diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index a5efd7c..4f149ec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Version 0.8.7a2
+============================================================
+
+*   Add support for draft blog posts. (Issue #213)
+
 Version 0.8.7a1
 ============================================================
 *   Bugfix: Use `clearfix` class in `listing.j2`. (Issue #156)
diff --git a/hyde/ext/plugins/blog.py b/hyde/ext/plugins/blog.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0fcc91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hyde/ext/plugins/blog.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+
+Plugins that are useful to blogs hosted with hyde.
+
+"""
+
+from hyde.plugin import Plugin
+
+
+class DraftsPlugin(Plugin):
+
+
+    def begin_site(self):
+
+        in_production = self.site.config.mode.startswith('prod')
+        if not in_production:
+            self.logger.info(
+                'Generating draft posts as the site is not in production mode.')
+            return
+
+        for resource in self.site.content.walk_resources():
+            if not resource.is_processable:
+                continue
+
+            try:
+                is_draft = resource.meta.is_draft
+            except AttributeError:
+                is_draft = False
+
+            if is_draft:
+                resource.is_processable = False
+
+            self.logger.info(
+                '%s is%s draft' % (resource,
+                    '' if is_draft else ' not'))
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diff --git a/hyde/ext/templates/jinja.py b/hyde/ext/templates/jinja.py
index 30b187f..8ab5f6f 100644
--- a/hyde/ext/templates/jinja.py
+++ b/hyde/ext/templates/jinja.py
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ def restructuredtext(env, value):
         for extension in extensions:
             imp.load_module(extension, *imp.find_module(extension))
 
-
     if highlight_source:
         import hyde.lib.pygments.rst_directive
 
@@ -672,7 +671,7 @@ class Jinja2Template(Template):
             settings['extensions'].extend(extensions)
         else:
             settings['extensions'].append(extensions)
-        
+
         filters = conf.get('filters', {})
         if isinstance(filters, dict):
             for name, value in filters.items():
diff --git a/hyde/tests/ext/test_drafts.py b/hyde/tests/ext/test_drafts.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c42459d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hyde/tests/ext/test_drafts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+Use nose
+`$ pip install nose`
+`$ nosetests`
+"""
+
+from hyde.generator import Generator
+from hyde.site import Site
+from hyde.model import Config
+
+from fswrap import File
+
+TEST_SITE = File(__file__).parent.parent.child_folder('_test')
+
+DRAFT_POST = """
+
+---
+is_draft: true
+---
+
+A draft post.
+
+"""
+
+class TestDrafts(object):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        TEST_SITE.make()
+        TEST_SITE.parent.child_folder(
+                    'sites/test_jinja').copy_contents_to(TEST_SITE)
+        draft = TEST_SITE.child_file('content/blog/2013/may/draft-post.html')
+        draft.parent.make()
+        draft.write(DRAFT_POST)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        TEST_SITE.delete()
+
+    def test_drafts_are_skipped_in_production(self):
+        s = Site(TEST_SITE)
+        cfg = """
+        mode: production
+        plugins:
+            - hyde.ext.plugins.meta.MetaPlugin
+            - hyde.ext.plugins.blog.DraftsPlugin
+        """
+        import yaml
+        s.config = Config(TEST_SITE, config_dict=yaml.load(cfg))
+        s.load()
+        gen = Generator(s)
+        gen.generate_all()
+        assert not s.config.deploy_root_path.child_file(
+                    'blog/2013/may/draft-post.html').exists
+
+    def test_drafts_are_published_in_development(self):
+        s = Site(TEST_SITE)
+        cfg = """
+        mode: development
+        plugins:
+            - hyde.ext.plugins.meta.MetaPlugin
+            - hyde.ext.plugins.blog.DraftsPlugin
+        """
+        import yaml
+        s.config = Config(TEST_SITE, config_dict=yaml.load(cfg))
+        s.load()
+        gen = Generator(s)
+        gen.generate_all()
+        assert s.config.deploy_root_path.child_file(
+                    'blog/2013/may/draft-post.html').exists
+
+
diff --git a/hyde/version.py b/hyde/version.py
index 1a6b12b..39346c6 100644
--- a/hyde/version.py
+++ b/hyde/version.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 """
 Handles hyde version.
 """
-__version__ = '0.8.7a1'
+__version__ = '0.8.7a2'