diff --git a/check.js b/check.js
index c73741d..b9e5a37 100755
--- a/check.js
+++ b/check.js
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ chrome.extension.onMessage.addListener(
     var rpBox;
     var blacklist = request.options.blacklist;
     blacklist = blacklist.split("\n");
+    var protocols = request.options.protocols;
+    protocols = protocols.split("\n");
     var cacheType = request.options.cache;
     var checkType = request.options.checkType;
     var optURL = request.options.optionsURL;
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ chrome.extension.onMessage.addListener(
     for (var i = 0; i < pageLinks.length; i++){
       var link = pageLinks[i];
       var isValidLink = false;
-      isValidLink = isLinkValid(link,request,blacklist);
+      isValidLink = isLinkValid(link,request,blacklist,protocols);
       if(isValidLink === true){
         queued += 1;
         link.classList.add("CMY_Link");
diff --git a/css/options_style.css b/css/options_style.css
index 3ec2153..4148df7 100644
--- a/css/options_style.css
+++ b/css/options_style.css
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ p{
     height: 200px;
 }
 
+#protocolEntries{
+    width: 500px;
+    height: 200px;
+}
+
 #logo{
     background: -webkit-gradient(linear, center top, center bottom, from(white), to(#EEE));
     padding: 15px 0px 10px 10px;
diff --git a/functions.js b/functions.js
index b8b277b..4271eaa 100644
--- a/functions.js
+++ b/functions.js
@@ -34,32 +34,47 @@ function removeDOMElement(id){
   }
 }
 
-function isLinkValid(link,request,blacklist){
+function isLinkValid(link,request,blacklist,protocols){
   var url = link.href;
   var rel = link.rel;
+  var urlProtocol = link.protocol;
+  var protocolPermitted = false;
   var blacklisted = false;
+
   if (url.startsWith('chrome-extension://')){
     return false;
   }
-  else if ((request.nf == 'false' && rel == "nofollow") || (url.startsWith('http') === false && url.length !== 0)){
-    console.log("Skipped: " + url);
-    return false;
+
+  if ((request.options.noFollow == 'false' && rel == "nofollow") || (url.length === 0)){
+   return false;
   }
-  else{
-    for (var b = 0; b < blacklist.length; b++)
-    {
-      if (blacklist[b] !== "" && url.contains(blacklist[b])){
-        blacklisted = true;
-      }
+
+  for (var b = 0; b < protocols.length; b++) {
+    if (protocols[b] !== ""
+      && (!urlProtocol.contains(
+        protocols[b].substr(0, protocols[b].length -1))
+      )
+    ){
+      protocolPermitted = true;
     }
+  }
 
-    if (blacklisted === true){
-      console.log("Skipped (blacklisted): " + url);
-      return false;
+  if (protocolPermitted === false) {
+   return false;
+  }
+
+  for (var b = 0; b < blacklist.length; b++)
+  {
+    if (blacklist[b] !== "" && url.contains(blacklist[b])){
+      blacklisted = true;
     }
-    return true;
   }
-  return false;
+
+  if (blacklisted === true){
+   return false;
+  }
+  
+  return true;
 }
 
 function clearDisplay(){
@@ -360,6 +375,10 @@ function getOption(key){
                     "googlesyndication.com\n" +
                     "adservices.google.com\n" +
                     "appliedsemantics.com",
+        protocols: "http\n" +
+                    "https\n" +
+                    "ftp\n" +
+                    "file",
         checkType: "GET",
         cache: "false",
         noFollow: "false",
@@ -396,6 +415,7 @@ function log(txt) {
 function getOptions(){
     var options = {};
     options.blacklist = getOption("blacklist");
+    options.protocols = getOption("protocols");
     options.checkType = getOption("checkType");
     options.cache = getOption("cache");
     options.noFollow = getOption("noFollow");
diff --git a/options.html b/options.html
index fbf8fe8..c8aead0 100755
--- a/options.html
+++ b/options.html
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ <h1 id="logo">Check My Links: Options</h1>
 		<textarea name="blacklistEntries" id="blacklistEntries" rows="2" cols="20"></textarea>
 		<hr/>
 
+		<p>Only links with following protocols will be checked, please enter all protocols in the whitelist below. Each protocol must be entered on a new line.</p>
+
+		<label for="protocolEntries">Protocols:</label>
+		<br/>
+		<textarea name="protocolEntries" id="protocolEntries" rows="2" cols="20"></textarea>
+		<hr/>
+
 		<label for="requestType">Method of Request: </label> 
 
 
diff --git a/options.js b/options.js
index d11c23d..c924783 100755
--- a/options.js
+++ b/options.js
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ function loadOptions() {
     }
 
     document.getElementById("blacklistEntries").value = options.blacklist.split(" ");
+    
+    document.getElementById("protocolEntries").value = options.protocols.split(" ");
+
     var requestType = document.getElementById("requestType");
    
     for (var i = 0; i < requestType.children.length; i++) {
@@ -49,10 +52,12 @@ function loadOptions() {
 function saveOptions() {
   var bkg = chrome.runtime.getBackgroundPage(function(bkg){
     var blacklistEntries = document.getElementById("blacklistEntries");
+    var protocolEntries = document.getElementById("protocolEntries");
     var requestType = document.getElementById("requestType");
 
     // Save selected options to localstore
     bkg.setItem("blacklist", blacklistEntries.value);
+    bkg.setItem("protocols", protocolEntries.value);
     bkg.setItem("checkType", requestType.children[requestType.selectedIndex].value);
 
     if(document.getElementById("cache").checked){bkg.setItem("cache", 'true');}else{bkg.setItem("cache", 'false');}