diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/cfg/DatatypeFeatures.java b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/cfg/DatatypeFeatures.java
index c9d0379f22..dbdcb6c92d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/cfg/DatatypeFeatures.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/cfg/DatatypeFeatures.java
@@ -208,6 +208,54 @@ public boolean isExplicitlySet(DatatypeFeature f) {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Convenience method equivalent to:
+     *<pre>
+     *   isExplicitlySet(f) && isEnabled(f)
+     *</pre>
+     *
+     * @param f Feature to check
+     *
+     * @return Whether given feature has been explicitly enabled
+     *
+     * @since 2.15
+     */
+    public boolean isExplicitlyEnabled(DatatypeFeature f) {
+        switch (f.featureIndex()) {
+        case 0:
+            return f.enabledIn(_explicitFor1 & _enabledFor1);
+        case 1:
+            return f.enabledIn(_explicitFor2 & _enabledFor2);
+        default:
+            VersionUtil.throwInternal();
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience method equivalent to:
+     *<pre>
+     *   isExplicitlySet(f) && isDisabled(f)
+     *</pre>
+     *
+     * @param f Feature to check
+     *
+     * @return Whether given feature has been explicitly disabled
+     *
+     * @since 2.15
+     */
+    public boolean isExplicitlyDisabled(DatatypeFeature f) {
+        switch (f.featureIndex()) {
+        case 0:
+            return f.enabledIn(_explicitFor1 & ~_enabledFor1);
+        case 1:
+            return f.enabledIn(_explicitFor2 & ~_enabledFor2);
+        default:
+            VersionUtil.throwInternal();
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Accessor for getting explicit state of given feature in this set
      * iff explicitly set, or {@code null} if not explicitly set (default value)
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/node/NodeFeaturesTest.java b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/node/NodeFeaturesTest.java
index bb8703fe10..109e4d2b18 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/node/NodeFeaturesTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/node/NodeFeaturesTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.*;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg.DatatypeFeatures;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg.JsonNodeFeature;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.json.JsonMapper;
 
@@ -30,6 +31,29 @@ public void testDefaultSettings() throws Exception
                 .isEnabled(JsonNodeFeature.WRITE_NULL_PROPERTIES));
     }
 
+    public void testImplicitVsExplicit()
+    {
+        DatatypeFeatures dfs = DatatypeFeatures.defaultFeatures();
+        assertTrue(dfs.isEnabled(JsonNodeFeature.READ_NULL_PROPERTIES));
+        assertFalse(dfs.isExplicitlySet(JsonNodeFeature.READ_NULL_PROPERTIES));
+        assertFalse(dfs.isExplicitlyEnabled(JsonNodeFeature.READ_NULL_PROPERTIES));
+        assertFalse(dfs.isExplicitlyDisabled(JsonNodeFeature.READ_NULL_PROPERTIES));
+
+        // disable
+        dfs = dfs.without(JsonNodeFeature.READ_NULL_PROPERTIES);
+        assertFalse(dfs.isEnabled(JsonNodeFeature.READ_NULL_PROPERTIES));
+        assertTrue(dfs.isExplicitlySet(JsonNodeFeature.READ_NULL_PROPERTIES));
+        assertFalse(dfs.isExplicitlyEnabled(JsonNodeFeature.READ_NULL_PROPERTIES));
+        assertTrue(dfs.isExplicitlyDisabled(JsonNodeFeature.READ_NULL_PROPERTIES));
+
+        // re-enable
+        dfs = dfs.with(JsonNodeFeature.READ_NULL_PROPERTIES);
+        assertTrue(dfs.isEnabled(JsonNodeFeature.READ_NULL_PROPERTIES));
+        assertTrue(dfs.isExplicitlySet(JsonNodeFeature.READ_NULL_PROPERTIES));
+        assertTrue(dfs.isExplicitlyEnabled(JsonNodeFeature.READ_NULL_PROPERTIES));
+        assertFalse(dfs.isExplicitlyDisabled(JsonNodeFeature.READ_NULL_PROPERTIES));
+    }
+    
     /*
     /**********************************************************************
     /* ObjectNode property handling