diff --git a/service/storage_service.cc b/service/storage_service.cc
index 9a1ec185e5..ef83ae743b 100644
--- a/service/storage_service.cc
+++ b/service/storage_service.cc
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ static const sstring ROW_LEVEL_REPAIR = "ROW_LEVEL_REPAIR";
 static const sstring TRUNCATION_TABLE = "TRUNCATION_TABLE";
 static const sstring CORRECT_STATIC_COMPACT_IN_MC = "CORRECT_STATIC_COMPACT_IN_MC";
 static const sstring UNBOUNDED_RANGE_TOMBSTONES_FEATURE = "UNBOUNDED_RANGE_TOMBSTONES";
+static const sstring VIEW_VIRTUAL_COLUMNS = "VIEW_VIRTUAL_COLUMNS";
 
 static const sstring SSTABLE_FORMAT_PARAM_NAME = "sstable_format";
 
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ storage_service::storage_service(distributed<database>& db, gms::gossiper& gossi
         , _truncation_table(_feature_service, TRUNCATION_TABLE)
         , _correct_static_compact_in_mc(_feature_service, CORRECT_STATIC_COMPACT_IN_MC)
         , _unbounded_range_tombstones_feature(_feature_service, UNBOUNDED_RANGE_TOMBSTONES_FEATURE)
+        , _view_virtual_columns(_feature_service, VIEW_VIRTUAL_COLUMNS)
         , _la_feature_listener(*this, _feature_listeners_sem, sstables::sstable_version_types::la)
         , _mc_feature_listener(*this, _feature_listeners_sem, sstables::sstable_version_types::mc)
         , _replicate_action([this] { return do_replicate_to_all_cores(); })
@@ -205,6 +207,7 @@ void storage_service::enable_all_features() {
         std::ref(_truncation_table),
         std::ref(_correct_static_compact_in_mc),
         std::ref(_unbounded_range_tombstones_feature),
+        std::ref(_view_virtual_columns),
     })
     {
         if (features.count(f.name())) {
@@ -307,6 +310,7 @@ std::set<sstring> storage_service::get_config_supported_features_set() {
         ROW_LEVEL_REPAIR,
         TRUNCATION_TABLE,
         CORRECT_STATIC_COMPACT_IN_MC,
+        VIEW_VIRTUAL_COLUMNS,
     };
 
     // Do not respect config in the case database is not started
@@ -3473,7 +3477,9 @@ void storage_service::notify_cql_change(inet_address endpoint, bool ready)
 }
 
 db::schema_features storage_service::cluster_schema_features() const {
-    return db::schema_features();
+    db::schema_features f;
+    f.set_if<db::schema_feature::VIEW_VIRTUAL_COLUMNS>(bool(_view_virtual_columns));
+    return f;
 }
 
 } // namespace service
diff --git a/service/storage_service.hh b/service/storage_service.hh
index bbd9525e72..6bb8e8acc7 100644
--- a/service/storage_service.hh
+++ b/service/storage_service.hh
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ private:
     gms::feature _truncation_table;
     gms::feature _correct_static_compact_in_mc;
     gms::feature _unbounded_range_tombstones_feature;
+    gms::feature _view_virtual_columns;
 
     sstables::sstable_version_types _sstables_format = sstables::sstable_version_types::ka;
     seastar::semaphore _feature_listeners_sem = {1};
@@ -2334,6 +2335,9 @@ public:
     bool cluster_supports_unbounded_range_tombstones() const {
         return bool(_unbounded_range_tombstones_feature);
     }
+    const gms::feature& cluster_supports_view_virtual_columns() const {
+        return _view_virtual_columns;
+    }
     // Returns schema features which all nodes in the cluster advertise as supported.
     db::schema_features cluster_schema_features() const;
 private: