diff --git a/.changeset/two-queens-happen.md b/.changeset/two-queens-happen.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b2465124
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/two-queens-happen.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@flatfile/plugin-view-mapped': minor
+---
+
+This release introduces an option to retain required fields
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 50a4563be..80abecfe6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -17508,7 +17508,7 @@
     },
     "plugins/constraints": {
       "name": "@flatfile/plugin-constraints",
-      "version": "8.0.1",
+      "version": "8.0.2",
       "license": "ISC",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@flatfile/bundler-config-tsup": "^0.2.0",
@@ -17858,7 +17858,7 @@
     },
     "plugins/space-configure": {
       "name": "@flatfile/plugin-space-configure",
-      "version": "0.10.0",
+      "version": "0.10.1",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@flatfile/plugin-job-handler": "^0.8.1"
diff --git a/plugins/view-mapped/src/view-mapped.ts b/plugins/view-mapped/src/view-mapped.ts
index 86caf242d..ff7e44c15 100644
--- a/plugins/view-mapped/src/view-mapped.ts
+++ b/plugins/view-mapped/src/view-mapped.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,17 @@ const api = new FlatfileClient()
 
 const sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
 
+interface ViewMappedOptions {
+  /**
+   * If true, the plugin will skip removal of required fields
+   */
+  keepRequiredFields?: boolean
+}
+
 /**
  * This plugin allows you to make the post-mapping sheet only display mapped data
  */
-export function viewMappedPlugin() {
+export function viewMappedPlugin(options: ViewMappedOptions) {
   return (listener: FlatfileListener) => {
     // Defining what needs to be done when Flatfile is done mapping columns based on user input during the Mapping stage of the import process
     listener.on('job:completed', { job: 'workbook:map' }, async (event) => {
@@ -98,9 +105,16 @@ export function viewMappedPlugin() {
 
           // Looping over each sheet in "workbook" and filtering for fields with metadata "mapped: true". Saving mapped fields per each sheet inside of "filteredWorkbookFields" varibable
           const filteredWorkbookFields = workbook.sheets.map((sheet) => {
-            const fields = sheet.config.fields.filter(
-              (field) => field.metadata && field.metadata.mapped === true
-            )
+            const fields = sheet.config.fields.filter((field) => {
+              // Keep mapped fields
+              if (field.metadata?.mapped === true) return true
+
+              // Handle required fields based on keepRequiredFields option
+              const isRequired = field.constraints?.some(
+                (constraint) => constraint.type === 'required'
+              )
+              return options.keepRequiredFields && isRequired
+            })
             return fields.length > 0 ? fields : null
           })