diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 8efc46004..f4e5a11d9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Changelog
  * Usage count now shows on delete confirmation page when WAGTAIL_USAGE_COUNT_ENABLED is active (Kees Hink)
  * Added usage count to snippets (Kees Hink)
  * Moved usage count to the sidebar on the edit page (Kees Hink)
+ * Explorer menu now reflects customisations to the page listing made via the `construct_explorer_page_queryset` hook and `ModelAdmin.exclude_from_explorer` property (Tim Heap)
  * Fix: Do not remove stopwords when generating slugs from non-ASCII titles, to avoid issues with incorrect word boundaries (Sævar Öfjörð Magnússon)
  * Fix: The PostgreSQL search backend now preserves ordering of the `QuerySet` when searching with `order_by_relevance=False` (Bertrand Bordage)
  * Fix: Using `modeladmin_register` as a decorator no longer replaces the decorated class with `None` (Tim Heap)
diff --git a/client/src/api/admin.js b/client/src/api/admin.js
index ec302fb01..d299d882b 100644
--- a/client/src/api/admin.js
+++ b/client/src/api/admin.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const getPage = (id) => {
 };
 
 export const getPageChildren = (id, options = {}) => {
-  let url = `${ADMIN_API.PAGES}?child_of=${id}`;
+  let url = `${ADMIN_API.PAGES}?child_of=${id}&for_explorer=1`;
 
   if (options.fields) {
     url += `&fields=${global.encodeURIComponent(options.fields.join(','))}`;
diff --git a/client/src/api/admin.test.js b/client/src/api/admin.test.js
index 64eff5a80..dce166806 100644
--- a/client/src/api/admin.test.js
+++ b/client/src/api/admin.test.js
@@ -20,23 +20,23 @@ describe('admin API', () => {
   describe('getPageChildren', () => {
     it('works', () => {
       getPageChildren(3);
-      expect(client.get).toBeCalledWith(`${ADMIN_API.PAGES}?child_of=3`);
+      expect(client.get).toBeCalledWith(`${ADMIN_API.PAGES}?child_of=3&for_explorer=1`);
     });
 
     it('#fields', () => {
       getPageChildren(3, { fields: ['title', 'latest_revision_created_at'] });
       // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
-      expect(client.get).toBeCalledWith(`${ADMIN_API.PAGES}?child_of=3&fields=title%2Clatest_revision_created_at`);
+      expect(client.get).toBeCalledWith(`${ADMIN_API.PAGES}?child_of=3&for_explorer=1&fields=title%2Clatest_revision_created_at`);
     });
 
     it('#onlyWithChildren', () => {
       getPageChildren(3, { onlyWithChildren: true });
-      expect(client.get).toBeCalledWith(`${ADMIN_API.PAGES}?child_of=3&has_children=1`);
+      expect(client.get).toBeCalledWith(`${ADMIN_API.PAGES}?child_of=3&for_explorer=1&has_children=1`);
     });
 
     it('#offset', () => {
       getPageChildren(3, { offset: 5 });
-      expect(client.get).toBeCalledWith(`${ADMIN_API.PAGES}?child_of=3&offset=5`);
+      expect(client.get).toBeCalledWith(`${ADMIN_API.PAGES}?child_of=3&for_explorer=1&offset=5`);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/docs/releases/2.0.rst b/docs/releases/2.0.rst
index 559a0f34d..f5e90cb9a 100644
--- a/docs/releases/2.0.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/2.0.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Other features
  * Usage count now shows on delete confirmation page when WAGTAIL_USAGE_COUNT_ENABLED is active (Kees Hink)
  * Added usage count to snippets (Kees Hink)
  * Moved usage count to the sidebar on the edit page (Kees Hink)
+ * Explorer menu now reflects customisations to the page listing made via the `construct_explorer_page_queryset` hook and `ModelAdmin.exclude_from_explorer` property (Tim Heap)
 
 Bug fixes
 ~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/wagtail/api/v2/filters.py b/wagtail/api/v2/filters.py
index 073eb060b..0e0a554ff 100644
--- a/wagtail/api/v2/filters.py
+++ b/wagtail/api/v2/filters.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from django.db import models
 from rest_framework.filters import BaseFilterBackend
 from taggit.managers import TaggableManager
 
+from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 from wagtail.wagtailcore.models import Page
 from wagtail.wagtailsearch.backends import get_search_backend
 
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ class ChildOfFilter(BaseFilterBackend):
                 raise BadRequestError("parent page doesn't exist")
 
             queryset = queryset.child_of(parent_page)
-            queryset._filtered_by_child_of = True
+            queryset._filtered_by_child_of = parent_page
 
         return queryset
 
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ class DescendantOfFilter(BaseFilterBackend):
 
     def filter_queryset(self, request, queryset, view):
         if 'descendant_of' in request.GET:
-            if getattr(queryset, '_filtered_by_child_of', False):
+            if hasattr(queryset, '_filtered_by_child_of'):
                 raise BadRequestError("filtering by descendant_of with child_of is not supported")
             try:
                 parent_page_id = int(request.GET['descendant_of'])
@@ -212,3 +213,16 @@ class RestrictedDescendantOfFilter(DescendantOfFilter):
     def get_page_by_id(self, request, page_id):
         site_pages = pages_for_site(request.site)
         return site_pages.get(id=page_id)
+
+
+class ForExplorerFilter(BaseFilterBackend):
+    def filter_queryset(self, request, queryset, view):
+        if request.GET.get('for_explorer'):
+            if not hasattr(queryset, '_filtered_by_child_of'):
+                raise BadRequestError("filtering by for_explorer without child_of is not supported")
+
+            parent_page = queryset._filtered_by_child_of
+            for hook in hooks.get_hooks('construct_explorer_page_queryset'):
+                queryset = hook(parent_page, queryset, request)
+
+        return queryset
diff --git a/wagtail/tests/testapp/wagtail_hooks.py b/wagtail/tests/testapp/wagtail_hooks.py
index 19639e1c7..41b4d1686 100644
--- a/wagtail/tests/testapp/wagtail_hooks.py
+++ b/wagtail/tests/testapp/wagtail_hooks.py
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ def polite_pages_only(parent_page, pages, request):
     return pages
 
 
+@hooks.register('construct_explorer_page_queryset')
+def hide_hidden_pages(parent_page, pages, request):
+    # Pages with 'hidden' in their title are hidden. Magic!
+    return pages.exclude(title__icontains='hidden')
+
+
 # register 'blockquote' as a rich text feature supported by a hallo.js plugin
 @hooks.register('register_rich_text_features')
 def register_blockquote_feature(features):
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/api/endpoints.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/api/endpoints.py
index e5d201d61..0f0a8a7c4 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/api/endpoints.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/api/endpoints.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ from collections import OrderedDict
 
 from wagtail.api.v2.endpoints import PagesAPIEndpoint
 from wagtail.api.v2.filters import (
-    ChildOfFilter, DescendantOfFilter, FieldsFilter, OrderingFilter, SearchFilter)
+    ChildOfFilter, DescendantOfFilter, FieldsFilter, ForExplorerFilter, OrderingFilter,
+    SearchFilter)
 from wagtail.api.v2.utils import BadRequestError, filter_page_type, page_models_from_string
 from wagtail.wagtailcore.models import Page
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ class PagesAdminAPIEndpoint(PagesAPIEndpoint):
         FieldsFilter,
         ChildOfFilter,
         DescendantOfFilter,
+        ForExplorerFilter,
         HasChildrenFilter,
         OrderingFilter,
         SearchFilter,
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ class PagesAdminAPIEndpoint(PagesAPIEndpoint):
     detail_only_fields = []
 
     known_query_parameters = PagesAPIEndpoint.known_query_parameters.union([
+        'for_explorer',
         'has_children'
     ])
 
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/tests/api/test_pages.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/tests/api/test_pages.py
index b8c3345fb..3801fd7a1 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/tests/api/test_pages.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/tests/api/test_pages.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from django.utils import timezone
 
 from wagtail.api.v2.tests.test_pages import TestPageDetail, TestPageListing
 from wagtail.tests.demosite import models
-from wagtail.tests.testapp.models import StreamPage
+from wagtail.tests.testapp.models import SimplePage, StreamPage
 from wagtail.wagtailcore.models import Page
 
 from .utils import AdminAPITestCase
@@ -301,6 +301,42 @@ class TestAdminPageListing(AdminAPITestCase, TestPageListing):
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
 
+    # FOR EXPLORER FILTER
+
+    def make_simple_page(self, parent, title):
+        return parent.add_child(instance=SimplePage(title=title, content='Simple page'))
+
+    def test_for_explorer_filter(self):
+        movies = self.make_simple_page(Page.objects.get(pk=1), 'Movies')
+        visible_movies = [
+            self.make_simple_page(movies, 'The Way of the Dragon'),
+            self.make_simple_page(movies, 'Enter the Dragon'),
+            self.make_simple_page(movies, 'Dragons Forever'),
+        ]
+        hidden_movies = [
+            self.make_simple_page(movies, 'The Hidden Fortress'),
+            self.make_simple_page(movies, 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'),
+            self.make_simple_page(movies, 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny'),
+        ]
+
+        response = self.get_response(child_of=movies.pk, for_explorer=1)
+        content = json.loads(response.content.decode('UTF-8'))
+        page_id_list = self.get_page_id_list(content)
+        self.assertEqual(page_id_list, [page.pk for page in visible_movies])
+
+        response = self.get_response(child_of=movies.pk)
+        content = json.loads(response.content.decode('UTF-8'))
+        page_id_list = self.get_page_id_list(content)
+        self.assertEqual(page_id_list, [page.pk for page in visible_movies + hidden_movies])
+
+    def test_for_explorer_no_child_of(self):
+        response = self.get_response(for_explorer=1)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+        content = json.loads(response.content.decode('UTF-8'))
+        self.assertEqual(content, {
+            'message': 'filtering by for_explorer without child_of is not supported',
+        })
+
     # HAS CHILDREN FILTER
 
     def test_has_children_filter(self):