diff --git a/forms/projectsettingseditor.ui b/forms/projectsettingseditor.ui
index a088d87e..179392dd 100644
--- a/forms/projectsettingseditor.ui
+++ b/forms/projectsettingseditor.ui
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
              <x>0</x>
              <y>0</y>
              <width>559</width>
-             <height>568</height>
+             <height>589</height>
             </rect>
            </property>
            <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_7">
@@ -66,6 +66,16 @@
                  </property>
                 </widget>
                </item>
+               <item>
+                <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_PreserveMatchingOnlyData">
+                 <property name="toolTip">
+                  <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;If enabled, Porymap will not discard data like &amp;quot;connections_include_order&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;name_clone&amp;quot;, which serve no purpose other than recreating the original game.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Preserve data only needed to match the original game</string>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
               </layout>
              </widget>
             </item>
@@ -1084,7 +1094,7 @@
              <x>0</x>
              <y>0</y>
              <width>559</width>
-             <height>788</height>
+             <height>840</height>
             </rect>
            </property>
            <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_8">
diff --git a/include/config.h b/include/config.h
index eb9c9ac3..6746a0f4 100644
--- a/include/config.h
+++ b/include/config.h
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ public:
         this->tilesetsHaveCallback = true;
         this->tilesetsHaveIsCompressed = true;
         this->setTransparentPixelsBlack = true;
+        this->preserveMatchingOnlyData = false;
         this->filePaths.clear();
         this->eventIconPaths.clear();
         this->pokemonIconPaths.clear();
@@ -389,6 +390,7 @@ public:
     bool tilesetsHaveCallback;
     bool tilesetsHaveIsCompressed;
     bool setTransparentPixelsBlack;
+    bool preserveMatchingOnlyData;
     int metatileAttributesSize;
     uint32_t metatileBehaviorMask;
     uint32_t metatileTerrainTypeMask;
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index d74adbcb..d76f17a5 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -809,6 +809,8 @@ void ProjectConfig::parseConfigKeyValue(QString key, QString value) {
         this->tilesetsHaveIsCompressed = getConfigBool(key, value);
     } else if (key == "set_transparent_pixels_black") {
         this->setTransparentPixelsBlack = getConfigBool(key, value);
+    } else if (key == "preserve_matching_only_data") {
+        this->preserveMatchingOnlyData = getConfigBool(key, value);
     } else if (key == "event_icon_path_object") {
         this->eventIconPaths[Event::Group::Object] = value;
     } else if (key == "event_icon_path_warp") {
@@ -899,6 +901,7 @@ QMap<QString, QString> ProjectConfig::getKeyValueMap() {
     map.insert("tilesets_have_callback", QString::number(this->tilesetsHaveCallback));
     map.insert("tilesets_have_is_compressed", QString::number(this->tilesetsHaveIsCompressed));
     map.insert("set_transparent_pixels_black", QString::number(this->setTransparentPixelsBlack));
+    map.insert("preserve_matching_only_data", QString::number(this->preserveMatchingOnlyData));
     map.insert("metatile_attributes_size", QString::number(this->metatileAttributesSize));
     map.insert("metatile_behavior_mask", Util::toHexString(this->metatileBehaviorMask));
     map.insert("metatile_terrain_type_mask", Util::toHexString(this->metatileTerrainTypeMask));
diff --git a/src/project.cpp b/src/project.cpp
index 891f709f..bef26614 100644
--- a/src/project.cpp
+++ b/src/project.cpp
@@ -1925,10 +1925,12 @@ bool Project::readMapGroups() {
     this->mapConstantsToMapNames.insert(dynamicMapConstant, dynamicMapName);
     this->mapNames.append(dynamicMapName);
 
-    // Save custom JSON data.
     // Chuck the "connections_include_order" field, this is only for matching.
-    // TODO: Setting not to do this, on the off chance someone wants this field.
-    mapGroupsObj.remove("connections_include_order");
+    if (!projectConfig.preserveMatchingOnlyData) {
+        mapGroupsObj.remove("connections_include_order");
+    }
+
+    // Preserve any remaining fields for when we save.
     this->customMapGroupsData = mapGroupsObj;
 
     return true;
@@ -2429,8 +2431,9 @@ bool Project::readRegionMapSections() {
         }
 
         // Chuck the "name_clone" field, this is only for matching.
-        // TODO: Setting not to do this, on the off chance someone wants this field.
-        mapSectionObj.remove("name_clone");
+        if (!projectConfig.preserveMatchingOnlyData) {
+            mapSectionObj.remove("name_clone");
+        }
 
         // Preserve any remaining fields for when we save.
         location.custom = mapSectionObj;
diff --git a/src/ui/projectsettingseditor.cpp b/src/ui/projectsettingseditor.cpp
index fa84f3e0..90951dd7 100644
--- a/src/ui/projectsettingseditor.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/projectsettingseditor.cpp
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ void ProjectSettingsEditor::refresh() {
     ui->checkBox_OutputCallback->setChecked(projectConfig.tilesetsHaveCallback);
     ui->checkBox_OutputIsCompressed->setChecked(projectConfig.tilesetsHaveIsCompressed);
     ui->checkBox_DisableWarning->setChecked(porymapConfig.warpBehaviorWarningDisabled);
+    ui->checkBox_PreserveMatchingOnlyData->setChecked(projectConfig.preserveMatchingOnlyData);
 
     // Radio buttons
     if (projectConfig.setTransparentPixelsBlack)
@@ -524,6 +525,7 @@ void ProjectSettingsEditor::save() {
     projectConfig.tilesetsHaveIsCompressed = ui->checkBox_OutputIsCompressed->isChecked();
     porymapConfig.warpBehaviorWarningDisabled = ui->checkBox_DisableWarning->isChecked();
     projectConfig.setTransparentPixelsBlack = ui->radioButton_RenderBlack->isChecked();
+    projectConfig.preserveMatchingOnlyData = ui->checkBox_PreserveMatchingOnlyData->isChecked();
 
     // Save spin box settings
     projectConfig.defaultElevation = ui->spinBox_Elevation->value();