diff --git a/borg/archiver.py b/borg/archiver.py
index 70db0f4be..29c39a2a6 100644
--- a/borg/archiver.py
+++ b/borg/archiver.py
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ class Archiver:
                  keep_tag_files, skip_inodes, path, restrict_dev,
                  read_special=False, dry_run=False):
         if not matcher.match(path):
+            self.print_file_status('x', path)
             return
 
         try:
diff --git a/borg/testsuite/archiver.py b/borg/testsuite/archiver.py
index 5de638f20..0b71d96e4 100644
--- a/borg/testsuite/archiver.py
+++ b/borg/testsuite/archiver.py
@@ -850,6 +850,22 @@ class ArchiverTestCase(ArchiverTestCaseBase):
         # https://borgbackup.readthedocs.org/en/latest/faq.html#i-am-seeing-a-added-status-for-a-unchanged-file
         self.assert_in("A input/file2", output)
 
+    def test_file_status_excluded(self):
+        """test that excluded paths are listed"""
+
+        now = time.time()
+        self.create_regular_file('file1', size=1024 * 80)
+        os.utime('input/file1', (now - 5, now - 5))  # 5 seconds ago
+        self.create_regular_file('file2', size=1024 * 80)
+        self.cmd('init', self.repository_location)
+        output = self.cmd('create', '-v', '--list', self.repository_location + '::test', 'input')
+        self.assert_in("A input/file1", output)
+        self.assert_in("A input/file2", output)
+        # should find second file as excluded
+        output = self.cmd('create', '-v', '--list', self.repository_location + '::test1', 'input', '--exclude', '*/file2')
+        self.assert_in("U input/file1", output)
+        self.assert_in("x input/file2", output)
+
     def test_create_topical(self):
         now = time.time()
         self.create_regular_file('file1', size=1024 * 80)
diff --git a/docs/usage.rst b/docs/usage.rst
index a29a56f96..0cb892022 100644
--- a/docs/usage.rst
+++ b/docs/usage.rst
@@ -644,6 +644,7 @@ Other flags used include:
 
 - 'i' = backup data was read from standard input (stdin)
 - '-' = dry run, item was *not* backed up
+- 'x' = excluded, item was *not* backed up
 - '?' = missing status code (if you see this, please file a bug report!)