diff --git a/bin/command.ml b/bin/command.ml
index eb59ad8..2ddb068 100644
--- a/bin/command.ml
+++ b/bin/command.ml
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ type t = [
   | `Mark of string
   | `Unmark of string
   | `Unmark_all
-  | `Drop_path of string
+  | `Drop of string
+  | `Drop_all_except of string
   | `Drop_marked
   | `Drop_unmarked
   | `Drop_listed
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@ let pp fmt (t : t) =
   | `Mark s -> Fmt.pf fmt "mark: %s" s
   | `Unmark s -> Fmt.pf fmt "unmark: %s" s
   | `Unmark_all -> Fmt.pf fmt "unmark all"
-  | `Drop_path s -> Fmt.pf fmt "drop path: %s" s
+  | `Drop s -> Fmt.pf fmt "drop: %s" s
+  | `Drop_all_except s -> Fmt.pf fmt "drop all except: %s" s
   | `Drop_marked -> Fmt.pf fmt "drop marked"
   | `Drop_unmarked -> Fmt.pf fmt "drop unmarked"
   | `Drop_listed -> Fmt.pf fmt "drop listed"
@@ -64,9 +66,11 @@ module Parsers = struct
       );
       string "drop" *> skip_spaces *> (
         choice [
-          string "path" *> skip_spaces *>
           char ':' *> skip_spaces *>
-          any_string_trimmed >>| (fun s -> (`Drop_path s));
+          any_string_trimmed >>| (fun s -> (`Drop s));
+          string "all" *> skip_spaces *>
+          string "except" *> skip_spaces *> char ':' *> skip_spaces *>
+          any_string_trimmed >>| (fun s -> (`Drop_all_except s));
           string "listed" *> skip_spaces *> return `Drop_listed;
           string "unlisted" *> skip_spaces *> return `Drop_unlisted;
           string "marked" *> skip_spaces *> return `Drop_marked;
@@ -103,7 +107,8 @@ let of_string (s : string) : t option =
 
 let equal (x : t) (y : t) =
   match x, y with
-  | `Drop_path x, `Drop_path y -> String.equal x y
+  | `Drop x, `Drop y -> String.equal x y
+  | `Drop_all_except x, `Drop_all_except y -> String.equal x y
   | `Drop_listed, `Drop_listed -> true
   | `Drop_unlisted, `Drop_unlisted -> true
   | `Narrow_level x, `Narrow_level y -> Int.equal x y
diff --git a/bin/docfd.ml b/bin/docfd.ml
index 4366d88..352df23 100644
--- a/bin/docfd.ml
+++ b/bin/docfd.ml
@@ -912,7 +912,8 @@ let run
                       Fmt.str "# - %a" Command.pp (`Mark "/path/to/document");
                       Fmt.str "# - %a" Command.pp (`Unmark "/path/to/document");
                       Fmt.str "# - %a" Command.pp `Unmark_all;
-                      Fmt.str "# - %a" Command.pp (`Drop_path "/path/to/document");
+                      Fmt.str "# - %a" Command.pp (`Drop "/path/to/document");
+                      Fmt.str "# - %a" Command.pp (`Drop_all_except "/path/to/document");
                       Fmt.str "# - %a" Command.pp `Drop_marked;
                       Fmt.str "# - %a" Command.pp `Drop_unmarked;
                       Fmt.str "# - %a" Command.pp `Drop_listed;
diff --git a/bin/document_store.ml b/bin/document_store.ml
index 1889308..818405c 100644
--- a/bin/document_store.ml
+++ b/bin/document_store.ml
@@ -264,7 +264,16 @@ let toggle_mark ~path t =
 let unmark_all t =
   {t with documents_marked = String_set.empty }
 
-let drop (choice : [ `Path of string | `Marked | `Unmarked | `Usable | `Unusable ]) (t : t) : t =
+let drop
+    (choice :
+       [ `Path of string
+       | `All_except of string
+       | `Marked
+       | `Unmarked
+       | `Usable
+       | `Unusable ])
+    (t : t)
+  : t =
   let aux ~(keep : string -> bool) =
     let keep' : 'a. string -> 'a -> bool =
       fun path _ ->
@@ -292,6 +301,12 @@ let drop (choice : [ `Path of string | `Marked | `Unmarked | `Usable | `Unusable
         search_results = String_map.remove path t.search_results;
       }
     )
+  | `All_except path -> (
+      let keep path' =
+        String.equal path' path
+      in
+      aux ~keep
+    )
   | `Marked -> (
       let keep path =
         not (String_set.mem path t.documents_marked)
@@ -377,9 +392,12 @@ let run_command pool (command : Command.t) (t : t) : t option =
   | `Unmark_all -> (
       Some (unmark_all t)
     )
-  | `Drop_path s -> (
+  | `Drop s -> (
       Some (drop (`Path s) t)
     )
+  | `Drop_all_except s -> (
+      Some (drop (`All_except s) t)
+    )
   | `Drop_marked -> (
       Some (drop `Marked t)
     )
diff --git a/bin/document_store.mli b/bin/document_store.mli
index 0ddedeb..ece7e1b 100644
--- a/bin/document_store.mli
+++ b/bin/document_store.mli
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ val toggle_mark : path:string -> t -> t
 
 val unmark_all : t -> t
 
-val drop : [ `Path of string | `Marked | `Unmarked | `Usable | `Unusable ] -> t -> t
+val drop : [ `Path of string | `All_except of string | `Marked | `Unmarked | `Usable | `Unusable ] -> t -> t
 
 val narrow_search_scope : level:int -> t -> t
 
diff --git a/bin/ui.ml b/bin/ui.ml
index 50b3684..dc7f3e3 100644
--- a/bin/ui.ml
+++ b/bin/ui.ml
@@ -171,13 +171,17 @@ let unmark_all () =
   in
   Document_store_manager.submit_update_req new_snapshot
 
-let drop ~document_count (choice : [`Path of string | `Marked | `Unmarked | `Listed | `Unlisted]) =
+let drop ~document_count (choice : [`Path of string | `All_except of string | `Marked | `Unmarked | `Listed | `Unlisted]) =
   let choice, new_command =
     match choice with
     | `Path path -> (
         let n = Lwd.peek Vars.index_of_document_selected in
         set_document_selected ~choice_count:(document_count - 1) n;
-        (`Path path, `Drop_path path)
+        (`Path path, `Drop path)
+      )
+    | `All_except path -> (
+        set_document_selected ~choice_count:1 0;
+        (`All_except path, `Drop_all_except path)
       )
     | `Marked -> (
         reset_document_selected ();