diff --git a/dependencies.py b/dependencies.py
index eff6729b..9955a5df 100755
--- a/dependencies.py
+++ b/dependencies.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ except ImportError:
 PARSER = ArgumentParser()
 PARSER.add_argument('src_dir', type=Path)
 PARSER.add_argument('plugins', nargs='*')
+PARSER.add_argument('--features', action="store_true", help="Get list of features to activate")
+PARSER.add_argument('--gst-version', help="Get list of features to activate")
 
 
 # Map plugin name to directory name, for those that does not match.
@@ -38,27 +40,73 @@ RENAMES = {
     'textwrap': 'wrap',
 }
 
+class CargoAnalyzer:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.src_dir = None
+        self.plugins = None
+        self.features = False
+        self.gst_version = "1.18"
+
+    def extract_version(self, feature_name):
+        if feature_name.startswith('v'):
+            verindex = 1
+        elif feature_name.startswith('gst'):
+            verindex = 3
+        else:
+            return None
+
+        (majver, minver) = feature_name[verindex:].split("_")
+        return (int(majver), int(minver))
+
+    def extract_features(self, cargo_data):
+        features = cargo_data['features']
+        wanted_features = set()
+        gst_version_major = int(self.gst_version.split('.')[0])
+        gst_version_minor = int(self.gst_version.split('.')[1])
+        for (name, value) in features.items():
+            version = self.extract_version(name)
+
+            if version is None:
+                continue
+            (majver, minver) = version
+
+            if gst_version_major < majver or gst_version_minor < minver:
+                continue
+            wanted_features |= set(value)
+            if name.startswith("gst"):
+                # Required for some reason for rswebrtc which has a specific feature
+                wanted_features |= {f"{cargo_data['package']['name']}/{name}"}
+
+        return wanted_features
+
+    def run(self):
+        with (opts.src_dir / 'Cargo.toml').open('rb') as f:
+            crates = tomllib.load(f)['workspace']['members']
+        res = set()
+        for name in opts.plugins:
+            if name.startswith('gst'):
+                name = name[3:]
+
+            name = RENAMES.get(name, name)
+            crate_path = None
+            for crate in crates:
+                if Path(crate).name == name:
+                    crate_path = opts.src_dir / crate / 'Cargo.toml'
+            assert crate_path
+            with crate_path.open('rb') as f:
+                data = tomllib.load(f)
+                if opts.features:
+                    res |= self.extract_features(data)
+                else:
+                    try:
+                        requires = data['package']['metadata']['capi']['pkg_config']['requires_private']
+                    except KeyError:
+                        continue
+                    res.update([i.strip().replace('>', "|>").replace('<', "|<").replace("==", "|==") for i in requires.split(',')])
+        return res
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    opts = PARSER.parse_args()
+    analyzer = CargoAnalyzer()
+    opts = PARSER.parse_args(namespace=analyzer)
 
-    with (opts.src_dir / 'Cargo.toml').open('rb') as f:
-        crates = tomllib.load(f)['workspace']['members']
-    deps = set()
-    for p in opts.plugins:
-        assert p.startswith('gst')
-        name = p[3:]
-        name = RENAMES.get(name, name)
-        crate_path = None
-        for crate in crates:
-            if Path(crate).name == name:
-                crate_path = opts.src_dir / crate / 'Cargo.toml'
-        assert crate_path
-        with crate_path.open('rb') as f:
-            data = tomllib.load(f)
-            try:
-                requires = data['package']['metadata']['capi']['pkg_config']['requires_private']
-            except KeyError:
-                continue
-            deps.update([i.strip().replace('>', "|>").replace('<', "|<").replace("==", "|==") for i in requires.split(',')])
-    print(','.join(deps))
+    print(','.join(analyzer.run()))
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 03c8cbbb..942d64eb 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -315,28 +315,6 @@ if get_option('gtk4').allowed()
   endif
 endif
 
-if gst_dep.version().version_compare('>=1.21')
-  components = [
-    '', '-app', '-audio', '-base', '-check',
-    '-rtp', '-sdp', '-utils', '-video', '-webrtc',
-  ]
-  if get_option('tracers').allowed()
-    components += '-plugin-tracers'
-  endif
-  if get_option('threadshare').allowed()
-    components += '-net'
-  endif
-  if get_option('mp4').allowed() or get_option('fmp4').allowed()
-    components += '-pbutils'
-  endif
-  foreach c: components
-    features += f'gst@c@/v1_22'
-  endforeach
-  if get_option('webrtc').allowed()
-    features += 'gst-plugin-webrtc/gst1_22'
-  endif
-endif
-
 if get_option('rav1e').allowed() and find_program('nasm', required: false).found()
   features += 'gst-plugin-rav1e/asm'
 endif
@@ -359,6 +337,12 @@ foreach plugin_name, details: plugins
     if plugin_deps_found
       packages += f'gst-plugin-@plugin_name@'
       features += details.get('features', [])
+      extra_features = run_command('dependencies.py', meson.current_source_dir(), plugin_name,
+        '--feature', '--gst-version', gst_dep.version(), capture: true, check: true).stdout().strip()
+      if extra_features != ''
+        features += extra_features.split(',')
+      endif
+
       examples += details.get('examples', [])
       lib = details.get('library')
       if default_library in ['shared', 'both']