diff --git a/crates/oxc_minifier/src/options.rs b/crates/oxc_minifier/src/options.rs
index c9aeae6d9e508..81cba904cf05c 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_minifier/src/options.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_minifier/src/options.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ pub struct CompressOptions {
 
     /// Limit the maximum number of iterations for debugging purpose.
     pub max_iterations: Option<u8>,
+
+    /// Remove redundant or non-standard directives
+    pub directives: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for CompressOptions {
@@ -75,6 +78,7 @@ impl CompressOptions {
             treeshake: TreeShakeOptions::default(),
             drop_labels: FxHashSet::default(),
             max_iterations: None,
+            directives: true,
         }
     }
 
@@ -90,6 +94,7 @@ impl CompressOptions {
             treeshake: TreeShakeOptions::default(),
             drop_labels: FxHashSet::default(),
             max_iterations: None,
+            directives: true,
         }
     }
 
@@ -105,6 +110,7 @@ impl CompressOptions {
             treeshake: TreeShakeOptions::default(),
             drop_labels: FxHashSet::default(),
             max_iterations: None,
+            directives: true,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/oxc_minifier/src/peephole/normalize.rs b/crates/oxc_minifier/src/peephole/normalize.rs
index 66b13f9792211..5c5d76f8db39d 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_minifier/src/peephole/normalize.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_minifier/src/peephole/normalize.rs
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ impl<'a> Normalize {
 }
 
 impl<'a> Traverse<'a, MinifierState<'a>> for Normalize {
-    fn exit_program(&mut self, node: &mut Program<'a>, _ctx: &mut TraverseCtx<'a>) {
-        if node.source_type.is_module() {
+    fn exit_program(&mut self, node: &mut Program<'a>, ctx: &mut TraverseCtx<'a>) {
+        if ctx.state.options.directives && node.source_type.is_module() {
             node.directives.drain_filter(|d| d.directive.as_str() == "use strict");
         }
     }
@@ -695,4 +695,30 @@ mod test {
         test("'use strict'; function _() { 'use strict' }", "function _() {}");
         test("'use strict';", "");
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn not_remove_unused_use_strict_directive_when_directives_disabled() {
+        use oxc_span::SourceType;
+        let mut options = default_options();
+        options.directives = false;
+        let source_type = SourceType::cjs();
+        test_options_source_type(
+            "'use strict'; function _() { 'use strict' }",
+            "'use strict'; function _() {  }",
+            source_type,
+            &options,
+        );
+        test_options_source_type(
+            "function _() { 'use strict'; function __() { 'use strict' } }",
+            "function _() { 'use strict'; function __() { } }",
+            source_type,
+            &options,
+        );
+        test_options(
+            "'use strict'; function _() { 'use strict' }",
+            "'use strict'; function _() {}",
+            &options,
+        );
+        test_options("'use strict';", "'use strict';", &options);
+    }
 }