diff --git a/service/storage_service.cc b/service/storage_service.cc
index 637c8d6d83..084fcc6dd6 100644
--- a/service/storage_service.cc
+++ b/service/storage_service.cc
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ static const sstring LA_SSTABLE_FEATURE = "LA_SSTABLE_FORMAT";
 static const sstring STREAM_WITH_RPC_STREAM = "STREAM_WITH_RPC_STREAM";
 static const sstring MC_SSTABLE_FEATURE = "MC_SSTABLE_FORMAT";
 static const sstring ROW_LEVEL_REPAIR = "ROW_LEVEL_REPAIR";
+static const sstring TRUNCATION_TABLE = "TRUNCATION_TABLE";
 
 distributed<storage_service> _the_storage_service;
 
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ storage_service::storage_service(distributed<database>& db, sharded<auth::servic
         , _stream_with_rpc_stream_feature(_feature_service, STREAM_WITH_RPC_STREAM)
         , _mc_sstable_feature(_feature_service, MC_SSTABLE_FEATURE)
         , _row_level_repair_feature(_feature_service, ROW_LEVEL_REPAIR)
+        , _truncation_table(_feature_service, TRUNCATION_TABLE)
         , _replicate_action([this] { return do_replicate_to_all_cores(); })
         , _update_pending_ranges_action([this] { return do_update_pending_ranges(); })
         , _sys_dist_ks(sys_dist_ks)
@@ -178,6 +180,7 @@ void storage_service::enable_all_features() {
     _stream_with_rpc_stream_feature.enable();
     _mc_sstable_feature.enable();
     _row_level_repair_feature.enable();
+    _truncation_table.enable();
 }
 
 enum class node_external_status {
@@ -254,7 +257,8 @@ sstring storage_service::get_config_supported_features() {
         STREAM_WITH_RPC_STREAM,
         MATERIALIZED_VIEWS_FEATURE,
         INDEXES_FEATURE,
-        ROW_LEVEL_REPAIR
+        ROW_LEVEL_REPAIR,
+        TRUNCATION_TABLE,
     };
     auto& config = service::get_local_storage_service()._db.local().get_config();
     if (config.enable_sstables_mc_format()) {
diff --git a/service/storage_service.hh b/service/storage_service.hh
index 288fb31617..e500ba8088 100644
--- a/service/storage_service.hh
+++ b/service/storage_service.hh
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ private:
     gms::feature _stream_with_rpc_stream_feature;
     gms::feature _mc_sstable_feature;
     gms::feature _row_level_repair_feature;
+    gms::feature _truncation_table;
 public:
     void enable_all_features();
 
@@ -2288,6 +2289,9 @@ public:
     bool cluster_supports_row_level_repair() const {
         return bool(_row_level_repair_feature);
     }
+    const gms::feature& cluster_supports_truncation_table() const {
+        return _truncation_table;
+    }
 private:
     future<> set_cql_ready(bool ready);
 private: