diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8d079ba..6882515 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -241,6 +241,13 @@ Options
 
         Work with FlyMode, insert the key at the Fly Mode jumped postion
 
+*   g:AutoPairsIgnoreCharacters
+
+        Default : ['\']
+
+        Sets the characters to stop auto closing. For example, when set to
+        ['\', '#'], the plugin will not automatically close `#'`
+
 *   g:AutoPairsMoveCharacter
 
         Default: "()[]{}\"'"
diff --git a/plugin/auto-pairs.vim b/plugin/auto-pairs.vim
index af5eb32..4b0e951 100644
--- a/plugin/auto-pairs.vim
+++ b/plugin/auto-pairs.vim
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ if !exists('g:AutoPairsSmartQuotes')
   let g:AutoPairsSmartQuotes = 1
 endif
 
+if !exists('g:AutoPairsIgnoreCharacters')
+  let g:AutoPairsIgnoreCharacters = ['\']
+endif
+
 " 7.4.849 support <C-G>U to avoid breaking '.'
 " Issue talk: https://github.com/jiangmiao/auto-pairs/issues/3
 " Vim note: https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v7.4.849
@@ -204,8 +208,8 @@ func! AutoPairsInsert(key)
 
   let [before, after, afterline] = s:getline()
 
-  " Ignore auto close if prev character is \
-  if before[-1:-1] == '\'
+  " Ignore auto close if prev character is in g:AutoPairsIgnoreCharacters
+  if index(g:AutoPairsIgnoreCharacters, prev_char) != -1
     return a:key
   end
 
@@ -332,7 +336,6 @@ func! AutoPairsDelete()
   return "\<BS>"
 endf
 
-
 " Fast wrap the word in brackets
 func! AutoPairsFastWrap()
   let c = @"