diff --git a/qapi/run-state.json b/qapi/run-state.json
index d19d23a0fd..dd0770b379 100644
--- a/qapi/run-state.json
+++ b/qapi/run-state.json
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@
 #
 # @status: the virtual machine @RunState
 #
-# Features:
-#
 # Since: 0.14
 #
 ##
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/parser.py b/scripts/qapi/parser.py
index 73ff150430..3d8c62b412 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/parser.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/parser.py
@@ -507,7 +507,10 @@ class QAPISchemaParser:
                 if line is None:
                     break
                 # Non-blank line, first of a section
-                if line == 'Features:' and not doc.features:
+                if line == 'Features:':
+                    if doc.features:
+                        raise QAPIParseError(
+                            self, "duplicated 'Features:' line")
                     self.accept(False)
                     line = self.get_doc_line()
                     while line == '':
@@ -520,6 +523,9 @@ class QAPISchemaParser:
                         if text:
                             doc.append_line(text)
                         line = self.get_doc_indented(doc)
+                    if not doc.features:
+                        raise QAPIParseError(
+                            self, 'feature descriptions expected')
                     no_more_args = True
                 elif match := self._match_at_name_colon(line):
                     # description
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-duplicate-features.err b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-duplicate-features.err
index e69de29bb2..cadb2957a6 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-duplicate-features.err
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-duplicate-features.err
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+doc-duplicate-features.json:9:1: duplicated 'Features:' line
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-duplicate-features.out b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-duplicate-features.out
index 43bfe1034b..e69de29bb2 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-duplicate-features.out
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-duplicate-features.out
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-module ./builtin
-object q_empty
-enum QType
-    prefix QTYPE
-    member none
-    member qnull
-    member qnum
-    member qstring
-    member qdict
-    member qlist
-    member qbool
-module doc-duplicate-features.json
-command foo None -> None
-    gen=True success_response=True boxed=False oob=False preconfig=False
-    feature feat
-doc symbol=foo
-    body=
-
-    feature=feat
-mumble
-    section=None
-Features:
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-empty-features.err b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-empty-features.err
index e69de29bb2..2709a18d8f 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-empty-features.err
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-empty-features.err
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+doc-empty-features.json:8:1: feature descriptions expected
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-empty-features.out b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-empty-features.out
index 473f59552d..e69de29bb2 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-empty-features.out
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-empty-features.out
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-module ./builtin
-object q_empty
-enum QType
-    prefix QTYPE
-    member none
-    member qnull
-    member qnum
-    member qstring
-    member qdict
-    member qlist
-    member qbool
-module doc-empty-features.json
-command foo None -> None
-    gen=True success_response=True boxed=False oob=False preconfig=False
-doc symbol=foo
-    body=
-not a description