diff --git a/src/cargo.rs b/src/cargo.rs
index 9cd902880..bc6e23463 100644
--- a/src/cargo.rs
+++ b/src/cargo.rs
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ pub fn cargo_metadata_with_args(
     if let Some(target) = args.and_then(|a| a.target.as_ref()) {
         command.args(["--filter-platform", target.triple()]);
     }
+    if let Some(features) = args.map(|a| &a.features) {
+        command.args([String::from("--features"), features.join(",")]);
+    }
     let output = command.output()?;
     let manifest: Option<CargoMetadata> =
         serde_json::from_slice(&output.stdout).wrap_err_with(|| {
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 91c0c83f0..cab6db39a 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ pub struct Args {
     pub subcommand: Option<Subcommand>,
     pub channel: Option<String>,
     pub target: Option<Target>,
+    pub features: Vec<String>,
     pub target_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
     pub docker_in_docker: bool,
     pub manifest_path: Option<PathBuf>,
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ pub struct Args {
 pub fn parse(target_list: &TargetList) -> Args {
     let mut channel = None;
     let mut target = None;
+    let mut features = Vec::new();
     let mut manifest_path: Option<PathBuf> = None;
     let mut target_dir = None;
     let mut sc = None;
@@ -57,6 +59,15 @@ pub fn parse(target_list: &TargetList) -> Args {
                     .split_once('=')
                     .map(|(_, t)| Target::from(t, target_list));
                 all.push(arg);
+            } else if arg == "--features" {
+                all.push(arg);
+                if let Some(t) = args.next() {
+                    features.push(t.clone());
+                    all.push(t);
+                }
+            } else if arg.starts_with("--features=") {
+                features.extend(arg.split_once('=').map(|(_, t)| t.to_owned()));
+                all.push(arg);
             } else if arg == "--target-dir" {
                 all.push(arg);
                 if let Some(td) = args.next() {
@@ -87,6 +98,7 @@ pub fn parse(target_list: &TargetList) -> Args {
         subcommand: sc,
         channel,
         target,
+        features,
         target_dir,
         docker_in_docker,
         manifest_path,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 7afacba91..32e40e837 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -460,10 +460,10 @@ pub(crate) fn warn_host_version_mismatch(
 
 /// Parses the `Cross.toml` at the root of the Cargo project or from the
 /// `CROSS_CONFIG` environment variable (if any exist in either location).
-fn toml(root: &CargoMetadata) -> Result<Option<CrossToml>> {
+fn toml(metadata: &CargoMetadata) -> Result<Option<CrossToml>> {
     let path = match env::var("CROSS_CONFIG") {
         Ok(var) => PathBuf::from(var),
-        Err(_) => root.workspace_root.join("Cross.toml"),
+        Err(_) => metadata.workspace_root.join("Cross.toml"),
     };
 
     if path.exists() {
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ fn toml(root: &CargoMetadata) -> Result<Option<CrossToml>> {
         Ok(Some(config))
     } else {
         // Checks if there is a lowercase version of this file
-        if root.workspace_root.join("cross.toml").exists() {
+        if metadata.workspace_root.join("cross.toml").exists() {
             eprintln!("There's a file named cross.toml, instead of Cross.toml. You may want to rename it, or it won't be considered.");
         }
         Ok(None)
diff --git a/src/tests.rs b/src/tests.rs
index 4554db9f9..c6f9bf0e1 100644
--- a/src/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ use std::{
 
 use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
 use rustc_version::VersionMeta;
-use serde::Deserialize;
 
 static WORKSPACE: OnceCell<PathBuf> = OnceCell::new();