diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f2596031..51a835a4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ dist
 
 .pnpm-store
 backend/app/api/app
-backend/app/api/__debug_bin
+backend/app/api/__debug_bin*
 dist/
 
 # Nuxt Publish Dir
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index d3753958..8c6ce98a 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
                 "HBOX_STORAGE_DATA": "${workspaceRoot}/backend/.data",
                 "HBOX_STORAGE_SQLITE_URL": "${workspaceRoot}/backend/.data/homebox.db?_fk=1"
             },
+            "console": "integratedTerminal",
         },
         {
             "name": "Launch Frontend",
@@ -38,10 +39,11 @@
             "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/frontend",
             "serverReadyAction": {
                 "action": "debugWithChrome",
-                "pattern": "Local: http://localhost:([0-9]+)",
+                "pattern": "Local: +http://localhost:([0-9]+)",
                 "uriFormat": "http://localhost:%s",
                 "webRoot": "${workspaceFolder}/frontend"
-              }
+            },
+            "console": "integratedTerminal",
         }
     ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/app/api/handlers/v1/v1_ctrl_items.go b/backend/app/api/handlers/v1/v1_ctrl_items.go
index f53377db..a978d031 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/handlers/v1/v1_ctrl_items.go
+++ b/backend/app/api/handlers/v1/v1_ctrl_items.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ func (ctrl *V1Controller) HandleItemsGetAll() errchain.HandlerFunc {
 			Search:          params.Get("q"),
 			LocationIDs:     queryUUIDList(params, "locations"),
 			LabelIDs:        queryUUIDList(params, "labels"),
+			NegateLabels:    queryBool(params.Get("negateLabels")),
 			ParentItemIDs:   queryUUIDList(params, "parentIds"),
 			IncludeArchived: queryBool(params.Get("includeArchived")),
 			Fields:          filterFieldItems(params["fields"]),
diff --git a/backend/internal/data/repo/repo_items.go b/backend/internal/data/repo/repo_items.go
index e88a18ff..c714e229 100644
--- a/backend/internal/data/repo/repo_items.go
+++ b/backend/internal/data/repo/repo_items.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ type (
 		AssetID         AssetID      `json:"assetId"`
 		LocationIDs     []uuid.UUID  `json:"locationIds"`
 		LabelIDs        []uuid.UUID  `json:"labelIds"`
+		NegateLabels    bool         `json:"negateLabels"`
 		ParentItemIDs   []uuid.UUID  `json:"parentIds"`
 		SortBy          string       `json:"sortBy"`
 		IncludeArchived bool         `json:"includeArchived"`
@@ -365,10 +366,17 @@ func (e *ItemsRepository) QueryByGroup(ctx context.Context, gid uuid.UUID, q Ite
 		if len(q.LabelIDs) > 0 {
 			labelPredicates := make([]predicate.Item, 0, len(q.LabelIDs))
 			for _, l := range q.LabelIDs {
-				labelPredicates = append(labelPredicates, item.HasLabelWith(label.ID(l)))
+				if !q.NegateLabels {
+					labelPredicates = append(labelPredicates, item.HasLabelWith(label.ID(l)))
+				} else {
+					labelPredicates = append(labelPredicates, item.Not(item.HasLabelWith(label.ID(l))))
+				}
+			}
+			if !q.NegateLabels {
+				andPredicates = append(andPredicates, item.Or(labelPredicates...))
+			} else {
+				andPredicates = append(andPredicates, item.And(labelPredicates...))
 			}
-
-			andPredicates = append(andPredicates, item.Or(labelPredicates...))
 		}
 
 		if len(q.LocationIDs) > 0 {
diff --git a/frontend/lib/api/classes/items.ts b/frontend/lib/api/classes/items.ts
index a5d3f2e9..22fbda2d 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/api/classes/items.ts
+++ b/frontend/lib/api/classes/items.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export type ItemsQuery = {
   pageSize?: number;
   locations?: string[];
   labels?: string[];
+  negateLabels?: boolean;
   parentIds?: string[];
   q?: string;
   fields?: string[];
diff --git a/frontend/pages/items.vue b/frontend/pages/items.vue
index cb207b15..2213975b 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/items.vue
+++ b/frontend/pages/items.vue
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
   const advanced = useRouteQuery("advanced", false);
   const includeArchived = useRouteQuery("archived", false);
   const fieldSelector = useRouteQuery("fieldSelector", false);
+  const negateLabels = useRouteQuery("negateLabels", false);
 
   const totalPages = computed(() => Math.ceil(total.value / pageSize.value));
   const hasNext = computed(() => page.value * pageSize.value < total.value);
@@ -162,6 +163,12 @@
     }
   });
 
+  watch(negateLabels, (newV, oldV) => {
+    if (newV !== oldV) {
+      search();
+    }
+  });
+
   async function fetchValues(field: string): Promise<string[]> {
     if (fieldValuesCache.value[field]) {
       return fieldValuesCache.value[field];
@@ -193,6 +200,7 @@
           page: page.value,
           pageSize: pageSize.value,
           includeArchived: includeArchived.value ? "true" : "false",
+          negateLabels: negateLabels.value ? "true" : "false",
         },
       });
     }
@@ -219,6 +227,7 @@
       q: query.value || "",
       locations: locIDs.value,
       labels: labIDs.value,
+      negateLabels: negateLabels.value,
       includeArchived: includeArchived.value,
       page: page.value,
       pageSize: pageSize.value,
@@ -268,6 +277,7 @@
         advanced: "true",
         archived: includeArchived.value ? "true" : "false",
         fieldSelector: fieldSelector.value ? "true" : "false",
+        negateLabels: negateLabels.value ? "true" : "false",
         pageSize: pageSize.value,
         page: page.value,
         q: query.value,
@@ -359,6 +369,10 @@
               <input v-model="fieldSelector" type="checkbox" class="toggle toggle-sm toggle-primary" />
               <span class="label-text ml-4"> Field Selector </span>
             </label>
+            <label class="label cursor-pointer mr-auto">
+              <input v-model="negateLabels" type="checkbox" class="toggle toggle-sm toggle-primary" />
+              <span class="label-text ml-4"> Negate selected labels </span>
+            </label>
             <hr class="my-2" />
             <BaseButton class="btn-block btn-sm" @click="reset"> Reset Search</BaseButton>
           </div>