diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f2062a2..7311f92 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -128,6 +128,15 @@ The wildcard detection will ignore all sub modules from that point on. You
 will need to ignore the module itself if you don't want the `__init__.py` to
 be processed.
 
+### Actors to write to the database
+
+You can specify which actors are allowed or blocked from writing to the database using the following settings:
+
+``` python
+DJANGO_DRAMATIQ_TASKS_BLOCKLIST = ['actor_name_that_excluded']
+DJANGO_DRAMATIQ_TASKS_ALLOWLIST = ['actor_name_that_writes_only1', 'actor_name_that_writes_only2']
+```
+
 ### Testing
 
 You should have a separate settings file for test.  In that file,
diff --git a/django_dramatiq/models.py b/django_dramatiq/models.py
index 5a2f19b..4150abd 100644
--- a/django_dramatiq/models.py
+++ b/django_dramatiq/models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from datetime import timedelta
+from typing import Optional
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import models
 from django.utils.functional import cached_property
 from django.utils.timezone import now
@@ -10,9 +12,18 @@
 #: The database label to use when storing task metadata.
 DATABASE_LABEL = DjangoDramatiqConfig.tasks_database()
 
+DJANGO_DRAMATIQ_TASKS_BLOCKLIST = getattr(settings, "DJANGO_DRAMATIQ_TASKS_BLOCKLIST", [])
+DJANGO_DRAMATIQ_TASKS_ALLOWLIST = getattr(settings, "DJANGO_DRAMATIQ_TASKS_ALLOWLIST", [])
+
 
 class TaskManager(models.Manager):
     def create_or_update_from_message(self, message, **extra_fields):
+
+        if DJANGO_DRAMATIQ_TASKS_ALLOWLIST and message.actor_name not in DJANGO_DRAMATIQ_TASKS_ALLOWLIST:
+            return None
+        if DJANGO_DRAMATIQ_TASKS_BLOCKLIST and message.actor_name in DJANGO_DRAMATIQ_TASKS_BLOCKLIST:
+            return None
+
         task, _ = self.using(DATABASE_LABEL).update_or_create(
             id=message.message_id,
             defaults={