diff --git a/install/games/darkmod.game b/install/games/darkmod.game
index 62c4f1c624..9a35f0d673 100644
--- a/install/games/darkmod.game
+++ b/install/games/darkmod.game
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
 		</texture>
 	</filetypes>
 
+	<!-- Optional game-specific features to expose -->
+	<features>
+		<feature>hot_reload</feature>
+	</features>
+
 	<!-- Filters to use for the filter system -->
 	<filtersystem>
 		<filter name="World geometry">
diff --git a/install/menu.xml b/install/menu.xml
index 0aabe20ca6..12c30f6a91 100644
--- a/install/menu.xml
+++ b/install/menu.xml
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@
 		<menuItem name="makevisportal" caption="Make Visportal" command="MakeVisportal" icon="make_visportal.png"  />
 
 		<menuSeparator />
-		<menuItem name="brushmakedetail" caption="Make Detail" command="BrushMakeDetail" />
-		<menuItem name="brushmakestructural" caption="Make Structural" command="BrushMakeStructural" />
+		<menuItem name="brushmakedetail" caption="Make Detail" command="BrushMakeDetail" gamefeature="detail_brushes" />
+		<menuItem name="brushmakestructural" caption="Make Structural" command="BrushMakeStructural" gamefeature="detail_brushes" />
 	</subMenu>
 
 	<subMenu name="patch" caption="&amp;Patch">
diff --git a/radiant/ui/menu/MenuElement.cpp b/radiant/ui/menu/MenuElement.cpp
index 7ef7fa45ed..550d611854 100644
--- a/radiant/ui/menu/MenuElement.cpp
+++ b/radiant/ui/menu/MenuElement.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "i18n.h"
 #include "itextstream.h"
+#include "igame.h"
 
 #include "string/split.h"
 #include "string/join.h"
@@ -200,62 +201,67 @@ void MenuElement::setAccelerator(const std::string& accelStr)
 
 MenuElementPtr MenuElement::CreateFromNode(const xml::Node& node)
 {
-	MenuElementPtr item;
-
-	std::string nodeName = node.getName();
-
-	if (nodeName == "menuItem")
-	{
-		item = std::make_shared<MenuItem>();
-
-		// Get the EventPtr according to the event
-		item->setEvent(node.getAttributeValue("command"));
-		item->setIcon(node.getAttributeValue("icon"));
-	}
-	else if (nodeName == "menuSeparator")
-	{
-		item = std::make_shared<MenuSeparator>();
-	}
-	else if (nodeName == "subMenu")
-	{
-		item = std::make_shared<MenuFolder>();
-	}
-	else if (nodeName == "menu")
-	{
-		item = std::make_shared<MenuBar>();
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		rError() << "MenuElement: Unknown node found: " << node.getName() << std::endl;
-		return item;
-	}
-
-	item->setName(node.getAttributeValue("name"));
-
-	// Put the caption through gettext before passing it to setCaption
-	item->setCaption(_(node.getAttributeValue("caption").c_str()));
-
-	// Parse subnodes
-	xml::NodeList childNodes = node.getChildren();
-
-	for (const xml::Node& childNode : childNodes)
-	{
-		if (childNode.getName() == "text" || childNode.getName() == "comment")
-		{
-			continue;
-		}
-		
-		// Allocate a new child item
-		MenuElementPtr childItem = CreateFromNode(childNode);
-
-		// Add the child to the list
-		if (childItem)
-		{
-			item->addChild(childItem);
-		}
-	}
-
-	return item;
+    MenuElementPtr item;
+
+    // Don't create anything if the menu item requires a non-existent game feature
+    if (auto feature = node.getAttributeValue("gamefeature");
+        !feature.empty() && !GlobalGameManager().currentGame()->hasFeature(feature))
+    {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    std::string nodeName = node.getName();
+
+    if (nodeName == "menuItem")
+    {
+        item = std::make_shared<MenuItem>();
+
+        // Get the EventPtr according to the event
+        item->setEvent(node.getAttributeValue("command"));
+        item->setIcon(node.getAttributeValue("icon"));
+    }
+    else if (nodeName == "menuSeparator")
+    {
+        item = std::make_shared<MenuSeparator>();
+    }
+    else if (nodeName == "subMenu")
+    {
+        item = std::make_shared<MenuFolder>();
+    }
+    else if (nodeName == "menu")
+    {
+        item = std::make_shared<MenuBar>();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        rError() << "MenuElement: Unknown node found: " << node.getName() << std::endl;
+        return item;
+    }
+
+    item->setName(node.getAttributeValue("name"));
+
+    // Put the caption through gettext before passing it to setCaption
+    item->setCaption(_(node.getAttributeValue("caption").c_str()));
+
+    // Parse subnodes
+    xml::NodeList childNodes = node.getChildren();
+
+    for (const xml::Node& childNode : childNodes)
+    {
+        if (childNode.getName() == "text" || childNode.getName() == "comment")
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+        
+        // Allocate a new child item
+        MenuElementPtr childItem = CreateFromNode(childNode);
+
+        // Add the child to the list
+        if (childItem)
+            item->addChild(childItem);
+    }
+
+    return item;
 }
 
 MenuElementPtr MenuElement::CreateForType(ItemType type)
diff --git a/radiant/ui/menu/MenuElement.h b/radiant/ui/menu/MenuElement.h
index 4f341cb63a..26575ef815 100644
--- a/radiant/ui/menu/MenuElement.h
+++ b/radiant/ui/menu/MenuElement.h
@@ -126,11 +126,17 @@ class MenuElement :
 	// Tries to (recursively) locate the MenuElement by looking up the path
 	MenuElementPtr find(const std::string& menuPath);
 
-	/**
-	 * Parses the given XML node recursively and creates all items from the 
-	 * information it finds. Returns the constructed MenuElement.
-	 */
-	static MenuElementPtr CreateFromNode(const xml::Node& node);
+    /**
+     * @brief Parses the given XML node recursively and creates all items from the
+     * information it finds.
+     * 
+     * @param node 
+     * XML node containing the menu information.
+     *
+     * @return Constructed MenuElement pointer or null if the menu item is not required in
+     * the current game configuration.
+     */
+    static MenuElementPtr CreateFromNode(const xml::Node& node);
 
 	/**
 	 * Constructs a menu element for the given type
diff --git a/test/Game.cpp b/test/Game.cpp
index c001d97865..daecb329c9 100644
--- a/test/Game.cpp
+++ b/test/Game.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ TEST_F(GameTest, GetOptionalFeatures)
     // Only Quake 3 should have the "detail_brushes" feature
     EXPECT_FALSE((*tdm)->hasFeature("detail_brushes"));
     EXPECT_TRUE((*q3)->hasFeature("detail_brushes"));
+
+    // Only Dark Mod should have the "hot_reload" feature
+    EXPECT_TRUE((*tdm)->hasFeature("hot_reload"));
+    EXPECT_FALSE((*q3)->hasFeature("hot_reload"));
 }
 
 }
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