diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9745310..45b282b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ serde = ["dep:serde"]
 #/// Adds otsu binarizer support using imageproc
 otsu_level = ["image"]
 
+#/// Adds "client" features do decode many common data formats found in barcodes
+client_support = []
+
 [workspace]
 members = [
     "crates/one-d-proc-derive",
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index ffecd3f..d6675e2 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 #![allow(non_camel_case_types)]
 
 pub mod aztec;
-pub mod client;
+
 pub mod common;
 mod exceptions;
 pub mod maxicode;
 pub mod qrcode;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "client_support")]
+pub mod client;
+
 use std::{collections::HashMap, rc::Rc};
 
 pub use exceptions::Exceptions;