diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bb50888a68..5443286677 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ categories = ["gui"]
 resolver = "2"
 
 [features]
-default = ["wgpu", "default_system_font"]
+default = ["wgpu", "default_system_font", "application"]
+application = ["iced_winit/application"]
 # Enables the `iced_wgpu` renderer
 wgpu = ["iced_wgpu"]
 # Enables the `Image` widget
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6c0e03e830..d6423bc718 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -180,10 +180,13 @@
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
 #![forbid(rust_2018_idioms)]
 #![cfg_attr(docsrs, feature(doc_cfg))]
+
+#[cfg(feature = "application")]
 mod application;
 mod element;
 mod error;
 mod result;
+#[cfg(feature = "application")]
 mod sandbox;
 
 pub mod clipboard;
@@ -234,11 +237,13 @@ use iced_web as runtime;
 #[doc(no_inline)]
 pub use widget::*;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "application")]
 pub use application::Application;
 pub use element::Element;
 pub use error::Error;
 pub use executor::Executor;
 pub use result::Result;
+#[cfg(feature = "application")]
 pub use sandbox::Sandbox;
 pub use settings::Settings;
 
diff --git a/winit/Cargo.toml b/winit/Cargo.toml
index bfcfacbcf5..d52283b944 100644
--- a/winit/Cargo.toml
+++ b/winit/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ categories = ["gui"]
 
 [features]
 debug = ["iced_native/debug"]
+application = []
 
 [dependencies]
 window_clipboard = "0.2"
diff --git a/winit/src/lib.rs b/winit/src/lib.rs
index b31adf6e62..86a702ed91 100644
--- a/winit/src/lib.rs
+++ b/winit/src/lib.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 pub use iced_native::*;
 pub use winit;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "application")]
 pub mod application;
 pub mod clipboard;
 pub mod conversion;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ mod mode;
 mod position;
 mod proxy;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "application")]
 pub use application::Application;
 pub use clipboard::Clipboard;
 pub use error::Error;