diff --git a/dcs/mission.py b/dcs/mission.py
index c6e75658..650174d3 100644
--- a/dcs/mission.py
+++ b/dcs/mission.py
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ def __init__(self, terrain: Optional[Terrain] = None) -> None:
         self.warehouses = Warehouses(self.terrain)
         self.goals = Goals()
         self.drawings = Drawings(self.terrain)
+        self.required_modules = None
         blue = Coalition("blue")
         blue.add_country(countries.Australia())
         blue.add_country(countries.Belgium())
@@ -260,6 +261,9 @@ def loaddict(fname: str, mizfile: zipfile.ZipFile, reserved_files: List[str]) ->
 
         imp_mission = mission_dict["mission"]
 
+        # required modules
+        self.required_modules = imp_mission.get("requiredModules", {})
+
         # import translations
         self.translation = Translation(self)
         translation_dict = dictionary_dict["dictionary"]
@@ -2006,6 +2010,7 @@ def dict(self):
             "Month": self.start_time.month,
             "Day": self.start_time.day
         }
+        m["requiredModules"] = {} if self.required_modules is None else self.required_modules
         if self.random_weather:
             self.weather.random(self.start_time, self.terrain)
         m["groundControl"] = self.groundControl.dict()
diff --git a/tests/missions/Mission_with_required_modules.miz b/tests/missions/Mission_with_required_modules.miz
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..caf7938a
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/missions/Mission_with_required_modules.miz differ
diff --git a/tests/test_mission.py b/tests/test_mission.py
index 873324f3..4c49ea3c 100644
--- a/tests/test_mission.py
+++ b/tests/test_mission.py
@@ -872,3 +872,15 @@ def preset_preserved(group: dcs.unitgroup.StaticGroup,
 
         static_groups = m2.coalition["blue"].countries["USA"].static_group
         self.assertTrue(any(preset_preserved(g, 3) for g in static_groups))
+
+    def test_smoke_required_modules(self) -> None:
+        mizname = "tests/missions/Mission_with_required_modules.miz"
+        m = dcs.mission.Mission()
+        m.load_file(mizname)
+        self.assertEqual(m.required_modules, {"WWII Armour and Technics": "WWII Armour and Technics"})
+
+        saved_miz = "tests/missions/Mission_with_required_modules_saved.miz"
+        m.save(saved_miz)
+        m2 = dcs.mission.Mission()
+        m2.load_file(saved_miz)
+        self.assertEqual(m.required_modules, m2.required_modules)