diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/BUILD b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/BUILD
index 31b365d..f36e9db 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/BUILD
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/BUILD
@@ -105,3 +105,17 @@
     input_file = "testdata/attribute_types_test/input.bzl",
     skydoc = "//src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc",
 )
+
+skydoc_test(
+    name = "filter_rules_test",
+    golden_file = "testdata/filter_rules_test/golden.txt",
+    input_file = "testdata/filter_rules_test/input.bzl",
+    skydoc = "//src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc",
+    whitelisted_symbols = [
+        "my_rule",
+        "whitelisted_dep_rule",
+    ],
+    deps = [
+        "testdata/filter_rules_test/dep.bzl",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/SkydocTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/SkydocTest.java
index 5bf7a95..185547d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/SkydocTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/SkydocTest.java
@@ -168,7 +168,10 @@
         "load('//lib:rule_impl.bzl', 'rule_impl')",
         "load(':docstring.bzl', 'doc_string')",
         "",
-        "some_var = 1",
+        "_hidden_rule = rule(",
+        "    doc = doc_string,",
+        "    implementation = rule_impl,",
+        ")",
         "",
         "dep_rule = rule(",
         "    doc = doc_string,",
@@ -178,7 +181,7 @@
     scratch.file(
         "/test/main.bzl",
         "load('//lib:rule_impl.bzl', 'rule_impl')",
-        "load('//deps/foo:dep_rule.bzl', 'some_var')",
+        "load('//deps/foo:dep_rule.bzl', 'dep_rule')",
         "",
         "main_rule = rule(",
         "    doc = 'Main rule',",
@@ -194,6 +197,8 @@
 
     Map<String, RuleInfo> ruleInfoMap = ruleInfoMapBuilder.build();
 
+    // dep_rule is available here, even though it was not defined in main.bzl, because it is
+    // imported in main.bzl. Thus, it's a top-level symbol in main.bzl.
     assertThat(ruleInfoMap.keySet()).containsExactly("main_rule", "dep_rule");
     assertThat(ruleInfoMap.get("main_rule").getDocString()).isEqualTo("Main rule");
     assertThat(ruleInfoMap.get("dep_rule").getDocString()).isEqualTo("Dep rule");
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/skydoc_e2e_test_runner.sh b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/skydoc_e2e_test_runner.sh
index 8a9a1c7..ac40e9a 100755
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/skydoc_e2e_test_runner.sh
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/skydoc_e2e_test_runner.sh
@@ -19,13 +19,16 @@
 set -u
 
 skydoc_bin=$1
-input_file=$2
-golden_file=$3
+shift 1
+input_file=$1
+shift 1
+golden_file=$1
+shift 1
 
 actual_file="${TEST_TMPDIR}/actual"
 
 set -e
-${skydoc_bin} ${input_file} ${actual_file}
+${skydoc_bin} ${input_file} ${actual_file} $@
 set +e
 
 DIFF="$(diff ${actual_file} ${golden_file})"
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/skydoc_test.bzl b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/skydoc_test.bzl
index c63ceda..455b45d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/skydoc_test.bzl
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/skydoc_test.bzl
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #    the golden file if changes are made to skydoc.
 """Convenience macro for skydoc tests."""
 
-def skydoc_test(name, input_file, golden_file, skydoc, deps = []):
+def skydoc_test(name, input_file, golden_file, skydoc, deps = [], whitelisted_symbols = []):
     """Creates a test target and golden-file regeneration target for skydoc testing.
 
     The test target is named "{name}_e2e_test".
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
           is run on the input file.
       skydoc: The label string of the skydoc binary.
       deps: A list of label strings of skylark file dependencies of the input_file.
+      whitelisted_symbols: A list of strings representing top-level symbols in the input file
+          to generate documentation for. If empty, documentation for all top-level symbols
+          will be generated.
     """
     output_golden_file = "%s_output.txt" % name
     native.sh_test(
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@
             "$(location %s)" % skydoc,
             "$(location %s)" % input_file,
             "$(location %s)" % golden_file,
-        ],
+        ] + whitelisted_symbols,
         data = [
             input_file,
             golden_file,
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@
         ] + deps,
         outs = [output_golden_file],
         cmd = "$(location %s) " % skydoc +
-              "$(location %s) $(location %s)" % (input_file, output_golden_file),
+              "$(location %s) $(location %s) " % (input_file, output_golden_file) +
+              " ".join(whitelisted_symbols),
         tools = [skydoc],
     )
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/testdata/filter_rules_test/dep.bzl b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/testdata/filter_rules_test/dep.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8213e0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/testdata/filter_rules_test/dep.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+def my_rule_impl(ctx):
+    return struct()
+
+my_rule = rule(
+    implementation = my_rule_impl,
+    doc = "This is the dep rule. It does stuff.",
+    attrs = {
+        "first": attr.label(mandatory = True, doc = "dep's my_rule doc string",
+                            allow_files = True, single_file = True),
+        "second": attr.string_dict(mandatory = True),
+    },
+)
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/testdata/filter_rules_test/golden.txt b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/testdata/filter_rules_test/golden.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..457c1b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/testdata/filter_rules_test/golden.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+<a name="#my_rule"></a>
+## my_rule
+
+<pre>
+my_rule(name, first, second)
+</pre>
+
+This is my rule. It does stuff.
+
+### Attributes
+
+<table class="params-table">
+  <colgroup>
+    <col class="col-param" />
+    <col class="col-description" />
+  </colgroup>
+  <tbody>
+    <tr id="#my_rule_name">
+      <td><code>name</code></td>
+      <td>
+        String; required
+        <p>
+          A unique name for this rule.
+        </p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr id="#my_rule_first">
+      <td><code>first</code></td>
+      <td>
+        Label; required
+        <p>
+          first my_rule doc string
+        </p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr id="#my_rule_second">
+      <td><code>second</code></td>
+      <td>
+        Dictionary: String -> String; required
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+
+
+<a name="#whitelisted_dep_rule"></a>
+## whitelisted_dep_rule
+
+<pre>
+whitelisted_dep_rule(name, first, second)
+</pre>
+
+This is the dep rule. It does stuff.
+
+### Attributes
+
+<table class="params-table">
+  <colgroup>
+    <col class="col-param" />
+    <col class="col-description" />
+  </colgroup>
+  <tbody>
+    <tr id="#whitelisted_dep_rule_name">
+      <td><code>name</code></td>
+      <td>
+        String; required
+        <p>
+          A unique name for this rule.
+        </p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr id="#whitelisted_dep_rule_first">
+      <td><code>first</code></td>
+      <td>
+        Label; required
+        <p>
+          dep's my_rule doc string
+        </p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr id="#whitelisted_dep_rule_second">
+      <td><code>second</code></td>
+      <td>
+        Dictionary: String -> String; required
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+
+
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/testdata/filter_rules_test/input.bzl b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/testdata/filter_rules_test/input.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ec3530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/skydoc/testdata/filter_rules_test/input.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+load(":dep.bzl",
+     "my_rule_impl",
+     dep_rule = "my_rule")
+
+def my_rule_impl(ctx):
+    return struct()
+
+my_rule = rule(
+    implementation = my_rule_impl,
+    doc = "This is my rule. It does stuff.",
+    attrs = {
+        "first": attr.label(mandatory = True, doc = "first my_rule doc string",
+                            allow_files = True, single_file = True),
+        "second": attr.string_dict(mandatory = True),
+    },
+)
+
+other_rule = rule(
+    implementation = my_rule_impl,
+    doc = "This is another rule.",
+    attrs = {
+        "test": attr.string_dict(mandatory = True),
+    },
+)
+
+whitelisted_dep_rule = dep_rule
+
+yet_another_rule = rule(
+    implementation = my_rule_impl,
+    doc = "This is yet another rule",
+    attrs = {
+        "test": attr.string_dict(mandatory = True),
+    },
+)