diff --git a/packages/n4s/src/enforce/compounds/__tests__/shape.test.js b/packages/n4s/src/enforce/compounds/__tests__/shape.test.js
index 3f0d4bd52..6b0f2fd30 100644
--- a/packages/n4s/src/enforce/compounds/__tests__/shape.test.js
+++ b/packages/n4s/src/enforce/compounds/__tests__/shape.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import faker from 'faker';
 
 import enforce from 'enforce';
-import shape from 'shape';
+import { shape, loose } from 'shape';
 
 describe('Shape validation', () => {
   describe('Base behavior', () => {
@@ -163,6 +163,25 @@ describe('Shape validation', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('When field is in data but not in shape with loose option', () => {
+    it('Should succeed', () => {
+      expect(
+        shape(
+          { user: 'example', password: 'x123' },
+          { user: enforce.isString(), password: enforce.endsWith('23') },
+          { loose: true }
+        )
+      ).toBe(true);
+      expect(
+        shape(
+          { user: 'example', password: 'x123' },
+          { user: enforce.isString() },
+          { loose: true }
+        )
+      ).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('When field is in shape but not in data', () => {
     it('Should fail', () => {
       expect(
@@ -172,8 +191,42 @@ describe('Shape validation', () => {
         )
       ).toBe(false);
     });
+    it('Should fail even with loose', () => {
+      expect(
+        shape(
+          { user: 'example' },
+          { user: enforce.isString(), password: enforce.startsWith('x') },
+          { loose: true }
+        )
+      ).toBe(false);
+    });
   });
 
+  describe('Behavior of loose compared to shape', () => {
+    it('Should succeed', () => {
+      expect(
+        loose(
+          { user: 'example', password: 'x123' },
+          { user: enforce.isString(), password: enforce.endsWith('23') }
+        )
+      ).toBe(true);
+      expect(
+        loose(
+          { user: 'example', password: 'x123' },
+          { user: enforce.isString() }
+        )
+      ).toBe(true);
+    });
+    it('Should fail even with loose', () => {
+      expect(
+        loose(
+          { user: 'example' },
+          { user: enforce.isString(), password: enforce.startsWith('x') }
+        )
+      ).toBe(false);
+    });
+  })
+
   describe('Handling of optional fields', () => {
     it('Should allow optional fields to not be defined', () => {
       expect(
@@ -294,11 +347,42 @@ describe('Shape validation', () => {
           },
         }).shape(shapeRules())
       ).toThrow();
+
+      expect(() =>
+        enforce({
+          user: {
+            age: faker.random.number(10),
+            friends: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
+            id: faker.random.uuid(),
+            name: {
+              first: faker.name.firstName(),
+              last: faker.name.lastName(),
+            },
+            shoeSize: 3,
+            username: faker.internet.userName(),
+          },
+        }).shape(shapeRules())
+      ).toThrow();
+
+
+      enforce({
+        user: {
+          age: faker.random.number(10),
+          friends: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
+          id: faker.random.uuid(),
+          name: {
+            first: faker.name.firstName(),
+            last: faker.name.lastName(),
+          },
+          shoeSize: 3,
+          username: faker.internet.userName(),
+        },
+      }).loose(shapeRules({ loose: true }));
     });
   });
 });
 
-const shapeRules = () => ({
+const shapeRules = (options) => ({
   user: enforce.shape({
     age: enforce.isNumber().isBetween(0, 10),
     friends: enforce.optional(enforce.isArray()),
@@ -307,7 +391,7 @@ const shapeRules = () => ({
       first: enforce.isString(),
       last: enforce.isString(),
       middle: enforce.optional(enforce.isString()),
-    }),
+    }, options),
     username: enforce.isString(),
-  }),
+  }, options),
 });
diff --git a/packages/n4s/src/enforce/compounds/compounds.js b/packages/n4s/src/enforce/compounds/compounds.js
index 7f7c5d56f..d87b463c4 100644
--- a/packages/n4s/src/enforce/compounds/compounds.js
+++ b/packages/n4s/src/enforce/compounds/compounds.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import isArrayOf from 'isArrayOf';
 import optional from 'optional';
-import shape from 'shape';
+import { shape, loose } from 'shape';
 
 export default {
   isArrayOf,
+  loose,
   optional,
   shape,
 };
diff --git a/packages/n4s/src/enforce/compounds/shape.js b/packages/n4s/src/enforce/compounds/shape.js
index b9c289db5..583338ec7 100644
--- a/packages/n4s/src/enforce/compounds/shape.js
+++ b/packages/n4s/src/enforce/compounds/shape.js
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ import runLazyRules from 'runLazyRules';
 /**
  * @param {Object} obj  Data object that gets validated
  * @param {Object} shapeObj  Shape definition
+ * @param {Object} options
+ * @param {boolean} options.loose Ignore extra keys not defined in shapeObj
  */
-export default function shape(obj, shapeObj) {
+export function shape(obj, shapeObj, options) {
   for (const key in shapeObj) {
     const current = shapeObj[key];
     const value = obj[key];
@@ -23,11 +25,15 @@ export default function shape(obj, shapeObj) {
     }
   }
 
-  for (const key in obj) {
-    if (!shapeObj[key]) {
-      return false;
+  if (!(options || {}).loose) {
+    for (const key in obj) {
+      if (!shapeObj[key]) {
+        return false;
+      }
     }
   }
 
   return true;
 }
+
+export const loose = (obj, shapeObj) => shape(obj, shapeObj, { loose: true });
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diff --git a/packages/vest/src/typings/vest.d.ts b/packages/vest/src/typings/vest.d.ts
index 00c296ce1..ea007c568 100644
--- a/packages/vest/src/typings/vest.d.ts
+++ b/packages/vest/src/typings/vest.d.ts
@@ -163,8 +163,13 @@ export interface IEnforceRules<T = {}> {
   lengthNotEquals: RuleNumeral<T>;
   isNegative: RuleNumeral<T>;
   isPositive: RuleNumeral<T>;
+  loose: <T>(shape: {
+    [key: string]: TEnforceLazy | TEnforceLazy[];
+  }) => RuleReturn<T>;
   shape: <T>(shape: {
     [key: string]: TEnforceLazy | TEnforceLazy[];
+  }, options?: {
+    loose?: boolean
   }) => RuleReturn<T>;
 }
 
@@ -254,8 +259,13 @@ type TEnforceLazy = {
   isPositive: LazyEnforceWithNoArgs;
   isBoolean: LazyEnforceWithNoArgs;
   isNotBoolean: LazyEnforceWithNoArgs;
+  loose: <T>(shape: {
+    [key: string]: TEnforceLazy | TEnforceLazy[];
+  }) => TEnforceLazy;
   shape: <T>(shape: {
     [key: string]: TEnforceLazy | TEnforceLazy[];
+  }, options?: {
+    loose?: boolean
   }) => TEnforceLazy;
   optional: <T>(...rules: TEnforceLazy[]) => TEnforceLazy;
   isArrayOf: <T>(...rules: TEnforceLazy[]) => TEnforceLazy;