diff --git a/packages/core/src/client.ts b/packages/core/src/client.ts
index cbd4b29..15bc16e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/client.ts
@@ -123,24 +123,28 @@ const request = (userConfig: Config = {}): Promise<unknown> => {
 /**
  * Resolve the configuration.
  */
-const resolveConfig = (config: Config): Config => ({
-    ...config,
-    timeout: config.timeout ?? axiosClient.defaults['timeout'] ?? 30000,
-    precognitive: config.precognitive !== false,
-    fingerprint: typeof config.fingerprint === 'undefined'
-        ? requestFingerprintResolver(config, axiosClient)
-        : config.fingerprint,
-    headers: {
-        ...config.headers,
-        'Content-Type': resolveContentType(config),
-        ...config.precognitive !== false ? {
-            Precognition: true,
-        } : {},
-        ...config.validate ? {
-            'Precognition-Validate-Only': Array.from(config.validate).join(),
-        } : {},
-    },
-})
+const resolveConfig = (config: Config): Config => {
+    const only = config.only ?? config.validate
+
+    return {
+        ...config,
+        timeout: config.timeout ?? axiosClient.defaults['timeout'] ?? 30000,
+        precognitive: config.precognitive !== false,
+        fingerprint: typeof config.fingerprint === 'undefined'
+            ? requestFingerprintResolver(config, axiosClient)
+            : config.fingerprint,
+        headers: {
+            ...config.headers,
+            'Content-Type': resolveContentType(config),
+            ...config.precognitive !== false ? {
+                Precognition: true,
+            } : {},
+            ...only ? {
+                'Precognition-Validate-Only': Array.from(only).join(),
+            } : {},
+        },
+    }
+}
 
 /**
  * Determine if the status is successful.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types.ts b/packages/core/src/types.ts
index 44c22dc..585f016 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ export type SimpleValidationErrors = Record<string, string>
 
 export type Config = AxiosRequestConfig & {
     precognitive?: boolean,
+    /** @deprecated Use `only` instead */
     validate?: Iterable<string> | ArrayLike<string>,
+    only?: Iterable<string> | ArrayLike<string>,
     fingerprint?: string | null,
     onBefore?: () => boolean | undefined,
     onStart?: () => void,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/validator.ts b/packages/core/src/validator.ts
index 58a74be..d11495d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/validator.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/validator.ts
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ export const createValidator = (callback: ValidationCallback, initialData: Recor
             ...instanceConfig,
         }
 
-        const validate = Array.from(config.validate ?? touched)
+        const only = Array.from(config.only ?? config.validate ?? touched)
 
         return {
             ...instanceConfig,
@@ -224,12 +224,12 @@ export const createValidator = (callback: ValidationCallback, initialData: Recor
             // use their merge function here to make sure things like headers
             // merge in an expected way.
             ...mergeConfig(globalConfig, instanceConfig),
-            validate,
+            only,
             timeout: config.timeout ?? 5000,
             onValidationError: (response, axiosError) => {
                 [
-                    ...setValidated([...validated, ...validate]),
-                    ...setErrors(merge(omit({ ...errors }, validate), response.data.errors)),
+                    ...setValidated([...validated, ...only]),
+                    ...setErrors(merge(omit({ ...errors }, only), response.data.errors)),
                 ].forEach((listener) => listener())
 
                 return config.onValidationError
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ export const createValidator = (callback: ValidationCallback, initialData: Recor
                     : Promise.reject(axiosError)
             },
             onSuccess: (response) => {
-                setValidated([...validated, ...validate]).forEach((listener) => listener())
+                setValidated([...validated, ...only]).forEach((listener) => listener())
 
                 return config.onSuccess
                     ? config.onSuccess(response)
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ export const createValidator = (callback: ValidationCallback, initialData: Recor
             },
             onPrecognitionSuccess: (response) => {
                 [
-                    ...setValidated([...validated, ...validate]),
-                    ...setErrors(omit({ ...errors }, validate)),
+                    ...setValidated([...validated, ...only]),
+                    ...setErrors(omit({ ...errors }, only)),
                 ].forEach((listener) => listener())
 
                 return config.onPrecognitionSuccess
@@ -294,6 +294,10 @@ export const createValidator = (callback: ValidationCallback, initialData: Recor
      */
     const validate = (name?: string | NamedInputEvent, value?: unknown, config?: ValidationConfig): void => {
         if (typeof name === 'undefined') {
+            const only = Array.from(config?.only ?? config?.validate ?? [])
+
+            setTouched([...touched, ...only]).forEach((listener) => listener())
+
             validator(config ?? {})
 
             return
diff --git a/packages/core/tests/client.test.js b/packages/core/tests/client.test.js
index e7993fe..a28fba0 100644
--- a/packages/core/tests/client.test.js
+++ b/packages/core/tests/client.test.js
@@ -187,6 +187,22 @@ it('can provide input names to validate via config', async () => {
         return Promise.resolve({ headers: { precognition: 'true' } })
     })
 
+    await client.get('https://laravel.com', {}, {
+        only: ['username', 'email'],
+    })
+
+    expect(config.headers['Precognition-Validate-Only']).toBe('username,email')
+})
+
+it('continues to support the deprecated "validate" key as fallback of "only"', async () => {
+    expect.assertions(1)
+
+    let config
+    axios.request.mockImplementationOnce((c) => {
+        config = c
+        return Promise.resolve({ headers: { precognition: 'true' } })
+    })
+
     await client.get('https://laravel.com', {}, {
         validate: ['username', 'email'],
     })
diff --git a/packages/core/tests/validator.test.js b/packages/core/tests/validator.test.js
index cd07cc2..c84d368 100644
--- a/packages/core/tests/validator.test.js
+++ b/packages/core/tests/validator.test.js
@@ -674,3 +674,74 @@ it('does not cancel submit requests with custom abort signal', async () => {
 
     await assertPendingValidateDebounceAndClear()
 })
+
+it('supports async validate with only key for untouched values', async () => {
+    let config
+    axios.request.mockImplementation((c) => {
+        config = c
+
+        return Promise.resolve({ headers: { precognition: 'true', 'precognition-success': 'true' }, status: 204, data: '' })
+    })
+    const validator = createValidator((client) => client.post('/foo', {}))
+
+    validator.validate({
+        only: ['name', 'email'],
+    })
+
+    expect(config.headers['Precognition-Validate-Only']).toBe('name,email')
+
+    await assertPendingValidateDebounceAndClear()
+})
+
+it('supports async validate with depricated validate key for untouched values', async () => {
+    let config
+    axios.request.mockImplementation((c) => {
+        config = c
+
+        return Promise.resolve({ headers: { precognition: 'true', 'precognition-success': 'true' }, status: 204, data: '' })
+    })
+    const validator = createValidator((client) => client.post('/foo', {}))
+
+    validator.validate({
+        validate: ['name', 'email'],
+    })
+
+    expect(config.headers['Precognition-Validate-Only']).toBe('name,email')
+
+    await assertPendingValidateDebounceAndClear()
+})
+
+it('does not include already touched keys when specifying keys via only', async () => {
+    let config
+    axios.request.mockImplementation((c) => {
+        config = c
+
+        return Promise.resolve({ headers: { precognition: 'true', 'precognition-success': 'true' }, status: 204, data: '' })
+    })
+    const validator = createValidator((client) => client.post('/foo', {}))
+
+
+    validator.touch(['email']).validate({
+        only: ['name'],
+    })
+
+    expect(config.headers['Precognition-Validate-Only']).toBe('name')
+
+    await assertPendingValidateDebounceAndClear()
+})
+
+it('marks fields as touched when the input has been included in validation', async () => {
+    axios.request.mockImplementation(() => {
+        return Promise.resolve({ headers: { precognition: 'true', 'precognition-success': 'true' }, status: 204, data: '' })
+    })
+    const validator = createValidator((client) => client.post('/foo', {}))
+
+
+    validator.touch(['email']).validate({
+        only: ['name'],
+    })
+
+    expect(validator.touched()).toEqual(['email', 'name'])
+
+    await assertPendingValidateDebounceAndClear()
+})