diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 81648db..798dcc3 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2623,6 +2623,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "assert_cmd",
  "clap",
  "console-subscriber",
+ "dirs 4.0.0",
  "dunce",
  "embed-resource",
  "futures",
diff --git a/cli/Cargo.toml b/cli/Cargo.toml
index 1b5e183..f3f0123 100644
--- a/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ path = "src/main.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 console-subscriber = { version = "0.1.0", optional = true }
+dirs = "4.0.0"
 dunce = "1.0.2"
 futures = "0.3.17"
 miette = { version = "3.2.0", features = ["fancy"] }
diff --git a/cli/src/filterer/common.rs b/cli/src/filterer/common.rs
index b25c097..ac82c31 100644
--- a/cli/src/filterer/common.rs
+++ b/cli/src/filterer/common.rs
@@ -20,11 +20,23 @@ pub async fn dirs(args: &ArgMatches<'static>) -> Result<(PathBuf, PathBuf)> {
 		.into_diagnostic()?;
 	debug!(?curdir, "current directory");
 
+	let homedir = dirs::home_dir()
+		.map(canonicalize)
+		.transpose()
+		.into_diagnostic()?;
+	debug!(?homedir, "home directory");
+
 	let mut paths = HashSet::new();
 	for path in args.values_of("paths").unwrap_or_default() {
 		paths.insert(canonicalize(path).into_diagnostic()?);
 	}
 
+	let homedir_requested = homedir.as_ref().map_or(false, |home| paths.contains(home));
+	debug!(
+		?homedir_requested,
+		"resolved whether the homedir is explicitly requested"
+	);
+
 	if paths.is_empty() {
 		debug!("no paths, using current directory");
 		paths.insert(curdir.clone());
@@ -37,6 +49,14 @@ pub async fn dirs(args: &ArgMatches<'static>) -> Result<(PathBuf, PathBuf)> {
 		origins.extend(project::origins(&path).await);
 	}
 
+	match (homedir, homedir_requested) {
+		(Some(ref dir), false) if origins.contains(dir) => {
+			debug!("removing homedir from origins");
+			origins.remove(dir);
+		}
+		_ => {}
+	}
+
 	if origins.is_empty() {
 		debug!("no origins, using current directory");
 		origins.insert(curdir.clone());