diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/1843-prydonius b/changelogs/unreleased/1843-prydonius
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98670537a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/1843-prydonius
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fix excluding additional items with the velero.io/exclude-from-backup=true label
diff --git a/pkg/backup/backup_test.go b/pkg/backup/backup_test.go
index 35b89bd36..db18c733c 100644
--- a/pkg/backup/backup_test.go
+++ b/pkg/backup/backup_test.go
@@ -1329,6 +1329,36 @@ func TestBackupActionAdditionalItems(t *testing.T) {
 				"resources/pods/namespaces/ns-2/pod-2.json",
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name:   "additional items with the velero.io/exclude-from-backup label are not backed up",
+			backup: defaultBackup().IncludedNamespaces("ns-1").Result(),
+			apiResources: []*test.APIResource{
+				test.Pods(
+					builder.ForPod("ns-1", "pod-1").Result(),
+				),
+				test.PVs(
+					builder.ForPersistentVolume("pv-1").ObjectMeta(builder.WithLabels("velero.io/exclude-from-backup", "true")).Result(),
+					builder.ForPersistentVolume("pv-2").Result(),
+				),
+			},
+			actions: []velero.BackupItemAction{
+				&pluggableAction{
+					executeFunc: func(item runtime.Unstructured, backup *velerov1.Backup) (runtime.Unstructured, []velero.ResourceIdentifier, error) {
+						additionalItems := []velero.ResourceIdentifier{
+							{GroupResource: kuberesource.PersistentVolumes, Name: "pv-1"},
+							{GroupResource: kuberesource.PersistentVolumes, Name: "pv-2"},
+						}
+
+						return item, additionalItems, nil
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			want: []string{
+				"resources/pods/namespaces/ns-1/pod-1.json",
+				"resources/persistentvolumes/cluster/pv-2.json",
+			},
+		},
+
 		{
 			name:   "if there's an error backing up additional items, the item the action was run for isn't backed up",
 			backup: defaultBackup().Result(),
diff --git a/pkg/backup/item_backupper.go b/pkg/backup/item_backupper.go
index 2532ad5f0..522565565 100644
--- a/pkg/backup/item_backupper.go
+++ b/pkg/backup/item_backupper.go
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ func (ib *defaultItemBackupper) backupItem(logger logrus.FieldLogger, obj runtim
 		log = log.WithField("namespace", namespace)
 	}
 
+	if metadata.GetLabels()["velero.io/exclude-from-backup"] == "true" {
+		log.Info("Excluding item because it has label velero.io/exclude-from-backup=true")
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	// NOTE: we have to re-check namespace & resource includes/excludes because it's possible that
 	// backupItem can be invoked by a custom action.
 	if namespace != "" && !ib.backupRequest.NamespaceIncludesExcludes.ShouldInclude(namespace) {
diff --git a/pkg/backup/resource_backupper.go b/pkg/backup/resource_backupper.go
index 771b4494f..dae8017ba 100644
--- a/pkg/backup/resource_backupper.go
+++ b/pkg/backup/resource_backupper.go
@@ -216,9 +216,9 @@ func (rb *defaultResourceBackupper) backupResource(group *metav1.APIResourceList
 			continue
 		}
 
-		labelSelector := "velero.io/exclude-from-backup!=true"
+		var labelSelector string
 		if selector := rb.backupRequest.Spec.LabelSelector; selector != nil {
-			labelSelector = labelSelector + "," + metav1.FormatLabelSelector(selector)
+			labelSelector = metav1.FormatLabelSelector(selector)
 		}
 
 		log.Info("Listing items")