diff --git a/pisi/api.py b/pisi/api.py
index 5b0ec641..2c01d937 100644
--- a/pisi/api.py
+++ b/pisi/api.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import pisi.index
 import pisi.config
 import pisi.metadata
 import pisi.file
+import pisi.blacklist
 import pisi.atomicoperations
 import pisi.operations.delta
 import pisi.operations.remove
@@ -138,6 +139,10 @@ def list_upgradable():
     upgradable = filter(is_upgradable, installdb.list_installed())
     # replaced packages can not pass is_upgradable test, so we add them manually
     upgradable.extend(list_replaces())
+
+    # consider also blacklist filtering
+    upgradable = pisi.blacklist.exclude_from(upgradable, ctx.const.blacklist)
+
     return upgradable
 
 def list_repos():
diff --git a/pisi/cli/listupgrades.py b/pisi/cli/listupgrades.py
index 88300921..0d4952a8 100644
--- a/pisi/cli/listupgrades.py
+++ b/pisi/cli/listupgrades.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ __trans = gettext.translation('pisi', fallback=True)
 _ = __trans.ugettext
 
 import pisi.cli.command as command
+import pisi.blacklist
 import pisi.context as ctx
 import pisi.api
 import pisi.db
@@ -51,34 +52,6 @@ Lists the packages that will be upgraded.
                                default=False, help=_("Show detailed install info"))
         self.parser.add_option_group(group)
 
-    def exclude_from(self, packages, exfrom):
-        patterns = []
-        if os.path.exists(exfrom):
-            for line in open(exfrom, "r").readlines():
-                if not line.startswith('#') and not line == '\n':
-                    patterns.append(line.strip())
-            if patterns:
-                return self.exclude(packages, patterns)
-
-        return packages
-
-    def exclude(self, packages, patterns):
-        from sets import Set as set
-        import fnmatch
-
-        packages = set(packages)
-        for pattern in patterns:
-            # match pattern in package names
-            match = fnmatch.filter(packages, pattern)
-            packages = packages - set(match)
-
-            if not match:
-                # match pattern in component names
-                for compare in fnmatch.filter(self.componentdb.list_components(), pattern):
-                    packages = packages - set(self.componentdb.get_union_packages(compare, walk=True))
-
-        return list(packages)
-
     def run(self):
         self.init(database = True, write = False)
         upgradable_pkgs = pisi.api.list_upgradable()
@@ -90,8 +63,7 @@ Lists the packages that will be upgraded.
             component_pkgs = self.componentdb.get_union_packages(component, walk=True)
             upgradable_pkgs = list(set(upgradable_pkgs) & set(component_pkgs))
 
-        if os.path.exists(ctx.const.blacklist):
-            upgradable_pkgs = self.exclude_from(upgradable_pkgs, ctx.const.blacklist)
+        upgradable_pkgs = pisi.blacklist.exclude_from(upgradable_pkgs, ctx.const.blacklist)
 
         if not upgradable_pkgs:
             ctx.ui.info(_('No packages to upgrade.'))
diff --git a/pisi/cli/upgrade.py b/pisi/cli/upgrade.py
index 028e9dba..33585d78 100644
--- a/pisi/cli/upgrade.py
+++ b/pisi/cli/upgrade.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ _ = __trans.ugettext
 
 import pisi.cli.command as command
 import pisi.context as ctx
+import pisi.blacklist
 import pisi.api
 import pisi.db
 
@@ -75,34 +76,6 @@ expanded to package names.
 
         self.parser.add_option_group(group)
 
-    def exclude_from(self, packages, exfrom):
-        patterns = []
-        if os.path.exists(exfrom):
-            for line in open(exfrom, "r").readlines():
-                if not line.startswith('#') and not line == '\n':
-                    patterns.append(line.strip())
-            if patterns:
-                return self.exclude(packages, patterns)
-
-        return packages
-
-    def exclude(self, packages, patterns):
-        from sets import Set as set
-        import fnmatch
-
-        packages = set(packages)
-        for pattern in patterns:
-            # match pattern in package names
-            match = fnmatch.filter(packages, pattern)
-            packages = packages - set(match)
-
-            if not match:
-                # match pattern in component names
-                for compare in fnmatch.filter(self.componentdb.list_components(), pattern):
-                    packages = packages - set(self.componentdb.get_union_packages(compare, walk=True))
-
-        return list(packages)
-
     def run(self):
 
         if self.options.fetch_only:
@@ -130,12 +103,12 @@ expanded to package names.
             packages = pisi.api.list_installed()
 
         if os.path.exists(ctx.const.blacklist):
-            packages = self.exclude_from(packages, ctx.const.blacklist)
+            packages = pisi.blacklist.exclude_from(packages, ctx.const.blacklist)
 
         if ctx.get_option('exclude_from'):
-            packages = self.exclude_from(packages, ctx.get_option('exclude_from'))
+            packages = pisi.blacklist.exclude_from(packages, ctx.get_option('exclude_from'))
 
         if ctx.get_option('exclude'):
-            packages = self.exclude(packages, ctx.get_option('exclude'))
+            packages = pisi.blacklist.exclude(packages, ctx.get_option('exclude'))
 
         pisi.api.upgrade(packages)