diff --git a/pycobertura/cobertura.py b/pycobertura/cobertura.py
index d328fce..ca3815b 100644
--- a/pycobertura/cobertura.py
+++ b/pycobertura/cobertura.py
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ def has_all_changes_covered(self):
                         return False  # line not covered
         return True
 
-    def _diff_attr(self, attr_name, filename):
+    def _diff_attr(self, attr_name, filename, ignore_regex=None):
         """
         Return the difference between
         `self.cobertura2.<attr_name>(filename)` and
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ def _diff_attr(self, attr_name, filename):
 
         The returned count may be a float.
         """
-        files = [filename] if filename else self.files()
+        files = [filename] if filename else self.files(ignore_regex)
 
         total_count = 0.0
         for filename in files:
@@ -390,19 +390,21 @@ def _diff_attr(self, attr_name, filename):
 
         return total_count
 
-    def diff_total_statements(self, filename=None):
-        return int(self._diff_attr("total_statements", filename))
+    def diff_total_statements(self, filename=None, ignore_regex=None):
+        return int(self._diff_attr("total_statements", filename, ignore_regex))
 
-    def diff_total_misses(self, filename=None):
-        return int(self._diff_attr("total_misses", filename))
+    def diff_total_misses(self, filename=None, ignore_regex=None):
+        return int(self._diff_attr("total_misses", filename, ignore_regex))
 
-    def diff_total_hits(self, filename=None):
-        return int(self._diff_attr("total_hits", filename))
+    def diff_total_hits(self, filename=None, ignore_regex=None):
+        return int(self._diff_attr("total_hits", filename, ignore_regex))
 
-    def diff_line_rate(self, filename=None):
+    def diff_line_rate(self, filename=None, ignore_regex=None):
         if filename is not None:
             return self._diff_attr("line_rate", filename)
-        return self.cobertura2.line_rate() - self.cobertura1.line_rate()
+        return self.cobertura2.line_rate(
+            ignore_regex=ignore_regex
+        ) - self.cobertura1.line_rate(ignore_regex=ignore_regex)
 
     def diff_missed_lines(
         self, filename: str
diff --git a/pycobertura/reporters.py b/pycobertura/reporters.py
index 29a8c05..549c9b4 100644
--- a/pycobertura/reporters.py
+++ b/pycobertura/reporters.py
@@ -336,13 +336,19 @@ def get_summary_lines(self):
 
         summary_lines["Filename"].append("TOTAL")
         summary_lines["Stmts"].append(
-            self.format_total_statements(self.differ.diff_total_statements())
+            self.format_total_statements(
+                self.differ.diff_total_statements(ignore_regex=self.ignore_regex)
+            )
         )
         summary_lines["Miss"].append(
-            self.format_total_misses(self.differ.diff_total_misses())
+            self.format_total_misses(
+                self.differ.diff_total_misses(ignore_regex=self.ignore_regex)
+            )
         )
         summary_lines["Cover"].append(
-            self.format_line_rate(self.differ.diff_line_rate())
+            self.format_line_rate(
+                self.differ.diff_line_rate(ignore_regex=self.ignore_regex)
+            )
         )
 
         if self.show_source:
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index e699e82..3eca9a0 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -1255,3 +1255,26 @@ def test_diff__format_yaml__with_ignore_regex():
 
     # Verify total is present
     assert 'Filename: TOTAL' in result.output
+
+
+def test_diff__ignore_regex_applies_to_total():
+    """--ignore-regex must exclude the ignored files from the TOTAL row too."""
+    from pycobertura.cli import diff
+
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        diff,
+        [
+            "tests/dummy.source1/coverage.xml",
+            "tests/dummy.source2/coverage.xml",
+            "--no-source",
+            "--format", "json",
+            "--no-color",
+            "--ignore-regex", ".*",
+        ],
+        catch_exceptions=False,
+    )
+    payload = json.loads(result.output)
+    assert payload["files"] == []
+    assert payload["total"]["Stmts"] == "0"
+    assert payload["total"]["Miss"] == "0"
diff --git a/tests/test_reporters.py b/tests/test_reporters.py
index 355bbca..e78e68b 100644
--- a/tests/test_reporters.py
+++ b/tests/test_reporters.py
@@ -987,3 +987,41 @@ def test_delta_reporter__single_file_coverage_changed():
             "Cover": "+16.67%"
         }
     }
+
+
+def test_text_report_delta__ignore_regex_applies_to_total():
+    from pycobertura.reporters import TextReporterDelta
+
+    cobertura1 = make_cobertura("tests/dummy.source1/coverage.xml")
+    cobertura2 = make_cobertura("tests/dummy.source2/coverage.xml")
+
+    # every file is ignored, so the TOTAL row must not report any change
+    report_delta = TextReporterDelta(
+        cobertura1, cobertura2, ignore_regex=".*", show_source=False
+    )
+
+    assert report_delta.generate() == """\
+Filename      Stmts    Miss  Cover
+----------  -------  ------  --------
+TOTAL             0       0  +100.00%"""
+
+
+def test_text_report_delta__ignore_regex_excludes_file_from_total():
+    from pycobertura.reporters import TextReporterDelta
+
+    cobertura1 = make_cobertura("tests/dummy.source1/coverage.xml")
+    cobertura2 = make_cobertura("tests/dummy.source2/coverage.xml")
+
+    unfiltered = TextReporterDelta(cobertura1, cobertura2, show_source=False)
+    filtered = TextReporterDelta(
+        cobertura1, cobertura2, ignore_regex="^dummy/dummy3.*", show_source=False
+    )
+
+    # dummy/dummy3.py adds 2 statements, 2 of them missed; ignoring the file
+    # has to remove its contribution from the TOTAL row as well
+    unfiltered_total = unfiltered.get_summary_lines()
+    filtered_total = filtered.get_summary_lines()
+
+    assert unfiltered_total["Stmts"][-1] == "-1"
+    assert filtered_total["Stmts"][-1] == "-3"
+    assert filtered_total["Miss"][-1] != unfiltered_total["Miss"][-1]