diff --git a/console/module/api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/app/console/module/api/setting/ConsoleSettingKeys.java b/console/module/api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/app/console/module/api/setting/ConsoleSettingKeys.java
index aca3dbeb163..a455d03a3be 100644
--- a/console/module/api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/app/console/module/api/setting/ConsoleSettingKeys.java
+++ b/console/module/api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/app/console/module/api/setting/ConsoleSettingKeys.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.kapua.commons.setting.SettingKey;
 
 public enum ConsoleSettingKeys implements SettingKey {
+
     SKIN_RESOURCE_DIR("console.skin.resource.dir"), //
 
     LOGIN_BACKGROUND_CREDITS("console.login.background.credits"), //
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ public enum ConsoleSettingKeys implements SettingKey {
     DEVICE_MAP_ENABLED("console.device.map.enabled"), //
     DEVICE_MAP_TILE_URI("console.device.map.tile.uri"), //
 
+    JOB_STEP_DEFINITION_EXCLUDE_REGEX("console.job.step.definition.exclude.regex"),
+
     FILE_UPLOAD_SIZE_MAX("console.file.upload.size.max"), //
     FILE_UPLOAD_INMEMORY_SIZE_THRESHOLD("console.file.upload.inmemory.size.threshold"), //
 
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ private ConsoleSettingKeys(String key) {
         this.key = key;
     }
 
+    @Override
     public String key() {
         return key;
     }
diff --git a/console/module/job/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/app/console/module/job/server/GwtJobStepDefinitionServiceImpl.java b/console/module/job/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/app/console/module/job/server/GwtJobStepDefinitionServiceImpl.java
index 66003799c09..178e1b5816d 100644
--- a/console/module/job/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/app/console/module/job/server/GwtJobStepDefinitionServiceImpl.java
+++ b/console/module/job/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/app/console/module/job/server/GwtJobStepDefinitionServiceImpl.java
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@
 
 import com.extjs.gxt.ui.client.data.BaseListLoadResult;
 import com.extjs.gxt.ui.client.data.ListLoadResult;
+import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 import org.eclipse.kapua.app.console.module.api.client.GwtKapuaException;
 import org.eclipse.kapua.app.console.module.api.server.KapuaRemoteServiceServlet;
 import org.eclipse.kapua.app.console.module.api.server.util.KapuaExceptionHandler;
+import org.eclipse.kapua.app.console.module.api.setting.ConsoleSetting;
+import org.eclipse.kapua.app.console.module.api.setting.ConsoleSettingKeys;
 import org.eclipse.kapua.app.console.module.job.shared.model.GwtJobStepDefinition;
 import org.eclipse.kapua.app.console.module.job.shared.model.GwtJobStepProperty;
 import org.eclipse.kapua.app.console.module.job.shared.service.GwtJobStepDefinitionService;
@@ -33,15 +36,26 @@
 
 public class GwtJobStepDefinitionServiceImpl extends KapuaRemoteServiceServlet implements GwtJobStepDefinitionService {
 
+    private static final KapuaLocator LOCATOR = KapuaLocator.getInstance();
+
+    private static final JobStepDefinitionService JOB_STEP_DEFINITION_SERVICE = LOCATOR.getService(JobStepDefinitionService.class);
+    private static final JobStepDefinitionFactory JOB_STEP_DEFINITION_FACTORY = LOCATOR.getFactory(JobStepDefinitionFactory.class);
+
+    private static final ConsoleSetting CONSOLE_SETTING = ConsoleSetting.getInstance();
+
+    private static final String JOB_STEP_DEFINITION_EXCLUDE_REGEX = CONSOLE_SETTING.getString(ConsoleSettingKeys.JOB_STEP_DEFINITION_EXCLUDE_REGEX);
+
     @Override
     public ListLoadResult<GwtJobStepDefinition> findAll() throws GwtKapuaException {
         List<GwtJobStepDefinition> gwtJobStepDefinitionList = new ArrayList<GwtJobStepDefinition>();
         try {
-            KapuaLocator locator = KapuaLocator.getInstance();
-            JobStepDefinitionService jobStepDefinitionService = locator.getService(JobStepDefinitionService.class);
-            JobStepDefinitionFactory jobStepDefinitionFactory = locator.getFactory(JobStepDefinitionFactory.class);
-            JobStepDefinitionListResult result = jobStepDefinitionService.query(jobStepDefinitionFactory.newQuery(null));
+            JobStepDefinitionListResult result = JOB_STEP_DEFINITION_SERVICE.query(JOB_STEP_DEFINITION_FACTORY.newQuery(null));
             for (JobStepDefinition jsd : result.getItems()) {
+
+                if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(JOB_STEP_DEFINITION_EXCLUDE_REGEX) && jsd.getName().matches(JOB_STEP_DEFINITION_EXCLUDE_REGEX)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 GwtJobStepDefinition gwtJobStepDefinition = KapuaGwtJobModelConverter.convertJobStepDefinition(jsd);
 
                 setEnumOnJobStepProperty(gwtJobStepDefinition.getStepProperties());
@@ -61,9 +75,7 @@ public GwtJobStepDefinition find(String gwtJobStepDefinitionId) throws GwtKapuaE
 
         GwtJobStepDefinition gwtJobStepDefinition = null;
         try {
-            KapuaLocator locator = KapuaLocator.getInstance();
-            JobStepDefinitionService jobStepDefinitionService = locator.getService(JobStepDefinitionService.class);
-            JobStepDefinition jobStepDefinition = jobStepDefinitionService.find(null, jobStepDefinitionId);
+            JobStepDefinition jobStepDefinition = JOB_STEP_DEFINITION_SERVICE.find(null, jobStepDefinitionId);
             if (jobStepDefinition != null) {
                 gwtJobStepDefinition = KapuaGwtJobModelConverter.convertJobStepDefinition(jobStepDefinition);