diff --git a/meta/classes/features_check.bbclass b/meta/classes/features_check.bbclass
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..304501b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/classes/features_check.bbclass
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Allow checking of required and conflicting features
+#
+# xxx = [DISTRO,MACHINE,COMBINED,IMAGE,BSP,ROOTFS]
+#
+# ANY_OF_xxx_FEATURES:        ensure at least one item on this list is included
+#                             in xxx_FEATURES.
+# REQUIRED_xxx_FEATURES:      ensure every item on this list is included
+#                             in xxx_FEATURES.
+# CONFLICT_xxx_FEATURES:      ensure no item in this list is included in
+#                             xxx_FEATURES.
+#
+# Copyright 2019 (C) Texas Instruments Inc.
+# Copyright 2013 (C) O.S. Systems Software LTDA.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+
+python () {
+    if bb.utils.to_boolean(d.getVar('PARSE_ALL_RECIPES', False)):
+        return
+
+    unused = True
+
+    for kind in ['DISTRO', 'MACHINE', 'COMBINED', 'IMAGE', 'BSP', 'ROOTFS']:
+        if d.getVar('ANY_OF_' + kind + '_FEATURES') is None and not d.hasOverrides('ANY_OF_' + kind + '_FEATURES') and \
+           d.getVar('REQUIRED_' + kind + '_FEATURES') is None and not d.hasOverrides('REQUIRED_' + kind + '_FEATURES') and \
+           d.getVar('CONFLICT_' + kind + '_FEATURES') is None and not d.hasOverrides('CONFLICT_' + kind + '_FEATURES'):
+            continue
+
+        unused = False
+
+        # Assume at least one var is set.
+        features = set((d.getVar(kind + '_FEATURES') or '').split())
+
+        any_of_features = set((d.getVar('ANY_OF_' + kind + '_FEATURES') or '').split())
+        if any_of_features:
+            if set.isdisjoint(any_of_features, features):
+                raise bb.parse.SkipRecipe("one of '%s' needs to be in %s_FEATURES"
+                    % (' '.join(any_of_features), kind))
+
+        required_features = set((d.getVar('REQUIRED_' + kind + '_FEATURES') or '').split())
+        if required_features:
+            missing = set.difference(required_features, features)
+            if missing:
+                raise bb.parse.SkipRecipe("missing required %s feature%s '%s' (not in %s_FEATURES)"
+                    % (kind.lower(), 's' if len(missing) > 1 else '', ' '.join(missing), kind))
+
+        conflict_features = set((d.getVar('CONFLICT_' + kind + '_FEATURES') or '').split())
+        if conflict_features:
+            conflicts = set.intersection(conflict_features, features)
+            if conflicts:
+                raise bb.parse.SkipRecipe("conflicting %s feature%s '%s' (in %s_FEATURES)"
+                    % (kind.lower(), 's' if len(conflicts) > 1 else '', ' '.join(conflicts), kind))
+
+    if unused:
+        bb.warn("Recipe inherits features_check but doesn't use it")
+}