diff --git a/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/AbstractFeatureTask.groovy b/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/AbstractFeatureTask.groovy
index 852f1c6e..a19d79c3 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/AbstractFeatureTask.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/AbstractFeatureTask.groovy
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@ import io.openliberty.tools.common.plugins.util.ServerFeatureUtil
 import io.openliberty.tools.gradle.utils.ArtifactDownloadUtil
 import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.logging.LogLevel
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.Input
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Internal
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.OutputDirectory
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.options.Option
 import org.gradle.testfixtures.ProjectBuilder
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration
+import org.gradle.api.file.FileCollection
 
 public class AbstractFeatureTask extends AbstractServerTask {
 
@@ -186,8 +189,9 @@ public class AbstractFeatureTask extends AbstractServerTask {
         }
         return result;
     }
+	
 
-    protected Set<String> getSpecifiedFeatures(String containerName) throws PluginExecutionException {
+    public Set<String> getSpecifiedFeatures(String containerName) throws PluginExecutionException {
         InstallFeatureUtil util = getInstallFeatureUtil(null, containerName);
         // if createNewInstallFeatureUtil failed to create a new InstallFeatureUtil instance, then features are installed via ant
         if (installFeaturesFromAnt) {
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/InstallFeatureTask.groovy b/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/InstallFeatureTask.groovy
index 44c61691..ce3f2673 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/InstallFeatureTask.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/io/openliberty/tools/gradle/tasks/InstallFeatureTask.groovy
@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@ import java.util.Set
 
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ResolveException
 import org.gradle.api.logging.LogLevel
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.OutputDirectory
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.options.Option
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.Input
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.Internal
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.OutputDirectory
 
 import io.openliberty.tools.common.plugins.util.InstallFeatureUtil
 import io.openliberty.tools.common.plugins.util.DevUtil
@@ -43,6 +47,16 @@ class InstallFeatureTask extends AbstractFeatureTask {
         this.containerName = containerName;
     }
 
+	@Input
+	public Set<String> getSpecifiedFeatures() throws PluginExecutionException {
+		return super.getSpecifiedFeatures(containerName)
+	}
+	
+	@OutputDirectory
+	public File getLibDirectory() {
+		return new File(getInstallDir(project),"/lib/features")
+	}
+	
     @TaskAction
     void installFeature() {
         // If non-container mode, check for Beta version and skip if needed.  Container mode does not need to check since featureUtility will check when it is called.