diff --git a/features.in/efi/config.mk b/features.in/efi/config.mk
index 8fec6f7c..9dec61dc 100644
--- a/features.in/efi/config.mk
+++ b/features.in/efi/config.mk
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use/efi:
 	@$(call add,RESCUE_PACKAGES,refind $$(EFI_SHELL))
 	@$(call add,INSTALL2_PACKAGES,dosfstools fatresize)
 	@$(call try,EFI_BOOTLOADER,elilo)	# default one
+	@$(call add,STAGE1_KCONFIG,EFI EFI_PARTITION EFI_VARS FB_EFI)
 
 use/efi/refind: use/efi
 	@$(call set,EFI_BOOTLOADER,refind)
diff --git a/features.in/stage2/README b/features.in/stage2/README
index 16e29ea9..c9e10c6f 100644
--- a/features.in/stage2/README
+++ b/features.in/stage2/README
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@
 
 Передача информации о конфигурации ядра между stage1 и stage2 также
 требуется для оптимального сжатия squashfs-образа второй стадии.
+
+Возможно пополнение списка опций конфигурации ядра (CONFIG_*),
+необходимых для загрузки целевого дистрибутива, посредством
+переменной STAGE1_KCONFIG (см. фичу efi в качестве примера).
diff --git a/features.in/stage2/config.mk b/features.in/stage2/config.mk
index 69ebb545..407cf87b 100644
--- a/features.in/stage2/config.mk
+++ b/features.in/stage2/config.mk
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 use/stage2: sub/stage1
 	@$(call add_feature)
 	@$(call add,STAGE1_PACKAGES,file make-initrd make-initrd-propagator propagator)
+	@$(call xport,STAGE1_KCONFIG)
 
 use/stage2/kms:
 	@$(call add,STAGE1_KMODULES_REGEXP,drm.*)
diff --git a/features.in/stage2/stage1/scripts.d/03-test-kernel b/features.in/stage2/stage1/scripts.d/03-test-kernel
index 12e68e4b..e846dbb8 100755
--- a/features.in/stage2/stage1/scripts.d/03-test-kernel
+++ b/features.in/stage2/stage1/scripts.d/03-test-kernel
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ configured()
 ls $CONFIGS >&/dev/null || fatal "no stage1 kernel config found in /boot"
 
 # test for installer-required filesystems support
-for opt in SQUASHFS AUFS_FS; do
+for opt in SQUASHFS AUFS_FS $GLOBAL_STAGE1_KCONFIG; do
 	configured "$opt=[my]" || fatal "stage1 kernel must have $opt support"
 done