diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bf92009..a4d11c3 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Returns the CSV `string` or rejects with an `Error` if there was an issue.
   * `emptyFieldValue` - Any - Value that, if specified, will be substituted in for field values that are `undefined`, `null`, or an empty string.
     * Default: none
   * `excelBOM` - Boolean - Should a unicode character be prepended to allow Excel to open a UTF-8 encoded file with non-ASCII characters present.
-  * `excludeKeys` - Array - Specify the keys that should be excluded from the output.
+  * `excludeKeys` - Array - Specify the keys that should be excluded from the output. Provided keys will also be used as a RegExp to help exclude keys under a specified prefix, such as all keys of Objects in an Array when `expandArrayObjects` is `true`.
     * Default: `[]`
     * Note: When used with `unwindArrays`, arrays present at excluded key paths will not be unwound.
   * `expandNestedObjects` - Boolean - Should nested objects be deep-converted to CSV?
diff --git a/src/json2csv.ts b/src/json2csv.ts
index 96650be..a49d4f8 100755
--- a/src/json2csv.ts
+++ b/src/json2csv.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,15 @@ export const Json2Csv = function(options: FullJson2CsvOptions) {
     function filterExcludedKeys(keyPaths: string[]) {
         if (options.excludeKeys) {
             return keyPaths.filter((keyPath) => {
-                return !options.excludeKeys.includes(keyPath);
+                for (const excludedKey of options.excludeKeys) {
+                    // Only match if the excludedKey appears at the beginning of the string so we don't accidentally match a key farther down in a key path
+                    const regex = new RegExp(`^${excludedKey}`);
+
+                    if (excludedKey === keyPath || keyPath.match(regex)) {
+                        return false; // Exclude the key
+                    }
+                }
+                return true; // Otherwise, include the key
             });
         }
 
diff --git a/test/config/testCsvFilesList.ts b/test/config/testCsvFilesList.ts
index 634d459..d1cd61f 100644
--- a/test/config/testCsvFilesList.ts
+++ b/test/config/testCsvFilesList.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const csvFileConfig = [
     {key: 'falsyValues', file: '../data/csv/falsyValues.csv'},
     {key: 'nestedNotUnwoundObjects', file: '../data/csv/nestedNotUnwoundObjects.csv'},
     {key: 'newlineWithWrapDelimiters', file: '../data/csv/newlineWithWrapDelimiters.csv'},
+    {key: 'excludeKeyPattern', file: '../data/csv/excludeKeyPattern.csv'},
 ];
 
 function readCsvFile(filePath: string) {
diff --git a/test/config/testJsonFilesList.ts b/test/config/testJsonFilesList.ts
index 6c53836..e617909 100644
--- a/test/config/testJsonFilesList.ts
+++ b/test/config/testJsonFilesList.ts
@@ -43,4 +43,5 @@ export default {
     quotedFieldWithNewline: require('../data/json/quotedFieldWithNewline.json'),
     falsyValues: require('../data/json/falsyValues.json'),
     newlineWithWrapDelimiters: require('../data/json/newlineWithWrapDelimiters'),
+    excludeKeyPattern: require('../data/json/excludeKeyPattern'),
 };
diff --git a/test/data/csv/excludeKeyPattern.csv b/test/data/csv/excludeKeyPattern.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a205f3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/csv/excludeKeyPattern.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+id,name.arr
+1,this should appear
+2,this should also appear
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/json/excludeKeyPattern.json b/test/data/json/excludeKeyPattern.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca25f11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/json/excludeKeyPattern.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+[
+    {
+        "id": 1,
+        "arr": [
+            {
+                "name": "foo"
+            }
+        ],
+        "name": {
+            "arr": "this should appear"
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "id": 2,
+        "arr": [
+            {
+                "name": "bar"
+            }
+        ],
+        "name": {
+            "arr": "this should also appear"
+        }
+    }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/json2csv.ts b/test/json2csv.ts
index 82f1265..27a4748 100644
--- a/test/json2csv.ts
+++ b/test/json2csv.ts
@@ -478,6 +478,51 @@ export function runTests() {
                 assert.equal(csv, updatedCsv);
             });
 
+            // Test case for #244
+            it('should exclude a matched key prefix from the output when unwinding arrays', () => {
+                const updatedCsv = csvTestData.unwind.replace(',data.options.name', '')
+                    .replace(/,MacBook (Pro|Air) \d+/g, '')
+                    .replace(/,(Super|Turbo)charger/g, '')
+                    .replace('5cf7ca3616c91100018844af,Computers\n', '')
+                    // Remove duplicate lines
+                    .replace('5cf7ca3616c91100018844bf,Cars\n', '');
+
+                const csv = json2csv(jsonTestData.unwind, {
+                    unwindArrays: true,
+                    expandArrayObjects: true,
+                    excludeKeys: ['data.options']
+                });
+
+                assert.equal(csv, updatedCsv);
+            });
+
+            // Test case for #244
+            it('should exclude a matched key prefix from the output when unwinding arrays', () => {
+                const updatedCsv = csvTestData.unwind.replace(',data.category,data.options.name', '')
+                    .replace(/,Computers,MacBook (Pro|Air) \d+/g, '')
+                    .replace(/,Cars,(Super|Turbo)charger/g, '')
+                    .replace('5cf7ca3616c91100018844af\n', '')
+                    // Remove duplicate lines
+                    .replace('5cf7ca3616c91100018844bf\n', '');
+
+                const csv = json2csv(jsonTestData.unwind, {
+                    unwindArrays: true,
+                    excludeKeys: ['data']
+                });
+
+                assert.equal(csv, updatedCsv);
+            });
+
+            // Test case for #244
+            it('should exclude a matched key prefix, but not if it is not at the start of the key path', () => {
+                const csv = json2csv(jsonTestData.excludeKeyPattern, {
+                    expandArrayObjects: true,
+                    excludeKeys: ['arr']
+                });
+
+                assert.equal(csv, csvTestData.excludeKeyPattern);
+            });
+
             it('should use a custom value parser function when provided', () => {
                 const updatedCsv = csvTestData.trimmedFields.split('\n');
                 const textRow = 'Parsed Value,Parsed Value,Parsed Value,Parsed Value,Parsed Value';