diff --git a/src/babashka/impl/transit.clj b/feature-transit/babashka/impl/transit.clj
similarity index 100%
rename from src/babashka/impl/transit.clj
rename to feature-transit/babashka/impl/transit.clj
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index f5da09e5..728da5ed 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
                  [borkdude/sci.impl.reflector "0.0.1"]
                  [org.clojure/tools.cli "1.0.194"]
                  [cheshire "5.10.0"]
-                 [fipp "0.6.22"]
-                 [com.cognitect/transit-clj "1.0.324"]]
+                 [fipp "0.6.22"]]
   :profiles {:feature/xml  {:source-paths ["feature-xml"]
                             :dependencies [[org.clojure/data.xml "0.2.0-alpha6"]]}
              :feature/yaml {:source-paths ["feature-yaml"]
@@ -32,12 +31,15 @@
                                   :dependencies [[org.clojure/core.async "1.1.587"]]}
              :feature/csv {:source-paths ["feature-csv"]
                            :dependencies [[org.clojure/data.csv "1.0.0"]]}
+             :feature/transit {:source-paths ["feature-transit"]
+                               :dependencies [[com.cognitect/transit-clj "1.0.324"]]}
              :test [:feature/xml
                     :feature/yaml
                     :feature/postgresql
                     :feature/hsqldb
                     :feature/core-async
                     :feature/csv
+                    :feature/transit
                     {:dependencies [[clj-commons/conch "0.9.2"]
                                     [com.clojure-goes-fast/clj-async-profiler "0.4.1"]]}]
              :uberjar {:global-vars {*assert* false}
diff --git a/script/uberjar b/script/uberjar
index 67e4c031..01ab463a 100755
--- a/script/uberjar
+++ b/script/uberjar
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ else
     BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES+=",-feature/csv"
 fi
 
+if [ "$BABASHKA_FEATURE_TRANSIT" != "false" ]
+then
+    BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES+=",+feature/transit"
+else
+    BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES+=",-feature/transit"
+fi
+
 if [ -z "$BABASHKA_JAR" ]; then
     lein with-profiles "$BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES,+reflection,-uberjar" do run
     lein with-profiles "$BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES" do clean, uberjar
diff --git a/script/uberjar.bat b/script/uberjar.bat
index 8fec0fe2..1582ea5f 100755
--- a/script/uberjar.bat
+++ b/script/uberjar.bat
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ if not "%BABASHKA_FEATURE_CSV%"=="false" (
   set BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES=%BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES%,-feature/csv
 )
 
+if not "%BABASHKA_FEATURE_TRANSIT%"=="false" (
+  set BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES=%BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES%,+feature/transit
+) else (
+  set BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES=%BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES%,-feature/transit
+)
+
 call lein with-profiles %BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES% bb "(+ 1 2 3)"
 
 call lein with-profiles %BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES%,+reflection,-uberjar do run
diff --git a/src/babashka/impl/features.clj b/src/babashka/impl/features.clj
index e681ecfb..7abaf507 100644
--- a/src/babashka/impl/features.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/impl/features.clj
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 (def xml?        (not= "false" (System/getenv "BABASHKA_FEATURE_XML")))
 (def core-async? (not= "false" (System/getenv "BABASHKA_FEATURE_CORE_ASYNC")))
 (def csv?        (not= "false" (System/getenv "BABASHKA_FEATURE_CSV")))
+(def transit?    (not= "false" (System/getenv "BABASHKA_FEATURE_TRANSIT")))
 
 ;; excluded by default
 (def jdbc? (= "true" (System/getenv "BABASHKA_FEATURE_JDBC")))
diff --git a/src/babashka/main.clj b/src/babashka/main.clj
index 5508305b..39b88922 100644
--- a/src/babashka/main.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/main.clj
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
    [babashka.impl.socket-repl :as socket-repl]
    [babashka.impl.test :as t]
    [babashka.impl.tools.cli :refer [tools-cli-namespace]]
-   [babashka.impl.transit :refer [transit-namespace]]
    [babashka.wait :as wait]
    [clojure.edn :as edn]
    [clojure.java.io :as io]
@@ -68,6 +67,9 @@
 (when features/csv?
   (require '[babashka.impl.csv]))
 
+(when features/transit?
+  (require '[babashka.impl.transit]))
+
 (binding [*unrestricted* true]
   (sci/alter-var-root sci/in (constantly *in*))
   (sci/alter-var-root sci/out (constantly *out*))
@@ -283,13 +285,13 @@ Everything after that is bound to *command-line-args*."))
         io clojure.java.io
         json cheshire.core
         curl babashka.curl
-        transit cognitect.transit
         bencode bencode.core}
     features/xml?        (assoc 'xml 'clojure.data.xml)
     features/yaml?       (assoc 'yaml 'clj-yaml.core)
     features/jdbc?       (assoc 'jdbc 'next.jdbc)
     features/core-async? (assoc 'async 'clojure.core.async)
-    features/csv?        (assoc 'csv 'clojure.data.csv)))
+    features/csv?        (assoc 'csv 'clojure.data.csv)
+    features/transit?    (assoc 'transit 'cognitect.transit)))
 
 (def cp-state (atom nil))
 
@@ -319,7 +321,6 @@ Everything after that is bound to *command-line-args*."))
        'babashka.classpath {'add-classpath add-classpath*}
        'clojure.pprint pprint-namespace
        'babashka.curl curl-namespace
-       'cognitect.transit transit-namespace
        'bencode.core bencode-namespace}
     features/xml?  (assoc 'clojure.data.xml @(resolve 'babashka.impl.xml/xml-namespace))
     features/yaml? (assoc 'clj-yaml.core @(resolve 'babashka.impl.yaml/yaml-namespace))
@@ -327,7 +328,8 @@ Everything after that is bound to *command-line-args*."))
                           'next.jdbc.sql @(resolve 'babashka.impl.jdbc/next-sql-namespace))
     features/core-async? (assoc 'clojure.core.async @(resolve 'babashka.impl.async/async-namespace)
                                 'clojure.core.async.impl.protocols @(resolve 'babashka.impl.async/async-protocols-namespace))
-    features/csv?  (assoc 'clojure.data.csv @(resolve 'babashka.impl.csv/csv-namespace))))
+    features/csv?  (assoc 'clojure.data.csv @(resolve 'babashka.impl.csv/csv-namespace))
+    features/transit? (assoc 'cognitect.transit @(resolve 'babashka.impl.transit/transit-namespace))))
 
 (def bindings
   {'java.lang.System/exit exit ;; override exit, so we have more control