diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/Uploader/Uploader.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/Uploader/Uploader.tsx
index f72ec61..7d69ef0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/Uploader/Uploader.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/Uploader/Uploader.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ export interface UploaderProps {
    * Whether or not we should use the file's name when uploading
    */
   storeOriginalFilename?: boolean
+  /**
+   * Whether or not to include the file URL in the Sanity document. This is useful if file URLs needs to be validated before fetched. This defaults to true.
+   */
+  includeFileURL?: boolean
 
   // FIELD INPUT CONTEXT
   /**
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/Uploader/useUpload.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/Uploader/useUpload.tsx
index dcba1af..1089a4d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/Uploader/useUpload.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/Uploader/useUpload.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const useUpload = ({
   vendorConfig,
   sanityClient,
   storeOriginalFilename = true,
+  includeFileURL = true,
   onSuccess,
 }: UploaderProps): useUploadReturn => {
   const toast = useToast()
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ const useUpload = ({
             file: context.file as File,
             storeOriginalFilename,
           }),
+          includeFileURL,
           onError: (error) =>
             callback({
               type: 'VENDOR_ERROR',
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types.ts b/packages/core/src/types.ts
index bfb7a3b..277b2d2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ export interface VendorConfiguration {
      * Use this instead of file.name as it respects users' storeOriginalFilename options.
      */
     fileName: string
+    /**
+     * Whether or not to include the file URL in the Sanity document. This is useful if file URLs needs to be validated before fetched. This defaults to true.
+     */
+    includeFileURL: boolean
     /**
      * Credentials as configured by your plugin.
      */
diff --git a/packages/firebase/src/config.ts b/packages/firebase/src/config.ts
index 980c8f4..2b11703 100644
--- a/packages/firebase/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/firebase/src/config.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ const config: VendorConfiguration = {
     onSuccess,
     file,
     fileName,
+    includeFileURL,
     updateProgress,
   }) => {
     const firebaseClient = getFirebaseClient(credentials as FirebaseCredentials)
@@ -76,11 +77,14 @@ const config: VendorConfiguration = {
         onError(error)
       },
       async () => {
-        const downloadURL = await uploadTask.snapshot.ref.getDownloadURL()
+        let downloadURL: string | null = null
+        if (includeFileURL) {
+          downloadURL = await uploadTask.snapshot.ref.getDownloadURL()
+        }
         const metadata = await uploadTask.snapshot.ref.getMetadata()
 
         onSuccess({
-          fileURL: downloadURL,
+          fileURL: includeFileURL ? downloadURL : null,
           firebase: {
             bucket: metadata.bucket,
             contentDisposition: metadata.contentDisposition,