diff --git a/packages/codegen-ui/lib/__tests__/generate-form-definition/helpers/map-elements.test.ts b/packages/codegen-ui/lib/__tests__/generate-form-definition/helpers/map-elements.test.ts
index ec110144d..3d15a32e4 100644
--- a/packages/codegen-ui/lib/__tests__/generate-form-definition/helpers/map-elements.test.ts
+++ b/packages/codegen-ui/lib/__tests__/generate-form-definition/helpers/map-elements.test.ts
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@
   limitations under the License.
  */
 import { mapElements } from '../../../generate-form-definition/helpers';
-import { FormDefinition, SectionalElement, ModelFieldsConfigs, StudioForm } from '../../../types';
+import { FormDefinition, GenericSectionalElementConfig, ModelFieldsConfigs, StudioForm } from '../../../types';
 import { getBasicFormDefinition } from '../../__utils__/basic-form-definition';
 
 describe('mapElements', () => {
   it('should map sectional elements & input elements with and without overrides', () => {
-    const sectionalConfig: SectionalElement = {
+    const sectionalConfig: GenericSectionalElementConfig = {
       type: 'Text',
       text: 'MyText',
       position: { fixed: 'first' },
diff --git a/packages/codegen-ui/lib/__tests__/generate-form-definition/helpers/sectional-element.test.ts b/packages/codegen-ui/lib/__tests__/generate-form-definition/helpers/sectional-element.test.ts
index bf4b773f1..c72c1f874 100644
--- a/packages/codegen-ui/lib/__tests__/generate-form-definition/helpers/sectional-element.test.ts
+++ b/packages/codegen-ui/lib/__tests__/generate-form-definition/helpers/sectional-element.test.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { mapSectionalElement, getFormDefinitionSectionalElement } from '../../../generate-form-definition/helpers';
-import { FormDefinition, SectionalElement } from '../../../types';
+import { FormDefinition, GenericSectionalElementConfig, SectionalElementConfig } from '../../../types';
 import { getBasicFormDefinition } from '../../__utils__/basic-form-definition';
 
 describe('mapSectionalElement', () => {
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe('mapSectionalElement', () => {
       elements: { Heading123: { componentType: 'Heading', props: {} } },
     };
 
-    const element: { name: string; config: SectionalElement } = {
+    const element: { name: string; config: GenericSectionalElementConfig } = {
       name: 'Heading123',
       config: { type: 'Heading', level: 1, text: 'My Heading', position: { fixed: 'first' } },
     };
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('mapSectionalElement', () => {
   it('should map configurations', () => {
     const formDefinition: FormDefinition = getBasicFormDefinition();
 
-    const element: { name: string; config: SectionalElement } = {
+    const element: { name: string; config: GenericSectionalElementConfig } = {
       name: 'Heading123',
       config: { type: 'Heading', level: 1, text: 'My Heading', position: { fixed: 'first' } },
     };
@@ -48,11 +48,22 @@ describe('mapSectionalElement', () => {
       props: { level: 1, children: 'My Heading' },
     });
   });
+
+  it('should throw if attempting to map excluded sectional element', () => {
+    const formDefinition: FormDefinition = getBasicFormDefinition();
+
+    const element: { name: string; config: SectionalElementConfig } = {
+      name: 'Heading123',
+      config: { excluded: true },
+    };
+
+    expect(() => mapSectionalElement(element, formDefinition)).toThrow();
+  });
 });
 
 describe('getFormDefinitionSectionalElement', () => {
   it('should map Text', () => {
-    const config: SectionalElement = {
+    const config: GenericSectionalElementConfig = {
       type: 'Text',
       text: 'MyText',
       position: { fixed: 'first' },
@@ -65,7 +76,7 @@ describe('getFormDefinitionSectionalElement', () => {
   });
 
   it('should map Divider', () => {
-    const config: SectionalElement = {
+    const config: GenericSectionalElementConfig = {
       type: 'Divider',
       position: { fixed: 'first' },
       orientation: 'horizontal',
@@ -78,7 +89,7 @@ describe('getFormDefinitionSectionalElement', () => {
   });
 
   it('should map Heading', () => {
-    const config: SectionalElement = {
+    const config: GenericSectionalElementConfig = {
       type: 'Heading',
       position: { fixed: 'first' },
     };
@@ -90,7 +101,7 @@ describe('getFormDefinitionSectionalElement', () => {
   });
 
   it('should throw if componentType is unmappable', () => {
-    const config: SectionalElement = {
+    const config: GenericSectionalElementConfig = {
       type: 'Invalid',
       position: { fixed: 'first' },
     };
diff --git a/packages/codegen-ui/lib/generate-form-definition/generate-form-definition.ts b/packages/codegen-ui/lib/generate-form-definition/generate-form-definition.ts
index 88d660634..ab4add658 100644
--- a/packages/codegen-ui/lib/generate-form-definition/generate-form-definition.ts
+++ b/packages/codegen-ui/lib/generate-form-definition/generate-form-definition.ts
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ export function generateFormDefinition({
     .concat(
       Object.entries(form.sectionalElements).map(([elementName, elementConfig]) => ({
         name: elementName,
-        position: elementConfig.position,
-        excluded: false,
+        position: 'position' in elementConfig ? elementConfig.position : undefined,
+        excluded: 'excluded' in elementConfig ? elementConfig.excluded : false,
       })),
     );
 
diff --git a/packages/codegen-ui/lib/generate-form-definition/helpers/sectional-element.ts b/packages/codegen-ui/lib/generate-form-definition/helpers/sectional-element.ts
index 1f6afc236..cadff2e0d 100644
--- a/packages/codegen-ui/lib/generate-form-definition/helpers/sectional-element.ts
+++ b/packages/codegen-ui/lib/generate-form-definition/helpers/sectional-element.ts
@@ -13,12 +13,19 @@
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   limitations under the License.
  */
-import { FormDefinition, SectionalElement, FormDefinitionSectionalElement } from '../../types';
-import { InvalidInputError } from '../../errors';
+import {
+  FormDefinition,
+  GenericSectionalElementConfig,
+  SectionalElementConfig,
+  FormDefinitionSectionalElement,
+} from '../../types';
+import { InternalError, InvalidInputError } from '../../errors';
 import { deleteUndefined } from './mapper-utils';
 import { FORM_DEFINITION_DEFAULTS } from './defaults';
 
-export function getFormDefinitionSectionalElement(config: SectionalElement): FormDefinitionSectionalElement {
+export function getFormDefinitionSectionalElement(
+  config: GenericSectionalElementConfig,
+): FormDefinitionSectionalElement {
   const componentType = config.type;
 
   let formDefinitionElement: FormDefinitionSectionalElement;
@@ -66,12 +73,15 @@ export function getFormDefinitionSectionalElement(config: SectionalElement): For
  */
 /* eslint-disable no-param-reassign */
 export function mapSectionalElement(
-  element: { name: string; config: SectionalElement },
+  element: { name: string; config: SectionalElementConfig },
   formDefinition: FormDefinition,
 ) {
   if (formDefinition.elements[element.name]) {
     throw new InvalidInputError(`There is are form elements with the same name: ${element.name}`);
   }
+  if ('excluded' in element.config) {
+    throw new InternalError(`Attempted to map excluded sectional element ${element.name}`);
+  }
   formDefinition.elements[element.name] = getFormDefinitionSectionalElement(element.config);
 }
 /* eslint-enable no-param-reassign */
diff --git a/packages/codegen-ui/lib/types/form/index.ts b/packages/codegen-ui/lib/types/form/index.ts
index 917922a8d..697d95a45 100644
--- a/packages/codegen-ui/lib/types/form/index.ts
+++ b/packages/codegen-ui/lib/types/form/index.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import { StudioFormStyle } from './style';
 import { StudioFormFields, StudioFormFieldConfig, StudioGenericFieldConfig } from './fields';
-import { SectionalElement } from './sectional-element';
+import { GenericSectionalElementConfig, SectionalElementConfig, SectionalElementFields } from './sectional-element';
 import { FormDefinition, ModelFieldsConfigs, FieldTypeMapKeys, ButtonConfig } from './form-definition';
 import { StudioFieldInputConfig, StudioFormValueMappings } from './input-config';
 import { StudioFieldPosition } from './position';
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export type StudioForm = {
 
   fields: StudioFormFields;
 
-  sectionalElements: { [elementName: string]: SectionalElement };
+  sectionalElements: SectionalElementFields;
 
   style: StudioFormStyle;
 
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ export * from './form-validation';
 export * from './form-cta';
 
 export type {
-  SectionalElement,
+  GenericSectionalElementConfig,
+  SectionalElementConfig,
+  SectionalElementFields,
   StudioFormFieldConfig,
   StudioFormActionType,
   FormDefinition,
diff --git a/packages/codegen-ui/lib/types/form/sectional-element.ts b/packages/codegen-ui/lib/types/form/sectional-element.ts
index 84f866653..e9608031b 100644
--- a/packages/codegen-ui/lib/types/form/sectional-element.ts
+++ b/packages/codegen-ui/lib/types/form/sectional-element.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { StudioFieldPosition } from './position';
  * Shape below represent API shapes after typecasting
  */
 
-export type SectionalElement = {
+export type GenericSectionalElementConfig = {
   position?: StudioFieldPosition;
   type: string;
 
@@ -29,3 +29,16 @@ export type SectionalElement = {
 
   orientation?: string;
 };
+
+/**
+ * If a sectional element is excluded, it should have no other properties.
+ */
+type ExcludedSectionalElementConfig = {
+  excluded: true;
+};
+
+export type SectionalElementConfig = GenericSectionalElementConfig | ExcludedSectionalElementConfig;
+
+export type SectionalElementFields = {
+  [elementname: string]: SectionalElementConfig;
+};