diff --git a/src/models.rs b/src/models.rs
index f5bfb170457..d18c576ea63 100644
--- a/src/models.rs
+++ b/src/models.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ mod default_versions;
 pub mod dependency;
 mod download;
 mod email;
+pub mod feature;
 mod follow;
 mod keyword;
 pub mod krate;
diff --git a/src/models/feature.rs b/src/models/feature.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..843e0f6e23c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/feature.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+
+pub type FeaturesMap = BTreeMap<String, Vec<String>>;
+
+/// Splits the given [`FeaturesMap`] into two [`FeaturesMap`]s based on their
+/// values.
+///
+/// See <https://rust-lang.github.io/rfcs/3143-cargo-weak-namespaced-features.html>.
+pub fn split_features(features: FeaturesMap) -> (FeaturesMap, FeaturesMap) {
+    const ITERATION_LIMIT: usize = 100;
+
+    // First, we partition the features into two groups: those that use the new
+    // features syntax (`features2`) and those that don't (`features`).
+    let (mut features, mut features2) =
+        features
+            .into_iter()
+            .partition::<FeaturesMap, _>(|(_k, vals)| {
+                !vals
+                    .iter()
+                    .any(|v| v.starts_with("dep:") || v.contains("?/"))
+            });
+
+    // Then, we recursively move features from `features` to `features2` if they
+    // depend on features in `features2`.
+    for _ in 0..ITERATION_LIMIT {
+        let split = features
+            .into_iter()
+            .partition::<FeaturesMap, _>(|(_k, vals)| {
+                !vals.iter().any(|v| features2.contains_key(v))
+            });
+
+        features = split.0;
+
+        if !split.1.is_empty() {
+            features2.extend(split.1);
+        } else {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    (features, features2)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use insta::{assert_compact_debug_snapshot, assert_debug_snapshot};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_split_features_no_deps() {
+        let mut features = FeaturesMap::new();
+        features.insert(
+            "feature1".to_string(),
+            vec!["val1".to_string(), "val2".to_string()],
+        );
+        features.insert("feature2".to_string(), vec!["val3".to_string()]);
+
+        let (features, features2) = split_features(features);
+
+        assert_compact_debug_snapshot!(features, @r#"{"feature1": ["val1", "val2"], "feature2": ["val3"]}"#);
+        assert_compact_debug_snapshot!(features2, @"{}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_split_features_with_deps() {
+        let mut features = FeaturesMap::new();
+        features.insert(
+            "feature1".to_string(),
+            vec!["dep:val1".to_string(), "val2".to_string()],
+        );
+        features.insert(
+            "feature2".to_string(),
+            vec!["val3".to_string(), "val4?/val5".to_string()],
+        );
+
+        let (features, features2) = split_features(features);
+
+        assert_compact_debug_snapshot!(features, @"{}");
+        assert_compact_debug_snapshot!(features2, @r#"{"feature1": ["dep:val1", "val2"], "feature2": ["val3", "val4?/val5"]}"#);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_split_features_mixed() {
+        let mut features = FeaturesMap::new();
+        features.insert(
+            "feature1".to_string(),
+            vec!["val1".to_string(), "val2".to_string()],
+        );
+        features.insert("feature2".to_string(), vec!["dep:val3".to_string()]);
+        features.insert(
+            "feature3".to_string(),
+            vec!["val4".to_string(), "val5?/val6".to_string()],
+        );
+
+        let (features, features2) = split_features(features);
+
+        assert_compact_debug_snapshot!(features, @r#"{"feature1": ["val1", "val2"]}"#);
+        assert_compact_debug_snapshot!(features2, @r#"{"feature2": ["dep:val3"], "feature3": ["val4", "val5?/val6"]}"#);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_split_features_nested() {
+        let mut features = FeaturesMap::new();
+        features.insert("feature1".to_string(), vec!["feature2".to_string()]);
+        features.insert("feature2".to_string(), vec![]);
+        features.insert("feature3".to_string(), vec!["feature1".to_string()]);
+
+        let (features, features2) = split_features(features);
+
+        assert_compact_debug_snapshot!(features, @r#"{"feature1": ["feature2"], "feature2": [], "feature3": ["feature1"]}"#);
+        assert_compact_debug_snapshot!(features2, @"{}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_split_features_nested_mixed() {
+        let mut features = FeaturesMap::new();
+        features.insert("feature1".to_string(), vec!["feature2".to_string()]);
+        features.insert("feature2".to_string(), vec!["feature3".to_string()]);
+        features.insert("feature3".to_string(), vec!["dep:foo".to_string()]);
+
+        let (features, features2) = split_features(features);
+
+        assert_compact_debug_snapshot!(features, @"{}");
+        assert_compact_debug_snapshot!(features2, @r#"{"feature1": ["feature2"], "feature2": ["feature3"], "feature3": ["dep:foo"]}"#);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_split_features_clap() {
+        let json = json!({
+            "env": ["clap_builder/env"],
+            "std": ["clap_builder/std"],
+            "help": ["clap_builder/help"],
+            "cargo": ["clap_builder/cargo"],
+            "color": ["clap_builder/color"],
+            "debug": ["clap_builder/debug", "clap_derive?/debug"],
+            "usage": ["clap_builder/usage"],
+            "derive": ["dep:clap_derive"],
+            "string": ["clap_builder/string"],
+            "default": ["std", "color", "help", "usage", "error-context", "suggestions"],
+            "unicode": ["clap_builder/unicode"],
+            "wrap_help": ["clap_builder/wrap_help"],
+            "deprecated": ["clap_builder/deprecated", "clap_derive?/deprecated"],
+            "suggestions": ["clap_builder/suggestions"],
+            "unstable-v5": ["clap_builder/unstable-v5", "clap_derive?/unstable-v5", "deprecated"],
+            "unstable-doc": ["clap_builder/unstable-doc", "derive"],
+            "unstable-ext": ["clap_builder/unstable-ext"],
+            "error-context": ["clap_builder/error-context"],
+            "unstable-styles": ["clap_builder/unstable-styles"]
+        });
+
+        let features = serde_json::from_value::<FeaturesMap>(json).unwrap();
+        assert_debug_snapshot!(split_features(features));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/models/krate.rs b/src/models/krate.rs
index 88cec82b570..2615ff3d2bc 100644
--- a/src/models/krate.rs
+++ b/src/models/krate.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use std::collections::BTreeMap;
-
 use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
 use diesel::associations::Identifiable;
 use diesel::dsl;
@@ -10,6 +8,7 @@ use secrecy::SecretString;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 use crate::controllers::helpers::pagination::*;
+use crate::models::feature::split_features;
 use crate::models::helpers::with_count::*;
 use crate::models::version::TopVersions;
 use crate::models::{
@@ -484,12 +483,7 @@ impl Crate {
                 deps.sort();
 
                 let features = version.features().unwrap_or_default();
-                let (features, features2): (BTreeMap<_, _>, BTreeMap<_, _>) =
-                    features.into_iter().partition(|(_k, vals)| {
-                        !vals
-                            .iter()
-                            .any(|v| v.starts_with("dep:") || v.contains("?/"))
-                    });
+                let (features, features2) = split_features(features);
 
                 let (features2, v) = if features2.is_empty() {
                     (None, None)
diff --git a/src/models/snapshots/crates_io__models__feature__tests__split_features_clap.snap b/src/models/snapshots/crates_io__models__feature__tests__split_features_clap.snap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba6be73039e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/snapshots/crates_io__models__feature__tests__split_features_clap.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+---
+source: src/models/feature.rs
+expression: split_features(features)
+---
+(
+    {
+        "cargo": [
+            "clap_builder/cargo",
+        ],
+        "color": [
+            "clap_builder/color",
+        ],
+        "default": [
+            "std",
+            "color",
+            "help",
+            "usage",
+            "error-context",
+            "suggestions",
+        ],
+        "env": [
+            "clap_builder/env",
+        ],
+        "error-context": [
+            "clap_builder/error-context",
+        ],
+        "help": [
+            "clap_builder/help",
+        ],
+        "std": [
+            "clap_builder/std",
+        ],
+        "string": [
+            "clap_builder/string",
+        ],
+        "suggestions": [
+            "clap_builder/suggestions",
+        ],
+        "unicode": [
+            "clap_builder/unicode",
+        ],
+        "unstable-ext": [
+            "clap_builder/unstable-ext",
+        ],
+        "unstable-styles": [
+            "clap_builder/unstable-styles",
+        ],
+        "usage": [
+            "clap_builder/usage",
+        ],
+        "wrap_help": [
+            "clap_builder/wrap_help",
+        ],
+    },
+    {
+        "debug": [
+            "clap_builder/debug",
+            "clap_derive?/debug",
+        ],
+        "deprecated": [
+            "clap_builder/deprecated",
+            "clap_derive?/deprecated",
+        ],
+        "derive": [
+            "dep:clap_derive",
+        ],
+        "unstable-doc": [
+            "clap_builder/unstable-doc",
+            "derive",
+        ],
+        "unstable-v5": [
+            "clap_builder/unstable-v5",
+            "clap_derive?/unstable-v5",
+            "deprecated",
+        ],
+    },
+)
diff --git a/src/models/version.rs b/src/models/version.rs
index 163c54b4e0c..6db3d787334 100644
--- a/src/models/version.rs
+++ b/src/models/version.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use serde::Deserialize;
 
 use crate::util::errors::{bad_request, AppResult};
 
+use crate::models::feature::FeaturesMap;
 use crate::models::{Crate, Dependency, User};
 use crate::schema::*;
 use crate::sql::split_part;
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ impl Version {
     ///
     /// * `Ok(BTreeMap<String, Vec<String>>)` - If the deserialization was successful.
     /// * `Err(serde_json::Error)` - If the deserialization failed.
-    pub fn features(&self) -> Result<BTreeMap<String, Vec<String>>, serde_json::Error> {
+    pub fn features(&self) -> Result<FeaturesMap, serde_json::Error> {
         BTreeMap::<String, Vec<String>>::deserialize(&self.features)
     }
 }