diff --git a/wasm/src/org.graalvm.wasm.test/src/org/graalvm/wasm/test/WasmFileSuite.java b/wasm/src/org.graalvm.wasm.test/src/org/graalvm/wasm/test/WasmFileSuite.java
index 1ec47e0aa57d..e829f66954ae 100644
--- a/wasm/src/org.graalvm.wasm.test/src/org/graalvm/wasm/test/WasmFileSuite.java
+++ b/wasm/src/org.graalvm.wasm.test/src/org/graalvm/wasm/test/WasmFileSuite.java
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ private WasmTestStatus runTestCase(WasmCase testCase) {
                 contextBuilder.option("wasm.StoreConstantsPolicy", WasmTestOptions.STORE_CONSTANTS_POLICY);
                 System.out.println("wasm.StoreConstantsPolicy: " + WasmTestOptions.STORE_CONSTANTS_POLICY);
             }
-
+            contextBuilder.option("wasm.KeepDataSections", "true");
             contextBuilder.option("wasm.Builtins", includedExternalModules());
             final String commandLineArgs = testCase.options().getProperty("command-line-args");
             if (commandLineArgs != null) {
diff --git a/wasm/src/org.graalvm.wasm/src/org/graalvm/wasm/BinaryParser.java b/wasm/src/org.graalvm.wasm/src/org/graalvm/wasm/BinaryParser.java
index fecc680a2c23..ca1ff792c2fb 100644
--- a/wasm/src/org.graalvm.wasm/src/org/graalvm/wasm/BinaryParser.java
+++ b/wasm/src/org.graalvm.wasm/src/org/graalvm/wasm/BinaryParser.java
@@ -174,6 +174,11 @@ private void readSymbolSections() {
                     fail(Failure.MALFORMED_SECTION_ID, "invalid section ID: " + sectionID);
             }
             assertIntEqual(offset - startOffset, size, String.format("Declared section (0x%02X) size is incorrect", sectionID), Failure.SECTION_SIZE_MISMATCH);
+            if (sectionID == Section.DATA && !wasmContext.getContextOptions().keepDataSections()) {
+                removeSection(startOffset, size);
+                module.setData(data);
+                offset = startOffset;
+            }
         }
         if (!hasCodeSection) {
             assertIntEqual(module.numFunctions(), module.importedFunctions().size(), Failure.FUNCTIONS_CODE_INCONSISTENT_LENGTHS);
diff --git a/wasm/src/org.graalvm.wasm/src/org/graalvm/wasm/BinaryStreamParser.java b/wasm/src/org.graalvm.wasm/src/org/graalvm/wasm/BinaryStreamParser.java
index 23194ea84d86..c87202d68470 100644
--- a/wasm/src/org.graalvm.wasm/src/org/graalvm/wasm/BinaryStreamParser.java
+++ b/wasm/src/org.graalvm.wasm/src/org/graalvm/wasm/BinaryStreamParser.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
  */
 package org.graalvm.wasm;
 
+import com.oracle.truffle.api.CompilerDirectives.TruffleBoundary;
 import com.oracle.truffle.api.CompilerDirectives.CompilationFinal;
 import com.oracle.truffle.api.nodes.ExplodeLoop;
 import org.graalvm.wasm.constants.GlobalModifier;
@@ -337,4 +338,16 @@ public static byte peekLeb128Length(byte[] data, int initialOffset) {
         }
         return length;
     }
+
+    @TruffleBoundary
+    protected void removeSection(int startOffset, int size) {
+        final int endOffset = startOffset + size;
+        final byte[] updatedData = new byte[data.length - size];
+        System.arraycopy(data, 0, updatedData, 0, startOffset);
+        final int remainingLength = data.length - endOffset;
+        if (remainingLength != 0) {
+            System.arraycopy(data, endOffset, updatedData, startOffset, remainingLength);
+        }
+        data = updatedData;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/wasm/src/org.graalvm.wasm/src/org/graalvm/wasm/WasmContextOptions.java b/wasm/src/org.graalvm.wasm/src/org/graalvm/wasm/WasmContextOptions.java
index d17eaf297f57..edc9d737f7c7 100644
--- a/wasm/src/org.graalvm.wasm/src/org/graalvm/wasm/WasmContextOptions.java
+++ b/wasm/src/org.graalvm.wasm/src/org/graalvm/wasm/WasmContextOptions.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 public class WasmContextOptions {
     @CompilationFinal private boolean saturatingFloatToInt;
     @CompilationFinal private boolean signExtensionOps;
+    @CompilationFinal private boolean keepDataSections;
 
     @CompilationFinal private OptionValues optionValues;
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ public static WasmContextOptions fromOptionValues(OptionValues optionValues) {
     private void setOptionValues() {
         this.saturatingFloatToInt = readBooleanOption(WasmOptions.SaturatingFloatToInt);
         this.signExtensionOps = readBooleanOption(WasmOptions.SignExtensionOps);
+        this.keepDataSections = readBooleanOption(WasmOptions.KeepDataSections);
     }
 
     private boolean readBooleanOption(OptionKey<Boolean> key) {
@@ -77,11 +79,16 @@ public boolean isSignExtensionOps() {
         return signExtensionOps;
     }
 
+    public boolean keepDataSections() {
+        return keepDataSections;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
         int hash = 5;
         hash = 53 * hash + (this.saturatingFloatToInt ? 1 : 0);
         hash = 53 * hash + (this.signExtensionOps ? 1 : 0);
+        hash = 53 * hash + (this.keepDataSections ? 1 : 0);
         return hash;
     }
 
@@ -103,6 +110,9 @@ public boolean equals(Object obj) {
         if (this.signExtensionOps != other.signExtensionOps) {
             return false;
         }
+        if (this.keepDataSections != other.keepDataSections) {
+            return false;
+        }
         return true;
     }
 }
diff --git a/wasm/src/org.graalvm.wasm/src/org/graalvm/wasm/WasmModule.java b/wasm/src/org.graalvm.wasm/src/org/graalvm/wasm/WasmModule.java
index fecd7e875b2c..76818122e53f 100644
--- a/wasm/src/org.graalvm.wasm/src/org/graalvm/wasm/WasmModule.java
+++ b/wasm/src/org.graalvm.wasm/src/org/graalvm/wasm/WasmModule.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public final class WasmModule extends SymbolTable implements TruffleObject {
 
     @CompilationFinal(dimensions = 1) private CodeEntry[] codeEntries;
 
-    @CompilationFinal(dimensions = 1) private final byte[] data;
+    @CompilationFinal(dimensions = 1) private byte[] data;
     @CompilationFinal private boolean isParsed;
 
     private WasmModule(String name, byte[] data, ModuleLimits limits, Source source) {
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ public byte[] data() {
         return data;
     }
 
+    public void setData(byte[] data) {
+        this.data = data;
+    }
+
     public Source source() {
         return source;
     }
diff --git a/wasm/src/org.graalvm.wasm/src/org/graalvm/wasm/WasmOptions.java b/wasm/src/org.graalvm.wasm/src/org/graalvm/wasm/WasmOptions.java
index c4d7500f8d4d..1186ef95e865 100644
--- a/wasm/src/org.graalvm.wasm/src/org/graalvm/wasm/WasmOptions.java
+++ b/wasm/src/org.graalvm.wasm/src/org/graalvm/wasm/WasmOptions.java
@@ -80,4 +80,7 @@ public enum ConstantsStorePolicy {
 
     @Option(help = "Use sign-extension operators", category = OptionCategory.EXPERT, stability = OptionStability.EXPERIMENTAL, usageSyntax = "false|true") //
     public static final OptionKey<Boolean> SignExtensionOps = new OptionKey<>(false);
+
+    @Option(help = "Prevents the removal of data sections from wasm binaries. This option should only be used for testing.", category = OptionCategory.INTERNAL, stability = OptionStability.EXPERIMENTAL, usageSyntax = "false|true") //
+    public static final OptionKey<Boolean> KeepDataSections = new OptionKey<>(false);
 }