diff --git a/config.example.js b/config.example.js
index dc01eefd..e54d33ed 100644
--- a/config.example.js
+++ b/config.example.js
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ module.exports = {
       name: "owner/otherRepo",
       requiredStatuses: ["tests", "build", "codeClimate"],
       ignoredStatuses: ["coverage"],
+      // Hides pulls on this repo on page load, users can unhide them with the repo filter
+      hideByDefault: true,
     },
   ],
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/filter-menu.tsx b/frontend/src/filter-menu.tsx
index 3cbf1776..53d6bf67 100644
--- a/frontend/src/filter-menu.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/filter-menu.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   MenuDivider,
   MenuOptionGroup,
   MenuItemOption,
+  chakra,
 } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 import { useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
 import { countBy } from "lodash-es";
@@ -17,22 +18,29 @@ import { countBy } from "lodash-es";
 // Map from value to number of pulls that have that value
 type ValueGetter = (pull: Pull) => string;
 
+const SHOWALL = "SHOWALL";
+
 type FilterMenuProps = {
   urlParam: string;
   buttonText: string;
   extractValueFromPull: ValueGetter;
+  defaultExculdedValues?: string[];
 };
 
 export function FilterMenu({
   urlParam,
   buttonText,
   extractValueFromPull,
+  defaultExculdedValues,
 }: FilterMenuProps) {
   const pulls = useAllOpenPulls();
   // Default is empty array that implies show all pulls (no filtering)
   const [selectedValues, setSelectedValues] = useArrayUrlState(urlParam, []);
-  // Nothing selected == show everything, otherwise, it'd be empty
-  const showAll = selectedValues.length === 0;
+  // Nothing selected == show the default values (everything except the excluded values)
+  const showDefault = selectedValues.length === 0;
+  // Show every single value if the magic SHOWALL string is selected
+  const showAll = notEmpty(defaultExculdedValues) ? selectedValues.includes(SHOWALL) : selectedValues.length === 0;
+
   // List from url may contain values we have no pulls for
   const urlValues = useConst(() => new Set(selectedValues));
   const setPullFilter = useSetFilter();
@@ -41,22 +49,30 @@ export function FilterMenu({
   const allValues = useMemo(() => {
     // All values of open pulls
     const pullValues = new Set<string>(pulls.map(extractValueFromPull));
-    return sortValues([...new Set([...pullValues, ...urlValues])]);
+    const allValuesSet = new Set([...pullValues, ...urlValues]);
+    allValuesSet.delete(SHOWALL);
+    return sortValues([...allValuesSet]);
   }, [pulls]);
+
   const valueToPullCount = useMemo(
     () => countBy(pulls, extractValueFromPull),
     [pulls]
   );
 
+  const defaultSelectedValues = arrayDiff(allValues, defaultExculdedValues || []);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const selectedValuesSet = new Set(selectedValues);
     setPullFilter(
       urlParam,
-      selectedValuesSet.size === 0
+      showAll
         ? null
-        : (pull) => selectedValuesSet.has(extractValueFromPull(pull))
+        : (showDefault ? (pull) => !defaultExculdedValues?.includes(extractValueFromPull(pull))
+          : (pull) => selectedValuesSet.has(extractValueFromPull(pull)))
     );
-  }, [selectedValues]);
+  }, [selectedValues, defaultExculdedValues]);
+
+  const numberText = showDefault ? "" : (showAll ? allValues.length : selectedValues.length);
 
   return (
     <Menu closeOnSelect={false}>
@@ -64,27 +80,56 @@ export function FilterMenu({
         as={Button}
         colorScheme="blue"
         size="sm"
-        variant={showAll ? "outline" : null}
+        variant={showDefault ? "outline" : null}
       >
-        {buttonText} {selectedValues.length ? `(${selectedValues.length})` : ""}
+        {buttonText} {numberText ? `(${numberText})` : ""}
       </MenuButton>
       <MenuList minWidth="240px">
-        <MenuItemOption
-          key="Show All"
-          onClick={() => setSelectedValues([])}
-          isChecked={showAll}
-        >
-          Show All
-        </MenuItemOption>
+        {notEmpty(defaultExculdedValues) && (
+          <>
+            <MenuItemOption
+              key="Show All"
+              onClick={() => setSelectedValues([SHOWALL])}
+            >
+              Show All
+            </MenuItemOption>
+            <MenuItemOption
+              key="Show Default"
+              onClick={() => setSelectedValues([])}
+            >
+              Show Default
+            </MenuItemOption>
+          </>)
+        }
+        {empty(defaultExculdedValues) &&
+          <MenuItemOption
+            key="Show All"
+            onClick={() => setSelectedValues([])}
+          >
+            Show All
+          </MenuItemOption>
+        }
         <MenuDivider />
         <MenuOptionGroup
           type="checkbox"
-          value={showAll ? [] : selectedValues}
+          value={showAll ? allValues : (showDefault ? defaultSelectedValues : selectedValues)}
           onChange={setSelectedValues}
         >
           {allValues.map((value) => (
-            <MenuItemOption key={value} value={value}>
+            <MenuItemOption className="filterOption" key={value} value={value}>
               {value} ({valueToPullCount[value] || 0})
+              <chakra.span
+                visibility="hidden"
+                float="right"
+                _hover={{textDecoration:"underline"}}
+                mt={1}
+                fontSize="xs"
+                sx={{'.filterOption:hover &': {visibility: 'visible'}}}
+                onClick={(e)=> {
+                  setSelectedValues([value]);
+                  e.stopPropagation();
+                }
+              }>only</chakra.span>
             </MenuItemOption>
           ))}
         </MenuOptionGroup>
@@ -98,3 +143,15 @@ function sortValues(values: string[]): string[] {
     a.localeCompare(b, undefined, { sensitivity: "base" })
   );
 }
+
+function arrayDiff<T>(a: T[], b: T[]): T[] {
+  return a.filter((x) => !b.includes(x));
+}
+
+function empty<T>(array: T[] | undefined): boolean {
+  return !array || array.length === 0;
+}
+
+function notEmpty<T>(array: T[] | undefined): boolean {
+  return !!array && array.length > 0;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/navbar.tsx b/frontend/src/navbar.tsx
index 88944197..825fa8da 100644
--- a/frontend/src/navbar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/navbar.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   useFilteredOpenPulls,
   useAllOpenPulls,
   useSetFilter,
+  useRepoSpecs,
 } from "./pulldasher/pulls-context";
 import { Pull } from "./pull";
 import {
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ import {
   MenuList,
   Text
 } from "@chakra-ui/react";
-import { useRef, useEffect, useCallback } from "react";
+import { useRef, useEffect, useCallback, useMemo } from "react";
 import { useBoolUrlState } from "./use-url-state";
 import { NotificationRequest } from "./notifications";
 import { useConnectionState, ConnectionState } from "./backend/socket";
@@ -51,6 +52,10 @@ export function Navbar(props: NavBarProps) {
   const pulls: Set<Pull> = useFilteredOpenPulls();
   const allOpenPulls: Pull[] = useAllOpenPulls();
   const setPullFilter = useSetFilter();
+  const repoSpecs = useRepoSpecs();
+  const reposToHide = useMemo(() =>
+    repoSpecs.filter((repo) => repo.hideByDefault).map((repo) => repo.name.replace(/.*\//g, "")),
+    [repoSpecs]);
   const { toggleColorMode } = useColorMode();
   const [showCryo, toggleShowCryo] = useBoolUrlState("cryo", false);
   const [showExtBlocked, toggleShowExtBlocked] = useBoolUrlState(
@@ -174,6 +179,7 @@ export function Navbar(props: NavBarProps) {
             <FilterMenu
               urlParam="repo"
               buttonText="Repo"
+              defaultExculdedValues={reposToHide}
               extractValueFromPull={(pull: Pull) => pull.getRepoName()}
             />
           </Box>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pull-card/index.tsx b/frontend/src/pull-card/index.tsx
index 5a64527e..43d006e7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pull-card/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pull-card/index.tsx
@@ -196,9 +196,9 @@ const formatDate = (dateStr: string | null) => {
   return dateStr ? formatter.format(new Date(dateStr)) : null;
 };
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 function highlightOnChange(
   ref: RefObject<HTMLElement>,
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
   dependencies: Array<any>
 ) {
   // Animate a highlight when pull.received_at changes
diff --git a/frontend/src/pulldasher/pulls-context.tsx b/frontend/src/pulldasher/pulls-context.tsx
index 721baff9..6d49f2a5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pulldasher/pulls-context.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pulldasher/pulls-context.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 } from "./filtered-pulls-state";
 import { usePullsState } from "./pulls-state";
 import { Pull } from "../pull";
+import { RepoSpec } from "../types";
 import { defaultCompare } from "./sort";
 
 interface PullContextProps {
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ interface PullContextProps {
   filteredOpenPulls: Set<Pull>;
   // Changes the filter function
   setFilter: FilterFunctionSetter;
+  // RepoSpecs (.repos) from the config
+  repoSpecs: RepoSpec[];
 }
 
 const defaultProps = {
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ const defaultProps = {
   // Default implementation is a no-op, just so there's
   // something there until the provider is used
   setFilter: (name: string, filter: FilterFunction) => filter,
+  repoSpecs: [],
 };
 const PullsContext = createContext<PullContextProps>(defaultProps);
 
@@ -52,12 +56,16 @@ export function useSetFilter(): FilterFunctionSetter {
   return useContext(PullsContext).setFilter;
 }
 
+export function useRepoSpecs(): RepoSpec[] {
+  return useContext(PullsContext).repoSpecs;
+}
+
 export const PullsProvider = function ({
   children,
 }: {
   children: React.ReactNode;
 }) {
-  const unfilteredPulls = usePullsState();
+  const {pullState: unfilteredPulls, repoSpecs} = usePullsState();
   const [filteredPulls, setFilter] = useFilteredPullsState(unfilteredPulls);
   const openPulls = unfilteredPulls.filter(isOpen);
   const contextValue = {
@@ -66,6 +74,7 @@ export const PullsProvider = function ({
     filteredPulls: filteredPulls,
     allPulls: unfilteredPulls,
     setFilter,
+    repoSpecs,
   };
   return (
     <PullsContext.Provider value={contextValue}>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pulldasher/pulls-state.tsx b/frontend/src/pulldasher/pulls-state.tsx
index 6ba8624c..f2f7496a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pulldasher/pulls-state.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pulldasher/pulls-state.tsx
@@ -4,19 +4,22 @@ import { createPullSocket } from "../backend/pull-socket";
 import { PullData, RepoSpec } from "../types";
 import { Pull } from "../pull";
 
-function onPullsChanged(pullsChanged: (pulls: Pull[]) => void) {
+function onPullsChanged(pullsChanged: (pulls: Pull[], repoSpecs: RepoSpec[]) => void) {
   const pulls: Record<string, Pull> = {};
-  const pullRefresh = () => pullsChanged(Object.values(pulls));
+  const pullRefresh = () => pullsChanged(Object.values(pulls), repoSpecs);
   const throttledPullRefresh: () => void = throttle(pullRefresh, 500);
+  let repoSpecs: RepoSpec[] = [];
 
-  createPullSocket((pullDatas: PullData[], repoSpecs: RepoSpec[]) => {
+  createPullSocket((pullDatas: PullData[], newRepoSpecs: RepoSpec[]) => {
     pullDatas.forEach((pullData: PullData) => {
       pullData.repoSpec =
-        repoSpecs.find((repo) => repo.name == pullData.repo) || null;
+        newRepoSpecs.find((repo) => repo.name == pullData.repo) || null;
       pullData.received_at = new Date();
       const pull: Pull = new Pull(pullData);
       pulls[pull.getKey()] = pull;
     });
+
+    repoSpecs = newRepoSpecs || [];
     throttledPullRefresh();
   });
 }
@@ -25,8 +28,9 @@ function onPullsChanged(pullsChanged: (pulls: Pull[]) => void) {
  * Note: This is only meant to be used in one component
  */
 let socketInitialized = false;
-export function usePullsState(): Pull[] {
+export function usePullsState() {
   const [pullState, setPullsState] = useState<Pull[]>([]);
+  const [repoSpecs, setRepoSpecs] = useState<RepoSpec[]>([]);
   useEffect(() => {
     if (socketInitialized) {
       throw new Error(
@@ -34,7 +38,10 @@ export function usePullsState(): Pull[] {
       );
     }
     socketInitialized = true;
-    onPullsChanged(setPullsState);
+    onPullsChanged((pulls, repoSpecs) => {
+      setPullsState(pulls);
+      setRepoSpecs(repoSpecs);
+    });
   }, []);
-  return pullState;
+  return {pullState, repoSpecs};
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/types.ts b/frontend/src/types.ts
index 6bd74e61..20e1494c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export interface SignatureUser {
 export interface RepoSpec {
   requiredStatuses?: string[];
   ignoredStatuses?: string[];
+  hideByDefault?: boolean;
   name: string;
 }