diff --git a/src/routes/api/note_map.js b/src/routes/api/note_map.js
index a14922b1d..b0dc6d57e 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/note_map.js
+++ b/src/routes/api/note_map.js
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ function getNeighbors(note, depth) {
         }
 
         const targetNote = relation.getTargetNote();
+
+        if (targetNote.hasLabel('excludeFromNoteMap')) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
         retNoteIds.push(targetNote.noteId);
 
         for (const noteId of getNeighbors(targetNote, depth - 1)) {
@@ -56,6 +61,11 @@ function getNeighbors(note, depth) {
         }
 
         const sourceNote = relation.getNote();
+
+        if (sourceNote.hasLabel('excludeFromNoteMap')) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
         retNoteIds.push(sourceNote.noteId);
 
         for (const noteId of getNeighbors(sourceNote, depth - 1)) {
diff --git a/src/services/special_notes.js b/src/services/special_notes.js
index 46627e0da..9c27f7f14 100644
--- a/src/services/special_notes.js
+++ b/src/services/special_notes.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ function getHiddenRoot() {
         // isInheritable: false means that this notePath is automatically not preffered but at the same time
         // the flag is not inherited to the children
         hidden.addLabel('archived', "", false);
+        hidden.addLabel('excludeFromNoteMap', "", true);
     }
 
     return hidden;
@@ -206,6 +207,12 @@ function createMissingSpecialNotes() {
     getSinglesNoteRoot();
     getSinglesNoteRoot();
     getGlobalNoteMap();
+
+    const hidden = getHiddenRoot();
+
+    if (!hidden.hasOwnedLabel('excludeFromNoteMap')) {
+        hidden.addLabel('excludeFromNoteMap', "", true);
+    }
 }
 
 module.exports = {