diff --git a/OfflineModRecomp/main.cpp b/OfflineModRecomp/main.cpp
index 88a8c60..80fba1f 100644
--- a/OfflineModRecomp/main.cpp
+++ b/OfflineModRecomp/main.cpp
@@ -139,9 +139,11 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
     RabbitizerConfig_Cfg.pseudos.pseudoNot = false;
     RabbitizerConfig_Cfg.pseudos.pseudoBal = false;
 
+    std::string recomp_include = "#include \"librecomp/recomp.h\"";
+
     bool should_write_header = true;
     for (const auto& func : mod_context.base_context.functions) {
-        N64Recomp::recompile_function(mod_context.base_context, func, output_file, static_funcs_by_section, should_write_header);
+        N64Recomp::recompile_function(mod_context.base_context, func, recomp_include, output_file, static_funcs_by_section, should_write_header);
         should_write_header = false;
     }
 
diff --git a/RecompModTool/main.cpp b/RecompModTool/main.cpp
index 78441fe..dd860fe 100644
--- a/RecompModTool/main.cpp
+++ b/RecompModTool/main.cpp
@@ -307,9 +307,9 @@ N64Recomp::ModContext build_mod_context(const N64Recomp::Context& input_context,
         }
         
         // Check for special section names.
-        bool patch_section = cur_section.name == ".recomp_patch";
-        bool force_patch_section = cur_section.name == ".recomp_force_patch";
-        bool export_section = cur_section.name == ".recomp_export";
+        bool patch_section = cur_section.name == N64Recomp::PatchSectionName;
+        bool force_patch_section = cur_section.name == N64Recomp::ForcedPatchSectionName;
+        bool export_section = cur_section.name == N64Recomp::ExportSectionName;
 
         // Add the functions from the current input section to the current output section.
         auto& section_out = ret.base_context.sections[output_section_index];
diff --git a/include/n64recomp.h b/include/n64recomp.h
index 521421a..f919624 100644
--- a/include/n64recomp.h
+++ b/include/n64recomp.h
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ namespace N64Recomp {
     constexpr uint16_t SectionSelf = (uint16_t)-1;
     constexpr uint16_t SectionAbsolute = (uint16_t)-2;
     constexpr uint16_t SectionImport = (uint16_t)-3; // Imported symbols for mods
+    constexpr std::string_view PatchSectionName = ".recomp_patch";
+    constexpr std::string_view ForcedPatchSectionName = ".recomp_force_patch";
+    constexpr std::string_view ExportSectionName = ".recomp_export";
     struct Section {
         uint32_t rom_addr = 0;
         uint32_t ram_addr = 0;
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index 56772ed..d96d7d8 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -408,6 +408,25 @@ N64Recomp::Config::Config(const char* path) {
             const toml::array* array = data_reference_syms_file_data.as_array();
             data_reference_syms_file_paths = get_data_syms_paths(array, basedir);
         }
+
+        // Control whether the recompiler emits exported symbol data.
+        std::optional<bool> allow_exports_opt = input_data["allow_exports"].value<bool>();
+        if (allow_exports_opt.has_value()) {
+            allow_exports = allow_exports_opt.value();
+        }
+        else {
+            allow_exports = false;
+        }
+
+        // Enable patch recompilation strict mode, which ensures that patch functions are marked and that other functions are not marked as patches.
+        std::optional<bool> strict_patch_mode_opt = input_data["strict_patch_mode"].value<bool>();
+        if (strict_patch_mode_opt.has_value()) {
+            strict_patch_mode = strict_patch_mode_opt.value();
+        }
+        else {
+            // Default to strict patch mode if a function reference symbol file was provided.
+            strict_patch_mode = !func_reference_syms_file_path.empty();
+        }
     }
     catch (const toml::parse_error& err) {
         std::cerr << "Syntax error parsing toml: " << *err.source().path << " (" << err.source().begin <<  "):\n" << err.description() << std::endl;
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 988c00b..70bf0fa 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ namespace N64Recomp {
         bool single_file_output;
         bool use_absolute_symbols;
         bool unpaired_lo16_warnings;
+        bool allow_exports;
+        bool strict_patch_mode;
         std::filesystem::path elf_path;
         std::filesystem::path symbols_file_path;
         std::filesystem::path func_reference_syms_file_path;
diff --git a/src/elf.cpp b/src/elf.cpp
index 06e194d..e828174 100644
--- a/src/elf.cpp
+++ b/src/elf.cpp
@@ -431,7 +431,21 @@ ELFIO::section* read_sections(N64Recomp::Context& context, const N64Recomp::ElfP
                     else {
                         reloc_out.reference_symbol = false;
                         reloc_out.target_section = rel_symbol_section_index;
-                        rel_section_vram = context.sections[rel_symbol_section_index].ram_addr;
+                        // Handle special sections.
+                        if (rel_symbol_section_index >= context.sections.size()) {
+                            switch (rel_symbol_section_index) {
+                            case ELFIO::SHN_ABS:
+                                rel_section_vram = 0;
+                                break;
+                            default:
+                                fmt::print(stderr, "Reloc {} references symbol {} which is in an unknown section 0x{:04X}!\n",
+                                    i, rel_symbol_name, rel_symbol_section_index);
+                                return nullptr;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            rel_section_vram = context.sections[rel_symbol_section_index].ram_addr;
+                        }
                     }
 
                     // Reloc pairing, see MIPS System V ABI documentation page 4-18 (https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/elf/mipsabi.pdf)
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index f681673..72e152e 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -568,6 +568,10 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         open_new_output_file();
     }
 
+    std::vector<size_t> export_function_indices{};
+
+    bool failed_strict_mode = false;
+
     //#pragma omp parallel for
     for (size_t i = 0; i < context.functions.size(); i++) {
         const auto& func = context.functions[i];
@@ -576,6 +580,33 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
             fmt::print(func_header_file,
                 "void {}(uint8_t* rdram, recomp_context* ctx);\n", func.name);
             bool result;
+            const auto& func_section = context.sections[func.section_index];
+            // Apply strict patch mode validation if enabled.
+            if (config.strict_patch_mode) {
+                bool in_normal_patch_section = func_section.name == N64Recomp::PatchSectionName;
+                bool in_force_patch_section = func_section.name == N64Recomp::ForcedPatchSectionName;
+                bool in_patch_section = in_normal_patch_section || in_force_patch_section;
+                bool reference_symbol_found = context.reference_symbols_by_name.contains(func.name);
+
+                // This is a patch function, but no corresponding symbol was found in the original symbol list.
+                if (in_patch_section && !reference_symbol_found) {
+                    fmt::print(stderr, "Function {} is marked as a replacement, but no function with the same name was found in the reference symbols!\n", func.name);
+                    failed_strict_mode = true;
+                    continue;
+                }
+                // This is not a patch function, but it has the same name as a function in the original symbol list.
+                else if (!in_patch_section && reference_symbol_found) {
+                    fmt::print(stderr, "Function {} is not marked as a replacement, but a function with the same name was found in the reference symbols!\n", func.name);
+                    failed_strict_mode = true;
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+            // Check if this is an export and add it to the list if exports are enabled.
+            if (config.allow_exports && func_section.name == N64Recomp::ExportSectionName) {
+                export_function_indices.push_back(i);
+            }
+
+            // Recompile the function.
             if (config.single_file_output || config.functions_per_output_file > 1) {
                 result = N64Recomp::recompile_function(context, func, config.recomp_include, current_output_file, static_funcs_by_section, false);
                 if (!config.single_file_output) {
@@ -598,6 +629,15 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         }
     }
 
+    if (failed_strict_mode) {
+        if (config.single_file_output || config.functions_per_output_file > 1) {
+            current_output_file.close();
+            std::error_code ec;
+            std::filesystem::remove(config.output_func_path / config.elf_path.stem().replace_extension(".c"), ec);
+        }
+        exit_failure("Strict mode validation failed!\n");
+    }
+
     for (size_t section_index = 0; section_index < context.sections.size(); section_index++) {
         auto& section = context.sections[section_index];
         auto& section_funcs = section.function_addrs;
@@ -789,6 +829,23 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
             }
         }
         fmt::print(overlay_file, "}};\n");
+
+        if (config.allow_exports) {
+            fmt::print(overlay_file, 
+                "\n"
+                "static FunctionExport export_table[] = {{\n"
+            );
+
+            for (size_t func_index : export_function_indices) {
+                const auto& func = context.functions[func_index];
+                fmt::print(overlay_file, "    {{ \"{}\", 0x{:08X} }},\n", func.name, func.vram);
+            }
+
+            // Add a dummy element at the end to ensure the array has a valid length because C doesn't allow zero-size arrays.
+            fmt::print(overlay_file, "    {{ NULL, 0 }}\n");
+
+            fmt::print(overlay_file, "}};\n");
+        }
     }
 
     if (!config.output_binary_path.empty()) {
diff --git a/src/mod_symbols.cpp b/src/mod_symbols.cpp
index a6aedca..0fb79b7 100644
--- a/src/mod_symbols.cpp
+++ b/src/mod_symbols.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ struct FileSubHeaderV1 {
 };
 
 struct SectionHeaderV1 {
+    uint32_t flags;
     uint32_t file_offset;
     uint32_t vram;
     uint32_t rom_size;