f) $(subst,$(CLASSDIR)/$(TARGET)/, $(JARMANIFEST)) $(ZIPJAR_EXCLUDE) $(CHECKZIPRESULT)
 .ENDIF			# "$(JARMANIFEST)"!=""
-    $(COMMAND_ECHO)cd $(CLASSDIR) && zip $(ZIP_VERBOSITY) -u -rX $(@:f) $(subst,\,/ $(JARCLASSDIRS)) $(CHECKZIPRESULT)
+    $(COMMAND_ECHO)cd $(CLASSDIR) && zip $(ZIP_VERBOSITY) -u -rX $(@:f) $(subst,\,/ $(JARCLASSDIRS)) $(ZIPJAR_EXCLUDE) $(CHECKZIPRESULT)
 .ENDIF