diff --git a/talos/__version__.py b/talos/__version__.py
index 7195647..5ba1e57 100644
--- a/talos/__version__.py
+++ b/talos/__version__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 __title__ = 'talos'
-__version__ = '1.6.0'
+__version__ = '1.6.1'
 __description__ = 'Powerful Neural Network Builder'
 __author__ = 'Jsaon'
diff --git a/talos/optimizers/tests/test_weight_decay.py b/talos/optimizers/tests/test_weight_decay.py
index 510044f..fbe6e4e 100644
--- a/talos/optimizers/tests/test_weight_decay.py
+++ b/talos/optimizers/tests/test_weight_decay.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import pytest
+
 import numpy as np
 import tensorflow as tf
 
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ def test_weight_decay(sess):
     x = tf.Variable(x_val)
     z = tf.Variable(z_val)
     y = tf.pow(x, 3)  # dy/dx = 3x^2
-    train_op = optimizer.minimize(y, var_list=[x])
+    train_op = optimizer.minimize(y, var_list=[x, z])
 
     sess.run(tf.variables_initializer([x, z]))
     sess.run(train_op)
@@ -23,3 +25,30 @@ def test_weight_decay(sess):
         x_val * (1. - decay_rate) - lr * 3 * (x_val ** 2),
     )
     np.testing.assert_almost_equal(sess.run(z), z_val)  # keep since it's not updated
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('var_filter', ['collection', 'callable'])
+def test_weight_decay_with_filter(var_filter, sess):
+    lr, decay_rate = 0.2, 0.1
+    x_val, z_val = 2., 1.
+    x = tf.Variable(x_val, name='x')
+    z = tf.Variable(z_val, name='z')
+
+    optimizer = WeightDecay(
+        tf.train.GradientDescentOptimizer(lr),
+        decay_rate=decay_rate,
+        variable_filter={x} if var_filter == 'collection' else lambda v: 'x' in v.name,
+    )
+    y = tf.pow(x, 3) + z  # dy/dx = 3x^2, dy/dz = 1
+    train_op = optimizer.minimize(y, var_list=[x, z])
+
+    sess.run(tf.variables_initializer([x, z]))
+    sess.run(train_op)
+    np.testing.assert_almost_equal(
+        sess.run(x),
+        x_val * (1. - decay_rate) - lr * 3 * (x_val ** 2),
+    )
+    np.testing.assert_almost_equal(
+        sess.run(z),
+        z_val - lr,
+    )  # doesn't decay since it's not in filter
diff --git a/talos/optimizers/weight_decay.py b/talos/optimizers/weight_decay.py
index 7675a5f..4ad0fb3 100644
--- a/talos/optimizers/weight_decay.py
+++ b/talos/optimizers/weight_decay.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from typing import Callable, Container, Union
+
 import tensorflow as tf
 
 
@@ -11,14 +13,25 @@ def __init__(
             decay_rate: float,
             use_locking: bool = False,
             name: str = 'WeightDecay',
+            variable_filter: Union[Container[tf.Variable], Callable[[tf.Variable], bool]] = None,
         ):
         super().__init__(use_locking, name)
         self.optimizer = optimizer
         self.decay_rate = decay_rate
         self.decay_rate_tensor = tf.convert_to_tensor(decay_rate)
+        self.variable_filter = variable_filter
 
     def apply_gradients(self, grads_and_vars, global_step=None, name=None):
-        var_list = [v for g, v in grads_and_vars if g is not None]
+        if self.variable_filter is None:
+            def need_decay(var):
+                return True
+        elif hasattr(self.variable_filter, '__contains__'):
+            def need_decay(var):
+                return var in self.variable_filter
+        else:
+            need_decay = self.variable_filter
+
+        var_list = [v for g, v in grads_and_vars if g is not None and need_decay(v)]
 
         decay_value = [
             tf.cast(self.decay_rate_tensor, dtype=v.dtype.base_dtype) * v