diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b1ee1e9..f4494b4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to Kafka extension will be documented in this file.
 ### Added
 - Newly created topic or cluster is automatically selected in the Kafka Explorer. See [#61](https://github.com/jlandersen/vscode-kafka/issues/61).
 - Click on empty Kafka explorer to add a new cluster. See [#76](https//github.com/jlandersen/vscode-kafka/pull/76).
+- Added glob patterns to filter topics (`kafka.explorer.topics.filters`) and consumer groups (`kafka.explorer.consumers.filters`) out of the Kafka explorer. See [#74](https://github.com/jlandersen/vscode-kafka/pull/74).
 
 ### Changed
 - Improved the "New cluster" and "New topic" wizards: now include validation and a back button. See [#21](https://github.com/jlandersen/vscode-kafka/issues/21).
 - Newly created topic or cluster is automatically selected in the Kafka Explorer. See [#61](https://github.com/jlandersen/vscode-kafka/issues/61).
+- Internal topics are now hidden by default. See [#29](https://github.com/jlandersen/vscode-kafka/issues/29) and [#74](https://github.com/jlandersen/vscode-kafka/pull/74).
 
 ## [0.10.0] - 2021-01-02
 ### Added
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7282196..5797dc0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,6 +63,16 @@
                     "default": "name",
                     "description": "Choose sorting for topics in explorer"
                 },
+                "kafka.explorer.topics.filter": {
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "default": ["__consumer_offsets", "__transaction_state", "_schemas"],
+                    "markdownDescription": "Glob patterns filtering topics out of the Kafka explorer. `*` matches any string, `?` matches a single character."
+                },
+                "kafka.explorer.consumers.filter": {
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "default": [],
+                    "markdownDescription": "Glob patterns filtering consumer groups out of the Kafka explorer. `*` matches any string, `?` matches a single character."
+                },
                 "kafka.producers.fakerjs.enabled":{
                     "type": "boolean",
                     "default":true,
diff --git a/src/explorer/models/consumerGroups.ts b/src/explorer/models/consumerGroups.ts
index 3b6a44b..091ecd1 100644
--- a/src/explorer/models/consumerGroups.ts
+++ b/src/explorer/models/consumerGroups.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ import * as vscode from "vscode";
 
 import { ConsumerGroupMember } from "../../client";
 import { Icons } from "../../constants";
+import { getWorkspaceSettings } from "../../settings";
 import { NodeBase } from "./nodeBase";
 import { ClusterItem } from "./cluster";
+import * as minimatch from "minimatch";
 
 export class ConsumerGroupsItem extends NodeBase {
     public label = "Consumer Groups";
@@ -16,13 +18,24 @@ export class ConsumerGroupsItem extends NodeBase {
 
     async computeChildren() : Promise<NodeBase[]> {
         const client = this.getParent().client;
-        const consumerGroupIds = await client.getConsumerGroupIds();
+        let consumerGroupIds = await client.getConsumerGroupIds();
+        const settings = getWorkspaceSettings();
+        consumerGroupIds = consumerGroupIds.filter(cg => this.isDisplayed(cg, settings.consumerFilters));
+
         return Promise.resolve(
             consumerGroupIds.map((consumerGroupId) => (new ConsumerGroupItem(consumerGroupId, this))));
     }
     getParent(): ClusterItem {
         return <ClusterItem>super.getParent();
     }
+
+    private isDisplayed(consumerGroup: string, filters: string[]): boolean {
+        if (!filters) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        const id = consumerGroup.toLowerCase();
+        return !filters.find( f => minimatch(id, f));
+    }
 }
 
 class ConsumerGroupItem extends NodeBase {
diff --git a/src/explorer/models/topics.ts b/src/explorer/models/topics.ts
index 7be5a10..ca33397 100644
--- a/src/explorer/models/topics.ts
+++ b/src/explorer/models/topics.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { TopicSortOption } from "../../settings/workspace";
 import { ClusterItem } from "./cluster";
 import { ConfigsItem } from "./common";
 import { NodeBase } from "./nodeBase";
+import * as minimatch from "minimatch";
 
 export class TopicGroupItem extends NodeBase {
     public label = "Topics";
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ export class TopicGroupItem extends NodeBase {
         const client = this.getParent().client;
         const settings = getWorkspaceSettings();
         let topics = await client.getTopics();
+        //Filter topics before sorting them
+        topics = topics.filter(t => this.isDisplayed(t, settings.topicFilters));
 
         switch (settings.topicSortOption) {
             case TopicSortOption.Name:
@@ -30,7 +33,6 @@ export class TopicGroupItem extends NodeBase {
                 topics = topics.sort(this.sortByPartitionsAscending);
                 break;
         }
-
         return topics.map((topic) => {
             return new TopicItem(topic, this);
         });
@@ -50,6 +52,14 @@ export class TopicGroupItem extends NodeBase {
         if (a.partitionCount > b.partitionCount) { return 1; }
         return 0;
     }
+
+    private isDisplayed(t: Topic, filters: string[]): boolean {
+        if (!filters) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        const id = t.id.toLowerCase();
+        return !filters.find( f => minimatch(id, f));
+    }
 }
 
 export class TopicItem extends NodeBase {
diff --git a/src/settings/workspace.ts b/src/settings/workspace.ts
index 396c929..a3c1f31 100644
--- a/src/settings/workspace.ts
+++ b/src/settings/workspace.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ export enum TopicSortOption {
 export type InitialConsumerOffset = "latest" | "earliest";
 
 const DEFAULT_PRODUCER_LOCALE = 'en';
+const DEFAULT_TOPIC_FILTER = ['__consumer_offsets', '__transaction_state', '_schemas'];
+const DEFAULT_CONSUMER_FILTER:string[] = [];
 
 export interface WorkspaceSettings extends vscode.Disposable {
     consumerOffset: InitialConsumerOffset;
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ class VsCodeWorkspaceSettings implements WorkspaceSettings {
     public topicSortOption: TopicSortOption = TopicSortOption.Name;
     public producerFakerJSEnabled = true;
     public producerFakerJSLocale = DEFAULT_PRODUCER_LOCALE;
+    public topicFilters = DEFAULT_TOPIC_FILTER;
+    public consumerFilters = DEFAULT_CONSUMER_FILTER;
 
     private constructor() {
         this.configurationChangeHandlerDisposable = vscode.workspace.onDidChangeConfiguration(
@@ -56,6 +60,8 @@ class VsCodeWorkspaceSettings implements WorkspaceSettings {
         this.topicSortOption = configuration.get<TopicSortOption>("explorer.topics.sort", TopicSortOption.Name);
         this.producerFakerJSEnabled = configuration.get<boolean>("producers.fakerjs.enabled", true);
         this.producerFakerJSLocale = configuration.get<string>("producers.fakerjs.locale", DEFAULT_PRODUCER_LOCALE);
+        this.topicFilters = configuration.get<string[]>("explorer.topics.filter", DEFAULT_TOPIC_FILTER);
+        this.consumerFilters = configuration.get<string[]>("explorer.consumers.filter", DEFAULT_CONSUMER_FILTER);
     }
 
     dispose(): void {