diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 8448e20..6b07b3a 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 - Use the TypeScript v5.5+ JSDoc tag `@import` to import types in modules.
 - Updated dev dependencies, some of which require newer Node.js versions than previously supported.
 
+### Minor
+
+- Added a new function `createUploadLink` option `includeUnusedVariables` defaulting to `false` to toggle including unused GraphQL variables in the request (similar to the Apollo `BaseHttpLink` option [`includeUnusedVariables`](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/react/api/link/apollo-link-base-http#options-includeunusedvariables)), via [#348](https://github.com/jaydenseric/apollo-upload-client/pull/348).
+
 ### Patch
 
 - Updated the package scripts:
diff --git a/createUploadLink.mjs b/createUploadLink.mjs
index 2fffe7c..f72b0fd 100644
--- a/createUploadLink.mjs
+++ b/createUploadLink.mjs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
 } from "@apollo/client/link/http/selectHttpOptionsAndBody.js";
 import { selectURI } from "@apollo/client/link/http/selectURI.js";
 import { serializeFetchParameter } from "@apollo/client/link/http/serializeFetchParameter.js";
+import { filterOperationVariables } from "@apollo/client/link/utils/filterOperationVariables.js";
 import { Observable } from "@apollo/client/utilities/observables/Observable.js";
 import extractFiles from "extract-files/extractFiles.mjs";
 
@@ -69,6 +70,8 @@ import isExtractableFile from "./isExtractableFile.mjs";
  *   {@linkcode fetchOptions}.
  * @param {boolean} [options.includeExtensions] Toggles sending `extensions`
  *   fields to the GraphQL server. Defaults to `false`.
+ * @param {boolean} [options.includeUnusedVariables] Toggles including unused
+ *   GraphQL variables in the request. Defaults to `false`.
  * @returns A [terminating Apollo Link](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/react/api/link/introduction/#the-terminating-link).
  * @example
  * A basic Apollo Client setup:
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@ export default function createUploadLink({
   credentials,
   headers,
   includeExtensions,
+  includeUnusedVariables = false,
 } = {}) {
   const linkConfig = {
     http: { includeExtensions },
@@ -142,6 +146,12 @@ export default function createUploadLink({
       contextConfig,
     );
 
+    if (body.variables && !includeUnusedVariables)
+      body.variables = filterOperationVariables(
+        body.variables,
+        operation.query,
+      );
+
     const { clone, files } = extractFiles(body, customIsExtractableFile, "");
 
     let uri = selectURI(operation, fetchUri);
diff --git a/createUploadLink.test.mjs b/createUploadLink.test.mjs
index d16daee..df415a7 100644
--- a/createUploadLink.test.mjs
+++ b/createUploadLink.test.mjs
@@ -314,6 +314,147 @@ describe("Function `createUploadLink`.", { concurrency: true }, () => {
     deepStrictEqual(nextData, payload);
   });
 
+  it("Option `includeUnusedVariables`, set to false.", async () => {
+    /** @type {unknown} */
+    let fetchInput;
+
+    /** @type {RequestInit | undefined} */
+    let fetchOptions;
+
+    /** @type {unknown} */
+    let nextData;
+
+    const query = "query ($a: Boolean) {\n  a(a: $a)\n}";
+    const payload = { data: { a: true } };
+
+    await timeLimitPromise(
+      /** @type {Promise<void>} */ (
+        new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+          execute(
+            createUploadLink({
+              includeUnusedVariables: false,
+              async fetch(input, options) {
+                fetchInput = input;
+                fetchOptions = options;
+
+                return new Response(
+                  JSON.stringify(payload),
+                  graphqlResponseOptions,
+                );
+              },
+            }),
+            {
+              query: gql(query),
+              variables: {
+                a: true,
+                b: true,
+              },
+            },
+          ).subscribe({
+            next(data) {
+              nextData = data;
+            },
+            error() {
+              reject(createUnexpectedCallError());
+            },
+            complete() {
+              resolve();
+            },
+          });
+        })
+      ),
+    );
+
+    strictEqual(fetchInput, defaultUri);
+    ok(typeof fetchOptions === "object");
+
+    const { signal: fetchOptionsSignal, ...fetchOptionsRest } = fetchOptions;
+
+    ok(fetchOptionsSignal instanceof AbortSignal);
+    deepEqual(fetchOptionsRest, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: { accept: "*/*", "content-type": "application/json" },
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        variables: {
+          a: true,
+        },
+        query,
+      }),
+    });
+    deepStrictEqual(nextData, payload);
+  });
+
+  it("Option `includeUnusedVariables`, set to true.", async () => {
+    /** @type {unknown} */
+    let fetchInput;
+
+    /** @type {RequestInit | undefined} */
+    let fetchOptions;
+
+    /** @type {unknown} */
+    let nextData;
+
+    const query = "query ($a: Boolean) {\n  a(a: $a)\n}";
+    const payload = { data: { a: true } };
+
+    await timeLimitPromise(
+      /** @type {Promise<void>} */ (
+        new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+          execute(
+            createUploadLink({
+              includeUnusedVariables: true,
+              async fetch(input, options) {
+                fetchInput = input;
+                fetchOptions = options;
+
+                return new Response(
+                  JSON.stringify(payload),
+                  graphqlResponseOptions,
+                );
+              },
+            }),
+            {
+              query: gql(query),
+              variables: {
+                a: true,
+                b: true,
+              },
+            },
+          ).subscribe({
+            next(data) {
+              nextData = data;
+            },
+            error() {
+              reject(createUnexpectedCallError());
+            },
+            complete() {
+              resolve();
+            },
+          });
+        })
+      ),
+    );
+
+    strictEqual(fetchInput, defaultUri);
+    ok(typeof fetchOptions === "object");
+
+    const { signal: fetchOptionsSignal, ...fetchOptionsRest } = fetchOptions;
+
+    ok(fetchOptionsSignal instanceof AbortSignal);
+    deepEqual(fetchOptionsRest, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: { accept: "*/*", "content-type": "application/json" },
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        variables: {
+          a: true,
+          b: true,
+        },
+        query,
+      }),
+    });
+    deepStrictEqual(nextData, payload);
+  });
+
   it("Option `print`.", async () => {
     /** @type {unknown} */
     let fetchInput;
@@ -606,6 +747,7 @@ describe("Function `createUploadLink`.", { concurrency: true }, () => {
         execute(
           createUploadLink({
             useGETForQueries: true,
+            includeUnusedVariables: true,
             async fetch() {
               fetched = true;