diff --git a/makefiles/etc/features.mk b/makefiles/etc/features.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1bf482
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/etc/features.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Usage:
+#
+# mytarget:
+#     $(call banner-enter,target $@)
+#     @echo "Hello World"
+#     $(call banner-leave,target $@)
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+target-banner = ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Return a command line able to display a banner hilighting
+##         make target processing within a logfile.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+banner-enter=\
+    @echo -e \
+    "\n"\
+    "$(target-banner)\n"\
+    "** $(MAKE) ENTER: $(1)\n"\
+    "$(target-banner)"\
+
+banner-leave=\
+    @echo -e "** $(MAKE) LEAVE: $(1)"
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/etc/include.mk b/makefiles/etc/include.mk
index 541c1db..24ef929 100644
--- a/makefiles/etc/include.mk
+++ b/makefiles/etc/include.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Usage:
@@ -27,21 +27,10 @@
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
 
-target-banner = ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Intent: Return a command line able to display a banner hilighting
-##         make target processing within a logfile.
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-banner-enter=\
-    @echo -e \
-    "\n"\
-    "$(target-banner)\n"\
-    "** $(MAKE) ENTER: $(1)\n"\
-    "$(target-banner)"\
-
-banner-leave=\
-    @echo -e "** $(MAKE) LEAVE: $(1)"
+##--------------------##
+##---]  INCLUDES  [---##
+##--------------------##
+include $(MAKEDIR)/etc/features.mk
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))