diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/blk.rs b/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/blk.rs
index fca5cd6bd..d6469711e 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/blk.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/blk.rs
@@ -233,6 +233,8 @@ impl VirtioDevice for Blk {
             queues,
             queue_evts,
             &interrupt_cb,
+            self.common.acked_features
+                | (self.common.avail_features & VhostUserVirtioFeatures::PROTOCOL_FEATURES.bits()),
         )
         .map_err(ActivateError::VhostUserBlkSetup)?;
 
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/fs.rs b/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/fs.rs
index d22dc3fa2..8363c5dab 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/fs.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/fs.rs
@@ -474,6 +474,8 @@ impl VirtioDevice for Fs {
             queues,
             queue_evts,
             &interrupt_cb,
+            self.common.acked_features
+                | (self.common.avail_features & VhostUserVirtioFeatures::PROTOCOL_FEATURES.bits()),
         )
         .map_err(ActivateError::VhostUserFsSetup)?;
 
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/net.rs b/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/net.rs
index a4738a22b..09f4396e7 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/net.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/net.rs
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ impl VirtioDevice for Net {
             queues,
             queue_evts,
             &interrupt_cb,
+            self.common.acked_features
+                | (self.common.avail_features & VhostUserVirtioFeatures::PROTOCOL_FEATURES.bits()),
         )
         .map_err(ActivateError::VhostUserNetSetup)?;
 
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/vu_common_ctrl.rs b/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/vu_common_ctrl.rs
index 1b6375e1a..aca14033f 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/vu_common_ctrl.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/vu_common_ctrl.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@ pub fn setup_vhost_user(
     queues: Vec<Queue>,
     queue_evts: Vec<EventFd>,
     virtio_interrupt: &Arc<dyn VirtioInterrupt>,
+    acked_features: u64,
 ) -> Result<()> {
+    vu.set_features(acked_features)
+        .map_err(Error::VhostUserSetFeatures)?;
+
     // Let's first provide the memory table to the backend.
     update_mem_table(vu, mem)?;