diff --git a/src/b4/dig.py b/src/b4/dig.py
index e5577a2..71e4fc7 100644
--- a/src/b4/dig.py
+++ b/src/b4/dig.py
@@ -25,6 +25,55 @@ try_diff_algos: List[str] = [
 ]
 
 
+def has_stable_header(msg: EmailMessage) -> bool:
+    """Check if the message has an X-stable header."""
+    for header_name in msg.keys():
+        if header_name.lower() == 'x-stable':
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def filter_stable_messages(lmbx: b4.LoreMailbox) -> None:
+    """Remove messages with X-stable header from a LoreMailbox."""
+    # Filter msgid_map
+    stable_msgids = []
+    for msgid, lmsg in lmbx.msgid_map.items():
+        if has_stable_header(lmsg.msg):
+            logger.debug('Ignoring -stable message: %s', lmsg.full_subject)
+            stable_msgids.append(msgid)
+
+    for msgid in stable_msgids:
+        del lmbx.msgid_map[msgid]
+
+    # Filter followups
+    lmbx.followups = [lmsg for lmsg in lmbx.followups
+                      if not has_stable_header(lmsg.msg)]
+
+    # Filter unknowns
+    lmbx.unknowns = [lmsg for lmsg in lmbx.unknowns
+                     if not has_stable_header(lmsg.msg)]
+
+    # Filter covers
+    stable_cover_revs = []
+    for rev, lmsg in lmbx.covers.items():
+        if has_stable_header(lmsg.msg):
+            stable_cover_revs.append(rev)
+
+    for rev in stable_cover_revs:
+        del lmbx.covers[rev]
+
+    # Filter series patches
+    for rev, lser in list(lmbx.series.items()):
+        original_count = len([p for p in lser.patches if p is not None])
+        lser.patches = [p if p is None or not has_stable_header(p.msg) else None
+                        for p in lser.patches]
+        filtered_count = len([p for p in lser.patches if p is not None])
+
+        # Remove series if all patches were filtered out
+        if filtered_count == 0:
+            del lmbx.series[rev]
+
+
 def dig_commit(cmdargs: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
     config = b4.get_main_config()
     cfg_llval = config.get('linkmask', '')
@@ -101,6 +150,12 @@ def dig_commit(cmdargs: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
         lmbx = b4.get_series_by_patch_id(patch_id)
         if lmbx:
             logger.info('Found matching series by patch-id')
+            filter_stable_messages(lmbx)
+            # Check if we still have any series after filtering
+            if not lmbx.series:
+                logger.debug('All series filtered out due to X-stable header')
+                lmbx = None
+                continue
             break
 
     if not lmbx:
@@ -111,6 +166,9 @@ def dig_commit(cmdargs: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
             logger.info('Found %s matching messages', len(msgs))
             lmbx = b4.LoreMailbox()
             for msg in msgs:
+                if has_stable_header(msg):
+                    logger.debug('Ignoring -stable message: %s', msg.get('subject', ''))
+                    continue
                 lmbx.add_message(msg)
         else:
             logger.error('Could not find anything matching commit %s', commit)
@@ -147,6 +205,9 @@ def dig_commit(cmdargs: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
         q_msgs = b4.get_pi_search_results(q, full_threads=True)
         if q_msgs:
             for q_msg in q_msgs:
+                if has_stable_header(q_msg):
+                    logger.debug('Ignoring -stable message: %s', q_msg.get('subject', ''))
+                    continue
                 lmbx.add_message(q_msg)
         break