diff --git a/features.in/initrd-propagator/README b/features.in/initrd-propagator/README
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f2ad4c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features.in/initrd-propagator/README
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Добавляется поддержка propagator. propagator обеспечивает первую стадию загрузчика.
+Ранее был неотъемлемой частью субпрофиля stage1. Был вынесен в фичу для обеспечения
+возожности собирать образы с использованием специально собранного initrd вместо него.
diff --git a/features.in/initrd-propagator/config.mk b/features.in/initrd-propagator/config.mk
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index 00000000..a9e62e0f
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+++ b/features.in/initrd-propagator/config.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+use/initrd-propagator:
+	@$(call add_feature)
+	@$(call add,STAGE1_PACKAGES,make-initrd-propagator propagator)
+	@$(call set,STAGE1_INITRD,PROPAGATOR)
diff --git a/features.in/stage2/stage1/scripts.d/01-initfs b/features.in/initrd-propagator/stage1/scripts.d/01-initfs
similarity index 100%
rename from features.in/stage2/stage1/scripts.d/01-initfs
rename to features.in/initrd-propagator/stage1/scripts.d/01-initfs
diff --git a/features.in/stage2/stage1/scripts.d/11-initrd-propagator b/features.in/initrd-propagator/stage1/scripts.d/11-initrd-propagator
similarity index 100%
rename from features.in/stage2/stage1/scripts.d/11-initrd-propagator
rename to features.in/initrd-propagator/stage1/scripts.d/11-initrd-propagator
diff --git a/features.in/stage2/stage1/scripts.d/81-make-initfs b/features.in/initrd-propagator/stage1/scripts.d/81-make-initfs
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rename from features.in/stage2/stage1/scripts.d/81-make-initfs
rename to features.in/initrd-propagator/stage1/scripts.d/81-make-initfs
diff --git a/features.in/stage2/stage1/scripts.d/90-build-propagator b/features.in/initrd-propagator/stage1/scripts.d/90-build-propagator
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rename from features.in/stage2/stage1/scripts.d/90-build-propagator
rename to features.in/initrd-propagator/stage1/scripts.d/90-build-propagator
diff --git a/features.in/stage2/config.mk b/features.in/stage2/config.mk
index e5ea6656..91f7daf9 100644
--- a/features.in/stage2/config.mk
+++ b/features.in/stage2/config.mk
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # "1" is not a typo
-use/stage2: sub/stage1 use/uuid-iso
+use/stage2: sub/stage1 use/initrd-propagator use/uuid-iso
 	@$(call add_feature)
 	@$(call add,STAGE1_PACKAGES,make-initrd file iproute2)
-	@$(call add,STAGE1_PACKAGES,make-initrd-propagator propagator)
 	@$(call add,STAGE1_MODLISTS,$$(FEATURES))
 	@$(call xport,STAGE1_PACKAGES)
 	@$(call xport,STAGE1_KCONFIG)