diff --git a/DOCUMENTATION.md b/DOCUMENTATION.md
index 6fbc9980..f08da1f2 100644
--- a/DOCUMENTATION.md
+++ b/DOCUMENTATION.md
@@ -523,11 +523,13 @@ Renders a two-column grid of small cards, showing the latest four chapters order
 
 ### Latest Posts
 
-Renders the last blog post or a list of blog posts, ignoring sticky posts, ordered by publishing date, descending. Optional parameters are **count**, **author**, **post_ids**, **categories**, **tags**, **rel**, and **class**.
+Renders the last blog post or a list of blog posts, ignoring sticky posts, ordered by publishing date, descending. Optional parameters are **count**, **author**, **post_ids**, **exclude_cat_ids**, **exclude_tag_ids**, **categories**, **tags**, **rel**, and **class**.
 
 * **count:** Limit posts to any positive number, although you should keep it reasonable. Default `1`.
 * **author:** Only show posts of a specific author. Make sure to write the name right.
 * **post_ids:** Comma-separated list of post IDs, if you want to pick from a curated pool.
+* **exclude_cat_ids:** Comma-separated list of category IDs to exclude.
+* **exclude_tag_ids:** Comma-separated list of tag IDs to exclude.
 * **categories:** Comma-separated list of category names (case-insensitive), if you want to pick from a curated pool.
 * **tags:** Comma-separated list of tag names (case-insensitive), if you want to pick from a curated pool.
 * **rel:** Relationship between different taxonomies, either `AND` or `OR`. Default `AND`.
diff --git a/FILTERS.md b/FILTERS.md
index 642f66a5..0ace9b5e 100644
--- a/FILTERS.md
+++ b/FILTERS.md
@@ -538,10 +538,10 @@ Filters the query arguments in the `fictioneer_latest_chapters` shortcode. The o
 * $post_status (string) – `'publish'`
 * $author_name (string|null) – `$args['author']`
 * $post__in (array) – `$args['post_ids']`
-* $meta_key (string) – `'fictioneer_chapter_hidden'`
-* $meta_value (int) – `0`
 * $category__not_in (array|null) – `$args['excluded_cats']`
 * $tag__not_in (array|null) – `$args['excluded_tags']`
+* $meta_key (string) – `'fictioneer_chapter_hidden'`
+* $meta_value (int) – `0`
 * $orderby (string) – `$args['orderby']`
 * $order (string) – `$args['order']`
 * $posts_per_page (int) – `$args['count']`
@@ -572,6 +572,8 @@ Filters the query arguments in the `fictioneer_latest_posts` shortcode. The opti
 * $post_type (string) – `'post'`
 * $post_status (string) – `'publish'`
 * $post__in (array) – `$args['post_ids']`
+* $category__not_in (array|null) – `$args['excluded_cats']`
+* $tag__not_in (array|null) – `$args['excluded_tags']`
 * $author_name (string|null) – `$args['author']`
 * $has_password (boolean) – `false`
 * $orderby (string) – `'date'`
@@ -584,6 +586,8 @@ Filters the query arguments in the `fictioneer_latest_posts` shortcode. The opti
 * $author (boolean|string) – The author provided by the shortcode. Default `false`.
 * $count (int) – The number of posts provided by the shortcode. Default `1`.
 * $post_ids (\[string]) – Array of post IDs. Default empty.
+* $excluded_cats (\[string]) – Array of category IDs to exclude. Default empty.
+* $excluded_tags (\[string]) – Array of tag IDs to exclude. Default empty.
 * $taxonomies (\[array]) – Array of taxonomy arrays (names). Default empty.
 * $relation (string) – Relationship between taxonomies. Default `'AND'`.
 * $classes (\[string]) – Array of additional CSS classes. Default empty.
diff --git a/includes/functions/_shortcodes.php b/includes/functions/_shortcodes.php
index 9f0cc8d1..0b9272ff 100644
--- a/includes/functions/_shortcodes.php
+++ b/includes/functions/_shortcodes.php
@@ -639,13 +639,15 @@ add_shortcode( 'fictioneer_recommendation_cards', 'fictioneer_shortcode_latest_r
  *
  * @since 4.0
  *
- * @param string|null $attr['count']      Optional. Maximum number of items. Default 1.
- * @param string|null $attr['author']     Optional. Limit items to a specific author.
- * @param string|null $attr['post_ids']   Optional. Limit items to specific post IDs.
- * @param string|null $attr['categories'] Optional. Limit items to specific category names.
- * @param string|null $attr['tags']       Optional. Limit items to specific tag names.
- * @param string|null $attr['rel']        Optional. Relationship between taxonomies. Default 'AND'.
- * @param string|null $attr['class']      Optional. Additional CSS classes, separated by whitespace.
+ * @param string|null $attr['count']           Optional. Maximum number of items. Default 1.
+ * @param string|null $attr['author']          Optional. Limit items to a specific author.
+ * @param string|null $attr['post_ids']        Optional. Limit items to specific post IDs.
+ * @param string|null $attr['exclude_tag_ids'] Optional. Exclude posts with these tags.
+ * @param string|null $attr['exclude_cat_ids'] Optional. Exclude posts with these categories.
+ * @param string|null $attr['categories']      Optional. Limit items to specific category names.
+ * @param string|null $attr['tags']            Optional. Limit items to specific tag names.
+ * @param string|null $attr['rel']             Optional. Relationship between taxonomies. Default 'AND'.
+ * @param string|null $attr['class']           Optional. Additional CSS classes, separated by whitespace.
  *
  * @return string The rendered shortcode HTML.
  */
@@ -682,6 +684,8 @@ function fictioneer_shortcode_latest_posts( $attr ) {
       'count' => $count,
       'author' => $author,
       'post_ids' => $post_ids,
+      'excluded_tags' => fictioneer_explode_list( $attr['exclude_tag_ids'] ?? '' ),
+      'excluded_cats' => fictioneer_explode_list( $attr['exclude_cat_ids'] ?? '' ),
       'taxonomies' => fictioneer_get_shortcode_taxonomies( $attr ),
       'relation' => $rel,
       'classes' => $classes
diff --git a/partials/_latest-posts.php b/partials/_latest-posts.php
index 8e9117fc..9a8e714b 100644
--- a/partials/_latest-posts.php
+++ b/partials/_latest-posts.php
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@
  * @subpackage Fictioneer
  * @since 4.0
  *
- * @internal $args['author']     The author provided by the shortcode. Default false.
- * @internal $args['count']      The number of posts provided by the shortcode. Default 1.
- * @internal $args['post_ids']   Array of post IDs. Default empty.
- * @internal $args['taxonomies'] Array of taxonomy arrays. Default empty.
- * @internal $args['relation']   Relationship between taxonomies.
- * @internal $args['classes']    Array of additional CSS classes. Default empty.
+ * @internal $args['author']        The author provided by the shortcode. Default false.
+ * @internal $args['count']         The number of posts provided by the shortcode. Default 1.
+ * @internal $args['post_ids']      Array of post IDs. Default empty.
+ * @internal $args['excluded_cats'] Array of category IDs to exclude. Default empty.
+ * @internal $args['excluded_tags'] Array of tag IDs to exclude. Default empty.
+ * @internal $args['taxonomies']    Array of taxonomy arrays. Default empty.
+ * @internal $args['relation']      Relationship between taxonomies.
+ * @internal $args['classes']       Array of additional CSS classes. Default empty.
  */
 ?>
 
@@ -40,6 +42,16 @@ if ( ! empty( $args['taxonomies'] ) ) {
   $query_args['tax_query'] = fictioneer_get_shortcode_tax_query( $args );
 }
 
+// Excluded tags?
+if ( ! empty( $args['excluded_tags'] ) ) {
+  $query_args['tag__not_in'] = $args['excluded_tags'];
+}
+
+// Excluded categories?
+if ( ! empty( $args['excluded_cats'] ) ) {
+  $query_args['category__not_in'] = $args['excluded_cats'];
+}
+
 // Apply filters
 $query_args = apply_filters( 'fictioneer_filter_shortcode_latest_posts_query_args', $query_args, $args );