diff --git a/personal_python_ast_optimizer/parser/config.py b/personal_python_ast_optimizer/parser/config.py
index eb960c7..ccc298e 100644
--- a/personal_python_ast_optimizer/parser/config.py
+++ b/personal_python_ast_optimizer/parser/config.py
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ class OptimizationsConfig(_Config):
         "remove_unused_imports",
         "remove_useless_else",
         "simplify_named_tuples",
+        "unused_imports_to_preserve",
         "vars_to_fold",
     )
 
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ def __init__(  # noqa: PLR0913
         enums_to_fold: Iterable[EnumType] | None = None,
         functions_safe_to_exclude_in_test_expr: set[str] | None = None,
         remove_unused_imports: bool = True,
+        unused_imports_to_preserve: Iterable[str] | None = None,
         remove_useless_else: bool = True,
         remove_typing_cast: bool = True,
         collection_concat_to_unpack: bool = False,
@@ -160,6 +162,9 @@ def __init__(  # noqa: PLR0913
         assume_this_machine: bool = False,
         simplify_named_tuples: bool = False,
     ) -> None:
+        if unused_imports_to_preserve and not remove_unused_imports:
+            raise ValueError("Can't preserve imports if remove_unused_imports is False")
+
         self.vars_to_fold: dict[
             str, str | bytes | bool | int | float | complex | None | EllipsisType
         ] = {} if vars_to_fold is None else vars_to_fold
@@ -168,10 +173,15 @@ def __init__(  # noqa: PLR0913
             if enums_to_fold is None
             else self._format_enums_to_fold_as_dict(enums_to_fold)
         )
+
         self.functions_safe_to_exclude_in_test_expr: set[str] = (
             functions_safe_to_exclude_in_test_expr
             or default_functions_safe_to_exclude_in_test_expr
         )
+        self.unused_imports_to_preserve: Iterable[str] = (
+            unused_imports_to_preserve or []
+        )
+
         self.remove_unused_imports: bool = remove_unused_imports
         self.remove_useless_else: bool = remove_useless_else
         self.remove_typing_cast: bool = remove_typing_cast
diff --git a/personal_python_ast_optimizer/parser/skipper.py b/personal_python_ast_optimizer/parser/skipper.py
index 1806920..753ab5b 100644
--- a/personal_python_ast_optimizer/parser/skipper.py
+++ b/personal_python_ast_optimizer/parser/skipper.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import ast
 import warnings
+from collections.abc import Iterable
 from enum import Enum
 
 from personal_python_ast_optimizer.futures import get_unneeded_futures
@@ -181,7 +182,9 @@ def visit_Module(self, node: ast.Module) -> ast.AST:
                     import_to_update.names.append(alias)
 
         if self.optimizations_config.remove_unused_imports and self._has_imports:
-            import_filter = UnusedImportSkipper()
+            import_filter = UnusedImportSkipper(
+                self.optimizations_config.unused_imports_to_preserve
+            )
             import_filter.visit(node)
 
         self._warn_unused_skips()
@@ -833,8 +836,8 @@ def _ast_constants_operation(  # noqa: C901, PLR0912
 class UnusedImportSkipper(ast.NodeTransformer):
     __slots__ = ("names_and_attrs",)
 
-    def __init__(self) -> None:
-        self.names_and_attrs: set[str] = set()
+    def __init__(self, imports_to_preserve: Iterable[str]) -> None:
+        self.names_and_attrs: set[str] = set(imports_to_preserve)
 
     def generic_visit(self, node: ast.AST) -> ast.AST:
         for field, old_value in ast.iter_fields(node):
diff --git a/tests/parser/test_imports.py b/tests/parser/test_imports.py
index 2c1f4d7..c8a1a6b 100644
--- a/tests/parser/test_imports.py
+++ b/tests/parser/test_imports.py
@@ -120,9 +120,16 @@ def asdf(a):return a
 """.strip(),
         "bar()",
     ),
+    BeforeAndAfter(
+        "import asdf",
+        "import asdf",
+    ),
 ]
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("before_and_after", _unused_import_test_cases)
 def test_remove_unused_import(before_and_after: BeforeAndAfter):
-    run_minifier_and_assert_correct(before_and_after)
+    run_minifier_and_assert_correct(
+        before_and_after,
+        optimizations_config=OptimizationsConfig(unused_imports_to_preserve=["asdf"]),
+    )
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 8b22a32..8104cab 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.0.2
+8.1.0