diff --git a/include/cppast/code_generator.hpp b/include/cppast/code_generator.hpp
index 85abd35..a81f6a4 100644
--- a/include/cppast/code_generator.hpp
+++ b/include/cppast/code_generator.hpp
@@ -159,7 +159,9 @@ namespace cppast
             exclude,        //< Exclude the entire entity.
             exclude_return, //< Exclude the return type of a function entity.
             exclude_target, //< Exclude the underlying entity of an alias (e.g. typedef).
-            declaration,    //< Only write declaration.
+            exclude_noexcept_condition, //< Exclude the condition of a noexcept.`
+            declaration,                //< Only write declaration.
+            /// For a macro, it won't show the replacement if this flag is set
             _flag_set_size, //< \exclude
         };
 
@@ -193,7 +195,7 @@ namespace cppast
             /// the other functions have no effects.
             explicit operator bool() const noexcept
             {
-                return options_ != exclude;
+                return !options_.is_set(exclude);
             }
 
             /// \returns The generation options.
diff --git a/src/code_generator.cpp b/src/code_generator.cpp
index 6079194..2f1007e 100644
--- a/src/code_generator.cpp
+++ b/src/code_generator.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ namespace
                 output << preprocessor_token("(") << bracket_ws
                        << preprocessor_token(def.parameters().value()) << bracket_ws
                        << preprocessor_token(")");
-            if (!def.replacement().empty())
+            if (!def.replacement().empty() && !output.options().is_set(code_generator::declaration))
                 output << whitespace << preprocessor_token(def.replacement()) << newl;
             else
                 output << newl;
@@ -500,7 +500,14 @@ namespace
         else
         {
             output << keyword("noexcept") << punctuation("(") << bracket_ws;
-            detail::write_expression(output, cond);
+            // update check when expression gets exposed
+            if (cond.kind() == cpp_expression_kind::unexposed_t
+                && static_cast<const cpp_unexposed_expression&>(cond).expression() == "false")
+                output << keyword("false");
+            else if (output.options().is_set(code_generator::exclude_noexcept_condition))
+                output.excluded(base);
+            else
+                detail::write_expression(output, cond);
             output << bracket_ws << punctuation(")");
         }
     }
diff --git a/test/code_generator.cpp b/test/code_generator.cpp
index 35513d9..637471e 100644
--- a/test/code_generator.cpp
+++ b/test/code_generator.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ struct foo{
     }
     SECTION("exclude")
     {
-        // exclude all entities starting with `e`
         class exclude_generator : public test_generator
         {
         public:
@@ -157,8 +156,13 @@ struct foo{
             generation_options do_get_options(const cpp_entity& e) override
             {
                 if (e.name().front() == 'e')
-                    return code_generator::exclude;
-                return {};
+                    // exclude all entities starting with `e`
+                    // add declaration flag to detect check for equality
+                    return code_generator::exclude | code_generator::declaration;
+                else if (e.name() == "FOO")
+                    // don't show macro replacement
+                    return code_generator::declaration;
+                return code_generator::exclude_noexcept_condition;
             }
         };
 
@@ -167,8 +171,10 @@ void e();
 
 void func(int a, int e, int c);
 
+#define FOO hidden
+
 template <typename e1, typename e2>
-void tfunc(int a);
+void tfunc(int a) noexcept(false);
 
 struct base {};
 struct e_t {};
@@ -192,11 +198,15 @@ public:
 private:
     int e3;
 };
+
+void func2() noexcept(0 == 1 && 42);
 )";
 
         auto synopsis = R"(void func(int a,int c);
 
-void tfunc(int a);
+#define FOO
+
+void tfunc(int a)noexcept(false);
 
 struct base{
 };
@@ -213,6 +223,8 @@ class foo{
 public:
   int c;
 };
+
+void func2()noexcept(excluded);
 )";
 
         auto file = parse({}, "code_generator_exclude.cpp", code);