diff --git a/src/library/controllers/message/interface.js b/src/library/controllers/message/interface.js
index 603301c531..f0bdfd435b 100644
--- a/src/library/controllers/message/interface.js
+++ b/src/library/controllers/message/interface.js
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ export default (options = {}) => ({
                                     channel,
                                     ecToken,
                                     contextualComponents,
-                                    cspNonce
+                                    cspNonce,
+                                    features
                                 } = merchantOptions;
 
                                 // Explicitly select props to pass in to avoid unintentionally sending
@@ -107,7 +108,8 @@ export default (options = {}) => ({
                                     channel,
                                     ecToken,
                                     contextualComponents,
-                                    cspNonce
+                                    cspNonce,
+                                    features
                                 };
                                 const modalProps = {
                                     ...commonProps,
diff --git a/src/library/controllers/modal/interface.js b/src/library/controllers/modal/interface.js
index ef76b8de7e..d800cdc654 100644
--- a/src/library/controllers/modal/interface.js
+++ b/src/library/controllers/modal/interface.js
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ const memoizedModal = memoizeOnProps(
         ecToken,
         contextualComponents,
         cspNonce,
-        integrationIdentifier
+        integrationIdentifier,
+        features
     }) => {
         addPerformanceMeasure(PERFORMANCE_MEASURE_KEYS.FIRST_MODAL_RENDER_DELAY);
 
@@ -64,7 +65,8 @@ const memoizedModal = memoizeOnProps(
             ecToken,
             contextualComponents,
             cspNonce,
-            integrationIdentifier
+            integrationIdentifier,
+            features
         });
         // Fired from inside the default onReady callback
         let renderProm;
diff --git a/src/library/zoid/message/component.js b/src/library/zoid/message/component.js
index 8b1f4f3b2f..2f6275f78b 100644
--- a/src/library/zoid/message/component.js
+++ b/src/library/zoid/message/component.js
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ export default createGlobalVariableGetter('__paypal_credit_message__', () =>
                 type: 'string',
                 queryParam: 'features',
                 required: false,
-                value: getFeatures
+                value: validate.features ?? getFeatures
             }
         }
     })
diff --git a/src/library/zoid/message/validation.js b/src/library/zoid/message/validation.js
index 04634fcf7d..60d07e5bb0 100644
--- a/src/library/zoid/message/validation.js
+++ b/src/library/zoid/message/validation.js
@@ -285,6 +285,16 @@ export default {
             return merchantConfig;
         }
 
+        return undefined;
+    },
+    features: ({ props: { features } }) => {
+        if (typeof features !== 'undefined') {
+            if (!validateType(Types.STRING, features)) {
+                logInvalidType('features', Types.STRING, features);
+            } else {
+                return features;
+            }
+        }
         return undefined;
     }
 };
diff --git a/src/library/zoid/modal/component.js b/src/library/zoid/modal/component.js
index 330719bd8a..cace559cab 100644
--- a/src/library/zoid/modal/component.js
+++ b/src/library/zoid/modal/component.js
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ export default createGlobalVariableGetter('__paypal_credit_modal__', () =>
                 type: 'string',
                 queryParam: 'features',
                 required: false,
-                value: getFeatures
+                value: validate.features ?? getFeatures
             }
         }
     })
diff --git a/tests/unit/spec/src/zoid/message/validation.test.js b/tests/unit/spec/src/zoid/message/validation.test.js
index 3c9a3542a5..8c72208977 100644
--- a/tests/unit/spec/src/zoid/message/validation.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/spec/src/zoid/message/validation.test.js
@@ -269,4 +269,27 @@ describe('validate', () => {
             );
         });
     });
+    test('validates features', () => {
+        //  features passed
+        ['DEMO', 'test', 'FEATURE'].forEach(validFeatures => {
+            const features = validate.features({ props: { features: validFeatures } });
+
+            expect(features).toEqual(validFeatures);
+            expect(console.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+        // no features passed
+        {
+            const features = validate.features({ props: {} });
+
+            expect(features).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(console.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        }
+        // invalid features pass
+        [12345, null, {}, ['Hi']].forEach((invalidFeature, index) => {
+            const features = validate.features({ props: { features: invalidFeature } });
+
+            expect(features).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(console.warn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(index + 1);
+        });
+    });
 });