diff --git a/bin/git-bulk b/bin/git-bulk
index fe58e48..1f414ea 100755
--- a/bin/git-bulk
+++ b/bin/git-bulk
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ singlemode=false
 allwsmode=false
 quiet=false
 no_follow_symlinks=false
+no_follow_hidden=false
 
 #
 # print usage message
 #
 usage() {
-  echo 1>&2 "usage: git bulk [--no-follow-symlinks] [-q|--quiet] [-g] ([-a]|[-w <ws-name>]) <git command>"
+  echo 1>&2 "usage: git bulk [--no-follow-symlinks] [--no-follow-hidden] [-q|--quiet] [-g] ([-a]|[-w <ws-name>]) <git command>"
   echo 1>&2 "       git bulk --addworkspace <ws-name> <ws-root-directory> (--from <URL or file>)"
   echo 1>&2 "       git bulk --removeworkspace <ws-name>"
   echo 1>&2 "       git bulk --addcurrent <ws-name>"
@@ -172,7 +173,10 @@ function executBulkOp () {
       cd "$gitrepodir" || exit 1 # into git repo location
       local curdir=$PWD
       local leadingpath=${curdir#"${actual}"}
-      guardedExecution "$@"
+      # do not execute if we do not want to consider a ".git" directory under a hidden directory
+      if [ $no_follow_hidden = false ] || ! [[ "$leadingpath" =~ "/." ]]; then
+        guardedExecution "$@"
+      fi
       cd "$rwsdir" || exit 1 # back to origin location of last find command
     done
   done
@@ -193,6 +197,8 @@ while [ "${#}" -ge 1 ] ; do
       butilcommand="${1:2}" && wsname="$2" && wsdir="$3" && if [ "$4" == "--from" ]; then source="$5"; fi && break ;;
     --no-follow-symlinks)
       no_follow_symlinks=true ;;
+    --no-follow-hidden)
+      no_follow_hidden=true ;;
     -a)
       allwsmode=true ;;
     -g)
diff --git a/etc/git-extras-completion.zsh b/etc/git-extras-completion.zsh
index 63e77f5..cbe72e1 100644
--- a/etc/git-extras-completion.zsh
+++ b/etc/git-extras-completion.zsh
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ _git-bulk() {
         '-g[Ask the user for confirmation on every execution (guarded mode).]' \
         '-w[Run the git command on the specified workspace.]:workspace-name:__gitex_workspace_names' \
         '-q[Suppress bulk output about current execution (quiet mode).]' \
+        '--no-follow-symlinks[Do not traverse symbolic links when searching for git repositories.]' \
+        '--no-follow-hidden[Do not traverse hidden directories when searching for git repositories.]' \
         '--addworkspace[Register a workspace for bulk operations.]' \
         '--removeworkspace[Remove the specified workspace.]:workspace-name:__gitex_workspace_names' \
         '--addcurrent[Adds the current directory as workspace to git bulk operations]' \
diff --git a/man/git-bulk.1 b/man/git-bulk.1
index 0ed0a14..64a7d9b 100644
--- a/man/git-bulk.1
+++ b/man/git-bulk.1
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBgit\-bulk\fR \- Run git commands on multiple repositories
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
-\fBgit\-bulk\fR [\-g] [\-\-no\-follow\-symlinks] ([\-a]|[\-w
+\fBgit\-bulk\fR [\-g] [\-\-no\-follow\-symlinks] [\-\-no\-follow\-hidden] ([\-a]|[\-w
 .br
 \fBgit\-bulk\fR \-\-addworkspace
 .br
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ Ask the user for confirmation on every execution\.
 .P
 Do not traverse symbolic links under the workspace when searching for git repositories\.
 .P
+\-\-no\-follow\-hidden
+.P
+Do not traverse hidden (dotted) directories under the workspace when searching for git repositories\.
+.P
 \-w <ws\-name>
 .P
 Run the git command on the specified workspace\. The workspace must be registered\.
diff --git a/man/git-bulk.html b/man/git-bulk.html
index 66b0e17..b5165be 100644
--- a/man/git-bulk.html
+++ b/man/git-bulk.html
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 </p>
 <h2 id="SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</h2>
 
-<p><code>git-bulk</code> [-g] [--no-follow-symlinks] ([-a]|[-w <ws-name>]) <git command> </git></ws-name><br>
+<p><code>git-bulk</code> [-g] [--no-follow-symlinks] [--no-follow-hidden] ([-a]|[-w <ws-name>]) <git command> </git></ws-name><br>
 <code>git-bulk</code> --addworkspace <ws-name> <ws-root-directory> (--from <url or file>) </url></ws-root-directory></ws-name><br>
 <code>git-bulk</code> --removeworkspace &lt;ws-name&gt; <br>
 <code>git-bulk</code> --addcurrent &lt;ws-name&gt; <br>
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@
 
 <p>Do not traverse symbolic links under the workspace when searching for git repositories.</p>
 
+<p>--no-follow-hidden</p>
+
+<p>Do not traverse hidden (dotted) directories under the workspace when searching for git repositories.</p>
+
 <p>-w &lt;ws-name&gt;</p>
 
 <p>Run the git command on the specified workspace. The workspace must be registered.</p>
diff --git a/man/git-bulk.md b/man/git-bulk.md
index f5550d5..68ac35c 100644
--- a/man/git-bulk.md
+++ b/man/git-bulk.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-bulk(1) -- Run git commands on multiple repositories
 
 ## SYNOPSIS
 
-`git-bulk` [-g] [--no-follow-symlinks] ([-a]|[-w &lt;ws-name&gt;]) &lt;git command&gt; <br/>
+`git-bulk` [-g] [--no-follow-symlinks] [--no-follow-hidden] ([-a]|[-w &lt;ws-name&gt;]) &lt;git command&gt; <br/>
 `git-bulk` --addworkspace &lt;ws-name&gt; &lt;ws-root-directory&gt; (--from &lt;URL or file&gt;) <br/>
 `git-bulk` --removeworkspace &lt;ws-name&gt; <br/>
 `git-bulk` --addcurrent &lt;ws-name&gt; <br/>
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ git bulk adds convenient support for operations that you want to execute on mult
 
   Do not traverse symbolic links under the workspace when searching for git repositories.
 
+  --no-follow-hidden
+
+  Do not traverse hidden (dotted) directories under the workspace when searching for git repositories.
+
   -w &lt;ws-name&gt;
 
   Run the git command on the specified workspace. The workspace must be registered.