diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index c3116235..87fc1496 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ type BurrowConfig struct {
 		PIDFile        string `gcfg:"pidfile"`
 		ClientID       string `gcfg:"client-id"`
 		GroupBlacklist string `gcfg:"group-blacklist"`
+		GroupWhitelist string `gcfg:"group-whitelist"`
 	}
 	Zookeeper struct {
 		Hosts    []string `gcfg:"hostname"`
diff --git a/config/burrow.cfg b/config/burrow.cfg
index 831ecd08..1518826a 100644
--- a/config/burrow.cfg
+++ b/config/burrow.cfg
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ logconfig=config/logging.cfg
 pidfile=burrow.pid
 client-id=burrow-lagchecker
 group-blacklist=^(console-consumer-|python-kafka-consumer-).*$
+#group-whitelist=^(my-important-consumer).*$
 
 [zookeeper]
 hostname=zkhost01.example.com
diff --git a/notify_center.go b/notify_center.go
index 56eecae0..4c9c5d70 100644
--- a/notify_center.go
+++ b/notify_center.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (nc *NotifyCenter) refreshConsumerGroups() {
 		// Check for new groups, mark existing groups true
 		for _, consumerGroup := range consumerGroups {
 			// Don't bother adding groups in the blacklist
-			if (nc.app.Storage.groupBlacklist != nil) && nc.app.Storage.groupBlacklist.MatchString(consumerGroup) {
+			if !nc.app.Storage.AcceptConsumerGroup(consumerGroup) {
 				continue
 			}
 
diff --git a/offsets_store.go b/offsets_store.go
index 99aca25f..380e2b1d 100644
--- a/offsets_store.go
+++ b/offsets_store.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type OffsetStorage struct {
 	requestChannel chan interface{}
 	offsets        map[string]*ClusterOffsets
 	groupBlacklist *regexp.Regexp
+	groupWhitelist *regexp.Regexp
 }
 
 type BrokerOffset struct {
@@ -97,6 +98,14 @@ func NewOffsetStorage(app *ApplicationContext) (*OffsetStorage, error) {
 		storage.groupBlacklist = re
 	}
 
+	if app.Config.General.GroupWhitelist != "" {
+		re, err := regexp.Compile(app.Config.General.GroupWhitelist)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		storage.groupWhitelist = re
+	}
+
 	for cluster, _ := range app.Config.Kafka {
 		storage.offsets[cluster] = &ClusterOffsets{
 			broker:       make(map[string][]*BrokerOffset),
@@ -186,9 +195,9 @@ func (storage *OffsetStorage) addConsumerOffset(offset *protocol.PartitionOffset
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Ignore groups that match our blacklist
-	if (storage.groupBlacklist != nil) && storage.groupBlacklist.MatchString(offset.Group) {
-		log.Debugf("Dropped offset (blacklist): cluster=%s topic=%s partition=%v group=%s timestamp=%v offset=%v",
+	// Ignore groups that are out of filter bounds
+	if !storage.AcceptConsumerGroup(offset.Group) {
+		log.Debugf("Dropped offset (black/white list): cluster=%s topic=%s partition=%v group=%s timestamp=%v offset=%v",
 			offset.Cluster, offset.Topic, offset.Partition, offset.Group, offset.Timestamp, offset.Offset)
 		return
 	}
@@ -677,3 +686,18 @@ func (storage *OffsetStorage) debugPrintGroup(cluster string, group string) {
 	}
 	clusterMap.consumerLock.RUnlock()
 }
+
+func (storage *OffsetStorage) AcceptConsumerGroup(group string) bool {
+	// First check to make sure group is in the whitelist
+	if (storage.groupWhitelist != nil) && !storage.groupWhitelist.MatchString(group) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// The group is in the whitelist (or there is not whitelist).  Now check the blacklist
+	if (storage.groupBlacklist != nil) && storage.groupBlacklist.MatchString(group) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// good to go
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/storm.go b/storm.go
index 94c88278..1e179dec 100644
--- a/storm.go
+++ b/storm.go
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ func (stormClient *StormClient) refreshConsumerGroups() {
 
 	// Check for new groups, mark existing groups true
 	for _, consumerGroup := range consumerGroups {
-		// Don't bother adding groups in the blacklist
-		if (stormClient.app.Storage.groupBlacklist != nil) && stormClient.app.Storage.groupBlacklist.MatchString(consumerGroup) {
+		// Ignore groups that are out of filter bounds
+		if !stormClient.app.Storage.AcceptConsumerGroup(consumerGroup) {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/zookeeper.go b/zookeeper.go
index d220dde3..ec5a0861 100644
--- a/zookeeper.go
+++ b/zookeeper.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (zkClient *ZookeeperClient) refreshConsumerGroups() {
 	// Check for new groups, mark existing groups true
 	for _, consumerGroup := range consumerGroups {
 		// Don't bother adding groups in the blacklist
-		if (zkClient.app.Storage.groupBlacklist != nil) && zkClient.app.Storage.groupBlacklist.MatchString(consumerGroup) {
+		if !zkClient.app.Storage.AcceptConsumerGroup(consumerGroup) {
 			continue
 		}