diff --git a/throttle.go b/throttle.go
index ebfc8a2..b98352a 100644
--- a/throttle.go
+++ b/throttle.go
@@ -55,6 +55,19 @@ type Options struct {
 	// If the throttle is disabled or not
 	// defaults to false
 	Disabled bool
+
+	// If this function returns true, the request will not be counted towards the access count.
+	// You can set it to provide your own conditions for a request to be counted based on the request or the response,
+	// for example to exclude success responses from the count.
+	SkipRegisterFunction func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) bool
+
+	// If this function returns true, the request will not be checked for access, the policy will be ignored.
+	// You can set it to provide your own conditions for a request or a response to be allowed, for example to skip
+	// throttling on an IP allowlist.
+	// Note: You can't delay processing here with something like c.Next() until after the request, because that will
+	// make the access check to happen after executing the controller handler. Because of this, be aware that resp might
+	// not contain what you want yet.
+	SkipAccessCheckFunction func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) bool
 }
 
 // KeyValueStorer is the required interface for the Store Option
@@ -224,6 +237,14 @@ func (o *Options) Identify(req *http.Request) string {
 	return o.IdentificationFunction(req)
 }
 
+func (o *Options) SkipRegister(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) bool {
+	return o.SkipRegisterFunction(resp, req)
+}
+
+func (o *Options) SkipAccessCheck(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) bool {
+	return o.SkipAccessCheckFunction(resp, req)
+}
+
 // A throttling Policy
 // Takes two arguments, one required:
 // First is a Quota (A Limit with an associated time). When the given Limit
@@ -242,17 +263,28 @@ func Policy(quota *Quota, options ...*Options) func(resp http.ResponseWriter, re
 	return func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		id := makeKey(o.KeyPrefix, quota.KeyId(), o.Identify(req))
 
+		// Already set rate limit headers in case the SkipRegister method calls some delay method like c.Next() and we
+		// might not be able to set the headers again in that case, because the response has already been written.
+		setRateLimitHeaders(resp, controller, id)
+
+		if o.SkipAccessCheck(resp, req) {
+			return
+		}
+
 		if controller.DeniesAccess(id) {
 			msg := newAccessMessage(o.StatusCode, o.Message)
-			setRateLimitHeaders(resp, controller, id)
 			resp.WriteHeader(msg.StatusCode)
 			resp.Write([]byte(msg.Message))
 			return
-		} else {
+		}
+
+		if !o.SkipRegister(resp, req) {
 			controller.RegisterAccess(id)
+
+			// Set the headers again because the rate limit values have been changed at this point due to calling
+			// RegisterAccess.
 			setRateLimitHeaders(resp, controller, id)
 		}
-
 	}
 }
 
@@ -279,6 +311,14 @@ func defaultIdentify(req *http.Request) string {
 	return ip
 }
 
+func defaultSkipRegister(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
+func defaultSkipAccess(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 // Make a key from various parts for use in the key value store
 func makeKey(parts ...string) string {
 	return strings.Join(parts, "_")
@@ -287,12 +327,14 @@ func makeKey(parts ...string) string {
 // Creates new default options and assigns any given options
 func newOptions(options []*Options) *Options {
 	o := Options{
-		StatusCode:             defaultStatusCode,
-		Message:                defaultMessage,
-		IdentificationFunction: defaultIdentify,
-		KeyPrefix:              defaultKeyPrefix,
-		Store:                  nil,
-		Disabled:               defaultDisabled,
+		StatusCode:              defaultStatusCode,
+		Message:                 defaultMessage,
+		IdentificationFunction:  defaultIdentify,
+		KeyPrefix:               defaultKeyPrefix,
+		Store:                   nil,
+		Disabled:                defaultDisabled,
+		SkipRegisterFunction:    defaultSkipRegister,
+		SkipAccessCheckFunction: defaultSkipAccess,
 	}
 
 	// when all defaults, return it