diff --git a/changelog.MD b/changelog.MD
index 63deef4..63b382e 100644
--- a/changelog.MD
+++ b/changelog.MD
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## New version
+
+**Miscellaneous**
+* Added a strict mode to the step _options_ method. Default value is _false_.
+
 ## 2.0
 
 **New features**
diff --git a/src/Step.php b/src/Step.php
index 8e6884a..f878010 100644
--- a/src/Step.php
+++ b/src/Step.php
@@ -26,15 +26,19 @@ abstract class Step
     /**
      * Set the step options.
      *
+     * @param bool $strictMode if set to true, will throw an exception if an unknown option is given
+     *
      * @return $this
      */
-    public function options(array $options): Step
+    public function options(array $options, bool $strictMode = false): Step
     {
         foreach ($options as $option => $value) {
             $option = lcfirst(implode('', array_map('ucfirst', explode('_', $option))));
 
             if (in_array($option, $this->availableOptions, true)) {
                 $this->$option = $value;
+            } elseif (true === $strictMode) {
+                throw new \InvalidArgumentException("Unknown option: '$option' with value '$value'");
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/StepTest.php b/tests/StepTest.php
index 752979c..f61425d 100644
--- a/tests/StepTest.php
+++ b/tests/StepTest.php
@@ -14,16 +14,29 @@
 class StepTest extends TestCase
 {
     /** @test */
-    public function setOptions(): void
+    public function setOptionsWithStrictModeDisabled(): void
     {
         $step = new FakeStep();
 
         $step->options([
-            'option1' => 'value',
-            'option2' => 'value',
+            'option1' => 'value1',
+            'option2' => 'value2',
         ]);
 
-        static::assertEquals('value', $step->getOption('Option1'));
+        static::assertEquals('value1', $step->getOption('Option1'));
         static::assertNull($step->getOption('Option2'));
     }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function setOptionsWithStrictModeEnabled(): void
+    {
+        $step = new FakeStep();
+
+        static::expectExceptionMessage("Unknown option: 'option2' with value 'value2'");
+
+        $step->options([
+            'option1' => 'value1',
+            'option2' => 'value2',
+        ], true);
+    }
 }