diff --git a/lib/css_inline.ex b/lib/css_inline.ex
index 34cfdca..de73494 100644
--- a/lib/css_inline.ex
+++ b/lib/css_inline.ex
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ defmodule CSSInline do
     * `:load_remote_stylesheets` - Whether to load remote stylesheets referenced in `<link>` tags.
       Defaults to `true`. Set to `false` to skip external stylesheets.
     * `:minify_css` - Whether to minify the inlined CSS. Defaults to `true`.
+    * `:remove_inlined_selectors` - Whether to remove selectors from `<style>` tags after they've
+      been successfully inlined. Useful with `:keep_style_tags` to avoid conflicts between retained
+      `<style>` rules and inlined styles (e.g. `!important` specificity issues in email clients).
+      Defaults to `false`.
     * `:check_depth` - Whether to check HTML nesting depth before inlining. Defaults to `true`.
     * `:max_depth` - Maximum allowed HTML nesting depth. Documents exceeding this return
       `{:error, :nesting_depth_exceeded}`. Only applies when `:check_depth` is `true`. Defaults to `128`.
@@ -51,6 +55,7 @@ defmodule CSSInline do
               keep_link_tags: false,
               load_remote_stylesheets: true,
               minify_css: true,
+              remove_inlined_selectors: false,
               check_depth: true,
               max_depth: 128
 
@@ -60,6 +65,7 @@ defmodule CSSInline do
             keep_link_tags: boolean(),
             load_remote_stylesheets: boolean(),
             minify_css: boolean(),
+            remove_inlined_selectors: boolean(),
             check_depth: boolean(),
             max_depth: pos_integer()
           }
@@ -71,6 +77,7 @@ defmodule CSSInline do
           | {:keep_link_tags, boolean()}
           | {:load_remote_stylesheets, boolean()}
           | {:minify_css, boolean()}
+          | {:remove_inlined_selectors, boolean()}
           | {:check_depth, boolean()}
           | {:max_depth, pos_integer()}
 
@@ -86,6 +93,8 @@ defmodule CSSInline do
     * `:keep_link_tags` - Whether to keep `<link>` tags after processing. Defaults to `false`.
     * `:load_remote_stylesheets` - Whether to load remote stylesheets. Defaults to `true`.
     * `:minify_css` - Whether to minify the inlined CSS. Defaults to `true`.
+    * `:remove_inlined_selectors` - Whether to remove selectors from `<style>` tags after they've
+      been successfully inlined. Defaults to `false`.
     * `:check_depth` - Whether to check HTML nesting depth before inlining. Defaults to `true`.
     * `:max_depth` - Maximum allowed HTML nesting depth. Defaults to `128`.
   """
@@ -116,6 +125,8 @@ defmodule CSSInline do
     * `:keep_link_tags` - Whether to keep `<link>` tags after processing. Defaults to `false`.
     * `:load_remote_stylesheets` - Whether to load remote stylesheets. Defaults to `true`.
     * `:minify_css` - Whether to minify the inlined CSS. Defaults to `true`.
+    * `:remove_inlined_selectors` - Whether to remove selectors from `<style>` tags after they've
+      been successfully inlined. Defaults to `false`.
     * `:check_depth` - Whether to check HTML nesting depth before inlining. Defaults to `true`.
     * `:max_depth` - Maximum allowed HTML nesting depth. Defaults to `128`.
   """
diff --git a/native/css_inline_nif/src/lib.rs b/native/css_inline_nif/src/lib.rs
index c891950..7b321ad 100644
--- a/native/css_inline_nif/src/lib.rs
+++ b/native/css_inline_nif/src/lib.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct Options {
     keep_link_tags: bool,
     load_remote_stylesheets: bool,
     minify_css: bool,
+    remove_inlined_selectors: bool,
     check_depth: bool,
     max_depth: usize,
 }
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ fn inline_css(html: &str, opts: Options) -> Result<Vec<u8>, RustlerError> {
         .keep_link_tags(opts.keep_link_tags)
         .load_remote_stylesheets(opts.load_remote_stylesheets)
         .minify_css(opts.minify_css)
+        .remove_inlined_selectors(opts.remove_inlined_selectors)
         .build();
 
     inliner
diff --git a/test/css_inline_test.exs b/test/css_inline_test.exs
index 6beb20b..a6ba90b 100644
--- a/test/css_inline_test.exs
+++ b/test/css_inline_test.exs
@@ -240,6 +240,80 @@ defmodule CSSInlineTest do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "!important handling" do
+    @email_html """
+    <html>
+      <head>
+        <style>
+          a[x-apple-data-detectors],
+          u + #body a {
+            color: inherit !important;
+            text-decoration: none !important;
+            font-size: inherit !important;
+            font-family: inherit !important;
+            font-weight: inherit !important;
+            line-height: inherit !important;
+          }
+          .button a {
+            color: #ffffff !important;
+            font-size: 16px !important;
+            font-weight: bold !important;
+          }
+        </style>
+      </head>
+      <body id="body">
+        <u>
+          <div class="button">
+            <a href="https://example.com">Click Me</a>
+          </div>
+        </u>
+      </body>
+    </html>
+    """
+
+    test "preserves !important when inlining styles" do
+      assert {:ok, result} = CSSInline.inline(@email_html)
+      assert result =~ ~r/style="[^"]*!important/
+    end
+
+    @production_opts [
+      load_remote_stylesheets: false,
+      keep_link_tags: true,
+      keep_style_tags: true
+    ]
+
+    test "production settings: inlined selectors remain in <style> without remove_inlined_selectors" do
+      assert {:ok, result} = CSSInline.inline(@email_html, @production_opts)
+
+      assert result =~ ~r/style="[^"]*!important/,
+             "Inlined styles should preserve !important"
+
+      [_, style_content] = Regex.run(~r/<style[^>]*>(.*?)<\/style>/s, result)
+
+      assert style_content =~ "u + #body a",
+             "Non-inlinable selectors should remain in <style> tag"
+
+      assert style_content =~ ".button a",
+             "Without remove_inlined_selectors, inlined selectors remain in <style>"
+    end
+
+    test "production settings + remove_inlined_selectors strips inlined rules from <style>" do
+      {:ok, result} =
+        CSSInline.inline(@email_html, [remove_inlined_selectors: true] ++ @production_opts)
+
+      assert result =~ ~r/style="[^"]*color:[^"]*!important/,
+             "Inlined styles should preserve !important"
+
+      [_, style_content] = Regex.run(~r/<style[^>]*>(.*?)<\/style>/s, result)
+
+      assert style_content =~ "u + #body a",
+             "Non-inlinable selectors (complex email client overrides) must remain"
+
+      refute style_content =~ ".button a",
+             "Inlined selectors should be removed from <style> to prevent conflicts"
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "regression tests" do
     test "returns error for deeply nested HTML" do
       html = File.read!("test/fixtures/deeply_nested.html")