diff --git a/firmware/libcommon/include/card_emu.h b/firmware/libcommon/include/card_emu.h
index aaa07c50..8a73d5ca 100644
--- a/firmware/libcommon/include/card_emu.h
+++ b/firmware/libcommon/include/card_emu.h
@@ -66,3 +66,7 @@ int card_emu_uart_tx(uint8_t uart_chan, uint8_t byte);
 void card_emu_uart_enable(uint8_t uart_chan, uint8_t rxtx);
 void card_emu_uart_wait_tx_idle(uint8_t uart_chan);
 void card_emu_uart_interrupt(uint8_t uart_chan);
+
+struct cardemu_usb_msg_config;
+int card_emu_set_config(struct card_handle *ch, const struct cardemu_usb_msg_config *scfg,
+			unsigned int scfg_len);
diff --git a/firmware/libcommon/include/simtrace_prot.h b/firmware/libcommon/include/simtrace_prot.h
index 878bc34f..eca844ad 100644
--- a/firmware/libcommon/include/simtrace_prot.h
+++ b/firmware/libcommon/include/simtrace_prot.h
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ enum simtrace_msg_type_cardem {
 	SIMTRACE_MSGT_DO_CEMU_RX_DATA,
 	/* Indicate PTS request from phone */
 	SIMTRACE_MSGT_DO_CEMU_PTS,
+	/* Set configurable parameters */
+	SIMTRACE_MSGT_BD_CEMU_CONFIG,
 };
 
 /* SIMTRACE_MSGC_MODEM */
@@ -254,6 +256,15 @@ struct cardemu_usb_msg_error {
 	uint8_t msg[0];
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
 
+/* enable/disable the generation of DO_STATUS on IRQ endpoint */
+#define CEMU_FEAT_F_STATUS_IRQ	0x00000001
+
+/* SIMTRACE_MSGT_BD_CEMU_CONFIG */
+struct cardemu_usb_msg_config {
+	/* bit-mask of CEMU_FEAT_F flags */
+	uint32_t features;
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
 /***********************************************************************
  * MODEM CONTROL
  ***********************************************************************/
diff --git a/firmware/libcommon/source/card_emu.c b/firmware/libcommon/source/card_emu.c
index 352284fd..8da844f0 100644
--- a/firmware/libcommon/source/card_emu.c
+++ b/firmware/libcommon/source/card_emu.c
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
 
 #define NUM_SLOTS		2
 
+/* bit-mask of supported CEMU_FEAT_F_ flags */
+#define SUPPORTED_FEATURES	0
+
 #define	ISO7816_3_INIT_WTIME	9600
 #define ISO7816_3_DEFAULT_WI	10
 #define ISO7816_3_ATR_LEN_MAX	(1+32)	/* TS plus 32 chars */
@@ -195,6 +198,9 @@ const struct value_string tpdu_state_names[] = {
 struct card_handle {
 	unsigned int num;
 
+	/* bit-mask of enabled optional features (CEMU_FEAT_F_*) */
+	uint32_t features;
+
 	enum iso7816_3_card_state state;
 
 	/* signal levels */
@@ -1081,6 +1087,22 @@ void card_emu_report_status(struct card_handle *ch, bool report_on_irq)
 	usb_buf_upd_len_and_submit(msg);
 }
 
+static void card_emu_report_config(struct card_handle *ch)
+{
+	struct msgb *msg;
+	struct cardemu_usb_msg_config *cfg;
+	uint8_t ep = ch->in_ep;
+
+	msg = usb_buf_alloc_st(ch->in_ep, SIMTRACE_MSGC_CARDEM, SIMTRACE_MSGT_BD_CEMU_CONFIG);
+	if (!msg)
+		return;
+
+	cfg = (struct cardemu_usb_msg_config *) msgb_put(msg, sizeof(*cfg));
+	cfg->features = ch->features;
+
+	usb_buf_upd_len_and_submit(msg);
+}
+
 /* hardware driver informs us that a card I/O signal has changed */
 void card_emu_io_statechg(struct card_handle *ch, enum card_io io, int active)
 {
@@ -1204,6 +1226,18 @@ static const uint8_t default_atr[] = { 0x3B, 0x00 };
 
 static struct card_handle card_handles[NUM_SLOTS];
 
+int card_emu_set_config(struct card_handle *ch, const struct cardemu_usb_msg_config *scfg,
+			unsigned int scfg_len)
+{
+	if (scfg_len >= sizeof(uint32_t))
+		ch->features = (scfg->features & SUPPORTED_FEATURES);
+
+	/* send back a report of our current configuration */
+	card_emu_report_config(ch);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 struct card_handle *card_emu_init(uint8_t slot_num, uint8_t tc_chan, uint8_t uart_chan, uint8_t in_ep, uint8_t irq_ep, bool vcc_active, bool in_reset, bool clocked)
 {
 	struct card_handle *ch;
diff --git a/firmware/libcommon/source/mode_cardemu.c b/firmware/libcommon/source/mode_cardemu.c
index fbc042f2..c5c173fe 100644
--- a/firmware/libcommon/source/mode_cardemu.c
+++ b/firmware/libcommon/source/mode_cardemu.c
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ static void dispatch_usb_command_cardem(struct msgb *msg, struct cardem_inst *ci
 	struct simtrace_msg_hdr *hdr;
 	struct cardemu_usb_msg_set_atr *atr;
 	struct cardemu_usb_msg_cardinsert *cardins;
+	struct cardemu_usb_msg_config *cfg;
 	struct llist_head *queue;
 
 	hdr = (struct simtrace_msg_hdr *) msg->l1h;
@@ -541,6 +542,10 @@ static void dispatch_usb_command_cardem(struct msgb *msg, struct cardem_inst *ci
 		card_emu_report_status(ci->ch, false);
 		usb_buf_free(msg);
 		break;
+	case SIMTRACE_MSGT_BD_CEMU_CONFIG:
+		cfg = (struct cardemu_usb_msg_config *) msg->l2h;
+		card_emu_set_config(ci->ch, cfg, msgb_l2len(msg));
+		break;
 	case SIMTRACE_MSGT_BD_CEMU_STATS:
 	default:
 		/* FIXME: Send Error */