diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2fcf7ee6..9637c672 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ services:
     build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: wally-registry-backend/Dockerfile
+      args:
+        - WALLY_BACKEND_BUILD_FEATURES=${WALLY_BACKEND_BUILD_FEATURES}
     ports:
       - "8000:8000"
 
diff --git a/wally-registry-backend/Dockerfile b/wally-registry-backend/Dockerfile
index 6678fd93..4acd3233 100644
--- a/wally-registry-backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/wally-registry-backend/Dockerfile
@@ -16,13 +16,20 @@ COPY wally-registry-backend/Cargo.toml /usr/app/wally-registry-backend/
 COPY Cargo.toml Cargo.lock /usr/app/
 COPY src/ /usr/app/src/
 
-RUN cargo build --package wally-registry-backend --release
+ARG WALLY_BACKEND_BUILD_FEATURES
+RUN if [ -n "$WALLY_BACKEND_BUILD_FEATURES" ]; then \
+        cargoFeatures="--features $WALLY_BACKEND_BUILD_FEATURES"; \
+    fi && \
+    cargo build --package wally-registry-backend --release $cargoFeatures
 
 # Copy actual application source in and force a modified timestamp so that
 # Cargo will rebuild.
 COPY ./wally-registry-backend ./wally-registry-backend/
 RUN touch wally-registry-backend/src/main.rs
-RUN cargo build --package wally-registry-backend --release
+RUN if [ -n "$WALLY_BACKEND_BUILD_FEATURES" ]; then \
+        cargoFeatures="--features $WALLY_BACKEND_BUILD_FEATURES"; \
+    fi && \
+    cargo build --package wally-registry-backend --release $cargoFeatures
 
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