diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index be20c52..c58214a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ You can use this plugin to copy files in your Gatsby project. Specify absolute `
 |`source`     |Absolute path of the source (eg: `${__dirname}/path`)|
 |`destination`|Relative path to destination within `public/` direcotry </br> You can add `/*/` inside destination path to wildcard destination lookup </br> *Refer to [graphical explanation](#graphical-explanation) for better understanding*
 |`purge`      |Overwrite destination. `false` by default|
+|`extensions`      |Filter files to copy from their extension `null` by default, Provide an array if you wish to filter extensions (eg: `['png', 'jpg']`)|
 
 #### Important
 This plugin should be used with `gatsby-source-filesystem`
@@ -36,6 +37,14 @@ This plugin should be used with `gatsby-source-filesystem`
         destination: '/containers/*/images',
         purge: false,
     }
+}, {
+    resolve: 'gatsby-plugin-copy-files-enhanced',
+    options: {
+        source: `${__dirname}/src/content` ,
+        destination: '/images',
+        purge: true,
+        extensions: ['png', 'jpg'],
+    }
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/gatsby-node.js b/gatsby-node.js
index 1218f53..2b1e6c4 100644
--- a/gatsby-node.js
+++ b/gatsby-node.js
@@ -9,11 +9,14 @@ const getDirectories = source =>
 const regex1 = RegExp('(.*)\\/\\*(.*)');
 
 exports.onCreateNode = ({ node }, pluginOptions) => {
-	const { source, destination = '', purge = false } = pluginOptions;
+	const { source, destination = '', purge = false, extensions = null } = pluginOptions;
 	const sourceNormalized = path.normalize(source);
 	if (node.internal.type === 'File') {
 		const dir = path.normalize(node.dir);
 		if (dir.includes(sourceNormalized)) {
+			// if extensions are specified, do not copy this file if the extension is not in the provided list
+			if (extensions && !extensions.includes(node.extension)) return;
+
 			const relativeToDest = dir.replace(sourceNormalized, '');
 
 			// if regex enabled