diff --git a/infer/src/backend/printer.ml b/infer/src/backend/printer.ml
index a6b158e66..5714454b6 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/printer.ml
+++ b/infer/src/backend/printer.ml
@@ -582,6 +582,18 @@ let write_all_html_files cluster =
   let load_proc_desc pname = ignore (Exe_env.get_proc_desc exe_env pname) in
   let () = List.iter ~f:load_proc_desc (Cg.get_defined_nodes (Exe_env.get_cg exe_env)) in
 
+  let opt_whitelist_regex = match Config.write_html_whitelist_regex with
+    | [] -> None
+    | _ as reg_list ->
+        Some (Str.regexp (String.concat ~sep:"\\|" reg_list))
+  in
+  let is_whitelisted file =
+    Option.value_map opt_whitelist_regex ~default:true ~f:(fun regex ->
+        let fname = SourceFile.to_rel_path file in
+        Str.string_match regex fname 0
+      )
+  in
+
   let linereader = LineReader.create () in
   Exe_env.iter_files
     (fun _ cfg ->
@@ -592,7 +604,9 @@ let write_all_html_files cluster =
               if Procdesc.is_defined proc_desc
               then
                 let file = (Procdesc.get_loc proc_desc).Location.file in
-                files := SourceFile.Set.add file !files);
+                if is_whitelisted file then
+                  files := SourceFile.Set.add file !files
+                else ());
          !files in
        SourceFile.Set.iter
          (fun file ->
diff --git a/infer/src/base/Config.ml b/infer/src/base/Config.ml
index d66ee9944..b3b62926f 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Config.ml
+++ b/infer/src/base/Config.ml
@@ -805,6 +805,7 @@ and (
   stats,
   trace_error,
   write_html,
+  write_html_whitelist_regex,
   write_dotty
 ) =
   let all_generic_manuals =
@@ -872,6 +873,10 @@ and (
     CLOpt.mk_bool ~long:"write-html"
       "Produce hmtl debug output in the results directory"
 
+  and write_html_whitelist_regex =
+    CLOpt.mk_string_list ~long:"write-html-whitelist-regex"
+      "whitelist files that will have its html debug output printed"
+
   and write_dotty =
     CLOpt.mk_bool ~long:"write-dotty"
       "Produce dotty files for specs in the results directory"
@@ -965,6 +970,7 @@ and (
     stats,
     trace_error,
     write_html,
+    write_html_whitelist_regex,
     write_dotty
   )
 
@@ -2021,6 +2027,7 @@ and whole_seconds = !whole_seconds
 and worklist_mode = !worklist_mode
 and write_dotty = !write_dotty
 and write_html = !write_html
+and write_html_whitelist_regex = !write_html_whitelist_regex
 and xcode_developer_dir = !xcode_developer_dir
 and xcpretty = !xcpretty
 and xml_specs = !xml_specs
diff --git a/infer/src/base/Config.mli b/infer/src/base/Config.mli
index 32ec1eeb4..4c801daba 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Config.mli
+++ b/infer/src/base/Config.mli
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ val whole_seconds : bool
 val worklist_mode : int
 val write_dotty : bool
 val write_html : bool
+val write_html_whitelist_regex : string list
 val xcode_developer_dir : string option
 val xcpretty : bool
 val xml_specs : bool