diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ea47f07..fadb0d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,5 +34,32 @@ yet, alias the module to nothing with webpack in production.
 If you want it to throw errors instead of just warnings:
 
 ```
-a11y(React, {throw: true});
+a11y(React, { throw: true });
+```
+
+You can filter failures by passing a function to the `filterFn` option. The
+filter function will receive three arguments: the name of the Component
+instance or ReactElement, the id of the element, and the failure message.
+Note: If a ReactElement, the name will be the node type followed by the id
+(e.g. div#foo).
+
+```
+var commentListFailures = (name, id, msg) => {
+  return name === "CommentList";
+};
+
+a11y(React, { filterFn: commentListFailures });
+```
+
+If you want to log DOM element references for easy lookups in the DOM inspector,
+use the `includeSrcNode` option.
+
+```
+a11y(React, { throw: true, includeSrcNode: true });
+```
+
+All failures are also accessible via the `getFailures()` method.
+
+```
+a11y.getFailures();
 ```
diff --git a/lib/__tests__/index-test.js b/lib/__tests__/index-test.js
index 49880f3..0d82aeb 100644
--- a/lib/__tests__/index-test.js
+++ b/lib/__tests__/index-test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 var React = require('react');
 var assert = require('assert');
-require('../index')(React);
+var a11y = require('../index');
 var assertions = require('../assertions');
 
 var k = () => {};
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ var doNotExpectWarning = (notExpected, fn) => {
 };
 
 describe('props', () => {
+  var createElement = React.createElement;
+
+  before(() => {
+    a11y(React);
+  });
+
+  after(() => {
+    React.createElement = createElement;
+  });
 
   describe('onClick', () => {
 
@@ -162,6 +171,16 @@ describe('props', () => {
 });
 
 describe('tags', () => {
+  var createElement = React.createElement;
+
+  before(() => {
+    a11y(React);
+  });
+
+  after(() => {
+    React.createElement = createElement;
+  });
+
   describe('img', () => {
     it('requires alt attributes', () => {
       expectWarning(assertions.tags.img.MISSING_ALT.msg, () => {
@@ -200,3 +219,62 @@ describe('tags', () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('filterFn', () => {
+  var createElement = React.createElement;
+
+  before(() => {
+    var barOnly = (name, id, msg) => {
+      return id === "bar";
+    };
+
+    a11y(React, { filterFn: barOnly });
+  });
+
+  after(() => {
+    React.createElement = createElement;
+  });
+
+  describe('when the source element has been filtered out', () => {
+    it('does not warn', () => {
+      doNotExpectWarning(assertions.tags.img.MISSING_ALT.msg, () => {
+        <img id="foo" src="foo.jpg"/>;
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when there are filtered results', () => {
+    it('warns', () => {
+      expectWarning(assertions.tags.img.MISSING_ALT.msg, () => {
+        <div>
+          <img id="foo" src="foo.jpg"/>
+          <img id="bar" src="foo.jpg"/>
+        </div>;
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('getFailures()', () => {
+  var createElement = React.createElement;
+
+  before(() => {
+    a11y(React);
+  });
+
+  after(() => {
+    React.createElement = createElement;
+  });
+
+  describe('when there are failures', () => {
+    it('returns the failures', () => {
+      <div>
+        <img id="foo" src="foo.jpg"/>
+        <img id="bar" src="foo.jpg"/>
+      </div>;
+
+      assert(a11y.getFailures().length == 2);
+    });
+  });
+
+});
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diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 37b0898..ea69f3a 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -20,36 +20,140 @@ var assertAccessibility = (tagName, props, children) => {
   return failures;
 };
 
-var error = (id, msg) => {
-  throw new Error('#' + id + ": " + msg);
+var filterFailures = (failureInfo, options) => {
+  var failures = failureInfo.failures;
+  var filterFn = options.filterFn &&
+        options.filterFn.bind(undefined, failureInfo.name, failureInfo.id);
+
+  if (filterFn) {
+    failures = failures.filter(filterFn);
+  }
+
+  return failures;
 };
 
-var warn = (id, msg) => {
-  console.warn('#' + id, msg);
+var throwError = (failureInfo, options) => {
+  var failures = filterFailures(failureInfo, options);
+  var msg = failures.pop();
+  var error = [failureInfo.name, msg];
+
+  if (options.includeSrcNode) {
+    error.push(failureInfo.id);
+  }
+
+  throw new Error(error.join(' '));
+};
+
+var after = (host, name, cb) => {
+  var originalFn = host[name];
+
+  if (originalFn) {
+    host[name] = () => {
+      originalFn.call(host);
+      cb.call(host);
+    };
+  } else {
+    host[name] = cb;
+  }
+};
+
+var logAfterRender = (component, log) => {
+  after(component, 'componentDidMount', log);
+  after(component, 'componentDidUpdate', log);
+};
+
+var logWarning = (component, failureInfo, options) => {
+  var includeSrcNode = options.includeSrcNode;
+
+  var warn = () => {
+    var failures = filterFailures(failureInfo, options);
+
+    failures.forEach((failure) => {
+      var msg = failure;
+      var warning = [failureInfo.name, msg];
+
+      if (includeSrcNode) {
+        warning.push(document.getElementById(failureInfo.id));
+      }
+
+      console.warn.apply(console, warning);
+    });
+
+    totalFailures.push(failureInfo);
+  };
+
+  if (component && includeSrcNode) {
+    // Cannot log a node reference until the component is in the DOM,
+    // so defer the document.getElementById call until componentDidMount
+    // or componentDidUpdate.
+    logAfterRender(component._instance, warn);
+  } else {
+    warn();
+  }
 };
 
 var nextId = 0;
-module.exports = (React, options) => {
+var totalFailures;
+
+var reactA11y = (React, options) => {
   if (!React && !React.createElement) {
     throw new Error('Missing parameter: React');
   }
   assertions.setReact(React);
 
+  totalFailures = [];
   var _createElement = React.createElement;
-  var log = options && options.throw ? error : warn;
-  React.createElement = function (type, _props, ...children) {
+  var includeSrcNode = options && !!options.includeSrcNode;
+
+  React.createElement = (type, _props, ...children) => {
     var props = _props || {};
+    var reactEl;
+
     if (typeof type === 'string') {
-      var failures = assertAccessibility(type, props, children);
+      let failures = assertAccessibility(type, props, children);
       if (failures.length) {
         // Generate an id if one doesn't exist
         props.id = (props.id || 'a11y-' + nextId++);
+        reactEl = _createElement.apply(this, [type, props].concat(children));
+
+        let reactComponent = reactEl._owner;
 
-        for (var i = 0; i < failures.length; i++)
-          log(props.id, failures[i]);
+        // If a Component instance, use the component's name,
+        // if a ReactElement instance, use the node DOM + id (e.g. div#foo)
+        let name = reactComponent && reactComponent.getName() ||
+          reactEl.type + '#' + props.id;
+
+        let failureInfo = {
+          'name': name ,
+          'id': props.id,
+          'failures': failures
+        };
+
+        let notifyOpts = {
+          'includeSrcNode': includeSrcNode,
+          'filterFn': options && options.filterFn
+        };
+
+        if (options && options.throw) {
+          throwError(failureInfo, notifyOpts);
+        } else {
+          logWarning(reactComponent, failureInfo, notifyOpts);
+        }
+
+      } else {
+        reactEl = _createElement.apply(this, [type, props].concat(children));
       }
+    } else {
+      reactEl = _createElement.apply(this, [type, props].concat(children));
     }
-    // make sure props with the id is passed down, even if no props were passed in.
-    return _createElement.apply(this, [type, props].concat(children));
+
+    return reactEl;
   };
+
+  reactA11y.getFailures = () => {
+    return totalFailures;
+  };
+
 };
+
+module.exports = reactA11y;