diff --git a/hw/net/vhost_net.c b/hw/net/vhost_net.c
index a1de2f4..6a9a32f 100644
--- a/hw/net/vhost_net.c
+++ b/hw/net/vhost_net.c
@@ -46,39 +46,41 @@ struct vhost_net {
     NetClientState *nc;
 };
 
-unsigned vhost_net_get_features(struct vhost_net *net, unsigned features)
+/* Features supported by host kernel. */
+static const int kernel_feature_bits[] = {
+    VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY,
+    VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC,
+    VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX,
+    VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF,
+    VHOST_INVALID_FEATURE_BIT
+};
+
+static const int *vhost_net_get_feature_bits(struct vhost_net *net)
 {
-    /* Clear features not supported by host kernel. */
-    if (!(net->dev.features & (1 << VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY))) {
-        features &= ~(1 << VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY);
-    }
-    if (!(net->dev.features & (1 << VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC))) {
-        features &= ~(1 << VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC);
-    }
-    if (!(net->dev.features & (1 << VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX))) {
-        features &= ~(1 << VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX);
-    }
-    if (!(net->dev.features & (1 << VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF))) {
-        features &= ~(1 << VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF);
+    const int *feature_bits = 0;
+
+    switch (net->nc->info->type) {
+    case NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_TAP:
+        feature_bits = kernel_feature_bits;
+        break;
+    default:
+        error_report("Feature bits not defined for this type: %d",
+                net->nc->info->type);
+        break;
     }
-    return features;
+
+    return feature_bits;
+}
+
+unsigned vhost_net_get_features(struct vhost_net *net, unsigned features)
+{
+    return vhost_get_features(&net->dev, vhost_net_get_feature_bits(net),
+            features);
 }
 
 void vhost_net_ack_features(struct vhost_net *net, unsigned features)
 {
-    net->dev.acked_features = net->dev.backend_features;
-    if (features & (1 << VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY)) {
-        net->dev.acked_features |= (1 << VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY);
-    }
-    if (features & (1 << VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC)) {
-        net->dev.acked_features |= (1 << VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC);
-    }
-    if (features & (1 << VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX)) {
-        net->dev.acked_features |= (1 << VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX);
-    }
-    if (features & (1 << VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF)) {
-        net->dev.acked_features |= (1 << VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF);
-    }
+    vhost_ack_features(&net->dev, vhost_net_get_feature_bits(net), features);
 }
 
 static int vhost_net_get_fd(NetClientState *backend)
diff --git a/hw/scsi/vhost-scsi.c b/hw/scsi/vhost-scsi.c
index 3983a5b..232f649 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/vhost-scsi.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/vhost-scsi.c
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio-scsi.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio-bus.h"
 
+/* Features supported by host kernel. */
+static const int kernel_feature_bits[] = {
+    VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY,
+    VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC,
+    VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX,
+    VIRTIO_SCSI_F_HOTPLUG,
+    VHOST_INVALID_FEATURE_BIT
+};
+
 static int vhost_scsi_set_endpoint(VHostSCSI *s)
 {
     VirtIOSCSICommon *vs = VIRTIO_SCSI_COMMON(s);
@@ -141,21 +150,7 @@ static uint32_t vhost_scsi_get_features(VirtIODevice *vdev,
 {
     VHostSCSI *s = VHOST_SCSI(vdev);
 
-    /* Clear features not supported by host kernel. */
-    if (!(s->dev.features & (1 << VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY))) {
-        features &= ~(1 << VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY);
-    }
-    if (!(s->dev.features & (1 << VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC))) {
-        features &= ~(1 << VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC);
-    }
-    if (!(s->dev.features & (1 << VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX))) {
-        features &= ~(1 << VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX);
-    }
-    if (!(s->dev.features & (1 << VIRTIO_SCSI_F_HOTPLUG))) {
-        features &= ~(1 << VIRTIO_SCSI_F_HOTPLUG);
-    }
-
-    return features;
+    return vhost_get_features(&s->dev, kernel_feature_bits, features);
 }
 
 static void vhost_scsi_set_config(VirtIODevice *vdev,
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost.c b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
index 9e336ad..59a8944 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
@@ -996,6 +996,33 @@ void vhost_virtqueue_mask(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev, int n,
     assert(r >= 0);
 }
 
+unsigned vhost_get_features(struct vhost_dev *hdev, const int *feature_bits,
+        unsigned features)
+{
+    const int *bit = feature_bits;
+    while (*bit != VHOST_INVALID_FEATURE_BIT) {
+        unsigned bit_mask = (1 << *bit);
+        if (!(hdev->features & bit_mask)) {
+            features &= ~bit_mask;
+        }
+        bit++;
+    }
+    return features;
+}
+
+void vhost_ack_features(struct vhost_dev *hdev, const int *feature_bits,
+        unsigned features)
+{
+    const int *bit = feature_bits;
+    while (*bit != VHOST_INVALID_FEATURE_BIT) {
+        unsigned bit_mask = (1 << *bit);
+        if (features & bit_mask) {
+            hdev->acked_features |= bit_mask;
+        }
+        bit++;
+    }
+}
+
 /* Host notifiers must be enabled at this point. */
 int vhost_dev_start(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev)
 {
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/vhost.h b/include/hw/virtio/vhost.h
index de24746..df1f214 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/vhost.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/vhost.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ typedef unsigned long vhost_log_chunk_t;
 #define VHOST_LOG_PAGE 0x1000
 #define VHOST_LOG_BITS (8 * sizeof(vhost_log_chunk_t))
 #define VHOST_LOG_CHUNK (VHOST_LOG_PAGE * VHOST_LOG_BITS)
+#define VHOST_INVALID_FEATURE_BIT   (0xff)
 
 struct vhost_memory;
 struct vhost_dev {
@@ -68,4 +69,8 @@ bool vhost_virtqueue_pending(struct vhost_dev *hdev, int n);
  */
 void vhost_virtqueue_mask(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev, int n,
                           bool mask);
+unsigned vhost_get_features(struct vhost_dev *hdev, const int *feature_bits,
+        unsigned features);
+void vhost_ack_features(struct vhost_dev *hdev, const int *feature_bits,
+        unsigned features);
 #endif
