diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/whitelist.sh b/advanced/Scripts/whitelist.sh
index aed6bd0f..d610d0a5 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/whitelist.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/whitelist.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,44 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+
+if [ $# = 0 ]; then
+    echo "Immediately whitelists one or more domains."
+    echo "Usage: whitelist.sh domain1 [domain2 ...]"
+fi
+
+combopattern=""
+
 # For each argument passed to this script
 for var in "$@"
 do
-        echo "Whitelisting $var..."
-        # Use sed to search for the domain in /etc/pihole/gravity.list and remove it using an in-place edit
-        sed -i "/$var/d" /etc/pihole/gravity.list
-        # Also add the domain to the whitelist.txt in /etc/pihole
-        echo "$var" >> /etc/pihole/whitelist.txt
+  echo "Whitelisting $var..."
+
+  # Construct basic pattern to match domain name.
+  basicpattern=$(echo $var | awk -F '[# \t]' 'NF>0&&$1!="" {print ""$1""}' | sed 's/\./\\./g')
+
+  if [ "$basicpattern" != "" ]; then
+    # Add to the combination pattern that will be used below
+    if [ "$combopattern" != "" ]; then combopattern="$combopattern|"; fi
+    combopattern="$combopattern$basicpattern"
+
+    # Also add the domain to the whitelist but only if it's not already present
+    grep -E -q "^$basicpattern$" /etc/pihole/whitelist.txt \
+    || echo "$var" >> /etc/pihole/whitelist.txt
+  fi
 done
-echo "** $# domain(s) whitelisted."
-# Force dnsmasq to reload /etc/pihole/gravity.list
-kill -HUP $(pidof dnsmasq)
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+
+# Now report on and remove matched domains
+if [ "$combopattern" != "" ]; then
+  echo "Modifying hosts file..."
+  
+  # Construct pattern to match entry in hosts file.
+  # This consists of one or more IP addresses followed by the domain name.
+  pattern=$(echo $combopattern | awk -F '[# \t]' '{printf "%s", "^(([0-9]+\.){3}[0-9]+ +)+("$1")$"}')
+
+  # Output what will be removed and then actually remove
+  sed -r -n 's/'"$pattern"'/  Removed: \3/p' /etc/pihole/gravity.list
+  sed -r -i '/'"$pattern"'/d' /etc/pihole/gravity.list
+
+  echo "** $# domain(s) whitelisted."
+  # Force dnsmasq to reload /etc/pihole/gravity.list
+  kill -HUP $(pidof dnsmasq)
+fi