diff --git a/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md b/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md
index 103f4d85c..f6b3fc268 100644
--- a/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md
+++ b/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md
@@ -2818,6 +2818,7 @@ The following methods are defined for all [`feature` options](Build-options.md#f
 - `enabled()`: returns whether the feature was set to `'enabled'`
 - `disabled()`: returns whether the feature was set to `'disabled'`
 - `auto()`: returns whether the feature was set to `'auto'`
+- `allowed()` *(since 0.59.0)*: returns whether the feature was set to `'enabled'` or `'auto'`
 
 ### `generator` object
 
diff --git a/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreterobjects.py b/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreterobjects.py
index c70b8b5a1..5a37b48a7 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreterobjects.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreterobjects.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class FeatureOptionHolder(InterpreterObject, ObjectHolder[coredata.UserFeatureOp
         self.name = name
         self.methods.update({'enabled': self.enabled_method,
                              'disabled': self.disabled_method,
+                             'allowed': self.allowed_method,
                              'auto': self.auto_method,
                              })
 
@@ -85,6 +86,11 @@ class FeatureOptionHolder(InterpreterObject, ObjectHolder[coredata.UserFeatureOp
     def disabled_method(self, args, kwargs):
         return self.held_object.is_disabled()
 
+    @noPosargs
+    @permittedKwargs({})
+    def allowed_method(self, args, kwargs):
+        return not self.held_object.is_disabled()
+
     @noPosargs
     @permittedKwargs({})
     def auto_method(self, args, kwargs):
diff --git a/test cases/common/192 feature option/meson.build b/test cases/common/192 feature option/meson.build
index ef3fa2285..030ccbcf9 100644
--- a/test cases/common/192 feature option/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/common/192 feature option/meson.build	
@@ -8,18 +8,22 @@ disabled_opt = get_option('disabled')
 assert(not feature_opts.enabled(), 'Should be auto option')
 assert(not feature_opts.disabled(), 'Should be auto option')
 assert(feature_opts.auto(), 'Should be auto option')
+assert(feature_opts.allowed(), 'Should be auto option')
 
 assert(required_opt.enabled(), 'Should be enabled option')
 assert(not required_opt.disabled(), 'Should be enabled option')
 assert(not required_opt.auto(), 'Should be enabled option')
+assert(required_opt.allowed(), 'Should be enabled option')
 
 assert(not optional_opt.enabled(), 'Should be auto option')
 assert(not optional_opt.disabled(), 'Should be auto option')
 assert(optional_opt.auto(), 'Should be auto option')
+assert(optional_opt.allowed(), 'Should be auto option')
 
 assert(not disabled_opt.enabled(), 'Should be disabled option')
 assert(disabled_opt.disabled(), 'Should be disabled option')
 assert(not disabled_opt.auto(), 'Should be disabled option')
+assert(not disabled_opt.allowed(), 'Should be disabled option')
 
 dep = dependency('threads', required : required_opt)
 assert(dep.found(), 'Should find required "threads" dep')