diff --git a/src/schema_features.c b/src/schema_features.c
index 79f4714..28830a6 100644
--- a/src/schema_features.c
+++ b/src/schema_features.c
@@ -593,6 +593,14 @@
             }
         }
     } else {
+        /* check that all the features exist */
+        for (j = 0; features[j]; ++j) {
+            if (!lysp_feature_find(pmod, features[j], strlen(features[j]), 0)) {
+                LOGERR(pmod->mod->ctx, LY_EINVAL, "Feature \"%s\" not found in module \"%s\".", features[j], pmod->mod->name);
+                return LY_EINVAL;
+            }
+        }
+
         /* enable specific features, disable the rest */
         while ((f = lysp_feature_next(f, pmod, &i))) {
             for (j = 0; features[j]; ++j) {
diff --git a/tests/utests/schema/test_tree_schema_compile.c b/tests/utests/schema/test_tree_schema_compile.c
index de11f05..d4891e5 100644
--- a/tests/utests/schema/test_tree_schema_compile.c
+++ b/tests/utests/schema/test_tree_schema_compile.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 static void
 test_module(void **state)
 {
-    const char *str;
+    const char *str, *feats[] = {"invalid", NULL};
     struct ly_in *in;
     struct lys_module *mod = NULL;
     struct lysp_feature *f;
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
     lys_unres_glob_erase(&unres);
     ly_in_free(in, 0);
     assert_int_equal(0, mod->implemented);
+    assert_int_equal(LY_EINVAL, lys_set_implemented(mod, feats));
     assert_int_equal(LY_SUCCESS, lys_set_implemented(mod, NULL));
     assert_non_null(mod->compiled);
     assert_string_equal("test", mod->name);