diff --git a/pyvim/commands/completer.py b/pyvim/commands/completer.py
index 6e0c046..e4c039b 100644
--- a/pyvim/commands/completer.py
+++ b/pyvim/commands/completer.py
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@
 )
 
 
-def create_command_completer(editor):
+def create_command_completer(editor, file_filter=lambda _: True):
     commands = [c + ' ' for c in get_commands()]
 
     return GrammarCompleter(COMMAND_GRAMMAR, {
         'command': WordCompleter(commands),
-        'location': PathCompleter(expanduser=True),
+        'location': PathCompleter(expanduser=True, file_filter=file_filter),
         'set_option': WordCompleter(sorted(SET_COMMANDS)),
         'buffer_name': BufferNameCompleter(editor),
         'colorscheme': ColorSchemeCompleter(editor),
diff --git a/pyvim/editor.py b/pyvim/editor.py
index f26d2ae..7996ec4 100644
--- a/pyvim/editor.py
+++ b/pyvim/editor.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 from .commands.preview import CommandPreviewer
 from .editor_buffer import EditorBuffer
 from .enums import COMMAND_BUFFER
+from .file_filter import file_filter
 from .help import HELP_TEXT
 from .key_bindings import create_key_bindings
 from .layout import EditorLayout, get_terminal_title
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ def handle_action(cli, buffer):
         commands_history = FileHistory(os.path.join(self.config_directory, 'commands_history'))
         command_buffer = Buffer(accept_action=AcceptAction(handler=handle_action),
                                 enable_history_search=Always(),
-                                completer=create_command_completer(self),
+                                completer=create_command_completer(self, file_filter=file_filter),
                                 history=commands_history)
 
         search_buffer_history = FileHistory(os.path.join(self.config_directory, 'search_history'))
diff --git a/pyvim/file_filter.py b/pyvim/file_filter.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24e690e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyvim/file_filter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+FILE_FILTER_FUNCTIONS = {}
+
+
+def has_file_filter_handler(command):
+    return command in FILE_FILTER_FUNCTIONS
+
+
+def call_file_filter_handler(filter, filename):
+    """
+    Execute command.
+    """
+    FILE_FILTER_FUNCTIONS[filter](filename)
+
+
+def get_file_filters():
+    return FILE_FILTER_FUNCTIONS.keys()
+
+
+def add_file_filter(name):
+    """
+    Decorator that registers a function that takes a filename as a
+    parameter and returns True if valid.
+
+    To use, in your ~/.pyvimrc::
+
+        from pyvim.file_filter import file_filter
+
+        @file_filter('filtername')
+        def _(filename):
+            return not filename.endswith('.pyc')
+    """
+    def decorator(func):
+        FILE_FILTER_FUNCTIONS[name] = func
+        return func
+    return decorator
+
+
+def file_filter(filename):
+    if not get_file_filters():
+        return True
+    return all(
+        func(filename)
+        for filter, func in FILE_FILTER_FUNCTIONS.items()
+    )