diff --git a/src/Mapping/Mapping.php b/src/Mapping/Mapping.php
index fbce27c..19ff88f 100644
--- a/src/Mapping/Mapping.php
+++ b/src/Mapping/Mapping.php
@@ -6,82 +6,45 @@
 
 class Mapping
 {
-    /**
-     * @var string
-     */
+    /** @var array */
+    protected $requiredProperties = [];
+    /** @var string */
     private $className = '';
-    /**
-     * @var string
-     */
+    /** @var string */
     private $resourceUrlPattern = '';
-    /**
-     * @var string
-     */
+    /** @var string */
     private $classAlias = '';
-    /**
-     * @var array
-     */
+    /** @var array*/
     private $aliasedProperties = [];
-    /**
-     * @var array
-     */
+    /** @var array */
     private $hiddenProperties = [];
-    /**
-     * @var array
-     */
+    /** @var array */
     private $idProperties = [];
-    /**
-     * @var array
-     */
+    /** @var array */
     private $relationships = [];
-    /**
-     * @var array
-     */
+    /** @var array */
     private $metaData = [];
-    /**
-     * @var string
-     */
+    /** @var string */
     private $selfUrl = '';
-
-    /**
-     * @var array
-     */
+    /** @var array */
     private $otherUrls = [];
-
-    /**
-     * @var array
-     */
+    /** @var array */
     private $relationshipSelfUrl = [];
-
-    /**
-     * @var array
-     */
+    /** @var array */
     private $filterKeys = [];
-
-    /**
-     * @var array
-     */
+    /** @var array */
     private $curies = [];
-
-    /**
-     * @var array
-     */
+    /** @var array */
     private $properties = [];
-
-    /**
-     * @var array
-     */
+    /** @var array */
     private $includedKeys = [];
-
-    /**
-     * @var bool
-     */
+    /** @var bool */
     private $filteringIncluded = true;
 
     /**
-     * @param       $className
-     * @param null  $resourceUrlPattern
-     * @param array $idProperties
+     * @param string $className
+     * @param null   $resourceUrlPattern
+     * @param array  $idProperties
      */
     public function __construct($className, $resourceUrlPattern = null, array $idProperties = [])
     {
@@ -422,4 +385,20 @@ public function isFilteringIncludedResources()
     {
         return $this->filteringIncluded;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array $requiredProperties
+     */
+    public function setRequiredProperties(array $requiredProperties)
+    {
+        $this->requiredProperties = $requiredProperties;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getRequiredProperties()
+    {
+        return $this->requiredProperties;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Mapping/MappingFactory.php b/src/Mapping/MappingFactory.php
index 50a4664..6475270 100644
--- a/src/Mapping/MappingFactory.php
+++ b/src/Mapping/MappingFactory.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class MappingFactory
     const CLASS_KEY = 'class';
     const ALIAS_KEY = 'alias';
     const ALIASED_PROPERTIES_KEY = 'aliased_properties';
+    const REQUIRED_PROPERTIES_KEY = 'required_properties';
     const HIDE_PROPERTIES_KEY = 'hide_properties';
     const ID_PROPERTIES_KEY = 'id_properties';
     const URLS_KEY = 'urls';
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ public static function fromClass($className)
             static::HIDE_PROPERTIES_KEY => $instance->getHideProperties(),
             static::ID_PROPERTIES_KEY => $instance->getIdProperties(),
             static::URLS_KEY => $instance->getUrls(),
+            static::REQUIRED_PROPERTIES_KEY => $instance->getRequiredProperties(),
         ];
 
         if (\in_array(HalMapping::class, \class_implements($instance, true))) {
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ public static function fromArray(array &$mappedClass)
         static::setRelationships($mappedClass, $mapping, $className);
         static::setCuries($mappedClass, $mapping);
         static::setProperties($mapping, $className);
+        static::setRequiredProperties($mappedClass, $mapping, $className);
 
         $otherUrls = static::getOtherUrls($mappedClass);
         if (!empty($otherUrls)) {
@@ -300,4 +303,27 @@ protected static function getOtherUrls(array $mappedClass)
 
         return $mappedClass[static::URLS_KEY];
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array $mappedClass
+     * @param Mapping $mapping
+     * @param $className
+     */
+    protected static function setRequiredProperties(array &$mappedClass, Mapping $mapping, $className)
+    {
+        if (false === empty($mappedClass[static::REQUIRED_PROPERTIES_KEY])) {
+            $mapping->setRequiredProperties($mappedClass[static::REQUIRED_PROPERTIES_KEY]);
+            foreach (\array_keys($mapping->getRequiredProperties()) as $propertyName) {
+                if (false === \in_array($propertyName, static::getClassProperties($className), true)) {
+                    throw new MappingException(
+                        \sprintf(
+                            'Could not add required property %s in class %s because it does not exist.',
+                            $propertyName,
+                            $className
+                        )
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Mappings/ApiMapping.php b/src/Mappings/ApiMapping.php
index e399e6e..cb928f5 100644
--- a/src/Mappings/ApiMapping.php
+++ b/src/Mappings/ApiMapping.php
@@ -46,4 +46,11 @@ public function getIdProperties();
      * @return array
      */
     public function getUrls();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an array of properties that are mandatory to be passed in when doing create or update.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getRequiredProperties();
 }
diff --git a/tests/Dummy/PostApiMapping.php b/tests/Dummy/PostApiMapping.php
index 2d5844d..f8bc89a 100644
--- a/tests/Dummy/PostApiMapping.php
+++ b/tests/Dummy/PostApiMapping.php
@@ -90,4 +90,14 @@ public function getRelationships()
             ],
         ];
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an array of properties that are mandatory to be passed in when doing create or update.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getRequiredProperties()
+    {
+        return [];
+    }
 }