diff --git a/src/Stratis.Bitcoin.Features.Api/ApiFeature.cs b/src/Stratis.Bitcoin.Features.Api/ApiFeature.cs
index 016e8fe4ca5..33c037acf6e 100644
--- a/src/Stratis.Bitcoin.Features.Api/ApiFeature.cs
+++ b/src/Stratis.Bitcoin.Features.Api/ApiFeature.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
@@ -24,8 +25,6 @@ public sealed class ApiFeature : FullNodeFeature
 
         private readonly ApiSettings apiSettings;
 
-        private readonly ApiFeatureOptions apiFeatureOptions;
-
         private readonly ILogger logger;
 
         private IWebHost webHost;
@@ -35,14 +34,12 @@ public sealed class ApiFeature : FullNodeFeature
         public ApiFeature(
             IFullNodeBuilder fullNodeBuilder,
             FullNode fullNode,
-            ApiFeatureOptions apiFeatureOptions,
             ApiSettings apiSettings,
             ILoggerFactory loggerFactory,
             ICertificateStore certificateStore)
         {
             this.fullNodeBuilder = fullNodeBuilder;
             this.fullNode = fullNode;
-            this.apiFeatureOptions = apiFeatureOptions;
             this.apiSettings = apiSettings;
             this.certificateStore = certificateStore;
             this.logger = loggerFactory.CreateLogger(this.GetType().FullName);
@@ -117,8 +114,38 @@ public override void Dispose()
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Options for configuring the full node API feature.
+    /// </summary>
     public sealed class ApiFeatureOptions
     {
+        public ApiFeatureOptions()
+        {
+            this.Includes = new List<Type>();
+            this.Excludes = new List<Type>();
+        }
+
+        internal IList<Type> Includes { get; }
+
+        internal IList<Type> Excludes { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Specifies a feature to include when implicitly registering web API controllers. If none are specified, every full node feature is included.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The IFullNodeFeature implementation type</typeparam>
+        public void Include<T>() where T : IFullNodeFeature
+        {
+            this.Includes.Add(typeof(T));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Specifies a feature to exclude when implicitly registering web API controllers.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The IFullNodeFeature implementation type</typeparam>
+        public void Exclude<T>() where T : IFullNodeFeature
+        {
+            this.Excludes.Add(typeof(T));
+        }
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Stratis.Bitcoin.Features.Api/Startup.cs b/src/Stratis.Bitcoin.Features.Api/Startup.cs
index b0d96fd981d..8d863028302 100644
--- a/src/Stratis.Bitcoin.Features.Api/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/Stratis.Bitcoin.Features.Api/Startup.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Versioning;
@@ -6,6 +8,7 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using Stratis.Bitcoin.Builder.Feature;
 using Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.SwaggerGen;
 using Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.SwaggerUI;
 
@@ -13,10 +16,10 @@ namespace Stratis.Bitcoin.Features.Api
 {
     public class Startup
     {
-        public Startup(IHostingEnvironment env, IFullNode fullNode)
+        public Startup(IHostingEnvironment env, IFullNode fullNode, ApiFeatureOptions apiFeatureOptions)
         {
             this.fullNode = fullNode;
-
+            this.apiFeatureOptions = apiFeatureOptions;
             IConfigurationBuilder builder = new ConfigurationBuilder()
                 .SetBasePath(env.ContentRootPath)
                 .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", optional: true, reloadOnChange: true)
@@ -26,7 +29,8 @@ public Startup(IHostingEnvironment env, IFullNode fullNode)
             this.Configuration = builder.Build();
         }
 
-        private IFullNode fullNode;
+        private readonly IFullNode fullNode;
+        private readonly ApiFeatureOptions apiFeatureOptions;
 
         public IConfigurationRoot Configuration { get; }
 
@@ -55,6 +59,11 @@ public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
                     );
                 });
 
+            // filters api features based on options provided
+            IEnumerable<IFullNodeFeature> features = this.apiFeatureOptions.Includes.Any()
+                ? this.fullNode.Services.Features.Where(feature => this.apiFeatureOptions.Includes.Contains(feature.GetType()))
+                : this.fullNode.Services.Features.Where(feature => !this.apiFeatureOptions.Excludes.Contains(feature.GetType()));
+
             // Add framework services.
             services.AddMvc(options =>
                 {
@@ -69,7 +78,7 @@ public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
                 })
                 // add serializers for NBitcoin objects
                 .AddJsonOptions(options => Utilities.JsonConverters.Serializer.RegisterFrontConverters(options.SerializerSettings))
-                .AddControllers(this.fullNode.Services.Features, services);
+                .AddControllers(features, services);
 
             // Enable API versioning.
             // Note much of this is borrowed from https://github.com/microsoft/aspnet-api-versioning/blob/master/samples/aspnetcore/SwaggerSample/Startup.cs