diff --git a/src/cargo/core/compiler/unit_dependencies.rs b/src/cargo/core/compiler/unit_dependencies.rs
index b58a0ea332a..861baa3340e 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/compiler/unit_dependencies.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/compiler/unit_dependencies.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use crate::core::profiles::{Profile, UnitFor};
 use crate::core::resolver::features::{FeaturesFor, ResolvedFeatures};
 use crate::core::resolver::Resolve;
 use crate::core::{InternedString, Package, PackageId, Target};
+use crate::ops::resolve_all_features;
 use crate::CargoResult;
 use log::trace;
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
@@ -309,13 +310,20 @@ fn compute_deps<'a, 'cfg>(
                 .targets()
                 .iter()
                 .filter(|t| {
-                    let no_required_features = Vec::new();
-
-                    t.is_bin() &&
-                        // Skip binaries with required features that have not been selected.
-                        t.required_features().unwrap_or(&no_required_features).iter().all(|f| {
-                            unit.features.contains(&InternedString::new(f.as_str()))
-                        })
+                    // Skip binaries with required features that have not been selected.
+                    match t.required_features() {
+                        Some(rf) if t.is_bin() => {
+                            let features = resolve_all_features(
+                                state.resolve(),
+                                state.features(),
+                                bcx.packages,
+                                id,
+                            );
+                            rf.iter().all(|f| features.contains(f))
+                        }
+                        None if t.is_bin() => true,
+                        _ => false,
+                    }
                 })
                 .map(|t| {
                     new_unit_dep(
@@ -692,16 +700,20 @@ impl<'a, 'cfg> State<'a, 'cfg> {
         }
     }
 
+    fn features(&self) -> &'a ResolvedFeatures {
+        if self.is_std {
+            self.std_features.unwrap()
+        } else {
+            self.usr_features
+        }
+    }
+
     fn activated_features(
         &self,
         pkg_id: PackageId,
         features_for: FeaturesFor,
     ) -> Vec<InternedString> {
-        let features = if self.is_std {
-            self.std_features.unwrap()
-        } else {
-            self.usr_features
-        };
+        let features = self.features();
         features.activated_features(pkg_id, features_for)
     }
 
diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_compile.rs b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_compile.rs
index 6b0f4fa3d51..332c83831c0 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_compile.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_compile.rs
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ fn generate_targets<'a>(
 ///
 /// Dependencies are added as `dep_name/feat_name` because `required-features`
 /// wants to support that syntax.
-fn resolve_all_features(
+pub fn resolve_all_features(
     resolve_with_overrides: &Resolve,
     resolved_features: &features::ResolvedFeatures,
     package_set: &PackageSet<'_>,
diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/mod.rs b/src/cargo/ops/mod.rs
index 304e4d3c3f1..e4bc419e3a0 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 pub use self::cargo_clean::{clean, CleanOptions};
-pub use self::cargo_compile::{compile, compile_with_exec, compile_ws, CompileOptions};
+pub use self::cargo_compile::{
+    compile, compile_with_exec, compile_ws, resolve_all_features, CompileOptions,
+};
 pub use self::cargo_compile::{CompileFilter, FilterRule, LibRule, Packages};
 pub use self::cargo_doc::{doc, DocOptions};
 pub use self::cargo_fetch::{fetch, FetchOptions};
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/required_features.rs b/tests/testsuite/required_features.rs
index 5351ea20acb..7405c820cd6 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/required_features.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/required_features.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use cargo_test_support::install::{
     assert_has_installed_exe, assert_has_not_installed_exe, cargo_home,
 };
 use cargo_test_support::is_nightly;
+use cargo_test_support::paths::CargoPathExt;
 use cargo_test_support::project;
 
 #[cargo_test]
@@ -910,7 +911,17 @@ fn dep_feature_in_cmd_line() {
         )
         .file("src/main.rs", "fn main() {}")
         .file("examples/foo.rs", "fn main() {}")
-        .file("tests/foo.rs", "#[test]\nfn test() {}")
+        .file(
+            "tests/foo.rs",
+            r#"
+            #[test]
+            fn bin_is_built() {
+                let s = format!("target/debug/foo{}", std::env::consts::EXE_SUFFIX);
+                let p = std::path::Path::new(&s);
+                assert!(p.exists(), "foo does not exist");
+            }
+            "#,
+        )
         .file(
             "benches/foo.rs",
             r#"
@@ -936,7 +947,9 @@ fn dep_feature_in_cmd_line() {
         .file("bar/src/lib.rs", "")
         .build();
 
-    p.cargo("build").run();
+    // This is a no-op
+    p.cargo("build").with_stderr("[FINISHED] dev [..]").run();
+    assert!(!p.bin("foo").is_file());
 
     // bin
     p.cargo("build --bin=foo")
@@ -967,19 +980,23 @@ Consider enabling them by passing, e.g., `--features=\"bar/a\"`
     assert!(p.bin("examples/foo").is_file());
 
     // test
+    // This is a no-op, since no tests are enabled
     p.cargo("test")
         .with_stderr("[FINISHED] test [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in [..]")
         .with_stdout("")
         .run();
 
+    // Delete the target directory so this can check if the main.rs gets built.
+    p.build_dir().rm_rf();
     p.cargo("test --test=foo --features bar/a")
         .with_stderr(
             "\
+[COMPILING] bar v0.0.1 ([CWD]/bar)
 [COMPILING] foo v0.0.1 ([CWD])
 [FINISHED] test [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in [..]
 [RUNNING] target/debug/deps/foo-[..][EXE]",
         )
-        .with_stdout_contains("test test ... ok")
+        .with_stdout_contains("test bin_is_built ... ok")
         .run();
 
     // bench